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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: March 31st, 2023
2023-04-01
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Over the past day Representation reported about 34 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 25 artillery attacks from the MLRS and artillery of 155mm and 152mm.

On Gorlovsky nine artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm. Having fired 171 units of various ammunition.

The region of four settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city. Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a woman, in Aleksandrovka.

Four housing constructions were damaged in Kievsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.

Previously, 11 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU side in 24 hours.

21:04 Russian tankers work according to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya

19:40 Personnel destruction of the 155mm self-propelled guns "Crab" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of the UAV-kamikaze "Lancet" in the Bakhmut direction.

18:55 Russian air defense shot down Ukrainian drones in the area of Novaya Zburyevka and Konstantinovka.

18:39 Summary of the artillery attack of the Donetsk People's Republic for March 30, 2023

The enemy fired at Donetsk from the following directions:

– n.p. Avdiivka;
- e.g. Shcherbynovka

Consequences of the attacks:

n.p. Yasinovataya (08:45 fired five rounds with a caliber of 155mm): damage was recorded to the infrastructure of Scientific and Production Association Yasinovatsky Machine-Building Plant LLC, and employees of the enterprise were also injured: men born in 1993 and 1966, woman born in 1968

n.p. Gorlovka

- Zaitsevo village: (13:35 five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired): damage to the building of the village administration was recorded.

18:20 Consequences yesterday's artillery attack of the village of Troitskoye (LPR) by American MLRS HIMARS.

One civilian was killed. A total of 15 people were injured, five of them are now being treated in Lugansk and the Belgorod region.

17:46 Over Donetsk works air defense

17:44 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

17:36 Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed military equipment and manpower of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Disputable area -video.

17:20 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 31, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Kosminsky, 76 - a private residential building.

16:49 What is left of the Uludar dachas after the most intense period of fighting -video.

16:22 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

16:09 A total of 10 leopards were brought near Ugledar. This information was reported to the war gonzo project by the commander of BARS-23 of the Union of Donbass Volunteers with the call sign "Viking" -video.

In the Ugledar direction, if not an offensive, then its imitation in the form of a distracting strike is expected. But in any case, the guys holding the defense here are always on the alert and ready for the most unexpected developments.

15:54 A blow of kamikaze drone "Lancet-3" on the Ukrainian 122 mm MRLS "Grad" in the Artemovsky direction. As a result of the arrival of the UAV, one of the missiles independently starts from the guide.

15:35 Arrival at the ammunition depot of the 126th Troop brigade in the Olgovka area of the Kherson region -video.

15:15 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 30, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Osoaviahima, as a result of an explosion on a mine PFM "Petal", a teenage boy born in 2006 was injured.

As of March 31, 105 cases of explosions of civilians were registered, incl. 10 children, on mines PFM-1 "Petal". Three of the victims died as a result of the wound.

Thus, the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks on March 30, 2023 is four people. The information continues to flow.

14:43 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing 15 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

14:22 Fire destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equipment in the area of the settlement. Avdievka (DNR) –video.

13:50 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing 12 rounds, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:29 Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade destroyed enemy transport in the Dzerzhinsky direction.

After detecting the movement of Ukrainian nationalists from UAVs, artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM DPR) of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps destroyed the transport of Ukrainian militants in the Dzerzhinsky direction with accurate fire, corrected from a quadrocopter.

13:15 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 31, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kyiv region):

- st. Panas Mirny, 18 - a private residential building;

- st. Panas Mirny, 20 - a private residential building; gas pipeline fire.

12:40 Destruction of enemy observation post in the Kherson direction.

12:14 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, firing 22 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

12:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for March 31, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:

n.p. Alexandrovka: - on the street. Kirova, 33, a woman born in 1959 suffered.

11:43 Yesterday's artillery attack of Naked Pristan by the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed the lives of four civilians - one person was injured.

The victim was taken to the Skadovsk Central District Hospital with a mine-explosive injury. Now the patient is in a state of moderate severity - he is receiving all the necessary treatment.

