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Odesa and Mykolaiv under Russian missile fire
Summary
A look back at strikes on grain stores in Odesa and a building in Mykolaiv reported on 21 July 2023, the eve of the covered date.
What did the southern strikes of 21 July 2023 mean for the people living under them? On 22 July 2023, the day this retrospective covers, Odesa and Mykolaiv were dealing with the aftermath of Russian attacks reported a day earlier.
In Odesa, the Russian Armed Forces struck grain warehouses with Kalibr missiles. According to Governor Oleh Kiper, the attack destroyed 120 tons of crops and injured two civilians.
In Mykolaiv, Russian forces struck a building and killed two civilians.
The two reports, both dated 21 July 2023, describe attacks on Ukraine's southern cities and on infrastructure that stores food. The Odesa strike hit grain stocks directly, while the Mykolaiv strike cost civilian lives.
