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​For a day, the Ukrainian military repelled 100 Russian attacks: the General Staff named the directions
2023-03-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The invaders carried out 24 air and missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

by Iryna Gamalii


This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of the 378th day of the large-scale Russian invasion.

The Russians continue unsuccessful offensive actions in the districts of Orichovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Kamianka, Avdiivka and Maryinka of the Donetsk region . Last day, our defenders repelled more than 100 enemy attacks in the indicated directions.

The invaders launched 24 air strikes and 1 missile strike. In particular, during airstrikes, the enemy used 1 Shahed-136 UAV. He was shot down. The occupiers also launched more than 60 attacks from multiple rocket launchers.

On the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. The formation of hostile offensive groups was not detected. At the same time, the enemy continues to maintain its units near the state border of Ukraine. During the past day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the areas of Senkivka and Karpovichi settlements of Chernihiv region; Starikove, Bilopillya, Golyshivske, Pavlivka, Volfine and Grabovske - Sumy region and districts of 18 settlements of Kharkiv region. Among them are Udy, Veterinarne, Strelecha, Krasne, Zelene, Ustinivka, Aniskine, Shevyakivka, Dvorichna and Zapadne.

On the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Hryanikyvka, Bilogorivka, Spirne, Vyimka, Nevske, and Fedorivka. He carried out artillery shelling of the areas of the settlements of Putnikove, Figolivka, Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka and Krokhmalne in Kharkiv region, Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Chervopopivka and Dibrova - Luhansk and Terna, Yampil, Rozdolivka and Fedorivka in Donetsk region.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy, despite significant losses, continues to storm the city of Bakhmut. He also carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Berkhivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka settlements. Over the past day, the enemy made more than 30 unsuccessful attacks near Orihovo-Vasylivka alone. The areas of the settlements of Orihovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, Stupochki, Predtechine, Oleksandro-Shultine, Diliivka, Zalizne and New York were shelled with artillery.

In the Avdiyiv and Shakhtar directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Oleksandropil, Kamianka, Severne, Vodyane, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region. The enemy made more than 20 attacks near Maryinka alone. More than 25 settlements, including Berdychi, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, and Prechistivka, came under enemy fire.

The enemy is defending in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions . It shelled the areas of more than 30 settlements near the contact line, in particular, Olhivske, Zatyshsha, Charivne, Pavlivka, Prymorske of the Zaporizhia region, as well as Kachkarivka, Mylove, Zmiivka, Ivanivka, Kherson, and Inzhenerne.

In the Ulyanivka settlement of the Vasylkivskyi district of the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region , by order of the so-called Russian occupation administration, grain crops from the neighboring agricultural enterprises and farms of the district are brought to the local hangar. The occupiers, under the guise of buying at significantly reduced prices, simply confiscate grain.

Aviation of the Defense Forces made seven strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated during the day. Also, our defenders shot down an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle of the "Orlan-10" type. At the same time, Ukrainian rocket and gunners hit one Buk-M1-2 anti-aircraft missile complex, five enemy manpower concentration areas, three fuel and lubricant warehouses, and one Zoopark radar reconnaissance and control complex.

We will remind you that this night the defense forces of Ukraine shot down enemy attack drones that the Russians were trying to attack.

Posted by:badanov

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