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Mykolaiv (Ukrainian: Миколаїв, IPA: [mɪkoˈlɑjiu̯] ⓘ; Russian: Николаев, romanized:Nikolayev) is a city and a hromada (municipality) in southern Ukraine. Mykolaiv is the administrative center of Mykolaiv Raion (district) and Mykolaiv Oblast (province).
The battle of Mykolaiv started on the night of 26 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It ended with Russian forces being repulsed from the city in March, and by April all but a few of its surrounding villages were back under Ukrainian control.
- Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Mykolayiv, city, southern Ukraine. The city lies along the estuary of the Southern (Pivdennyy) Buh River, about 40 miles (65 km) from the Black Sea. It was founded in 1788 as a naval base after the Russian annexation of the Black Sea coast, near the site of the ancient Greek Olbia.
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Jun 3, 2022 · Mykolaiv was one of the first cities attacked when the invasion began. Russian forces came close to the city limits but were pushed back. This region is key to Russian's strategy to cut off the...
Mar 12, 2022 · A Russian-speaking city, Mykolaiv was expected by the Kremlin's war planners to offer little resistance to their advance — a narrative that has been neatly turned on its head.
Mar 11, 2022 · Russia has been shelling the city. The boom of artillery, muffled by heavy snowfall, echoes across the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, triggering a series of air raid sirens.
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Mar 15, 2022 · MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — Alla Ryabko stood in the courtyard of the city morgue, trembling with grief and rage. Her son, Capt. Roman Ryabko, had been killed in fighting on the first day of the war in...
