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Mortar crews from the Ukrainian 36th Separate Marine Brigade destroyed a Russian platoon strongpoint in Kherson Oblast using 120mm mortar fire, causing the Russian force to retreat and slow their offensive pace.

Nova Kakhovka, Kherson
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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36th Separate Marine Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Hanna Maliar (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Nova Kakhovka (location) Kherson Oblast (location) Volodymyr Kovalenko (person) Yurii Sobolevskyi (person) pontoon bridges (location) Russian command center (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) H.M. Government (UK) (organization) Kramatorsk (location) Heorhivka (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Paraskoviivka (location) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Chechen fighters (military_unit) Donetsk People's Republic forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) UK Intelligence (organization) Daryivka (location) Kherson (location) tank (weapon_system) infantry fighting vehicle (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) Dnieper River (location) Okrop Komanduvannya "Pidnya" (organization) British Intelligence (organization) Alieksandr Hromov (person) Schools in Kherson Oblast (location) Vysokopillia (location) Ukrainian 128th Brigade (military_unit) Novovoznesenske (location) Novaya Kakhovka (location) Uragan (weapon_system) Pion (weapon_system) T-72 (weapon_system) Berislav district (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian 36th Separate Marine Brigade mortar crews destroyed a Russian platoon strongpoint in Kherson Oblast, forcing the Russians to retreat.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Armed Forces hit pontoon bridges in Kherson Oblast.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On September 8, cluster munitions and missile strikes killed at least twelve civilians in Donetsk region.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces hold positions south of the Inhul, evidenced by Russian attacks on Belogorka, Sukhy Stavok, and Andriivka.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian forces continue to shell the village of Vysokopillia since mid-March, destroying private estates and infrastructure.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:51.618Z

Source story: 7366602