South: Armed Forces eliminate almost 140 invaders, many units of enemy equipment

04.09.2022 06:23

Ukrinform

The aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 24 strikes on strongholds, areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, command posts and transport routes of Russian troops in the south of Ukraine on September 3.

According to the Operational Command South, the Ukrainian forces eliminated 138 Russian troops and their equipment.

The Ukrainian defenders destroyed an ammunition depot in the Bashtanka district of Mykolaiv region and struck a ferry crossing near Beryslav in Kherson region.

In the southern regions, the Russian occupying forces lost 9 tanks; Msta-B howitzer; Uragan MLRS, S-300 launcher; 152 caliber howitzer gun; 18 units of armored vehicles.

"During the day, the enemy attacked Mykolaiv region twice with air missiles., the enemy attacked Mykolaiv region twice with air missiles. The Kh-59 missile, lunched from Su-35 on the central district of Mykolaiv, hit a private yard, destroying a house and outbuildings. The owner of the house was injured. The second Kh-31-type missile, launched from Su -35, hit a private house in the Bereznehuvate community. As a result of the destruction of the house, a child died, two more children and one adult family member were injured," the report reads.