The barracks are estimated to have had 200 soldiers at the time of the attack. Dozens of people are missing.
In Mykolaiv, Ukraine, several dozen soldiers have died in a Russian missile strike on an army barracks, BBC (switch to another service) and AFP.
The port city of Mykolaiv is located in southern Ukraine. The barracks in the northern part of the city were completely destroyed in a Russian attack on Friday morning.
According to the AFP, a 22-year-old soldier who was on the ground said at least 200 soldiers were sleeping in the barracks, and at least 50 bodies have been found so far. There is no information on how many bodies are in the ruins, he said Maximcalled a soldier. According to another soldier, the attack by the Russian army may have claimed about a hundred lives.
The BBC, for its part, says a Belgian reporter has found at least 80 dead under the rubble and “more victims in the rubble”.
Rescue forces continue to search for victims and survivors. One man was found alive 30 hours after the attacks and was rushed to hospital. Last night, the temperature in Mykolaiv dropped six degrees below zero.
Due to the war situation, the Ukrainian authorities have not been able to confirm the number of victims. According to the BBC, 57 people are being treated in local hospitals.
According to the mayor of the area, the alarm was not issued before the area was struck from H’erson’s direction. There have been air alarms in the city even after the attack. According to the BBC, despite this, the city is relatively quiet and there are civilians and cars on its streets.
Heavy fighting has taken place in Mykolaiv and the city has been fired incessantly after the Russians recently failed to take it over.
Russia says it has used a supersonic missile in Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Russia had used a supersonic missile, the hypersonic Kinzhal missile, in Ukraine. Hypersonic missiles fly at multiple speeds of sound.
Russia said the missile had destroyed the Ukrainian army’s ammunition depot and missiles in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
The ministry also said it had destroyed Ukrainian army radio and intelligence centers near the port city of Odessa with missile systems off the coast.
Reuters says it has not been able to confirm Russia’s allegations.