Dec. 29, 2024, 6:02 p.m.
Occupation forces tried to storm an island in Kherson region
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On the night of December 28, Russian troops attempted to storm Velyky Potemkinsky Island.
According to the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, the Ukrainian military repelled one attack by the occupiers in the Prydniprovsky sector.
In total, according to the General Staff, 158 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Earlier, on December 27, Russians attempted to land on Kozatsky Island near Kherson, but suffered losses. According to Vladyslav Voloshyn , a spokesman for the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, "the enemy's losses included boats, watercraft and personnel."
The islands at the mouth of the Dnipro River, which actually divides Kherson region into right- and left-bank areas, are in the so-called "gray zone" of the fighting. Russian forces are trying to take control of them, as this will help them gain a foothold on the right bank.
Last week, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwarted the plans of the Russian occupiers to land sabotage and reconnaissance groups near Kherson in the right-bank part of Kherson region. On that day, Kherson was subjected to the largest-scale shelling since 2022. The explosions did not stop from four in the morning. Russian troops fired from all types of weapons available to them, firing more than 1,000 shells. There is not a single neighborhood that was not affected.
Most of the strikes hit residential areas. Rescuers extinguished more than a dozen fires. Medics, law enforcement and utility workers were on the scene. At the same time, pro-Russian telegram channels were actively spreading fake reports about the alleged forced evacuation of Kherson residents. However, this information was untrue and aimed at creating panic among the population. The head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim assured of his readiness to help Kherson residents if necessary.
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