Aug. 19, 2024, 8:04 a.m.

Air Defense Forces Shoot Down Shahids in Mykolaiv Region

(PHOTO: Operational Command "South")

On the night of August 19, air defense forces destroyed three Shahed 131/136 UAVs in Mykolaiv region. Private houses were damaged as a result of the hit.

This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military District Vitaliy Kim.

On August 18, at 12:37, 12:54, 17:15 and 17:22, the enemy sent FPV drones. Also, at 23:07, they fired artillery at the Kutsurub community.

In addition, at 18:21, the occupiers fired artillery at Ochakiv, damaging a residential building. There was also a fire in a private household and a dry grass fire in an open area. Firefighters quickly extinguished all the fires. No injuries were reported.

In the morning, on August 17, at 08:10, 08:23, 09:45, the enemy attacked the Kutsurub community with FPV drones. As a result of one of them hitting the village of Dmytrivka, a fire broke out on the roof of a private house, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Also, on August 17 at 21:31, the enemy fired artillery at the water area of Ochakiv.

On August 16 at 11:55, 12:18, 15:15, and on August 17 at 04:55, the enemy attacked the Kutsurub community with FPV drones. As a result of one of the attacks, three police officers who were documenting the consequences of the attack were wounded and a police car was damaged. The law enforcement officers sustained explosive wounds.

On the night of August 13, air defense forces and means destroyed 10 Shahed-136/131 UAVs in Mykolaiv region. In the morning, on August 11, at 07:00 and 07:55, the enemy attacked the village of Dmytrivka in the Kutsurub community with two FPV drones. Two private houses were damaged as a result of the attack.

In the evening, at 22:30, the enemy attacked Voznesensky district with ballistics, probably with an Iskander-M cluster munition, in an open area outside the district's settlements.

On August 10, the enemy attacked Mykolaiv region with drones and fired artillery. Six people were injured as a result of the occupiers' shelling. Some of them were in serious condition.

Ochakiv also came under enemy artillery fire. As a result, seven private houses and a power line were damaged. A fire broke out on the territory of one of the houses. According to updated reports, four people were injured.

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