Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of March 20, 2024.
1,121 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,034 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. March 20, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
The 1121st day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
In total, 155 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile strike using one missile and 72 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, dropped 123 anti-aircraft missiles, and engaged 2,560 kamikaze drones for destruction. The enemy also carried out more than 6,000 artillery attacks, including 141 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The enemy carried out air strikes, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Gremyach, Mykolaivka in Chernihiv region; Krasnopillya, Mykhailivske, Khmelivka, Samotoivka, Myropillya, Turya, Mala Rybytsia, Petrushivka in Sumy region; Zorya, Nova Poltavka, Grodivka, Pokrovsk, Zelene Pole of Donetsk region; Velykymykhailivka of Dnipropetrovsk region; Yasna Polyana, Blakytne, Novoivanivka of Zaporizhia region; Burgunka, Virivka, Kherson, Tomarine, Odradokamyanka of Kherson region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck ten areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, four control points, two air defense facilities, 10 missile troops and artillery facilities, two electronic warfare stations and another important target of the Russian invaders.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried in vain to advance five times in the area of Vovchansk and Dvorichnaya.
In the Kupyansk direction, six attacks by the invaders took place yesterday. The defense forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions near the settlements of Zagryzove and Petropavlivka.
In the Lymansk direction, the enemy attacked 15 times. Tried to advance near Yampolivka and in the directions of the settlements of Nove, Novomykhailivka, Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversky direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack near the settlement of Verkhnyokamyanske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy launched four attacks on the positions of our troops in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyny, Minkivka, and Novomarkovo.
In the past day, in the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units 21 times near Krymske, Toretsk, Dachny, and Diliivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, over the past day, our defenders stopped 47 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Tarasivka, Elizavetivka, Promyn, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Kotlyne, Zvirovo, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Oleksiivka, Valentynivka, Andriivka, and in the direction of Sergiivka.
In the Novopavlivske direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 13 attacks by the invaders in the areas of Pryvilny, Rozlyv, Bulatsky and Konstantinopol.
In the Hulyaypil direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled three enemy attacks in the direction of Novopol.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks in the Stepovoye area and in the direction of the settlements of Lobkove and Shcherbaki.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.
In the Kursk region, over the past day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 22 attacks by the invaders, the enemy also launched 23 air strikes, using 28 KABs, and carried out 333 attacks, 12 of which were from MLRS.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear. In total, the losses of the Russian invaders over the past day amounted to 1,400 russian soldiers.
Ukrainian forces also neutralized 13 tanks, 38 armored combat vehicles, 43 artillery systems, two MLRS, three air defense systems, 179 operational-tactical UAVs, 91 units of automotive equipment, and one heavy flamethrower system of the invaders.
