Russian tops of mechanized-tank got to the suburb of Nicholasov before the fall of Chersonia. The 20th Division of Motorised Rifles, utilizing the bypass, bypassed the city, leaving its capture to paratroopers from the 7th Mountain Air-Desant Division and pushed towards Nicholasov, whose capture was crucial for the implementation of the plan to master Odessa and cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea. However, motorized shooters did not engage in urban fighting, remaining at approaches to the city suffered losses from the fire of Ukrainian artillery.
