The russian Navy is on standby for missile strikes. It has at least six ships and two submarines that are equipped with more than 50 cruise missiles.
That was reported by the Operational Command “South”.
“Do not put yourself in danger, follow the algorithm of action in case of an air raid, do not approach suspicious objects and restricted areas on the coast and at the border, trust only official reliable sources of information and have faith in the defense forces and our common Victory,” urged the military.
Over the past 24 hours, there were no significant changes in positions on the contact line in the Kherson and Mykolaiv directions. However, our defenders detected in time and thwarted an attempt by the russians to take out a reconnaissance group. The enemy suffered casualties in the battle, there are also injured and captured.
The Odesa region was attacked by missiles nine times on May 8, mostly from aircraft. Six missiles were destroyed by the air defense system.
“The strikes damaged an electrical substation and a gas pipeline, destroyed several private houses and damaged recreational areas. Unfortunately, there were casualties,” the report says.
Our rocket artillery units and aviation struck the positions of the russian federation with about fifty hits. In the southern direction, enemy losses during the day included 51 occupants, two multiple rocket launchers, a tank, a “Pantsir-S” surface-to-air missile system, two UAVs, and a helicopter.
“We have received confirmation of the enemy's losses the day before - it is another 56 rushists, three more multiple rocket launchers, four APCs, two vehicles, and a radar artillery reconnaissance complex “Zoopark 2” was significantly damaged,” OP “South ” added.
On May 7, the enemy launched another missile attack on Odesa. A building was hit, and the recreation area and the furniture factory were destroyed. The blast damaged 252 apartments in a house next to the factory. The russians also hit the Odesa airport and one of the districts of the region.
Odesa also came under enemy fire on May 8. The spokesman of the Odesa Military Administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, noted that three people were injured as a result of the shelling. As a result of the attack, six localities were without electricity.