Vitaliy Kim.Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP/Shutterstock
The regional governor of the Ukrainian city of Mykolaivsays he got “lucky” on Tuesday, as he overslept and was late to work — just as aRussian attack on his officeled to multiple casualties.
He continued: “I had overslept. But, I got lucky.”
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement that the strike hit the nine-story government building at 8.45 a.m. local time — just as workers were arriving to the office.
“The central section of the building from the ninth to the first floor was destroyed, without subsequent burning,” the statement, posted onTelegram, read.
The statement added that, as of 1:30 p.m., seven people were killed and 22 were injured at the scene.
Footage and photographs taken after the attack show a gaping hole in the side of the building. According tomultiple reports, many people were trapped beneath the rubble with rescue efforts ongoing.
Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyyspoke abut the attack in a video address to Danish parliament, BBC reported.
“There were no military targets in Mykolaiv,” Zelenskyy said. “The people of Mykolaiv posed no threat to Russia. And despite this, like all Ukrainians, they became the targets of Russian troops, rockets, air bombs, grenades, mines.”
Russia’sattack on Ukrainecontinues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades.
With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Zelenskyy called for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy vowed not to bend.
“Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians,“he told the European Unionin a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, “Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness.”
source: people.com
