The Ukrainian forces managed to destroy the Russian military convoy, which was moving from the direction of Nikolaev in the direction of Bashtanka. The attack on the city has been stopped, according to the head of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration Maria Chernaya.
According to her, the movement of the column of invaders from Nikolaev was monitored all day.
– A column of Russian military reached Bashtanka, where they met stiff resistance. Here it was bombed by our aviation, and the local terrorist defense drove it through the fields,” Maria Chernaya wrote.
The head of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration also added that the invaders tried to flee in the direction of Novyi Bug, but to no avail:
– Our Armed Forces fired on and burned the rest of the column – several dozen armored vehicles.
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Earlier, Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky said that against the backdrop of Russian aggression, 40,000 people were left without electricity and food.
According to him, the most difficult humanitarian situation is in the East of Ukraine. There the enemy prevents the evacuation of civilians.
