During the day, the Russian military carried out 114 shellings of the Zaporizhzhia region.
This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Yury Malashko: “In 24 hours, 114 shellings were fired at 19 peaceful towns and villages of the Zaporizhzhia Region.”
It is noted that 100 artillery shells were fired at Gulyaipolе, Orikhov, Zaliznychny, Kamianskyi, Stepovo, Pyatikhatki and other villages on the front line.
From the anti-aircraft missile system, the Russians struck 9 hits on Novodarivka, Chervony, Levadny, and Lobkovo. Orihiv and Mala Tokmachka were hit by three airstrikes, Olhivske was attacked twice by UAVs.
13 new destructions of residential buildings and commercial buildings were recorded, Malashko informed.
On the morning of August 12, the Russians dropped a guided aerial bomb (UAB) on Orichiv, a law enforcement officer was killed, and 12 more people were injured.
After the detonation of the Chongar bridge, the Russians in the Melitopol direction began to have problems with logistics.
The well-known land corridor is disappointing. In Melitopol, gasoline and diesel fuel shortages periodically appear at gas stations.
And in the region of Tokmak, which is 52 km from Melitopol, the Russian military complains about supply interruptions. If earlier surplus products – cereals, sugar – were brought in sacks to local shops in the villages and offered to be distributed to the needy, today no one makes such gestures of charity. The provisions themselves are not enough. There are signs of problems with logistics. A similar problem is with the delivery of fuel and lubricants.
About a month ago, according to local residents, a new batch of Russians who arrived in the settlement in masse settled in empty houses. And those who left took sofas and carpets with them from their houses. Looted goods were loaded into KAMAZ trucks and taken away to equip dugouts.
In the temporarily occupied Molochansk (50 km from Melitopol), the number of Russian soldiers has become noticeably smaller. Local residents heard from one military medic: “While we are here, everything will be fine, but when we leave, something will happen.”
A few days ago, the redeployment of the Russian army began and some units left Molochansk. And those who remained get drunk, arrange shootings at night and complain that the Armed Forces are advancing and if there is an even bigger bridgehead near the village of Robotino, it will be very difficult for them to hold Tokmak, since there is practically no second line of defense. Only in Kutuzivka, between Tokmak and Molochansk, is there anything resembling a defense.