Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian army command post – Pivden (South)

OLHA HLUSHCHENKO — TUESDAY, 26 JULY 2022, 01:32

Ukrainian defenders have destroyed one of the aggressors’ command posts, an ammunition depot and other military equipment, and killed 48 Russian troops near Piatykhatky.

Source: Pivden (South) Operational Command on Facebook

Quote: "[The Russian troops are] trying to pull up reserves of manpower and military equipment from the Crimean front.

Once again, enemy forces, amounting to the size of a company technical group along with engaged reserves, attempted to carry out an offensive from the direction of Ishchenka to Bilohirka. They retreated, having suffered losses."

Details: Pivden Operational Command reports that the Russian troops struck three times on 25 July.

Russian aircraft fired two X-59 missiles on the temporarily occupied territory in Mykolayiv Oblast at noon. One cruise missile hit near Velyke Artakove, another missile hit the outskirts of Kaluha [village in Mykolaiv Oblast - ed.]. No losses have been reported.

A  pair of Ka-52s helicopters struck the Novohryhorivka area an hour later. No losses have been reported.

In the evening, pairs of attack aircraft and Ka-52 helicopters attacked Andriivka. No casualties were sustained.

Ukrainian aviation carried out seven strikes on the places where Russian units were deployed and stationed: six strongholds, a concentration of weapons and military equipment, and a command and observation post in the Beryslav and Kherson districts of Kherson Oblast.

Total Russian losses in the south amounted to: 48 personnel, 4 T-72 tanks, a 152 mm howitzer gun, a self-propelled artillery system, 3 armoured vehicles and 3 motor vehicles. Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the command post of the Russian 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade and their ammunition depot near Piatykhatky.

The total losses of the Russian forces are being confirmed.