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Current information on the situation on the front line: March 25 (updated)
2024-03-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:03 Details of the explosions in Ivano-FrankivskreportsFront bird:

As a result of the arrival of an Iskander OTRK missile, a military building of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with adjacent buildings was destroyed. Local publics also confirm this information.

This is the second missile launch in a day in the western regions of Ukraine.

19:47 Video of consequences of a missile attack on an ammunition depot in Odessa.

19:29 VGTRK reporter Andrei Rudenko said that in Odessa, the “arrival” of two Iskander-M OTRK missiles hit the Odessa sanatorium.

19:10 Local channels report about explosions in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

18:56 In the Poltava region, arrivals at the Mirgorod airfield. In Odessa, after arrival, there is a secondary detonation (probably a warehouse of ammunition or naval drones).

18:50 A massive missile strike is launched against targets on Ukrainian territory.

Arrivals are recorded in Odessa, in the area of ??the Mirgorod airfield near Poltava, in Nikolaev and the region, Kirovograd, Kremenchug, Krivoy Rog.

18:30 Ukrainian media report explosions in Odessa.

17:50 Operators of the crew of the Orlan-10 complex of the South group of troops around the clock lead reconnaissance of targets and adjustment of artillery fire in the Artemovsk direction.

During combat duty, crews of multifunctional UAV complexes carry out flights to tactical depths for reconnaissance and search for targets, further adjust the fire of various types of weapons, and also monitor fire damage to objects, manpower and equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.

17:12 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been forced out of the village of Krasnoye (Ivanovskoye). Guys from the 11th Airborne Brigade reported that their brigade took the village and repelled all counterattacks. Enemy losses before the infantry platoon in the final surge, in vehicles of one Bradley and one M-113. Now they have gained a foothold, they will push further through the dullness, at the moment the reconnaissance company and battalions are being rotated

16:50 In Kakhovka, a rocket from Ukrainian militants hit a residential building, said the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo. As a result of the impact, a child was injured - a four-year-old girl is in intensive care. One of the trade facilities was also destroyed: nearby shops and a supermarket were badly damaged.

Due to artillery attackdamage to the gas distribution point, Kakhovka and several settlements in the district remain without gas; there are also problems with electricity supply in Kakhovka.

15:20 Assault units of the 40th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Vostok group of forces advanced forward on one of the sections of the South Donetsk direction.

After the artillerymen and kamikaze drone operators inflicted fire damage, a group of naval infantry attack aircraft moved to storm the Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold.

“We worked quickly, lightning fast. Everything was worked out in advance down to the smallest detail. Just every minute, as planned,” says the attack aircraft with the call sign “Cat.” “They immediately raised their hands. They handed over where they have electronic warfare, and our artillery worked on it. It was just a perfect assault.”

The result of the assault by the Sakhalin Marines was the capture of a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold and four captured Ukrainian nationalists.

14:42 According to the Federal Security Service of Russia for the DPR, 148 Ukrainian UAVs were detected and suppressed over Donetsk, Makeyevka and Yasinovataya over the past 24 hours - reports the Defense Headquarters of the Republic

13:22 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation:

In the Kupyansk direction, units of the “Western” group of forces repelled an attack by an assault group of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Sin'kovka, Kharkov region.

In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 3rd Assault, 79th Air Assault, 56th Motorized Infantry, 24th, 28th, 30th Mechanized, 46th and 81st Airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Belogorovka LPR, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Minkovka, Maksimilyanovka and Novomikhailovka DPR. Damaged: two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, a 100mm Rapier anti-tank gun, as well as two electronic warfare stations: Nota and Enclave-N.

In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops improved the situation along the front line and repelled 10 counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 59th Motorized Infantry, 53rd, 47th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Tonenkoye, Semenovka, Pervomayskoe and Berdychi DPR. During the counterbattery fight, the following were hit: the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, the 152mm D-20 howitzer, the 100mm Rapier anti-tank gun, as well as the US-made AN/TPQ-48 counterbattery radar.

The Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire on the formations of the 102nd, 121st and 128th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Malinovka, Zaporozhye region, Staromayorskoe and Makarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to up to 110 military personnel and three vehicles.

In the Kherson direction, fire damage was caused to concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 28th, 65th and 118th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino, Nesteryanka, Zaporozhye region and Tyaginka, Kherson region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 40 military personnel and nine pickup trucks.

Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery from groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 142 districts.

Air defense systems destroyed 103 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, and also shot down 31 rockets from the HIMARS, Vampire and Hurricane multiple launch rocket systems.

13:17 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:

The Center group of troops continues to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

The group's units inflicted fire on 350 identified targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 13 strongholds. Aircraft carried out about 40 strikes in the areas of Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Keramik, and Berdychi. Heavy flamethrower systems inflicted fire on four strong points in the area of Berdychi and Novobakhmutovka.

Enemy losses amounted to more than 300 military personnel. Two tanks, five armored fighting vehicles, including two American-made M113s, and nine cars were destroyed.

