Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, said in a statement: “Thanks to the pilots for the successful combat work against the enemy control point!”
Russia’s forces quickly struck back following the drone attack, launching three ultimately “unsuccessful assaults” on troops in hte left bank of the Dnieper River, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
However, Russia’s Defense Ministry maintained it destroyed Ukrainian drones in Kherson.
The Mechanik Pogodin was docked in Kherson before moving to the Russian-controlled Kinburn Spit in June 2023. This gave it the strategic advantage of being able to control vessels going in and out of the Mykolaiv port.
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