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Ukrainian armed forces destroy Russian ammunition and equipment depots and kill 27 Russian servicemen — Pivden [South] Operational command

OLGA HLUSHTENKO – SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2022, 03:08 a.m.

The Ukrainian army destroyed military equipment as well as ammunition depots and killed a Russian serviceman along the southern defense lines, including on Zmiyski (Zmiyski) Island.

Source: Pivden [South] Operational command

Quote: “During the day, six air strikes were carried out on positions of our units, on Snake Island and simply on civilians. With helicopters, in pairs and groups, the enemy operated in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, ending the evening with attack aircraft, but without sustaining losses.

In response, our pilots carried out paired strikes on ammunition depots, strongholds and concentration of forces and equipment of the enemy in the area of ​​Snigurovka, Blagodatno, Olkhine and Davidov Brod. The results are being studied further.

But it is already known that the enemy army has been reduced by 27 Rashists [Russians – ed.]anti-aircraft missile complex “Tor”, self-propelled howitzer Msta-S and 3 armored and motor vehicles”.

Details: In addition, defense forces destroyed 3 Russian field ammunition depots in the Kherson region.

In the Kherson and Skadovsk region, Russian forces continued reconnaissance to identify the positions of Ukrainian units.

This led to the destruction of two Russian drones by the Ukrainian armed forces.

There is also an operation to clear Zmini of the occupiers and their equipment.

During the day, the results of the additional reconnaissance revealed and destroyed a reactive salvo fire system “Grad”, another anti-aircraft missile system “Pantsir-S1”, 3 armored and motorized vehicles, a tanker and a hiding place for other equipment.

“No signs of the presence of an enemy were found,” reported OP “Pivden”.