Invader strikes Berdychiv, pounds Mariupol, but gets rebuffed by Ukrainian Armed Forces - Regional Situation

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - WEDNESDAY, 16 MARCH 2022, 09:29

Russian forces are bombing Kharkiv and destroying Mariupol, Kherson region is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster, while at the same time the invaders are receiving a worthy rebuff from Ukrainian troops on all fronts.

Source: data from regional military state administrations

Details: Status of the regions as of 08:00.

Kyiv region

Air raid sirens sound constantly in the region. In the Bucha district - in Irpin, Makariv, and Borodianka there is periodic fighting, shelling. Brovary district - it is not calm in the settlements of Baryshivskaya, Kalytianskaya, Velykodymerskaya and Kalynivskaya territorial communities. In Fastivsky district, the village of Markhalovka was hit by an air strike. There is destruction of residential buildings. According to initial reports, there are fatalities, information is being confirmed.

Sumy Region

The Okhtyrsk and Sumy districts were shelled by Russian artillery. Information on casualties is being confirmed.

Zhytomyr Region

Air strike on Berdichev, the Russians destroyed several buildings, information on casualties is being confirmed.

Kirovohrad region

Overall, the region is calm, but there was a prolonged air raid for several hours.

Dnipropetrovsk region

Nighttime missile attacks. Hit a fuel depot near Nikopol. No casualties or casualties. It is calm at the moment.

Kharkiv region

For the past 24 hours, almost all districts of Kharkiv have been shelled by the invaders. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repulsed enemy attempts to enter the city, the Ukrainian army drove the Russians far behind their previous positions. Fighting continues across the region, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelling an attack in Russkie Tyshki as well. On Tuesday, 320 residents from the Oskill boarding school were evacuated; the authorities are hoping for a "green corridor" from Izyum.

Zaporizhzhya Region

A powerful explosion was heard at the Zaporizhzhya-2 railway station at 6am on Wednesday. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated. Overall, the situation in the region is without significant change. Locals in Zaporizhzhya and the region continue to prepare for the enemy by erecting barricades, loopholes and firing pads.

Rivne region

An air-raid siren has been sounding all night long in the Rivne region.

Vinnitsa

There were two explosions during the night, no details reported.

In Volyn, Zakarpattya, Lviv, and Chernivtsi the night was quiet.

In Khmelnytskyi region, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk - generally calm, but air-raid alarms sounded during the night.

Cherkasy

Overnight there were regular air-raid sirens, but the situation was, on the whole, calm.

Poltava region

Overnight sirens in the region.

Luhansk region

On Tuesday 15 March, the Ukrainian military carried out a successful operation, repelled an assault on Severodonetsk and drove the occupiers away from the city, but the enemy is trying to enter Severodonetsk from the direction of Rubezhnoye. As a consequence, Rubizhne was the hottest place. There were many residential house fires. 7 injured, including 1 child, and 1 dead.

Donetsk region

Russian aircraft were active in the city of Toretsk, with no civilian casualties.

The towns of Avdiivka and Marinka have been shelled. The shelling is currently continuing.

Mariupol is being destroyed by Russian artillery and aerial fire. On Tuesday, people began to leave with their own vehicles. According to the authorities' calculations, there were about 4,000 cars. Not everyone made it through - a large part of the convoy spent the night on the route.

Mykolaiv Region .

There was an air raid during the night in the city. Fighting continues in the region. Authorities are preparing to evacuate people and deliver humanitarian assistance to the villages that were liberated the day before. There is still an air-raid siren sounding in Snegirevka. Overall, the situation is under control.

Kherson region

Heavy explosions during the day. Fighting continued near the airport. The consequences of the destruction of nearby settlements are being ascertained.

The regional state administration notes that the Kherson region is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster.

The situation in the settlements, especially in small ones, is catastrophic. People are critically short of medicines and sometimes food. There is also a problem with the electricity, gas and water supply. A "green corridor" is urgently needed.

Odesa

The air-raid sirens sounded twice during the night. Preparations are underway for a possible Russian landing on the coast of the Odesa region, Russian ships are still cruising in the Black Sea and there is a high probability of missile strikes.

Chernihiv region

No data is available yet.