Ukrainian missile and artillery units complete more than 440 firing missions in the South 

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

"The enemy is concentrating its efforts on conducting defensive operations in occupied positions, launching rocket and artillery strikes at our units and settlements adjacent to the line of demarcation of opposing forces. The enemy is trying to track the composition, condition and movement of our units by conducting aerial reconnaissance, using unmanned aerial vehicles  devices," the message says.

In the Mykolaiv region, the enemy fired mortars in the direction of the Ochakiv port, its water area and along the recommended sea routes.

Army aviation helicopters and a pair of Su-25 attack aircraft carried out 4 airstrikes by the enemy near Novaya Kamianka and Trifonivka in the north of the Kherson region. There are no losses.

"Attack aircraft of our Air Force delivered 6 strikes on the deployment points of the Buk-2M, TOR, and PANCYR anti-aircraft missile systems, and a pair of Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters attacked the area of ​​concentration of enemy manpower and equipment near Ljubomirivka.

During the day, more than 440 firing missions were carried out by the missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces. The specified losses of the enemy were: 43 anti-aircraft guns, 6 tanks, 9 units of armored vehicles, 2 howitzers of 152 caliber, a command and staff vehicle and an enemy reconnaissance drone.  2 ammunition depots were destroyed in the Beryslav district," the Ukrainian military said.

In the Black Sea, the enemy's naval group includes 9 ships and boats maneuvering along the Crimean coast.  Among them are 2 enemy large amphibious ships, 2 carriers of cruise missiles with a combined volley - 12 "Calibers".