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Russian forces struck a residential district in Mykolaiv using Smerch multiple rocket launchers.

Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces struck a residential district in Mykolaiv using Smerch multiple rocket launchers.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian troops are conducting intense shelling of Mykolayiv and nearby towns to prepare for a ground assault

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian troops shelled Mykolaiv using multiple rocket launchers

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The attack began at 05:15

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

The city was hit by BM-30 Smerch heavy multiple rocket launchers

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Shelling of residential neighbourhoods and suburbs led to fires

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Fighting is ongoing in Mykolaiv

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.164Z

Source story: day-12-2022-03-07