Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:50 PMC Wagner went to storm the district administration and the city council of Artemovsk.
22:00 Video- New footage of the battles in Marinka.
21:53 Consequences of artillery attack by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Melitopol Today at 5:30 terrorists fired at Melitopol from the Himars MLRS.
20:51 Circumstance in Bakhmut: PMC "Wagner" fully controls the districts of Sobachevka and Budenovka
Fierce fighting continues:
— in the central area (Svoboda Square);
- in the Vodokanal area;
— in the industrial zone AZOM*;
- in the area of ??the Northern Headquarters.
The guys continue to grind the APU.
*not to be confused with the AZOM enterprise itself, which has already been liberated by Wagner PMC units. "AZOM industrial zone" is the entire northern industrial zone, separately marked on the map.
20:22 Photo— "Barbecue" saved the tank from the FPV drone. Armor is not broken. The crew is alive and full of energy for further work.
19:55 Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 19.00 March 29, 2023
- In the north of Avdievka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovskaya Brigade of the NM of the DPR) continue a positional attack on the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest belt south of Novobakhmutovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are indiscriminately artillery attack areas of the offensive of the RF Armed Forces, trying to hold back their advance.
- To the south, Russian troops, after a complete sweep of Kamenka, are fighting south and south-west of the settlement, expanding the zone of control near the reservoir adjacent to the village.
- Positional battles are going on west of Krasnogorovka. Both Russian servicemen and Ukrainian formations are artillery attack positions with artillery and aircraft.
- South of Avdievka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred additional units of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade to the Severny area due to the expected offensive of the RF Armed Forces. Shelters are equipped with camouflage nets for personnel and military equipment at advanced strongholds.
- In Pervomaisky, the offensive of Russian troops resumed. The fighters of the RF Armed Forces have completely cleared the neighborhoods adjacent to the Izmailovsky Pond and are moving forward.
19:36 Video- Artillery Donetsk 2nd Army Corps works on targets in the area of Spornovo
18:52 Video- The artillery of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Army Corps covered the Ukrainian soldiers well.
18:24 Video- Shooting from the 57mm autocannon S-60, first-person view.
18:15 Video- Application of air strikes by the Aerospace Forces on targets in the Avdeevsky direction.
17:47 Video- Combat work of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Avdeevsky direction
17:13 A total of 20 rockets from MLRS released by militants in an hour in the Kievsky district of Donetsk, the DPR JCCC reported
16:40 Video– AFU once again fired at the civilian infrastructure of Aleshki
The Kiev regime continues to terrorize the infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - this time Ukrainian militants fired at a residential building and destroyed a shopping center in Aleshki
16:25 Video- A short report on the work of the Russian 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad" in the NVO zone.
15:53 Rogov: A blow in Melitopol was previously applied by American HIMARS missiles
15:35 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kievsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
15:16 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (March 29, 2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka, Olshana and Kislovka of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Artemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
More than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as an 100mm MT-12 anti-tank gun were destroyed. In addition, an ammunition depot was hit near the village of STARITSA in the Kharkiv region.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, strikes by assault, army aviation, heavy flamethrower systems and artillery fire of the "Center" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction as a result of complex fire damage and active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops during the past day.
Up to 310 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier, nine armored fighting vehicles, four vehicles and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces inflicted defeat on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of PRECHISTOVKA and UGLEDAR of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The total losses of the enemy during the day amounted to more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and a US-made M777 artillery system were destroyed during a fire attack.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 87 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 118 districts.
- In the area of the settlement of Semenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the communication center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. In addition, four command posts of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Orlyanka in the Kharkiv region, Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novoberislav in the Kherson region.
- Eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by means of air defense and small arms in the areas of the settlements of Chervonopopovka, Kovalevka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Zeleny Gay, Leninskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Removka of the Zaporizhia Region. In addition, six rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were shot down during the day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 404 aircraft, 226 helicopters, 3,620 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,456 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,074 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,456 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9,177 units of special military vehicles.
15:09 Ramzan Kadyrov said that two militants were liquidated in Gudermes that night.
"The special operation to eliminate militants on the outskirts of Gudermes lasted a few minutes. The security forces worked according to a well-honed scheme as quickly as possible so as not to leave time for criminals to think about and commit any illegal actions that could lead to serious consequences," he said on his TG channel.
14:26 Video— Workshops of the Artemovsky plant for the processing of non-ferrous metals, taken by the Orchestra.
14:00 Video- A report on the UR-77 "Snake Gorynych" near Maryinka.
