Ukraine reported inflicting heavy damage on Russian forces during the first day of a major counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.
Ukraine's military says that it killed 82 Russian troops and destroyed at least 30 units of Russian equipment during fighting on Monday.that the first day of a major counteroffensive on Russian positions in southern Ukraine had resulted in significant success, while Russian attacks on five Ukrainian positions were largely"unsuccessful.
"Instead, last night our artillery units inflicted damage on 13 enemy control points in Kherson, Beryslav and Kakhovsky districts," it continued."The enemy's air defense positions were attacked with six air strikes using various means of air attack." Ukraine said that Russia lost an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, two T-72 tanks, 11"Msta-B" howitzers, six armored vehicles and three rocket launchers. Other artillery and mortar systems that were allegedly destroyed on Monday included multiple"Hyacinth-S,""Nona-S,""Akatsiya" and"Msta-S" units.
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