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Ukraine’s emergency service shows damage from Russian strikes on Mykolaiv shopping centre

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • Russian forces repeatedly struck a shopping centre in Mykolaiv with drones on September 4 and overnight into September 5, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
  • The attacks damaged retail areas, caused fires and injured a 72-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl.
  • Emergency workers repeatedly withdrew to safety because of the threat of further strikes before returning to the site.

Russian forces repeatedly attacked a shopping centre in Mykolaiv with drones on September 4 and during the night of September 4-5, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

The strikes damaged the centre’s retail areas and started fires. A 72-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were injured.

Firefighters worked under the threat of additional attacks. Emergency personnel were repeatedly pulled back to a safe distance, then returned to deal with the aftermath whenever conditions allowed.

Emergency workers worked under the constant threat of further strikes. Because of the danger, personnel were repeatedly withdrawn to a safe distance. As soon as the situation allowed, they returned to dealing with the aftermath of the attack.

· Ukraine’s State Emergency ServiceThe service described the conditions under which firefighters responded to the strikes.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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