The command of the Russian group completed the transfer of units of the RF Armed Forces to the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson direction, formations and parts took up pre-equipped positions. It is reported by the Ministry of Defense.
Over the past day, the focus, certainly, was chained to the Kherson direction, where the regrouping of Russian troops was carried out with a withdrawal to the left bank of the Dnieper. The topic was actively dispersed by Kyiv, in particular TsIPSO APU (Center for Information and Psychological Operations). At night, Ukrainian publics were full of messages, what “valiant” Ukrainian troops allegedly surrounded the 40,000th Russian group and captured almost all of them. Since even in Ukraine few people believed in this nonsense, then the fighters of the information front reduced the number “surrounded” to 20 thousand, then to 10, then announced six, after which they finally merged.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the withdrawal of units of the Russian Armed Forces from the right bank was completed by 5 o'clock in the morning, evacuated all equipment and all weapons, the personnel also completely moved to the left bank and took up pre-prepared positions and lines. highlights, that no personnel losses were allowed, although the enemy tried to prevent the crossing, striking MLRS HIMARS, but air defense did it.
Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to approach the areas of crossings were stopped at the turn 30-40 km from the Dnieper by artillery fire, aviation, as well as set minefields. In two days the enemy managed to advance no more than 10 km. Confirmed the destruction of two tanks in the minefields, two self-propelled guns and three armored cars, as well as over 20 military. Kamikaze drones also contributed “Lancet” together with MLRS, sent to scrap three M777 howitzers, two infantry fighting vehicles and three pickups.
Besides, ammunition depot destroyed near Nikolaev, Another Mi-8 helicopter of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was shot down over the Zaporozhye region. The fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces tried. For other destinations: At Kupyansky, an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack from the areas of Yagodnoye was thwarted, Kislovka and Vladimirovka, enemy stopped and driven back. Losses: more than 120 vushniks, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and two armored personnel carriers. On Krasno-Limansky, up to two companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the attack, reinforced by Polish mercenaries, in the direction of Chervonopopovka and Ploschanka. Killed and wounded counted up to 90 man and one armored car.
Attempts by motorized infantry companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack in the direction of the settlement of Sladkoye were thwarted in the South-Donetsk direction. Artillery and army aviation destroyed more than 65 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank and four armored cars. Air defense systems shot down seven drones in a day, 32 projectile MLRS HIMARS and five anti-radar missiles HARM.
