{"id":3621,"date":"2022-06-17T18:29:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2022-06-17T18:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:29:20","slug":"two-killed-20-injured-in-russian-strike-on-south-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/two-killed-20-injured-in-russian-strike-on-south-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Killed, 20 Injured in Russian Strike on South Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least two people were killed and 20 injured in a Russian strike on a residential area in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, the local governor said Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA rocket strike on a residential area killed two people and 20 are injured,\u201d Vitaliy Kim<\/strong> said on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He earlier said that a child was among those injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFour residential high-storey buildings and an infrastructure object were damaged in the morning strike on Mykolaiv,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRescue work is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian forces have targeted Mykolaiv regularly since the start of their\u00a0invasion on February 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city has been holding the defense of southern Ukraine, as it lies on the way to the key\u00a0strategic Black Sea\u00a0port of Odessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n