Casualties reported as Russian invaders strike Mykolaiv early on June 29
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Powerful blasts rocked Mykolaiv early in the morning. The city mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych, said a missile had hit a high-rise building.
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Later, photos and video from the city circulating on social media showed rescue crews working at a badly damaged apartment block.
According to the local news outlet Novosti-N, rescuers at the scene are conducting reconnaissance with the help of a quadrocopter, which has already showed that there are people under the rubble who are still alive.
Rescue teams working at the scene include emergency, healthcare, and public service workers.
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