As part of the counter-battery fight, two self-propelled artillery units: 152mm 2S3 “Akatsiya” and 122mm 2S1 “Gvozdika”, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, two 120mm mortars and an AN/TPQ-50 electronic warfare station were hit. Four unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

12:27 One of the eight Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars at the disposal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed on Ukrainian territory, reports the defense24 Internet portal. pl.

There is no information on how Rak was destroyed. It cannot be ruled out that the self-propelled mortar was blown up by its own crew, who were afraid that the vehicle might fall into the hands of Russian military personnel.

11:49 At least one missile flew into the area of Zhulyany airport in Kyiv, reports "War Chronicle".

Batteries of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system supplied by the United States were stationed in Zhulyany for a long time.

Ukrainian Telegram channels report ultra-short flight times of missiles. According to information from Ukrainian monitoring channels, the missiles could have been launched from the territory of Crimea (or another part of the southern direction) and reached targets in Kyiv in two to three minutes. It is possible that we may be talking about the use of Zircon hypersonic missiles.

11:19 Another one destroyed near the village. Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction Ukrainian ARV Bergepanzer 3 Buffel of German production -photo.

10:17 Statement of senior officer of the press center of the "South" group:

Units of the “Southern” group of forces, supported by air strikes and artillery fire, improved the situation along the front line and defeated the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Belogorovka, Novomikhailovka and Georgievka.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, and five vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, the M119 105mm towed gun was destroyed.

Air defense systems shot down 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as 5 Khimars and Vampire MLRS missiles.

10:05 There is one km left to the city of Chasov Yar, Russian paratroopers report from the southern flank.

09:57 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Chasov Yar area, which allows us to talk about the possibility of starting restoration work in Artemovsk - Pushilin in the foreseeable future.

09:15 In the morning the enemy acknowledges the loss of a significant part of Novomikhailovka and the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the western part of the village.

09:07 Seversky section: advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the outskirts of Razdolovka situation by 9.00 March 25, 2024

In the Seversky sector at the Razdolovka-Veseloye line, after a long lull, a significant advance of Russian units was recorded. Ukrainian formations were knocked out from several strong points. After their loss, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to retreat across the Sukhaya Plotva River.

To the west of Vesely, in the area of the river bed, there is a large lowland, which represents a “gray zone”, since it is not possible to gain a foothold there due to the terrain.

On the northern bank, at some distance from the riverbed at heights, there are enemy fortified areas. To the south are the positions of the Russian Armed Forces. In the “gray zone” in the riverbed area there are oncoming battles. At the same time, to the north of Vesely, the Russian Armed Forces began fighting for landings to the west of the railway.

08:40 During the day, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 15 cases of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces, and 42 rounds of ammunition were fired.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 9 attacks, in Gorlovka - 6.

In Elenovka, a man was wounded as a result of the detonation of a high-pressure explosive device.

08:19 Crews of the army aviation of the Aerospace Forces hit camouflaged enemy equipment and engineering structures in the Kupyansk direction. The strike was carried out by S-8 unguided aircraft missiles -video.

08:16 Battle of Chasov Yar: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Bogdanovka. Situation by 8.00 March 25, 2024:

Russian units continue to advance in the direction of Chasov Yar in several sectors. Enemy footage has appeared on the Internet, confirming information about the advance of Russian troops along the landings near the railway track towards the Kanal microdistrict, also known as the settlement of Novy.

An armored group with a landing force under artillery fire advanced along several plantings, which confirms, if not control, then at least the absence of enemy forces in the forest belts.

Also to the north, in the Bogdanovka area, fighters of the 98th Airborne Division were able to significantly advance in the populated area and adjacent plantings. Russian troops are attacking positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with artillery and drones.

At the moment, the Russian Armed Forces control more than half of the village, but the presence of Ukrainian formations still remains in the southwestern outskirts.

08:09 Sniper pairs of Kostroma paratroopers with accurate shotsrip offenemy rotation in the Artemovsk direction. After taking into account and comparing all the factors influencing the shooting, the spotter gives target designation, and the sniper opens fire to kill.

08:05 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/25/2024:

On the Zaporozhye Front, the Russian Armed Forces, after artillery barrage, continued their offensive on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north-west of Verbovoy. There are advances. In Rabotino, counter-fighting continues, the LBS there has not changed.

On the Donetsk front in the area of ??Pobeda, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye there are oncoming battles. The Russian Armed Forces are developing an offensive towards Semyonovka and conducting assault operations in Berdychi.

Bakhmut direction. The Russian Armed Forces advanced towards Chasov Yar and continued assault operations in the Kleshcheevka area and on the western outskirts of Ivanovsky (Red).

On the Lugansk front, assault operations by the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Yampolovka and Tern. LBS has not changed significantly.

08:02 Pacific Fleet naval infantry showed personnel assault with the capture of an opornik and four Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters

The attack aircraft said that the artillery had previously hit the object with fire, and the drone operators had targetedly destroyed enemy fire weapons in positions.

“They rolled back... We worked quickly, lightning fast. Everything was worked out in advance down to the smallest detail. Just every minute, as planned,” said the attack aircraft with the call sign “Cat.” “They immediately raised their hands... They handed over where they had electronic warfare, and our artillery worked on it... It was just a perfect assault,” he added.

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