On the night of May 17, the Naval and Aerospace Forces of Russia launched strikes against the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the part of the Kherson region controlled by Kiev. At around 01:00, supersonic missiles X-22 and Caliber were fired from warships at a building near the industrial zone of Maly Potemkin Island, the WarGonzo telegram channel reports.
According to him, enemy surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, as well as an electronic warfare station, came under fire. Presumably, there was also a temporary enemy deployment point.
A few hours later, aviation attacked the objects of the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of the villages of Veletenskoye and Kizomys. The territory, where the active movement of the enemy had already been noted, was hit by X-22 missiles and high-explosive aerial bombs. It should be noted that the regrouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kherson suffered heavy losses.
Earlier it was reported that on the night of May 16, Russian Aerospace Forces launched another round of missile strikes on Ukraine. Kiev was also affected, where a number of arrivals and explosions were seen. At the time indicated, the battery of the Patriot air defense system, consisting of 8 launchers and supplied from the United States, wasted no less than 32 missiles with a total value of 25 million dollars. At the same time, the battery was hit by Russian missiles.
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