Port and gas station under attack: Russians attacked the Mykolaiv region once again

During Thursday, 23 July, and on the morning of Friday, 24 July 2026, Russian occupying forces attacked Mykolaiv Oblast with strike drones of the “Shahed/Herbera” type, a “Molniya” drone and FPV drones. The consequences of the strikes as of 07:00 were reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

At about 05:00 today residents of Mykolaiv heard a loud explosion (seconds before the air raid alert was announced).

As a result of the “Shahed/Herbera” attack, port infrastructure was struck. Enemy drones attacked the region both during the previous day and on the morning of 24 July. According to preliminary official information, there are no casualties.

In the Bashtansky district, Russian forces on the morning of 24 July directed a “Molniya” type drone at the territory of the Snihurivka community. As a result of the enemy strike, a gas station building was damaged. No people were injured. In the Mykolaiv district on 23 July the occupiers attacked the Ochakiv community 3 times with FPV drones. According to the regional military administration, there are no wounded or dead as a result of these strikes.

Earlier we wrote:

• “Shahed”, ballistics and FPV drones: what the Russians used to attack during the day
• In Mykolaiv after the “Shahed/Herbera” attack, warehouses and a service station were damaged
• Four civilian vessels as “military targets”: a Russian attack took two lives
• After the “Tornado‑S” strike on Ochakiv, nine wounded, one man in critical condition
• Seven FPV attacks and a “Molniya” strike: Russians damaged a house in Mykolaiv region