The confrontation and counter-battery struggle continues in the direction of Kinburn Spit on the southern front.
The overall situation in southern Ukraine is complicated but controlled by the Defense Forces. This was reported by Natalia Humenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, during a national telethon, as reported by Gazeta.ua.
According to her, the Ukrainian forces continue to carry out fire missions against enemy positions at Kinburn Spit.
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'They continue to gather there in new points for themselves, but all these points are known to us, and we continue to cover them. Although they are making attempts from the land, which continues to sustain them, we know our job and will definitely bring it to a logical conclusion,' Humenyuk said.
In the south, there is no critical activation of the enemy observed. Although Russian terrorists continue to shell the civilian population of Nikopol. The liberated part of Kherson region also suffers. According to Humenyuk, the shelling of Nikopol from the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is an attempt by the occupiers to provoke fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
'We are holding strong, giving resistance, but it is specific; we must carry out our work in such a way as to avoid hitting critical infrastructure because Ukraine adheres to the norms of international humanitarian law and the laws of warfare,' she emphasized.
The battles for Kinburn Spit in southern Mykolaiv region are still ongoing. It is considered a strategic foothold for both sides. Currently, the spit remains a 'gray zone.' Its liberation from Russian invaders could be crucial for Ukraine to regain control over movement in the Black Sea. This was stated in an interview with 'Glavkom' by ATO veteran, 'cyborg,' SBU colonel, and people's deputy Roman Kostenko.
In order to completely liberate Mykolaiv region from Russian occupiers, the Armed Forces of Ukraine need to de-occupy three settlements on Kinburn Spit.