Intensity of fighting in southern Ukraine is decreasing, military says

This was announced on the air of the national telethon "Unified News" by Dmytro Lykhoviy, a representative of the operational group of troops "Tavriy`a".

"Compared to last week, the intensity of hostilities is decreasing. If we talk about Zaporizhzhya region, i.e. Orikhivske and Huliaypole directions, it has been the third day of zero combat engagements. As for the Russians’ ground assaults, no enemy offensive attempts were recorded today from the start of the day until 4pm. The only activity in the last two days has been in the Prydniprovskyi sector, that is, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, where our units continue to hold footholds, in particular, near the village of Krynky. There are small attempts to attack with infantry units up to a squad size without armoured vehicles. However, the enemy has not succeeded, and no positions have been lost," he said.

Lykhoviy also stressed that Russia is actively using aviation, in particular, striking with guided aerial bombs.

"Thus, today they have already dropped six bombs in our operational zone," he said.

The spokesperson added that Russian troops are firing dozens of unguided missiles at Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, and artillery is also being used.

He also confirmed that yesterday the Ukrainian Defence Forces hit a Kasta-2E2 radar station near Zelenivka, Zaporizhzhya region.