Rocket strike on Mykolaiv: 77-year-old woman injured, residential building damaged

Nighttime rocket strike on the regional centre

During the night of 20 October 2026, Russian invaders struck the city of Mykolaiv with a "Bandierol" type missile. A 77-year-old woman was injured in the explosion. Medical workers provided her with assistance directly at the scene.

The strike damaged the facade and windows of one of the multi-storey residential buildings. Three passenger cars were also destroyed.

Attacks on energy infrastructure and industry

According to data released by Acting Head of the Regional Military Administration (RMA) Georgiy Reshetilov, the enemy continues to terrorise Mykolaiv Oblast, targeting critical infrastructure facilities. Over the past 24 hours and the morning of the current day, the occupiers used "Shahed" type strike unmanned aerial vehicles.

Facilities in the energy and industrial sectors came under fire. There were no casualties.

Daytime attacks and the situation in the districts

Earlier, during the daytime on 19 October, the enemy attacked Mykolaiv with "Shahed" drones. Eleven private residential houses were damaged at that time, but no one was injured.

In Mykolaiv District, Russian forces attacked the Kutsurubska community twice yesterday using FPV drones. As a result of one of these strikes, a private house in the village of Dmytrivka was damaged.

In addition, the enemy used FPV drones three times against the Ochakiv community. According to local authorities, there were no casualties in these incidents either.