Ukraine's Armed Forces hit 4 Russian command posts, 6 ammunition depots, about 80 soldiers in southern Ukraine

This was reported by the press service of Operational Command South. 

In the Southern Bug direction, the situation is difficult, but the Ukrainian defense forces control its development. The Russian invaders continue to conduct hostilities along the occupied defense line. There were no significant changes in the composition and position. But in some directions, they rotate manpower and redistribute equipment.

During the night, the Russians launched an airstrike with a pair of Ka-52 helicopters. They attacked the northern direction of the Kherson region, trying to hit Ukrainian positions. There are no losses.

In the middle of the night, rockets with cassettes were fired from the Smerch salvo fire systems over Mykolaiv and the suburbs twice with an interval of more than two hours. As a result of hitting residential buildings, fires broke out, which were promptly extinguished. There are no casualties.

In the morning, the Russians bombarded Mykolaiv with heavy artillery of the 203rd caliber, and in the afternoon they repeated the attack with eight rockets of the Smerch rocket launcher. Fires that occurred as a result of the impact of anti-aircraft missiles were extinguished. Six private houses were damaged. One person was killed, twenty-one civilians were injured, including a child.

The Russian military hit Nikopol twice from Grad systems, using 40 rockets. Up to 10 private houses and commercial buildings were damaged. A fire broke out at a local enterprise - a bus and several cars were destroyed. A school was damaged in Vyvodove. There are no casualties.

During the combat day, 4 air strikes were launched against Russian forces in the group's operational zone, on 2 strongholds and ammunition depots in the Beryslav and Kherson districts. The Ukrainian missile and artillery units performed a number of fire missions.

Russia's confirmed losses are 79 soldiers, 4 T-72 tanks, 2 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers, an artillery installation, a radar station, a command and staff vehicle, 10 units of armored vehicles, as well as 11 other vehicles.

Also, 2 control points of the 76th Airborne Assault Division and the 49th Army in Chornobaivka, 1 command and observation point of the Russian battalion tactical group in Bruskinske, and the weapons and equipment concentration area in Oleshky were hit. 6 ammunition depots were burned in the Beryslav and Kherson districts.

The final losses of the Russians are being clarified.

In the Black Sea, there are 9 Russian warships and boats maneuvering near the Crimean coast, and the rest are hiding in bases. 2 surface and 2 underwater cruise missile carriers of the Kalibr type are on combat duty.