Ukrainian Army Strikes Targets in Kherson, Russia Attacks Civilians – 1 dead

The Ukrainian army continues to attack military targets in the Kherson region. Every day, the Antonivsky and Kakhovskiy bridges are targeted to inhibit supply lines and cut off Russian forces on the right bank of the Dnipro River.

On Aug. 22, the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed a new attack on the Antonivsky bridge. According to eyewitnesses, the bridge “fell apart.” Nataliya Humenyuk, spokeswoman for General Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces “South,” confirmed that the Russian occupiers would not be able to restore the bridge.

“The Antonivsky bridge is a key transport routes that the Russians are trying to restore, but they realize now that they cannot repair the structure with just a bucket of concrete,” she said at the briefing.

Ukraine’s armed forces are continuing to hit concentrations of Russian forces across the Kherson region.

“Our aviation equipment made two strikes on a stronghold comprising manpower, weapons, and equipment in the Oleksandrivka and Burhanivka districts in the region,” the official message read on Aug. 22.

It added: “Russian invading forces suffered casualties of 20 soldiers, a Giacint-S self-propelled gun, a Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, two S-300 systems, one illumination and guidance radar station, as well as a Nebo -M mobile radar complex for detecting aerodynamic and ballistic objects, two 120-caliber towed mortars, and three armored vehicles.” The final losses of the enemy are being investigated.

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