Despite the chaotic shelling of the Nikolaev region, the enemy in the Kherson region switched to defensive tactics. The head of the Nikolaev regional military administration Vitaly Kim, says that the southern region is looking forward to long-range precision missiles.

In anticipation of a tough counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military, the invaders began to rob hypermarkets and take the loot to the Crimean peninsula. Vitaly Kim added that such actions indicate the imminent retreat of the Russian security forces from Kherson.