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According to an official, Russian forces attacked a state administration building in Mykolayiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday morning just as staff were arriving.
There were no reported casualties in the attack.
Vitaliy Kim, head of the regional administration, shared a photo of the administration building as the sun was still rising. The photo shows a huge hole in the building, allegedly from planes that entered the Nikolaev area from Crimea.
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Russia has repeatedly used the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, for military operations.
Most of the staff working in the administration building were safely evacuated, although eight people remain trapped in the rubble, the Kyiv Independent reported.
“Three military personnel [are] presumably under the rubble,” the outlet said.
⚡️Russian forces attacked the Mykolayiv Regional State Administration building.
Most employees were able to get out. Rescuers are searching for eight civilians and three military personnel believed to be under the rubble.
Source: Vitaliy Kim, Head of Regional Administration pic.twitter.com/Hat08rlGMd
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 29, 2022
Also on Tuesday morning, Ukrainian and Russian delegations are meeting in Istanbul to continue negotiations that could end the war.
Mykolayiv Regional State Administration Building (Vitaly Kim/Twitter) (Vitaly Kim/Twitter)