The Armed Forces from the beginning of the offensive released 130 square meters in the south of Ukraine. km territory - Ministry of Defense (map)

In the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions are active fighting. The forces of defense over the last seven days have equalized the front line and improved the operational tactical position. Defense forces continue offensive in the south of Ukraine, namely in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. Last week, the area of ​​the liberated territory on this section of the front increased by 17 square meters. km, and since the onset of the offensive in the south, it is 130 square meters. km.

On June 26, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar announced this. "Over the past seven days, the Front line has aligned the Front line in these areas and improved the operational tactical position, and as a result, 17 square meters were released. If it was evaluated during the offensive actions in the south, about 130 km were released" , - the painter said. In turn, in the Tavriysk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 150 times and made 4,000 shelling.

At the same time, Ukrainian units of missile troops and artillery have completed almost 9,000 fire tasks in this direction. According to the Deputy Minister, such activity of hostilities clearly shows what difficulties the Ukrainian fighters face, literally "biting each meter" of the territory while moving forward. Russian troops resist fierce resistance, suffering great losses in live strength and technology.

Last week, the enemy has lost hundreds of pieces of equipment, including tanks, helicopters and artillery systems, the painter said. In addition, the forces of defense caused 110 beats in the areas of concentration of the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, destroyed 17 units of SPR, struck 11 control points and struck 7 warehouses with ammunition.