On April 26, Russian forces struck a Ukrainian ammunition unit at the Martynovka airfield in the Nikolayev region, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told RIA Novosti.
“Nikolayev resistance has reported on a strike against the Martynovka airfield in the Voznesensky district [Nikolayev region] that took place at 22:50. Yesterday, [we have received] several reports about aircraft passing Martynovka and Nikolayev towards Pervomaisk and Odessa. Judging by the power of the explosion, which you could feel more than five kilometers away, a military warehouse was hit,” he shared.
The underground did not rule out the possibility that Martynovka would become a "pivot" airfield for launching attacks against Russia's new regions and Crimea.
In an earlier statement, Lebedev reported powerful Russian strikes on military facilities in Krivoy Rog, Stryi [Lvov region], and a railway station in a Kherson area currently under Ukrainian control. Explosions were reported in the Zhytomyr, Nikolayev, and Ternopol regions. The underground operator said the strikes targeted various power plants across Ukraine.
Since then, a daily air alert has been announced in the Ukrainian regions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian troops would not target residential buildings or social infrastructure.