Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:03 In the Makiivka are arrivals.
Local resident injured in artillery attack.
22:00 In Ukraine, 20 minutes after shelling finally figured out how to hide the arrivals at Shkolny. It's like a three-story house.
21:37 Worked so well in Odessa air defense that continues to blaze an object at a military airfield.
21:33 For no one secret that on the second line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine beyond Artemovsk (Bakhmut), which includes the cities of Seversk, Chasov Yar, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Slavyansk, a large grouping of enemy troops is now concentrated, which, according to estimates, will have to attack the flanks of the group's unit "Wagner" in order to cut them off from the main part of the RF Armed Forces.
Against this background, arrivals are recorded daily in the listed cities in order to inflict damage on the enemy on the outskirts of the battlefield.
It is possible that the experience of airborne assault strikes against the enemy fortifications in Avdievka will soon be applied in the Bakhmut direction, in particular against the enemy in the cities of the Slavic-Kramatorsk conglomeration.
20:58 PMC "Wagner" breaks through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, using the "Fire Barrage."
Ukrainian military analysts report with alarm:
"The intensity of the fighting along Korsunsky Street has increased. The forces of PMC "Wagner" managed to cross the street in several places and capture several houses. The Russians use aviation and artillery tactics "Fire Barrage."
- In the Budyonovsky district, the PMC attacks in several places towards Kolodeznaya Street.
20:52 Hit retaliation: rockets hit the airfield in Odessa, from which drones flew out to attack Dzhankoy.
Local resources report an arrival at the Shkolny airfield.
19:58 Consequences of artillery attack of the village of Khanzhenkovo in Makeevka by Ukrainian militants.
19:21 Video- T-80 went to reinforce comrades in battle.
18:02 Video— Morning video from Artyomovsk. Ukrainian militants, unable to withstand the pressure of the Wagner PMC and fleeing from their positions, show gifts in backpacks. In the words of the Nazi, the question is directly read: “What are we for?”
17:42 Artyomovsk Now. Control of the territory of the city:
According to DeepStateMap:
- Armed Forces of Ukraine - 16.75%
- Territory for which ownership is unknown - 19.69%
- Wagner - 63.56%
17:12 Video– Around the clock: the crews of the Osa air defense system of the naval infantry of the Pacific Fleet cover our troops from the air from the special operation zone
One of the main tasks of anti-aircraft gunners is the fight against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. Only one battery has more than 150 destroyed air targets.
"The targets are at different heights: from a hundred meters and above, up to 5,000. It is not difficult to find them, since the complex is equipped with everything necessary to detect them," said the head of the calculation of the Osa air defense system.
17:08 Video- Work on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Berestovoe artillery of the NM LPR.
16:28 Video- Zaporozhye direction, the work of the tank brothers. The crew of the Novorossiysk.
15:51 In the Zaporozhye region (temporarily occupied part) explosions and air raids.
15:00 UTC for the fourth time in a week trying to attack the Druzhba oil pipeline in the Bryansk region. Yesterday, at about 12:00 am, ammunition was dropped from a UAV at the facility. There were no casualties.
Previously explosive devices were dropped on 14, 15 and 16 March.
14:56 Video- The defeat of the observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Russian artillerymen in a forest belt in the Zaporozhye region.
14:25 Over the past day, Ukrainian militants released 105 rounds on the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, including 64 during the day. Ten of them - in the city of Alyoshki. Also under fire were the city of Golaya Pristan, town. Dnieper, the villages of Kardashinka, Pokrovka, Cossack Camps, Staraya Zburyevka, Peschanovka and Podstepnoe.
At night, the nationalists continued artillery attack civilian infrastructure in Kakhovka, Novaya Kakhovka, Gornostaevka, Vasilievka, and Korsunka. A total of 41 rounds were fired.
14:22 Video- During the next artillery attack of Alyoshek by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a residential apartment building was destroyed.
The terrorists of the Kyiv regime again fired at the civilian infrastructure of Alyoshek - as a result of the destruction, he received a residential apartment building.
Part of the wall collapsed in the building, and windows were shattered in many apartments. The entrance door was slashed with shrapnel, and in the yard next to the playground there was a shell crater.
14:15 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (03/21/2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
- In the Kupyansky direction, active actions of units, artillery fire of the "Western" group of troops hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Timkovka, Kharkov Region, Novoselovskoe and Stelmakhivka, Luhansk People's Republic.
Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, Yampolovka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction, during the active operations of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, the enemy's losses per day amounted to 160 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Preobrazhenka of the Zaporozhye region.
The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of enemy fire, over 40 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, two 152mm Akatsia self-propelled howitzers, as well as an M777 artillery system made in the United States were destroyed in a day.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 95 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 107 districts.
