Russian rocket hits a warehouse in Odesa, explosions in Mykolaiv

On the night of July 16, Russian troops have attacked Mykolaiv and Odesa.

Suspilne.Odesa reported an explosion and black smoke in Odesa.

Serhiy Bratchuk, the Odesa regional military administration head, wrote: "Odesa. Do not publish videos and photos from the location of the event. Rescuers are working at the scene of the fire."

He later added that a Russian rocket hit the warehouse.

"There are no casualties. The security guards followed the rules of behavior during the air alert. The rescue operation continues," Bratchuk informed.

The Operational Command South reported that a rocket attack on Odesa was carried out using Tu-95 strategic aircraft from the direction of Stavropol.

As a result of the impact of the missile, previously Kh-101, a fire broke out in the warehouse of the production and trading company with an approximate area of ​​1000 square meters.

Odesa mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov said that there are no data on victims.

"Saturday morning in Odesa. The barbarians launched a rocket attack on the civilian infrastructure. From the first minute, units of the municipal rescue service, the rescue and diving service, together with the unit of the State Emergency Service, in close cooperation started extinguishing the fire, the smoke of which can be seen far beyond the borders of Odesa," said Trukhanov.

In Mykolaiv, the explosions began at 4:00. According to the number heard by the residents, there were at least four of them.

The mass media report on the launch of Russian rockets from the side of the temporarily occupied Kherson region.