The liberation of Nestryga island in Kherson region from the russian occupiers is important for improving the quality of counter-sabotage measures.
Russian troops shelled residential areas in Kherson region, hitting an educational institution, a kindergarten, and a critical infrastructure facility, but there were no casualties.
Over the last day, 131 combat engagements took place on the frontline, the enemy conducted numerous attacks in the Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors, but Ukrainian troops repelled these attacks and inflicted losses on the occupation forces.
As the situation on the frontline escalated, the Ukrainian military took control of Nestryga Island in Kherson Oblast.
Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 enemy attacks near Avdiivka, and combat engagements took place in several frontline areas.
During the night attack on Ukraine, the Russians used unidentified drones, probably for reconnaissance purposes.
Russian occupants continue to destroy the social infrastructure of the Kherson region, launching 11 guided bombs at 6 settlements, damaging educational institutions in Beryslav and Veletynske village.
Zelenskiy called on allies to provide more advanced air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian attacks, saying this would reduce Russia's ability to wage terror and force it to seek peace.
The enemy continues to terrorize the south of Ukraine with missile attacks, fired 13 missiles, in particular at thermal power facilities, 7 of which were shot down, and fired at the front line and settlements of Kherson region from anti-aircraft guns, although there were no casualties.
Russian troops shelled 20 settlements in Kherson region, including a missile attack on Kherson, which damaged a university and infrastructure facilities, and injured 3 people.
During a nighttime attack by Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed four Iranian-made Shahed drones and one unidentified drone.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed four Russian drones, including one attack and three reconnaissance drones, in Odesa and Kherson regions.
The Russians shelled Stanislav, wounding a 21-year-old woman, and mortared Kozatske, wounding three men aged 41, 47 and 53.
The Russian military fired a missile at Kherson, hitting and partially destroying an educational institution in the Korabelny district, although no civilians were injured.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, hitting critical infrastructure and private homes in 14 settlements, killing 1 person and injuring 8 others.
Several explosions occurred in Kherson as the Russian army attacked from the temporarily occupied left bank, with the coastal zone coming under fire, according to the mayor, who called on residents to move to safer areas.
the Russian military attacked a civilian car with a kamikaze drone near Zolota Balka, wounding a 44-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman who were hospitalized.
Ukrainian troops repelled five Russian attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region and in the Orikhiv direction, thwarting Russian attempts to force them out of their positions.
Russians shelled 21 settlements in the Kherson region, causing casualties and damage to buildings, including a kindergarten, with Bilozerka suffering the most.
Thousands of customers in different regions of Ukraine are still without electricity and gas supply due to damage caused by shelling, network restrictions and accidents, with the most difficult situation in Kharkiv region, where around 202,000 customers are without electricity.
In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 6 private houses, a shopping center, a kindergarten, an agricultural enterprise and cars, injuring 6 people.
On Thursday, Ukrainian defenders withstood 93 attacks by Russian occupants in various parts of the frontline, including 23 attacks in the Avdiivka sector alone, amid intense fighting.
In Kherson, explosions were heard as Russian troops attacked from the occupied left bank, prompting residents to seek shelter.
The enemy attacked the suburbs of Kherson, setting fire to a residential building and harming rescuers with drone strikes.
A tractor driver miraculously escaped injury when his tractor hit a mine and exploded while tilling a field in Kherson Oblast, where nearly 280,000 hectares of land are potentially mined.
Russian troops shelled the village of Bilozerky, Kherson region, wounding a 57-year-old local resident who was in his garden.
More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with mortars and cannon artillery, 24 explosions were recorded.
Russian troops shelled residential areas in the Kherson region, damaging buildings, infrastructure and wounding 3 people.
In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, Russians shot and killed a 65-year-old woman and tried to set her house on fire.