Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration (OVA) reported no casualties as of now following approximately 12 explosions in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, from 10:45 PM to 11:45 PM UTC on January 2, 2026, according to Telegram channel Труха⚡️Николаев in an update during the 29-minute window ending at 12:15 AM UTC on January 3. The local channel, which first reported eight explosions followed by four more via Новости Николаева🇺🇦 | Миколаїв during the prior hour, provided the OVA update inviting further news submissions via @niko9_bot. No details on damage or explosion sources were included in the OVA-cited report. In related aerial monitoring during the same period, Ринда моніторить reported four Tu-22M3 bombers in the air from Olenya airfield in Russia.
