Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 14, 2023

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 13, 2023.

384 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.

Despite significant losses, the enemy continues offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions. During the last day, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 100 enemy attacks in the indicated directions.

The russian Federation uses terror tactics, indiscriminately shelling populated areas, thereby grossly violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 5 missile attacks, in particular, on civil infrastructure facilities in the Sumy and Donetsk oblast. There are dead and wounded civilians. Also, the enemy carried out 35 airstrikes and launched 76 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

The level of missile threat remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.

On the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. Work continues on the engineering equipment of enemy positions in the border areas of the Belgorod Region. During the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Myhalchyna Sloboda, Chernihiv Oblast, Znob-Novgorodskoe, Seredyna-Buda, Bachivsk, Esman, Starykovo, Shalygine, Bilopylla, and Krasnopillya, Sumy Oblast, and Strelech, Hlyboke, Lukyantsi, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Dvorichna, and Kindrashivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

russian forces are trying to break through the defenses of our troops on the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions. They led unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Nevske, Chervopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilogorivka and Berestov settlements. They carried out artillery shelling of the areas of Hryanikyvka, Masyutivka, Kup’yansk, Krokhmalne, Novoselivske, Kharkiv Region settlements; Makiivka, Dibrova and Bilogorivka – Luhansk and Spirn in Donetsk oblast.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy does not stop trying to capture the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian soldiers repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Hryhorivka and Ivanivske settlements. In particular, Bondarne, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Kurdyumivka, Bila Gora, Kostyantynivka, Zalizne, and New York of the Donetsk oblast came under enemy fire.

On the Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Kamianka, Avdiivka, Severna, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Netaylove, Maryinka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, and Vugledar settlements. Areas of more than 15 settlements near the contact line were hit by enemy shelling. Among them are Kamianka, Avdiivka, Tonenka, Severne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Georgiivka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar and Neskuchne of the Donetsk oblast.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is conducting defensive operations. Areas of more than 50 settlements near the contact line, including Olhivske, Charivne, Novoandriyivka, Stepove of the Zaporizhia Oblast, as well as Kachkarivka, Novosilka, Kozatske, Ivanivka, Inzhenerne, Kherson and Komysany of the Kherson Oblast, were shelled.

During the day, Ukrainian aviation made 10 strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated.

Ukrainian units of missile troops and artillery hit 5 areas of concentration of russian forces personnel and military equipment, 3 ammunition warehouses and 4 means of russian radio-electronic warfare during the day.

Last, but not the least, russia’s losses in manpower for the last 24 hours are as follows:

Ukraine Front Lines

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