Russians hit Mykolaiv port with a balistic missile Kinzhal

Mykolaiv's seaports have been closed for more than three years, since the start of the full-scale war, photo by Anna Orlova, Google Maps

This morning, 3 June, Russian troops launched a missile attack on one of Mykolaiv's ports. The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, told journalists in a commentary, according to NikVesti.

The head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, Vitalii Kim, confirmed that the attack was carried out by an aerial ballistic missile Kinzhal.

«As of now, there have been no calls for emergency services. Dagger, no casualties! No photos, but everything is fine», Vitalii Kim wrote on his Telegram channel.

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration confirmed the dagger attack on the facility in Mykolaiv, a screenshot from Vitaliy Kim's Telegram channel

In turn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, said that one of the ports of Mykolaiv was hit.

«The enemy attacked the territory of one of the ports, civilian infrastructure. There were no casualties. The purpose of the strikes on the ports of Mykolaiv region, which have been blocked since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, is difficult to explain at the moment», said Pletenchuk.

Earlier, it was reported that a Shahed was shot down over Mykolaiv region at night.

On 1 June, Russian troops attacked the Kutsurub community in Mykolaiv region 13 times with FPV drones. The village of Dniprovske suffered the most — two local residents were injured as a result of the attacks.