Ukraine's Armed Forces repel more than 80 Russian attacks in one day – General Staff report

On 22 March, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 83 Russian attacks on 5 fronts.

Source: General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces' report on Facebook

Quote:  "The Russian Federation continues its armed aggression against Ukraine and does not abandon its intentions to fully occupy Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. The enemy continues to conduct offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts while defending itself in other directions. Over the past day, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 83 enemy attacks in the eastern part of the frontline. 

The Russian aggressor continues to use its usual tactics of terrorising the civilian population, attacking settlements and critical infrastructure.

Over the past day, the enemy launched a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia. Russian missiles hit a residential multi-storey building. There were killed and wounded civilians reported.

The enemy also delivered 48 air strikes, in particular, on civilian critical infrastructure in Zhytomyr and Kyiv Oblasts. The occupiers launched 21 Shahed-136 UAVs from the Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Federation, 16 of which were shot down. As a result of enemy UAV strikes, there are killed and wounded civilians. In addition, the invaders carried out 75 attacks, using multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)."

Details: On the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no Russian offensive groups have been detected. The Russian leadership continues to use the infrastructure of the Republic of Belarus to train its troops. The invaders maintain a military presence in the border areas. During the day, the Russians fired on the settlements of Khrinivka, Arkhypivka and Mykhalchyna Sloboda in Chernihiv Oblast; Demianivka, Esman, Atynske, Iskryskivshchyna, Bilopillia, Volfyne, Pavlivka, Basivka, Yunakivka and Krasnopillia in Sumy Oblast; Basove, Hoptivka, Strilecha, Vesele, Vovchansk, Okhrimivka, Krasne Pershe and Kindrashivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts, the Russians continue to try to break Ukrainian defence. The invaders conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlements of Makiivka, Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamianske, and deployed artillery to fire in and around of Krokhmalne in Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast; Terny, Kolodiazi, Siversk, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians continue to conduct offensive operations, losing a significant amount of manpower, weapons and military equipment. Ukrainian defenders have been repelling numerous invaders’ attacks around the clock in the areas of Bakhmut, Bohdanivka and Predtechyne. More than 15 settlements located along the zone of contact came under Russian fire, including Vasiukivka, Mynkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pivnichne and Pivdenne in Donetsk Oblast. 

On the Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts, the Russians conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Novokalynove, Stepove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Sievierne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Marinka and Pobieda. More than 20 settlements came under Russian fire, including Avdiivka, Tonenke, Sieverne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Netailove, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast. 

The invaders are on the defensive on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts. More than 45 settlements located near the contact line came under fire, including Malynivka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Havrylivka, Ivanivka, Zelenivka, Dniprovske and the city of Kherson.

The General Staff reported that in the settlements of Reshetylivske, Chumatske and Kostiantynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian occupiers visited the homes of local residents and warned them to stay in safe places, forbidding them to leave their homes. This may indirectly indicate the Russian occupiers' attempts to prevent the local population from observing the Russians’ planned transfer of manpower and military equipment to the front line, the General Staff believes.

Over the course of the day, Ukrainian Air Force struck a Russian anti-aircraft missile system and conducted 12 attacks on clusters of Russian personnel and military equipment.

In addition, the Rocket forces and Artillery hit a command post, 3 clusters of personnel, an ammunition storage point and a Russian electronic warfare station.

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