Ukraine claims to destroy Russia stronghold in Kherson; kill 20 soldiers, destroy vehicles

As brutal conflict in Eastern Europe shows signs of subsiding, Ukrainian army recently claimed to destroy Russian foothold in Kherson Oblast.  Operational Command "South" revealed that y have killed nearly 20 Russian soldiers and destroyed several military equipment. As per Operational command's Facebook post, three armoured vehicles, two S-300 missile systems, a self-propelled Giatsint-S howitzer, a self-propelled Msta-S howitzer, a Nebo-M rar system, and a 120 mm mortar have been destroyed in latest Ukrainian assaults. 

Meanwhile, in Mykolaiv Oblast's Bashtanka, a Russian missile demolished a residential building in which, a child was wounded. Zeledolsk was also targeted by an Uragan multiple rocket launcher. Multiple residential structures were destroyed in incident, which also left one person de and six ors injured, as per post by Ukraine's forces. 

Russia strikes attack on an ammunition depot in Odessa

Besides this, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for Russian Defence Ministry, stated that country's Armed Forces have destroyed an ammunition depot in Odessa area of Ukraine that h missiles for US multiple rocket launchers HIMARS. He said that facility h been destroyed by Russian military forces using Kalibr cruise missiles. It should be ted that Ukraine has been fighting Russia using HIMARS produced in United States. 

Citing Konashenkov, Tass reported that "high-precision sea-based long-range Kalibr missiles near vill of Mayorskoye in Odessa Region destroyed an ammunition depot with missiles for American HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems and Western-me anti-aircraft systems". 

Furrmore, on Saturday, August 20, Russian authorities claimed to have shot down Ukrainian drones in Crimea, while Ukrainian authorities said that Russian forces continued ir attempts to annex one of few cities in eastern Ukraine that were t alrey under ir control. As per Associated Press report, strikes by Russian military continued in both rth and south of Ukraine. 

Russian authorities asserted that local air defences in Crimea gunned down a drone above Sevastopol hequarters of Russian Black Sea Fleet. This event is considered to be second drone incident at hequarters in past three weeks.  

An aide to goverr of Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, stressed on Saturday that "attacks by small drones" h activated air-defence systems in western Crimea. "r defence systems successfully hit all targets over territory over Crimea on Saturday morning. re are casualties or material dam," Sergei Aksyov, his supervisor, stated on Telegram. 

ditionally, in town of Voznesensk in Mykolaiv area, a Russian missile assault on Saturday left 12 people injured, including three children, and destroyed homes and an apartment building, according to Ukrainian prosecutor's office. 

(Im: AP)