The Russians, in turn, continue air and artillery shelling of the southern regions.
Over the past day, on July 19, in the southern regions of the Armed Forces, 41 invaders, an enemy fighter, a field ammunition depot and about ten units of Russian equipment were destroyed. This is reported by the operational command “South”.
According to Ukrainian defenders, the occupiers continue shelling the southern regions, using artillery of various calibers and aviation. In particular, such settlements as Nikopol, Velika Kostromka, Berezneguvate, Snigurivka and others were affected by the actions of the Russians.
In addition, the enemy again bombarded Mykolaiv, hitting the city with 152-caliber artillery from the temporarily occupied Kherson Region. Galitsynov was also shelled, where a field on the outskirts was hit. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine gave a decent resistance to the occupiers, carrying out airstrikes on the enemy's concentration, its equipment and ammunition storage, as well as on the “Grad” anti-aircraft missile battery in the area of Davydova Brod and Ternovy Pod. It also happened to an enemy tank platoon in the Lozovoy area. In addition, a Ukrainian bomber emptied an enemy stronghold nearby.
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Special mention should be made of the work of the anti-aircraft missile units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which skillfully shot down a Russian fighter.
“Trying to counter our air attacks, the enemy Su-35 fighter jet fired three air-to-air missiles at the strike group of our aviation.” We have no losses. But the fighter itself was shot down by our anti-aircraft missile unit. The pilot ejected, and the plane crashed in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region,” the report said.
In total, during the past day, Ukrainian defenders managed to destroy 41 occupiers, one Su-35 aircraft, one UAV, three Grad anti-aircraft guns, three Msta-B howitzers and one Gvozdyka, one communication vehicle and two ordinary ones. One field artillery depot of the enemy was also destroyed.
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Earlier it was reported that the occupiers hit the center of Gulyaipol with artillery and “Grads”.
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strong> At the moment, traffic on the bridge over the Dnipro has been restricted. Danilov: In the near future we will hear loud news about some influential people who disappeared from the screens He said that counterintelligence neutralized many of those who should have become active after February 24. The occupiers shelled five communities in the Mykolaiv region Residential buildings were damaged. The occupiers are trying to start the operation of the grain terminal in the port of Mariupol – the mayor's advisor The port is being prepared for the transportation of stolen grain at an increased pace. A state-of-the-art radar station was destroyed by the armed forces behind the occupants The radar was placed more than 100 kilometers from Ukrainian positions.
