Ukraine's Armed Forces repel 90 Russian attack over past day – General Staff

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled 92 Russian attacks on five fronts and struck 10 clusters of Russian military personnel over the past day.

Source: General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 12 March

Quote: "The main goal of the enemy over the past day was to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

For this purpose, the enemy focused its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts.

Thanks to professional and coordinated actions, our defenders repelled 92 enemy attacks on these fronts."

Details: Over the past day, the Russians carried out 12 air and five missile strikes, two of which were on the city of Zaporizhzhia.

The Russian invaders used S-300 air defence systems against a civilian infrastructure facility. As a result, one building was destroyed. There were no civilian casualties.

In addition, the occupiers carried out 56 attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems. One of the attacks was aimed at a civilian infrastructure facility in Kherson. There are civilian casualties: two killed and three wounded.

In addition, the Russians continue to carry out engineering equipment of the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk oblasts.

The Russians deployed mortars and artillery to fire in the vicinity of eight settlements: Chervona Zoria, Krasne, Ohirtseve, Kolodiazne, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk and Kamianka in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts, the Russians maintained their significant military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine to prevent the redeployment of Ukrainian units to other areas.

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have unsuccessfully tried to break through the defence of Ukraine’s Armed Forces by firing artillery in the vicinity of 13 settlements along the contact line, in particular Dvorichna, Hrianykivka, Masiutivka, Kyslivka and Pishchane in Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske, Kuzmyne, Bilohorivka and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast; Dibrova, Rozdolivka, Spirne and Yahidne in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians did not stop storming the city of Bakhmut. Near the contact line, the invaders fired at Vasiukivka, Zaliznianske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Kostiantynivka, Bila Hora, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Zalizne and New-York in Donetsk Oblast. In total, 15 settlements on the Bakhmut front were affected by the occupiers’ attacks.

On the Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts, the Russians attempted offensive actions in the direction of Kamianka, Sieverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. They were not successful. 18 settlements near the contact line came under Russian attacks, including Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Bohoiavlenka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, Oleksandropil, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, the Russians are on the defensive. Simultaneously, they shelled the settlements of Malynivka, Huliaipole, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Olhivske Chervone, Charivne, Tavriiske, Prydniprovske, Plavni, Kamianskohe and Stepove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Novopole in Donetsk Oblast; Novodmytrivka, Mykhailivka, Dudchany, Zmiivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Respublikanen, Chervonyi Maiak, Novosilky, Odradokamianka, Olhivka, Tiahynka, Tokarivka, Poniativka, Romashkove and the city of Kherson. In total, almost 40 settlements came under Russian fire.

Over the past day, Ukraine’s Air Force conducted six strikes on clusters of Russian personnel and military equipment, and the units of Rocket Forces and Artillery hit four clusters of invaders’ personnel, one ammunition dump and two places of deployment of Russian electronic warfare stations.

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