In the Zaporizhia direction, the occupiers are actively rotating personnel and preparing assault units for future attacks. According to the Operational Command "South", the enemy is concentrating its efforts on the Hulyaipil and Orikhiv directions, intensifying the preparation of military personnel and equipment for offensive operations.
"In the Hulyaipil and Orikhiv directions, the enemy is conducting personnel rotation activities. In addition, the aggressor does not stop training its attack aircraft and preparing them for future attacks in some areas of the combat clash. Also, the enemy is actively conducting aerial and engineering reconnaissance," the report says.
It is reported that in the Dnieper direction the enemy does not abandon its goal of occupying positions in the island zone of the Dnieper mouth. Over the past day, it has attempted assaults 7 times. The enemy, having suffered losses in manpower, retreated to its original positions.
The Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine continue to inflict fire damage on enemy deployments and firing positions.
Over the past day, enemy losses amounted to:
• 68 occupiers
• 1 mortar
• 8 units of automotive equipment
• 3 units of “Shahеd-136” UAVs
• 1 buggy
• 2 boats
• 3 generators
• Electronic warfare trench and video surveillance camera.
Affected:
• 3 dugouts and personnel shelters
• 2 UAV takeoff sites and an ammunition storage area.
The General Staff reported on the morning of December 9 that in the Orikhiv direction, occupation troops, with the support of aviation, once stormed the positions of the Defense Forces in the area of the settlement of Nesteryanka.
