Enemy changed tactics on the left bank of Kherson region and launched an attack in smaller groups, all attempts were repelled - OC "South"

Enemy changed tactics on the left bank of Kherson region and launched an attack in smaller groups, all attempts were repelled - OC "South"

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April 3 2024, 08:54 AM • 25397 views

Russian troops tried to attack with more small assault groups on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, but all such attempts were repelled by Ukrainian forces.

On the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, Russian troops changed their tactics and tried to attack with more small assault groups, all such attempts were repelled. This was reported on Wednesday by the operational command "South", UNN writes.

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Reportedly, counter-battery fighting and repulsing enemy assaults continue in the operational area of the Southern Defense Forces. The enemy does not abandon its intentions to drive our units from their positions.

As noted, the occupants made 4 assaults in the Orikhivske direction, but were unsuccessful.

On the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, they changed their tactics somewhat and tried to attack with more small assault groups. Our units counted 8 such attempts, all of which were convincingly repelled. Having suffered losses, the enemy was forced to return to their original positions with the remnants of not all groups

- said in the operational command "South" Facebook page.

"The defense forces continue to take comprehensive measures to hold and strengthen their positions," the command said.

The occupiers are reportedly putting pressure with artillery shelling, conducting air strikes in the Orikhiv sector, and using a large number of attack drones of various types, as well as intensive aerial reconnaissance. Over the past day, 95 reconnaissance drones were spotted flying over the operational area.

Over the course of the day, the enemy carried out 3 air strikes using 7 guided missiles in the Orikhivsk sector, the "South" command said.

"Continuing to terrorize the civilian population of the frontline areas of Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, the enemy used 281 FPV drones, 2 Lancet attack UAVs and dropped 120 fragmentation munitions from UAVs of various modifications," the "South" command reported.

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