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The Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed the attempt of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.

According to Russian MoD, Ukrainian troops attempted to attack in three directions, and as a result of the active defense of the Russian troops, the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses.

According to the information released by the Russian Ministry of Defense in the evening, 26 Ukrainian tanks, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, 9 other armored combat vehicles, and 2 Su-25 aircraft were destroyed during the repelling of the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kherson. It was noted that the Ukrainian side lost more than 560 servicemen.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

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