Ukraine repels Russian attacks on Orikhiv axis, Dnipro’s left bank

In the operational zone of Defense Forces South, Ukrainian defenders over the past day have repelled 13 enemy assaults in the Orykhiv axis and one on the left bank of the Dnipro.

That’s according to the Command’s press service, Ukrinform reports.

"Over the past day, the occupiers have launched out 13 assaults in the Orikhiv axis. None saw success," the report reads.

On the left bank of the Dnipro, in the temporarily captured part of Kherson region, the Russians went for a single assault but achieved no gains, being forced to retreat after suffering losses.

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Overnight Wednesday, the Air Defense Forces shot down nine Russian drones of the Shahed131/136 type from the sky over Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Over the course of a day, 170 reconnaissance drones were deployed. The Russians launched artillery fire, multiple gliding bombs, and a large number of attack drones of various types.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Natalia Humeniuk was appointed Deputy Head of Communications at Operational Command South.