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On the night of August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted several operations in Russian rear areas. While large forces were thrown into offensive in the Russian border Kursk region in the north, a group of fighters of the Main intelligence Directorate attempted a landing operation on Tendra Spit in the Kherson region.
Kyiv wished to wake up on August 6 with glorifying photos of Ukrainian servicemen in Russian villages and epic footage of their boats destroying Russian forces in the headlines. None of these goals were achieved.
The Ukrainian military was preparing the landing operation on Tendra Spit with NATO patrons for a long time. According to Russian military sources, the 73rd Marine Center and underwater saboteurs of the Main Intelligence Directorate were training in Ochakov and Parutino for about a month.
The Turkish-made Bayraktar UAV was spotted launching reconnaissance operations in the Kherson region for about a week.
On the night of August 6, the operation began. In an attempt to distract Russian guards, Ukrainian forces launched several unmanned boats first. Then, a group of up to 10-12 boats approached the spit moving from Ochakov.
The Russian military timely spotted the approaching boats and opened fire with small arms. While Ukrainian boats were approaching the coast, Russian forces got ready to welcome the enemy. As a result, at least three Ukrainian boats were destroyed with landing forces on board. Other boats hastily retreated to the Ukrainian coast. According to some estimations, the Ukrainian military lost about 20 servicemen. Five Russian servicemen were reportedly wounded.
This is the second Ukrainian attempt to lans on Tendra Spit this year. As the previous operation, today’s attack was likely prepared by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) too. As the previous attack, it failed and resulted in senseless losses. The first Ukrainian attack was repelled by Russian special forces. Today, Ukrainian boats were destroyed by ordinary servicemen.
Tendra Spit is controlled by a small group of Russian forces deployed in the area of the lighthouse. They are monitoring the waters and the airspace in the area to prevent Ukrainian attacks deep in the Sea of Azov.
The defeat of the large Ukrainian group shows the high professionalism of Russian servicemen. The Ukrainian military continues attempts to gain at foothold in the Kherson region to contain some Russian forces in battles. The main goal is to gain hype in the MSM and declare another fake victory. The price of lives of dozens of Ukrainian men thrown into slaughter is not high for the Kyiv regime. That’s why the Russian army grinded dozens if Ukrainian units in the village of Krinky, after the AFU gained a small foothold there but failed to develop the offensive deep on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River.
