Up to 200 people are thought to have been inside the barracks in Mykolaiv when they were attacked.
Highlights
- Up to 200 troops were thought to have been inside the barracks in Mykolaiv when they were targeted.
- At least 50 bodies have been recovered, a Ukrainian serviceman said.
- The death toll has not been confirmed by Ukrainian authorities because the attack involved a military site, according to reports.
- A soldier who survived the attack said he was woken by the sound of explosions at 6am.
- He said his colleagues “keep dying for Ukraine because of one stupid dwarf who wants war” and “wants to test his weapons”, in an apparent reference to Vladimir Putin.
- A source at a morgue told the broadcaster that 80 people were believed to be killed.