(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Vladislav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.

According to him, the situation in the Huliaypole area remains one of the most tense on the southern front. Over the past day alone, 14 combat clashes have been recorded here - near Vesele, Vysokoe, Zatyshshia, Rivnopillia, Zelenyi Hai, and Dobropillia.

"The enemy is trying to push back our Defense Forces, is inflicting massive fire on our positions, and is trying to move toward the logistics route that runs from the Dnipropetrovsk region to Huliaypole in the direction of the village of Varvarivka. The enemy is also quite active in conducting infiltration operations there: its groups, moving through the woods, are trying to penetrate deep into our defenses," the spokesman said.

Voloshin assured that the Ukrainian military conducts daily search and strike operations to detect and destroy such groups, as well as counter-assault operations to prevent Russian advances. Particularly intense fighting continues near Yablukove.

He also reported that dozens of guided aerial bombs were used during the day: 10 on Orikhiv, 6 on Huliaypole, and 7 on Bilohiria. In addition, at least 1,500 kamikaze drone attacks were recorded in the southern directions.

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“In addition, the enemy has increased the number of artillery strikes to 500 or more, using 2,100 rounds of ammunition per day, and has also increased the number of strikes on settlements located near the front line,” Voloshyn said.

The spokesman added that Kherson is under enemy fire every day, with at least a dozen artillery strikes and drone strikes on the city. The situation is similar in Nikopol, which also records up to ten artillery strikes and drone attacks per day.

As reported by Ukrinform, 216 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line over the past day, November 16.

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