On July 16, according to the official Ukrainian source DEEPSTATE, Russian forces broke through the defense between Molodetsky and Udachne this morning and cut off the T0406 highway, putting more than 5,000 Ukrainian defenders in Udachne at risk of being surrounded. The commander of the Ukrainian defenders requested a retreat, which was denied by the higher authorities. Once Russia occupies this area, the areas of Syrskyi to the north and Myrova to the west will be threatened.
Starting early this morning, the Russian military launched large-scale attacks on targets in Odesa. The ground air defense forces in the Odesa region have successfully "intercepted" two "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles and several Russian "Geranium" drones.
In addition to the Odesa region, Kharkiv city, Kavbas city (in Dnipropetrovsk region), and Vinnytsia city were also attacked by several "Geranium" drones and "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles from Russia.
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