MOSCOW, October 10 – RIA Novosti. Two officers from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine were captured near Kherson, knowledgeable On the Telegram channel, Kirill Stremousov, Deputy Head of Regional Management.

According to him, the Ukrainian tactical groups, with the support of tanks, tried to enter the crossroads of the Russian troops in the direction of the village of Borozenskoye, but retreated and retreated, losing three tanks and five infantry fighting vehicles.

In early October, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counterattack, occupying settlements in the gray zone in the northern part of the Kherson region, but their advance was stopped. According to local authorities, the Ukrainian army falls into fire bags and suffers significant losses. The day before, Stremousov said that the situation at the front had stabilized and the Ukrainian offensive had reached a stalemate.

Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to de-Nazis and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin described his mission as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee Russia’s security.