Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian commander of Kherson acknowledges forces under pressure as four towns evacuated

Sergei Surovikin says Ukraine forces continually' trying to take positions of Russian troops, particularly in Kupiansk, Lyman and Mykolaiv

• What we know on day 237 of the invasion

A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian port city Mykolaiv, in one of three explosions heard there in the early hours of Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.

The missile completely destroyed one wing of the building in the downtown area, leaving a massive crater. A fire crew pulled the dead body of a man from the rubble, the witness said.