Russian forces attempted to seize Nestryha island again, Ukrainian military says
Photo: Dmytro Pletenchuk, Head of the Center for Strategic Communications of the Southern Defense Forces (facebook.com/Taclbery)
The Russian occupiers again tried to seize the island of Nestryha, which Ukrainian defenders recently returned to Ukrainian control. The Russian invaders also stormed the southern direction 9 times, according to Dmytro Pletenchuk, head of the Center for Strategic Communications of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine.
According to Pletenchuk, Russia is trying to increase pressure in the area of Staromayorske. There, the Russian occupiers tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times, losing four tanks. The situation in Robotyne is also quite complicated.
"Russians attacked Krynky twice and tried to seize Nestryga island again," Pletenchuk says.
He adds that since the beginning of this day, the Russian assaults on Krynky and the islands have continued and noted that this morning the Russians have already dropped 6 UAVs.
At the same time, he informed that no significant changes like Russia's actions have been detected, as well as no signs of the creation of offensive groups.
Nestryha Island liberation by Ukrainian Armed Forces
At the end of April, Ukrainian troops advanced near the village of Veletenske in Kherson Oblast, which is located on the right bank of the Dnipro River.
On April 28, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had regained control of Nestryga island.
However, since then, Russian troops have continued to try to reoccupy the area, storming Ukrainian defenders' positions in the area.
Thus, the day before, it was reported that the Russian occupiers had twice tried to storm the island of Nestryga in the Kherson region. Another 7 assault attempts were made in the area of Krynky, but all failed.