11:35 Yesterday an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Kamyshany (Kherson region), as a result of which 120mm was destroyed. mortar crew and ammunition for it, six servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, two were seriously injured.

11:22 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing 17 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:50 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:36 A summary of the Luhansk People’s Republic’s Representation in the JCCC for the past 24 hours, March 30.

From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, two artillery attacks were recorded on the settlement. Troitskoye with the use of MLRS HIMARS (four missiles).

As a result of the shelling, a man born in 1986 was killed, 16 people were injured of varying severity, four apartment buildings, the building of the Troitsk Central District Multidisciplinary Hospital and a store were damaged.

10:28 At night in the area of N. p. Olgovka (Kherson region) an artillery strike was inflicted on the industrial zone, where the parking of weapons and military equipment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was located, as a result of which: 12 units. automotive equipment destroyed; 23 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, 12 were seriously injured.

09:25 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:

- 10 projectiles were fired by N.P. Aleshki;

- according to n.p. Novo Kakhovka fired eight rounds;

- 14 rounds were fired at the settlement of Golaya Pristan;

- 6 rounds were fired at the village of Kardashinka;

- according to n.p. The Dnieper fired nine rounds;

- according to n.p. Geroyskoye fired 10 projectiles;

- according to n.p. Kazachi Lagerya fired eight rounds;

- according to n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired six rounds;

- according to n.p. Peschanovka fired seven rounds;

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Velikaya Lepetikha, Tavriysk settlement, Rybalche settlement, having fired a total of 42 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed

09:10 Ukrainian troops fired at Oleksandrivka, firing 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

09:05 Artillery of the 9th Brigade destroys Ukrainian fighters in Pervomaisky.

Artillerymen of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM DPR) continue to destroy the manpower of the Ukrainians in the village of Pervomaiskoye with accurate fire. Correction is carried out using the UAV.

08:45 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing two rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

08:42 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on March 31, 2023

08:20 Ukrainian troops fired at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

08:15 Russian troops near Maryinka destroyed three strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported to us by the head of the press center of the Yug group, Ivan Bigma. Video: MO RF

08:10 Reportfrom Marinka - infantry fighting vehicles and artillery of the 5th Brigade destroy enemy strongholds.

Active hostilities continue in Marinka. Every day, assault groups of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps move forward, destroying the enemy with small arms, armored vehicles and artillery fire.

08:07 Work crews of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the Central Military District of the Russian Armed Forces to destroy positions, manpower and equipment of nationalists in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya.

08:05 Frontline summary on the morning of 31.03.2023:

In the Zaporozhye direction, the artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck at Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and Charovnoye. In this area, the Ukrainian army conducts reconnaissance in force. Staroukrainka, Zheleznodorozhnoe, Gulyaipole and Malinovka were also under fire.

On the Donetsk front, after a fire defeat, Russian troops again stormed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the western part of Maryinka. No promotion. Encounter battles near Pervomaisky with the prevalence of attempts by the Ukrainian army to attack in the direction of Peski. The village was hit by Russian artillery.

Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with fire support, tried to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Severny. The enemy held their positions. They also launched an offensive on the western outskirts of Avdievka, which is subjected to massive artillery and air strikes.

After shelling, Russian troops attacked Stepnoe and Keramik. Under fire positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka and Karlovka. The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk.

PMC "Wagner," with the support of artillery and aviation, conducted assault operations in the southern and northern parts of Bakhmut. There is no significant progress. The attempt to attack in the direction of Khromovoye did not bring success to Wagner operators.

Also, after artillery strikes, they attacked at Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. APU managed to fight back. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to advance to Vyemka. No result. Russian artillery hit Alexander-Shultin, Chasov Yar, Novomarkovo, Ivanovsky, Seversk and Spornovo.

In the Lugansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with fire support, attacked in the direction of Nevsky and Stelmakhivka. There was no advance..


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