Ukrainian aviation hit air defense deployments in Berislav and Kakhov regions and enemy manpower and equipment concentrations.
Ukrainian aviation in the south inflicted 13 losses on enemy positions. Among other things, the invaders lost three self-propelled art installations, an Msta-B howitzer and an electronic warfare station. This was announced on Sunday, October 16, by the Operational Command South.
It was noted that the strikes were delivered, in particular, to the deployment of air defense in the Berislav and Kakhov regions and to the concentration of enemy manpower and equipment in the Nikolaev and Bashtan regions.
“Rocket and artillery units have completed 426 fire missions over the past day. Confirmed enemy losses are 14 rashists, three self-propelled artillery installations, one Msta-B howitzer, and one electronic warfare station,” the command said.
In addition, eight pieces of enemy equipment were destroyed, including two more self-propelled guns and a 122-caliber howitzer, a tank and armored vehicles.
It was noted that the situation in the direction of South Buzh is firmly difficult, but controlled by the defense forces.
“The enemy is conducting defensive operations in an attempt to hold the occupied lines. During the day of the battle, he caused fire damage with rocket weapons, aircraft, multiple rocket launching systems, cannon artillery, mortars, tanks on the line of battle. He made area mining in areas of possible advance of our troops “, said the message.
It was also reported that the occupiers continued aerial reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles. Two enemy Orlan-10s were destroyed while trying to check the successes of the Defense Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper.
In addition, the enemy attacked the Mykolaiv region from the Bastion coastal missile system with an Onyx-type cruise missile from the temporarily occupied Crimea. No losses.
Also, the Russians continued to shell the port infrastructure and the Ochakov water area from a 120-caliber mortar. Losses are not recorded.
At night, the enemy tried to launch a sabotage and reconnaissance group, up to seven people, in the direction of de-occupied Trifonovka. In a shooting battle, losing, he retreated.
The enemy sent three attack helicopters and a pair of attack aircraft to Ukrainian positions four times.
Earlier it was reported that the invaders, when fleeing from the Kherson region, threw away the entire arsenal of weapons.
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Source: korrespondent
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