GENICHESK, October 24. /TASS/. Russian forces thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian military to land an assault team near a railway bridge on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson Region, a spokesman for the regional emergency services reported on Tuesday.

"Dnepr battlegroup units inflicted damage on the enemy by firepower in the Kherson direction, destroying two boats on the Dnepr River and killing ten Ukrainian soldiers. They also thwarted an attempt by the enemy to land troops near the small railway bridge, destroying two boats and 12 Ukrainian militants," the spokesman said.

Russian forces also obliterated a Ukrainian army’s observation post and an ammunition depot near Alekseyevsky Island in the Kherson area, he added.

In addition, Russian forces eliminated a Ukrainian army position in the island zone, a fuel and lubricants depot near the settlement of Kazatskoye and an enemy deployment site near the settlement of Vesyoloye and damaged two motor vehicles in the Kakhovka direction, the spokesman said.