73rd Naval Special Operations Center Soldiers were killed in a clash with Russian invaders during a combat mission in the Kherson region.
SOF fighters died during a combat mission
SOF statement notes that the fallen fighters ensured the departure of the group's main forces after completing a special task.
It is added that the challenging combat work of the SOF units on land, at sea and in the deep rear of the enemy is the daily contribution of SOF soldiers to victory over the enemy.
What is known
The evening before, propagandist Russian mass media spread information about an allegedly unsuccessful attempt to land soldiers of the 73rd SOF Marine Center of the SSO on the Tendrivska spit, which is in the occupied part of the Kherson region.
One of the Russian Telegram channels wrote that a group of five boats tried to land on Tenderovska Kosa. According to the Russians, four of them were shot, and the fifth managed to escape.