Putin used his nation's Navy Day to issue more militaristic threats to anyone undermining Russia's 'sovereignty and freedom.'
The southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv came under intense shelling in the early morning hours on Sunday, according to officials there, as Russian President Vladimir Putin used his nation's Navy Day to issue more militaristic threats to anyone undermining Russia's"sovereignty and freedom."
Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said cluster munitions were blowing out windows and destroying balconies."Mykolaiv was under mass shelling today. Probably the strongest one of all time," he said in a statement. A CNN team on the ground heard the explosions caused by the strikes and saw fires that broke out in the shelling. Residents interviewed by CNN also said it was the heaviest shelling in the city since the start of the war.
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