Ukrainian military official reports decrease in Russian attacks in southern region
The intensity of Russian military attacks in the south has slightly decreased, likely due to the effective strikes by Ukrainian defenders on enemy ammunition depots, Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian military’s Operational Command South, said on Ukrainian national television on July 9.
While the situation in the south remains challenging, there is active development. The Russian forces are persistently targeting all populated areas along the front line in an attempt to shell them.
Humeniuk also highlighted the continued use of guided aerial bombs by the invaders, resulting in the destruction of residential buildings and educational institutions.
“The shelling intensity has decreased slightly,” she stated.
“It is quite possible that our successful operations targeting the ammunition depots last week have had an impact. The destruction of five such depots in the left bank strip has resulted in a decrease in the number of shelling incidents to 70 in the past day, compared to the previous average of 90+.”
Previously, U.S. OSINT analyst Brady Africk presented images depicting the aftermath of a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a Russian ammunition depot in the village of Rykove in Kherson Oblast.
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