A Tochka-U missile was shot down in Kherson, apparently aimed at somewhere in the city center.
Up to three missiles are reported to have been shot down (only saw pics of one though) in & near Kherson, and the city center is also being hit with rocket artillery. Well, looks like some sort of "recognition" of Kherson's status from the Ukrainian side. 🤷🏻♂️
RIA reports three missiles fired at Kherson, two were shot down, one hit - possibly near the TV tower. Russian TV channels still work in Kherson, despite earlier claims.
"If our people in Mariupol are killed, if a referendum is announced in any occupied territories of Ukraine, Ukraine will withdraw from any negotiations" - Zelensky
"All that they occupy we will return, it is a question of weapons, if we have enough of them - we will immediately begin to return the occupied territories" - Zelensky
"Ukraine is not capable of militarily relieving Mariupol right now, the Ukrainian soldiers who are there (at Azovstal) understand this, this is the reality" - Zelensky
Aftermath. Apparently there were two missiles, so not sure if it's the the one from the video above. Note the billboard in the front that says "Russia, fuck off"
Locals say that there were two missiles & air defence got one; apparently the traffic police HQ was hit (it was used as a HQ by the Territorial Defense Forces). Vid above shows the debris from the intercepted missile hitting a residential building
Russian forces have reportedly entered Torskoye; movement towards Liman continues.
There have been unconfirmed reports that Torskoye has been fully captured, but I think those are exaggerated.
The Ukrainians love reporting settlements as fully captured by Russians even if there are no Russians at all there or just recon teams so they can later claim that they have executed a successful counterattack
RU recon by fire and first advances on the important parts of the coming frontlines — the Battle for Donbass — have begun. The expansion of the bridgehead near Izyum continues. RU forces sally out southwest and south of Izyum. A UKR Su-25 was shot down there on the 15th.
To the east, RU forces have advanced along the left bank of the Oskol River the past week, and they have now reached the Lozovoye-Redkodub line. UKR forces continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Seversky Donets from Oskol, 10km east of Izyum.
In the Severodonetsk agglomeration, RU forces entered Kremennaya; fighting continues in Rubezhnoye & on the outskirts of Severodonetsk. In Popasnaya, there is a slow advance deep into the city & confirmation of RU control of Novoalexandrovka (southeast) & Boguslavsky (northeast).