The head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaliy Kim, said that the Russian occupying forces were blowing up bridges and retreating because they were afraid of a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

" They are afraid of a counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army and undermine retreating. They are afraid of a breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but we are not afraid and support our military,"

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In the Nikolaev region, one person was killed due to enemy shelling over the past day, at least one person was injured. On the morning of May 31, the invaders fired at Nikolaev with cluster munitions from the Tornado-S MLRS and Pion long-range artillery. There were no casualties or injuries.

In addition, the invaders fired at the Bashtansky district of the region..