In addition, three US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Shandrigolovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, Orekhov in the Zaporozhye region and Belozerka in the Kherson region.
- Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Nikanorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic in an air battle shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian air forces.
During the day, 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Tokarevka, Kharkiv region, Krasnorechenskoye, Chervonopopovka, Novovodyanoye, Kremennaya, Ploshchanka, Voevodovka, Rubizhne, Barannikovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Zeleny Gay, Harvest, Blagodatnoe, Vladimirovka, Evgenovka, Staromlinovka Donetsk People's Republic, Ulyanivka, Pologi Zaporozhye region, Novaya Zburyevka and Krynki Kherson region. In addition, three HIMARS rocket launchers were intercepted.
- In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 403 aircraft, 223 helicopters, 3,502 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,363 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,070 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,403 field artillery guns and mortars, and also 9,039 units of special military vehicles.
13:50 Video- Bakhmut death road for Ukrainians and mercenaries
Ukrainian militants leave Artemovsk (Bakhmut) on a country road. Along the road there is a large number of broken vehicles.
13:35 Video- The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) from ukrovoyaki. Aviation stubbornly extinguishes.
13:06 In Ukraine, they rejoice: Su-35 was “shot down” over Donetsk, which turned out to be an APU drone.
The “plane” shot down by the Kyiv Tg-channels over Donetsk is a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone shot down by air defense on an emergency descent with a parachute system.
13:00 Video- The Russian military system "Solntsepek" inflicted a fire defeat on Ukrainian militants in the area of Grinyakovka and Dvurechnoye in the Kupyansky direction.
Also, according to Yevgeny Polovodov, an officer of the press center of the Zapad grouping, at the line of defense of the Russian army near Masyutovka and Novoselovsky, four DRGs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by crews of 152mm howitzers MSTA-B.
In addition, motorized rifle units disrupted two rotations of Ukrainian militants at the forefront in the area of Dvurechnoe and Tenkovka settlements. Also, two sabotage groups of the enemy were discovered in the areas of Berestovoy and Novoselovsky.
12:21 Video- Discovered an ambush and thwarted the enemy counteroffensive
Acting as part of a battalion tactical group, Lieutenant Denis Mekhedov, together with subordinate personnel, carried out a combat mission to take control of a strategically important facility in the suburbs of one of the settlements.
Moving through the industrial development, Denis discovered a group of Ukrainian nationalists armed with mortars and small arms, equipping firing positions on the upper floors of an abandoned building.
After assessing the situation, Lieutenant Mekhedov decided to impose a fight on the enemy. Secretly located on the ground, the personnel under the leadership of Denis opened fire on armed Ukrainian militants.
Despite fierce resistance, as a result of the clash, all nationalists were destroyed. Thanks to the courage of Lieutenant Denis Mekhedov and his skillful leadership of subordinate personnel, the ambush planned by Ukrainian militants was thwarted.
12:00 Fighters with video alive - Personnel of fire contact in the Zaporozhye direction.
In the frame are servicemen of the 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Guards Division. They repel the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the battle one of the fighters was injured, while the other, do not be ashamed, a soldier, provided first aid to a colleague and was also wounded during this.
11:55 Video- Destruction of the BMP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Seversk direction.
11:30 Video- The APU officers on the BMP thought to leave and work on our positions, but as a result, it took off into the sky.
11:16 From Avdievka they report that after the assault on Stepovoe, the blow is shifting towards Orlivka.
In this area, through Orlovka, Lastochkino and Tonenoye, there are three main supply channels for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka.
According to the Military Chronicle, the first of them, passing directly through Orlovka, by the evening can be taken under fire control. At the moment, rocket artillery and aviation are actively working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Apparently, the scheme of cutting off the enemy from supplies, tested in Artyomovsk, is also used here. If the supply lines are cut, the encirclement of the Ukrainian group in Avdievka and the liberation of the city will only be a matter of time.
10:57 Video- Anti-tank missile system "Shturm-S" of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation operates near Maryinka.
10:30 21.03. Bakhmut (Artyomovskoe direction)
Intelligence reports a fairly large armored column of Vushniks, which is heading from the north side of the city.
In the column, there are T-64BV, T-80 tanks and auxiliary repair equipment. Artillery is ready to fry them.
10:08 Video- The birds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Berislav region report that they are moving towards Novaya Kakhovka.
10:06 Video- The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement from the head of the press center of the Yug group.
He says that they destroyed two "Grad" BMPs and about a dozen units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region.
09:50 Chronicle of strikes and mutual artillery attack in the NVO zone during the night of March 20-21, 2023 —video
Russian air defense systems shot down several Ukrainian drones over Dzhankoy in the Republic of Crimea.
