The enemy struck from the Tochka-U missile complex, the Grad anti-aircraft missile system, the Smerch missile system, and used military aircraft. There are victims among the civilian population.
The Russian invaders have become more active in the south of Ukraine. During the day, the enemy carried out combat reconnaissance three times, launched missile, artillery and air strikes against the positions of the Defense Forces and peaceful cities. Meanwhile, in the Kryvyi Rih direction, the enemy is regrouping and building up forces, reports the Operational Command “South“.
In order to prevent counterattacks by the Armed Forces, the Russian occupiers tried three times to conduct combat reconnaissance near the villages of Bilogirka and Trudolyubivka in the Kherson Region. However, they were forced to retreat with losses.
On the other hand, the enemy did not shy away from using missile systems, multiple-launch rocket systems, and military aircraft to damage not only the positions of the Defense Forces, but also the civilian infrastructure.
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On Maryanskyi and Granitnoi in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, he hit three times with cruise missiles from “Point-U”. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but civilian infrastructure was damaged. From the area of the village of Khreshchenivka in the direction of Novovorontsovka, the Russians fired from the “Grad” MLRS. Up to 15 shells were fired at the development of the village. The Zelenodol TPP was also destroyed, at which the enemy fired 16 shells from the Smerch rocket systems and 40 shells from the Gradov.
Near the village of Dolgove, the enemy shot a civilian minibus, killing three civilians and another five were injured.
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Russian aviation worked on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Berislavsky in the Kherson region and Bashtanka in the Mykolaiv region, but did not achieve the goal. There are no losses among the personnel of the Defense Forces.
On the other hand, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine responded with effective strikes on enemy strongholds near Oleksandrivka and Maksimivka.
As a result of the actions of the Ukrainian defenders, 32 servicemen of the Russian Federation and six units of military equipment were destroyed. In particular, the “Msta-S” self-propelled howitzer, the “TOR” air defense system and four units of armored vehicles.
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The total irreversible losses of the enemy, as of August 1 of this year, already reach more than forty-one thousand servicemen according to the General Staff.
Meanwhile, the intensity of fighting in the eastern operational zone is significantly decreased, which indicates the transfer of the main forces of the Russian Federation to the south of Ukraine, in order to prevent the advance of the Armed Forces.
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