The Russians intensified their shelling and bombardment of Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Nikopol and towns near them and south of the Kryvyi Rih (mainly around Zelenodolsk). The assault on Mykolaiv on the night of 31 July was assessed by the defenders as one of the heaviest since the war began. Nikopol, which has been under constant shelling for several days, is awaiting its status as a town in the combat zone (with associated financial support for evacuated institutions and residents). …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
