Kh-31 missiles shot down in Mykolaiv region

Ukrainian air defense troops have shot down two Russian Kh-31 missiles targeted at Bashtanka district in the Mykolaiv region.

The Operational Command South (OC South) shared the news.

"The situation in our operational area is complex, dynamic in development, but controlled by the defense forces of southern Ukraine. The enemy continues to conduct combat operations along the occupied defense line. During the day, the enemy attempted to restore the lost position by conducting a counterattack in the direction of Bruskinske - Bilogirka. It was unsuccessful," the report says.

During the missile attack, a pair of Russian Su-34s fired Kh-31 missiles in the direction of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv region. Both missiles were destroyed by air defense forces.

In the evening of July 26, heavy artillery of 152 caliber fired at Velika Kostromka. No losses.