79th Air Assault Brigade military quarters attack in Mykolaiv
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Location	Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine 46°34′59″N 31°35′43″E / 46.583000°N 31.595200°E / 46.583000; 31.595200
Target	Ukrainian army barracks stationed at Mykolaiv
Date	7 March 2022 (2022-03-07) 05:15 – ( UTC+02:00)
Executed by	Russian Ground Forces
Casualties	26 killed and missing, dozens wounded

On 7 March 2022, during the battle for the city of Mykolaiv, during the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Russian Army forces launched an attack on the military barracks of Ukraine's 79th Air Assault Brigade, located at Soliany [ uk], a microdistrict of Mykolaiv. Initially ten servicemen, including officers, were declared dead, but the death toll later increased to 26 and dozens of wounded.

Attack

On 7 March 2022 at 05:15, Russian forces launched BM-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 wounded 19, while another eight were missing. ^{[3] [4]}

Known victims

1. Ivanchuk Vadim Mykolayovich ^[5]
2. Abessonov Andrey Vasilievich ^[6]
3. Berezhok Vitaly Igorovich ^[7]
4. Vakarchuk Valeriy Volodymyrovych ^[8]
5. Svyatun Stanislav Vladislavovich ^[9]
6. Chekhovsky Sergey Mykolayovich ^[10]
7. Shevchenko Oleksiy Oleksiyovych ^[11]
8. Shtepa Alexey Andreevich ^[11]

See also

• Yavoriv military base attack - Another attack five days prior
• 18 March 2022 Mykolaiv military quarters attack - Another attack eleven days later on 36th Marine Brigade Headquarters in Mykolaiv
• Desna barracks airstrike - Another deadly attack on Ukrainian quarters
• Zarichne barracks airstrike - Another attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast
• Makiivka military quarters shelling - Deadly attack on Russian forces on New year eve

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