On September 16, the invaders struck the residential infrastructure again. Unfortunately, it was not without victims.
Active hostilities continue in the south of Ukraine. The enemy is trying to improve its tactical position near the settlements of Pravdyne and Stepova Dolyna and provoke a man-made disaster in the Dnipropetrovsk region by shelling local hydrotechnical facilities. The Armed Forces respond with strikes against the accumulation of manpower and combat equipment of the enemy. Over the past 24 hours, 33 occupiers have been destroyed in the direction of Southern Buz, reports the OK “South”.
According to the information of the Ukrainian military, during the day the Russians tried to carry out assault actions along the directions Pravdyne – Stepova Dolyna and Arkhangelsk – Ivanivka. They suffered losses and were forced to retreat.
“In the direction of Kryvyi Rih, the enemy continues to attack critical infrastructure with the aim of creating a man-made disaster, complicating the movement of our troops and creating social tension. Kh-22 air-launched cruise missiles caused significant destruction to hydrotechnical structures in the region. Rescue and emergency services are involved in the maximum possible way, working on liquidation of the consequences,” the message reads.
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Unfortunately, while shelling the Zelenodol community, the occupiers killed in Two civilians were wounded in Kostroma, one more.
In response, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the areas of concentration of manpower and equipment near Staraya Zburyivka, the command post in Kherson, the electronic warfare station in Nova Kakhovka, and the alternative pontoon crossing near Sadovoy.
Confirmed losses of the enemy during the day of September 16 are: 33 occupiers, two tanks, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 120mm mobile mortar and nine units of armored vehicles.
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