| 79th Air Assault Brigade military quarters attack in Mykolaiv | |
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| Part of theRussian invasion of Ukraine | |
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| Target | Ukrainian army barracks stationed atMykolaiv |
| Date | 7 March 2022 (2022-03-07) 05:15 – (UTC+02:00) |
| Executed by |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Casualties | 16 killed and missing, dozens wounded |
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On 7 March 2022, during the battle for the city ofMykolaiv, during the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Russian Army forces launched an attack on the military barracks of Ukraine's79th Air Assault Brigade, located atSoliany [uk], a microdistrict of Mykolaiv. Initially ten servicemen, including officers, were declared dead, but the death toll later increased to 16 and dozens of wounded.
On 7 March 2022 at 05:15, Russian forces launchedBM-27 Uragan (Hurricane) missiles and struck a Ukrainian army barracks of the 79th Air Assault Brigade,[1] killing ten soldiers and wounding dozens.[2] The Major of Mykolaiv said that the attack on 05:15 on the military barracks, killed eight soldiers and wounded 19, while another eight were missing.[3][4]
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