Two killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv - mayor

Russian shelling killed two people and wounded 11 in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv on Monday, its mayor said.

"(Strikes) hit residential homes and educational institutions," Oleksandr Senkevych wrote on Telegram, adding that rescuers were working at the scenes of the strikes. Earlier, local governor Vitaliy Kim said the city was coming under heavy fire, later confirming that people had been killed.

Reuters was not immediately able to confirm the reports.