Ukrainian troops strike at occupiers' bases in Kherson region and Crimea

Ukrainian troops struck several command posts, warehouses and areas of concentration of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Luhansk regions and Crimea.

This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In particular, in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, several Russian invaders' facilities were hit: a UAV control center near Zlatopol, a logistics warehouse near Bohdanivka, and a repair base near Rozivka. In addition, the Ukrainian military hit the areas of enemy manpower concentration near Stepnohirsk.

In the Kherson region, near Lyubymivka and Tendrivska Spit, the Defense Forces hit a command and observation post and Russian troop positions.

Two logistics depots were also attacked: one in Lobanove in the temporarily occupied Crimea and the other in Mozhnyakivka in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. The enemy's losses and the extent of the damage are currently being clarified.

As reported, in the evening of February 19, a series of explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The occupiers claimed to be operating air defense and allegedly "repelling an attack," while local telegram channels reported shooting, missile launches, and drone flights near Sevastopol and the western coast of the peninsula.

According to monitoring sources, the targets of the attacks could have been Russian military facilities in Crimea, in particular the Belbek and Saki airfields. These bases play a key role in the logistics and support of Russian aviation on the peninsula, they are used to deploy combat aircraft and support operations in the Black Sea region, and therefore regularly appear in reports of strikes.

In early February, the occupation forces in Kherson region experienced problems with fuel supplies. Logistical disruptions forced enemy units to save and redistribute fuel manually. It turned out that the reason for the fuel shortage was a strike by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on a railroad train with fuel at an oil depot near Hvardiyske in occupied Crimea.

Анна Бальчінос