The operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., March 9, 2023.
379 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
The main efforts of the enemy continue to be focused on conducting offensive actions in the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions.
Last day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 110 attacks.
The enemy continues to violate the norms of International Humanitarian Law, continues to strike, carry out artillery attacks on civilian objects and houses of the civilian population, and tries to destroy the critical infrastructure of our state.
Information about the night rocket attack will be made public a little later. And during the previous day, the enemy carried out 25 air strikes, 2 missile strikes, and also carried out 32 attacks from rocket salvo systems.
The formation of offensive groups was not detected in the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions. At the same time, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Senkivka, Chernihiv region; Kharkivka and Atynske of Sumy Oblast and Strelecha, Ternova, Vilcha, Kamianka, Dvorichna and Golubivka of Kharkiv Oblast.
On the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Hryanikyvka, Spirne, and Bilogorivka. He carried out artillery fire on more than 15 settlements. Among them are Vilshana, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Pershotravneve, Pishchane and Cherneshchyna of the Kharkiv Oblast; Stelmakhivka, Nevske and Chervopopivka – Luhansk, as well as Novoselivka, Kolodyazi, Dibrova, Berestov, Yampil, Siversk, Rozdolivka and Yagidne in Donetsk Oblast.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the occupiers do not stop their assaults in the direction of the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske and Oleksandro-Shultyne settlements. More than 10 settlements, in particular, Zaliznyanske, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Kostyantynivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Diliivka, Druzhba, New York, and Northern Donetsk Oblast, were hit by enemy shelling.
On the Avdiyivka and Shakhtarsky directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Kamianka, Severne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Novomykhailivka, Maryinka, and Vugledar of the Donetsk region. Areas of 20 settlements were hit by enemy shelling. Among them are Oleksandropil, Lastochkine, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Karlivka, Georgiivka, Vugledar, Zolota Niva, Velyka Novosilka, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Pobyeda, Prychistevka and Neskuchne of the Donetsk Oblast.
The enemy continue to defend occupied positions in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Areas of more than 30 settlements were shelled. In particular, these are Vremivka, Novosilka and Novopil in the Donetsk Oblast, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka, Kamianske, Temyrivka, Olgivske, Chervone, Staroukrainka, Charivne and Novoandriivka in Zaporizhzhia, as well as Zmiivka, Vesele .
According to preliminary information, the armed forces of the russian Federation have almost used up the entire supply of artillery ammunition located in warehouses in the central part of Russia. At present, the movement of ammunition from warehouses located in other regions of Russia to the territory of the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine is being observed. This significantly increases delivery times.
There is also an unsatisfactory state and quality of new batches of ammunition due to improper storage and violation of service rules and regulations. Almost 50% of them have visible signs of rust damage. In the conditions of intense hostilities and the existing unsatisfactory state of ammunition, one should expect their shortage in the artillery units of the russian army within the next 2-3 months.
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 11 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers and struck the position of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile complex.
And our rocket launchers and gunners hit 2 areas of concentration of personnel and inflicted fire damage on the command post of one of the units of the Russian army
Last, but not the least, russia’s losses in manpower for the last 24 hours are as follows:
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