AFU destroy 6 Russian Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, 1 munitions depot on southern front

Operational Command South (OC South) reported this. 

Ukrainian rocket and artillery units destroyed the Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems located on the left bank of the Dnipro River in  the Kherson region and used to shell the right bank.

They also destroyed 12 Russian soldiers, a large-caliber Msta-B howitzer, a Murom-M surveillance system, and a Russian munitions depot.

“The enemy is intensifying aerial reconnaissance in the Mykolaiv sector. For several days in a row, we have been destroying unmanned spies, and over the past day, an Orlan-10 was shot down in the Mykolaiv region,” the OC South writes. 

Russian shelling

Over the past day, on May 18, the Russian forces fired over 50 artillery shells at the right bank, including twice in the waters of the Dnipro-Buh estuary.

In the Black Sea, the enemy's naval grouping consists of 8 units, and an underwater missile carrier has been brought to its basing point. Three surface missile launchers remain on standby, with a total salvo of about 20 Kalibrs. 

• As of the morning of Friday, May 19, since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost 201,760 military personnel, 1,011 cruise missiles, and 3,210 artillery systems.