In the direction of Kherson, Russian troops suffer heavy human and equipment losses. Maksym Marchenko, the commander of the Odesa regional military administration, announced this in a video message on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“In the direction of Kherson, our Armed Forces have made some progress. The adversary loses a large number of people and equipment “he stated

He also stated that the enemy attempted to launch a missile strike on Odesa’s residential districts yesterday night, but two missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defense troops.

In the Caspian Sea on April 23, the enemy conducted a missile strike on Odesa from Russian Tu-95 strategic aircraft. Three of the eight missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense systems, while the other three struck the city’s infrastructure, including an apartment building and a cemetery.

The incident claimed the lives of at least eight people, including a three-month-old baby, and injured another 18 people.

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