[Cyprus Times] New bloodshed of civilians in Mikolayf Russian attack on Kharkiv escalates

Eleven civilians dead, over 60 wounded in Mikolayf in southern Ukraine Russian troops prepare to take over Kharkiv

At least 11 civilians died and 62 others were wounded in Russian attacks in Mikolayf, in southern Ukraine, regional governor Vitaly Kim announced via Telegram late Monday.

Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich had earlier cited 10 dead and 46 wounded in a video uploaded to the same platform.

According to him, homes, hospitals, kindergartens, schools and an orphanage were hit by Russian fire. Some 120 civilians left Mykolaiv on buses yesterday, Mayor Senkevich added.

Today the occupiers shelled #Mykolaiv. 10 people were killed and 46 more were injured. pic.twitter.com/uyS6DU2jjE

- NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 4, 2022

Two civilians were killed in Avdiivka (east), Pavlo Kirilenko, the head of the Daniyetsk region, also said, according to the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. This information cannot be independently verified.

About 80% of residential buildings are destroyed in #Izyum, #Kharkiv region, according to deputy mayor Vladimir Matsokin.

15 to 20 thousand people in Izyum and the villages below the city are blocked and in need of humanitarian aid. pic.twitter.com/6iqk5doScj

- NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 3, 2022

Kiev expects a climax to Russia's attack on Kharkiv

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry expects the Russian attack on the besieged city of Kharkiv to escalate, a spokesman said late Monday.

Russian troops are preparing to take over the city, Oleksandr Motuzyanik, a Defense Ministry spokesman, told the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda.

Reinforcements are arriving in other parts of the country, he added.

Source: APM

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