Air-raid sirens, more explosions in Mykolaiv region

Air-raid sirens have been activated in the Mykolaiv region in the last hour, with a local official reporting explosions in the southern area.

“Again explosions in Mykolaiv. Friends, stay away from windows,” Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych wrote on Facebook.

The Mykolaiv region was reportedly under bombardment on Tuesday, with  an official saying Russian forces had attacked a hospital in the city of Bashtanka.

“The dialysis department, the emergency department, the operating room without double-glazed windows were destroyed … there are victims,” head of the regional council Anna Zamazeeva wrote on Facebook.