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​Ukraine’s Military Destroys Barge With Personnel, Equipment in Southern Ukraine

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​Ukraine’s Military Destroys Barge With Personnel, Equipment in Southern Ukraine

Ukrainian forces also killed 62 Russian troops and destroyed two UAVs and five armored vehicles on Saturday, September 17. Russian soldiers attempted to advance but were pushed back by Ukrainian defenders in Kherson Oblast, the command said

That was reported by Ukraine’s Operational Command “South”.

According to the Command, the Armed Forces of Ukraine exercised fire control of transport routes, logistics centers, maneuvers and redeployment, basing points, and control posts of enemy units.

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The barge of the Russian invaders, which is supposed to act as a "false target" for cruise missiles with a radar homing system, illustrative photo from open sources

As the Operational Command "South" reports, in general, the situation at the southern front is steadily tense, but controlled by Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

"The invaders retreat from positions, losing a tactically advantageous location. However, they do not stop trying to test the strength of our units," the military said.

Thus, the enemy once again carried out assault operations with forces up to a platoon, supported by two T-72 tanks and other armored vehicles, but were unsuccessful. They lost two airborne vehicles and a third of their manpower and retreated.

The Operational Command "South" also noted that the Ukrainian artillery gunners disrupted the plans of the occupiers to restore the Antonivka railway bridge.

Over the past day, the enemy actively conducted aerial reconnaissance, opened rocket and artillery fire, and launched 12 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions and territorial communities along the front line.

At the same time, the Ukrainian aviation launched three strikes on the enemy and destroyed two Russian reconnaissance drones of the operational-tactical level, while the missile and artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine performed more than 320 fire missions over the past day.

As Defense Express reported, when the occupiers were retreating from Kharkiv region, the units of the 11th army corps of the Baltic Fleet of the Armed Forces of the russian federation lost more than 50% of their personnel and more than 200 units of military equipment.

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