As a result of the fall of fragments of apparatuses into a residential area, one person was injured, he was provided with all the necessary assistance.
The RF Armed Forces worked on targets in Sopych, Starikovo, Atinsky, Volfino and Turie in the Sumy region, as well as in Khrenovka and Kamenskaya Sloboda in the Chernihiv region.
In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops hit the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Glubokoye, Morokhovets, Volchansk, Strelechya and Chuguevka.
In the Starobelsk direction, the RF Armed Forces worked on enemy positions in Dvurechnaya, Krakhmalny, Novomlynsk, Kupyansk and Torskoy.
The RF Armed Forces carried out several missile strikes on Ukrainian army facilities in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
On the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in Bakhmut, the vicinity of Disputed, New York, Vasyukovka and Chasov Yar.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian artillerymen worked on targets in Avdeevka, Lastochkino, Georgievka, Maryinka and Ostrom.
Ukrainian formations fired at Donetsk, Gorlovka and Golmovsky.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Ugledar, Bolshaya Novoselka, Vremyevka and Novopol.
In the Zaporozhye region, Russian troops worked on targets in Olgovskiy, Malinovka, Gulyaipole, Orekhov and Charivny.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in Kherson and its environs.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in turn, fired at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Gornostaevka and Korsunka.
09:19 Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia investigate the fact of the artillery attack of Donetsk by Ukrainian armed groups
According to the executive authorities, as a result of the artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops, a civilian of the city was killed.
Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia during the investigation will establish in detail the circumstances of the incident, the actions of all those involved will be given a legal assessment.
09:18 Representation of the DPR in the JCCC informs about 19 facts of firing by the VFU per day
The enemy fired from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, firing 102 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Donetsk and Aleksandrovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
08:45 Summary on the morning of March 21, 2023
In the Avdievka direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the area of Petrovsky (Stepovoy), Experienced, Kamenka and towards Avdievka itself. There are heavy battles, a number of sources hastened to report the occupation of individual settlements.
The head of the PMC "Wagner" informed the Russian Minister of Defense in writing about the control of 70% of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and reported on the need to take measures to prevent a counterattack by the VFU in order to cut off the PMC units from the Russian Armed Forces.
An enemy UAV raided the Crimea at night. Air defense was working, shots from small arms can be heard on the recordings. Several drones reached the ground: one person was injured, a household and a store were damaged. Presumably, the Ukronazis used drones of a new type for themselves - similar to the Geraniums. Locals reported "sounds of mopeds". Shrapnel was used as a striking element in drones.
It was also reported from Crimea yesterday that on Sunday in Simferopol they tried to blow up the gas pipeline with a small improvised explosive device with a capacity of up to 200 grams of TNT
In the Bryansk region, on the territory of the Novozybkovsky city district, an improvised explosive device was dropped onto the Druzhba oil pipeline. In addition, the settlement was fired from mortars. Kurkovichi.
In the Kursk region, settlements were shelled. Guevo and Gornal.
The enemy fired 102 rounds of ammunition at civilian targets in the DPR. Under fire Donetsk and Aleksandrovka. A civilian died.
08:43 I came to help our guys - an experienced volunteer "Altai" is fighting in the ranks of the "Brave" -video
A fighter from Bashkiria with the call sign "Altai" volunteered to join the Army with the start of mobilization to help our guys, because his experience should be useful at the front.
Today, the past army years help him a lot: the Altai did military and contract service in the engineer-sapper battalion. Past knowledge, skills and experience gained in today's difficult conditions of combat operations allow the fighter and his comrades to effectively perform tasks. “We are moving forward,” says Altai. “We work both on the front line and in the rear.”
The mood of the fighters and commanders of his unit is combat. "Victory will be ours! Glory to Russia!"
08:04 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/21/2023
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, carried out offensive operations in the city of Maryinka, in the direction of the North, from the side of Opytny to the southern outskirts of Avdiivka, in Kamenka and near Stepnoe. There is progress on the last three sites listed.
Thus, the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdievka is under the threat of coverage from the south, east and north. Russian artillery hit Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Orlovka, Berdychi and New York. APU attacked Donetsk.
Southwest of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, supported by artillery, advanced towards Ivanovsky and the southern part of the city itself. From the north, the band members continue their assault operations in the industrial area. To the northwest they attack at Khromovoe and Bogdanovka.
After artillery strikes, PMC "Wagner" managed to push through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Grigorovka. Ukrainian positions in Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Seversk and Sporny are under shelling.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops, with the support of artillery, again attacked Belogorovka. They also conducted offensive operations on Yampolevka, Terny, Nevskoye and Makeevka. In addition, they made an attempt to break through the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoselovsky.