In the Kherson region, russian troops continue provokative shelling of occupied settlements. They deploy weapons in such a way as to imitate the direction of fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, the enemy also uses air defense to shoot down its own missiles and make shelling of civilians look like made by Ukrainian defenders. This was reported in the Operational Command "South".
"Meanwhile, Mykolaiv region is fired at by multiple launch rocket systems BM-30 Smerch . The enemy continues destruction of Mykolaiv, its infrastructure and production capacities", - added military.
Yesterday, missile and artillery units in cooperation with aviation performed 91 fire tasks. Defenders destroyed:
- another ammunition depot in the Kherson region;
- two T-72 tanks;
- self-propelled artillery and howitzer;
- two Grad multiple rocket launchers and the "TOR" anti-aircraft missile system;
- armored vehicles and motor vehicles.
Thanks to the efforts of Operational Command "South", the number of invaders decreased by another 40 people yesterday.
"Counter-sabotage measures are continuing in Odesa region, as well as countering pseudo-mining. Police detained the inhabitant of Mykolaiv region who the day before had spread false information on explosion preparation in one of the parks and several administrative buildings of Odesa. The situation on the border with unrecognized Transnistria is stably controlled by the defense forces. Ship groups in the Black Sea continue to be a threaten of missile strikes for the southern Ukraine and other regions. The use of missile systems from the Crimea and strategic aviation is not ruled out," the report concluded.
According to the summary of the General Staff, russia conducts offensive in the areas of settlements Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. In the Donetsk direction, it intensified offensive and assault operations to improve the tactical situation. The enemy fired mortars, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and operational-tactical aircraft to destroy the fortifications of our units along the entire line of contact.
At the same time, yesterday the enemy carried out an unsuccessful assault near Severodonetsk and Avdiivka and was forced to retreat.