The head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim, said that Nikolaev would not be closed for entry and exit on August 23 and 24. Kim urged residents to work remotely due to the threat of shelling from the Russian Federation.

The authorities will not hold mass events in the city on Independence Day and urge citizens to stay at home.

" It's like at the beginning of the war, it swells to make everyone afraid. The military does not see the prospects for the speedy advance of the enemy towards Nikolaev. Therefore, believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they protect and store us,"

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Russian occupation troops on Monday, August 22, fired at Nikolaev. As a result of the shelling, a cafe, an enterprise and a residential building were damaged, said the mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich.