SOLDIERS CLEANS AK 47 AND PACKS - Mykolaiv, Ukraine on March 29, 2022. Mykolaiv is a town where the Russians have lost ground but continue to bomb regularly. Mykolaiv, a port city in southern Ukraine, is a lock for Odessa, 130 kilometres further west. On Monday 21 March, a hotel in the centre of the city was hit, without causing any casualties, but leaving a strong impression on the residents.??The strike hit the centre of the building, leaving a gaping hole three storeys high. The hotel was empty at 1pm on Monday when the bomb fell. Photo by Nathan Laine/ABACAPRESS.COM