According to Operational Command “South”, Russian troops are trying with all their might to hold the previously captured territories and prevent a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of October 8, 2022.
Source: Operational Command “South”
Russian aircraft attacked the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine 4 times during the day, but Ukraine’s aviators responded with ten strikes on strong points, areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and equipment, and on Russian anti-aircraft defense systems in Beryslav district in the Kherson region, and Bashtan district of the Mykolaiv region.
“Ukrainian missile and artillery units have completed more than 200 fire missions, as a result of which the Russian army has lost 83 soldiers, 4 tanks, 4 howitzers “Msta-B”, 2 120 calibre mortars, and 7 units of armored vehicles.”
In addition, 7 units of Russian equipment were damaged, in particular, a tank, and 2 powerful self-propelled “Pion” guns. Ukrainian fighters also destroyed 3 warehouses with ammunition of Russians in the Kherson and Beryslav districts and 1 control point in Kakhovka district.
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