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The Joint Press Centre for Operational Command Pivden (South) will be headed by Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, who will hold both positions concurrently. Source: Pletenchuk in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda Quote from Pletenchuk: "This is no longer a rumour.
The death toll from the Russian attack on the city of Mykolaiv on 11 April has risen to five as a young man died in hospital. Source: Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "Unfortunately, a 37-year-old man, who was seriously injured in yesterday's attack, died in hospital.
Major General Andrii Kovalchuk, Commander of Operational Command Pivden (South), has announced his resignation and will transition to training military personnel. Source: Kovalchuk on Facebook Details: The commander thanked the military for the two and a half years of service.
Russian occupation forces are increasingly using ballistic missiles deployed on the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea to attack Ukraine. Source: Colonel Nataliia Humeniuk, Head of the Joint Press Centre for Operational Command Pivden (South) on air of the national joint 24/7 newscast; Army Inform Quote: "The enemy is also switching tactics to the use of ballistics, realising that this is a difficult target for the response of our air defence forces.
The Southern Defenсe Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian guided missile cruisers have not left their bases in the Black Sea in over a week. However, the General Staff continues to assess the military threat from the sea as high.