What happened on the southern and eastern fronts on 27 July 2022?
A look back at the capture of a major power station, a disputed Russian claim about HIMARS and strikes along the Black Sea coast.
What was happening on the fronts in Donetsk, Dnipro, Kherson and the Black Sea coast on 27 July 2022? The day brought a battlefield gain for Russia in the east, a disputed claim about Western-supplied weapons, and the aftermath of strikes in the south.
Vuhlehirska power station
On 27 July 2022, Russia captured the Vuhlehirska Power Station, described as Ukraine's second largest power plant. The facility is near the city of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast.
A claim about HIMARS
The same day, Russia said it had destroyed more than 100 M142 HIMARS missiles in an airstrike on Dnipro. The claim came from the Russian side.
Kherson and the Black Sea coast
The day followed developments on 26 July 2022 in the south. Ukrainian forces struck the strategic Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast with the M142 HIMARS system, severely damaging it and preventing vehicles from crossing. Ukraine also claimed to have destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, artillery and other military equipment in the region, and said 51 Russian troops were killed. The strike was part of what was described as the 2022 Ukrainian summer counteroffensive.
On 26 July 2022, Ukraine also said Russia had launched cruise missile strikes at targets along its Black Sea coast, including port infrastructure at Odesa and Mykolaiv.
Taken together, the reports from 26 and 27 July 2022 show fighting on several fronts at once: Russian gains around Svitlodarsk, Ukrainian strikes on crossings in Kherson Oblast, and Russian missile attacks on southern ports.
