Southern Defense Forces: enemy storms in Kherson and Orikhiv areas, continues terrorizing civilians

Southern Defense Forces: enemy storms in Kherson and Orikhiv areas, continues terrorizing civilians

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The Joint Forces units in the south destroyed 112 occupants, 41 units of weapons and military equipment. However, the enemy continues to attempt assaults in Kherson and Orikhiv sectors.

In the Kherson region, the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 6 times, but suffered losses and retreated to their original positions. The enemy also stormed in the Orikhiv direction, but was unsuccessful. This was reported by the Southern Defense Forces, UNN reports.

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Over the past day, the Southern Defense Forces destroyed 112 occupants, 41 units of weapons and military equipment. This includes 12 cannons, 4 mortars, 20 armored vehicles, 3 electronic warfare stations, one of which is a "Strizh", and 2 boats.

One observation post and 3 field supply points were also destroyed.

It is also reported that in the Orikhivsk sector, the occupants made one attack in the area of Staromayorske. It was unsuccessful.

On the left bank of the Dnipro River, in the temporarily occupied Kherson region, the enemy made 6 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian defenders, but suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.

The southern defense forces also report that our fighters continue to take comprehensive measures to hold and strengthen their positions.

The occupiers are putting pressure with artillery shelling, air strikes, and a large number of attack drones of various types. They do not stop aerial reconnaissance. Over the past day, 255 reconnaissance drones were recorded flying in the operational zone

- the statement said.

Over the course of the day, the occupants carried out 6 tactical air strikes using 4 guided aerial bombs and more than four dozen unguided aerial missiles in the Orikhivsk sector.

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