Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 26, 2023

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., March 26, 2023.

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

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have carried out 34 air strikes and 4 missile strikes, carried out more than 70 attacks from rocket salvo systems, in particular, on the civilian infrastructure of populated areas. There are wounded among the civilian population.

The probability of russia launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The russian forces continue to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdyivka, and Maryinka areas. Ukrainian soldiers repelled more than 85 attacks by invaders.

In the Volyn, Polissia, Siversk, and Slobozhansk directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected. During the past day, the enemy shelled the areas of settlements of Horodyshche, Chernihiv region; Kharkivka, Novovasylivka, Ukrainy and Bachivsk in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Strelecha, Krasne, Neskuchne, Vovchansk, Vilcha and Krasne Pershe in the Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Lyman direction, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives near Sinkivka, Kreminnaya, Bilogorivka, and Vyimka. Areas of Pishchane, Dvorichna, Kupyansk and Tabaivka settlements of Kharkiv region were affected by the fire; Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast, as well as Vyimka and Vesele in the Donetsk oblast.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy continues its assault on the city of Bakhmut, which is held by our defenders, as well as in the areas of Bohdanivka and Predtechyny. It shelled the settlements of Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kostyantynivka, Severnye and New York of the Donetsk oblast.

On the Avdiyivka and Maryinka directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensives in the direction of Keramik, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka settlements. Avdyivka, Severne, Tonenka, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviivka and Prechistivka in Donetsk oblast were subjected to numerous enemy attacks.

The enemy continues to conduct defensive actions in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Shells the settlements of Olhivske, Malynivka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka and Stepove in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, Kozatske, Lviv, Ivanivka, Komysany and Kizomys in the Kherson oblast.
In Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the russian occupation so-called “administration” issued an order to local residents to obtain passes from the city commandant’s office by April 1 to move around the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. But under the condition of successful filtering.
Passes will be issued separately for people and vehicles.

Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine during the day made 11 strikes on areas where the invaders were concentrated. Also, our defenders shot down enemy UAVs of the “Orlan-10” and “Supercam” types.

Units of missile troops and artillery, in turn, hit 3 control points and 5 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the enemy.

In total, last day our defenders destroyed 15 tanks, 15 armored fighting vehicles, 8 artillery systems, two anti-aircraft guns, 1 anti-aircraft vehicle, 2 UAVs of operational-tactical level, 3 cars and 3 units of special equipment.

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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