13:42 Video- The drone of naval infantry of the Northern Fleet threw a grenade directly to the Ukrainians in the trench, Avdiivka direction
13:17 Video- Evgeny Davydov with tankers of the 150th division of the RF Armed Forces is working in Maryinka.
Unique footage of the movement of our tankers inside the city. Handsome men mobilized from Krasnodar!
13:00 Video- Burning T-64BV as evidence of a very unsuccessful counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction
12:25 Video- Rounding the terrain: combat work of the crews of the Ka-52 helicopters of the army aviation of the Western Military District during the special operation
When performing combat sorties, pilots of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters launched missiles at the discovered fortified strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Pilots approach the zone of combat use at an extremely low altitude with enveloping the terrain, which allows the crews to remain unnoticed by enemy air defense systems.
Each sortie of a helicopter strike group is not like the previous one. Detour routes are used to confuse the enemy, and heat traps become decoys for enemy anti-aircraft missiles.
12:10 Video- Beaten Ukrainian M113
11:48 T-72B3 model 22-23 years Russian armies at the front with a new hinged additional dynamic protection.
11:23 Video- Destroyed Ukrainian BMP-1
10:58 Video- Report on the battles of the 150th Division in Marinka
10:44 Video- Ukrainian soldiers run away from the drone of the marines from the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade in the Ugledar direction
10:30 Video- Accurate work of the ATGM calculation in the Kremennaya area
10:04 Video— “Without communications there is no control, without control there is no victory”: the combat work of specialists from the communications units of the Southern Military District in the zone of the special operation
Communications specialists connect all departments of various management links into a single information network. The success of the combat mission depends largely on their work. Servicemen of autonomous communication systems can work in conditions of even the most difficult radio-electronic environment and exposure to radio interference of varying intensity.
09:36 Frontline summary on the morning of 29.03.2023
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, continued assault operations in the city of Marinka and near Nevelskoye. The Armed Forces held their positions. But in the area of Pervomaisky, they were forced to withdraw.
After the fire defeat, the Russian troops advanced along the M-04 highway from the side of Peski, as well as from Vodyany. After massive artillery and air strikes, they attacked near Severny, on the eastern and western outskirts of Avdiivka, and also to the north in the Stepnoye area. Encounter battles for Novokalinovo. Russian troops shelled Novomikhailovka, the cities of Krasnogorovka, Thin, Lastochkin, Keramik and Druzhba. Ukrainians hit Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Mayorsk.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC has advanced in the Ivanovsky area and in the northern part of the city itself, which is being hit by Russian artillery and aircraft. Also, Wagner operators attacked near Khromovoy and Bogdanovka. No success.
With the support of artillery, they resumed offensive operations on Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. There is no progress here either. Russian troops attacked at Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were artillery attack Predtechin, Kramatorsk, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Seversk, Vyemka and Spornovo. The Ukrainian army hit Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka and Ivangrad.
There are changes in the Luhansk direction. In the course of counteroffensive actions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only regained their previously lost positions near Belogorovka, but also occupied new frontiers.
In turn, Russian troops pushed through the Ukrainian defenses and advanced towards Torskoye. The grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is supplied through this settlement on its bridgehead on the left bank of the Zherebets River.
With the support of artillery, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out offensive operations on Terny and Nevskoye. They also attacked in the direction of Makiivka. There is no progress in all these areas.
09:34 Summary of artillery attacks on left bank of the Kherson region at 9:00 am on March 29
Over the past day, Ukrainian armed formations fired 103 rounds from cannon artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, of which 56 rounds were fired during the day. The following settlements were shelled:
Aleshki - 10 rounds;
Staraya Zburyevka - 9;
Kazachi Lagr - 8;
Korsunka - 8;
Rybalche - 8;
Krynki - 7;
Gornostaevka - 6.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued artillery attack civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Vasilievka, Golaya Pristan and Zabarino, firing a total of 47 rounds from cannon artillery.
09:32 Chronicle of blows and mutual artillery attacks in the NWO zone for the night from March 28 to March 29, 2023
APU attacked Melitopol. The power system is damaged, the city is de-energized. Part of the hits also fell on the depot area.
The RF Armed Forces hit the enemy's deployment points in Kucherovka and Volfino, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the areas of concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Timofeevka, Veterinary and Strelcha were exposed to fire.
In the Starobelsky direction, cannon and rocket artillery of the RF Armed Forces worked out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Kamenka, Figolevka and Novomlynsk.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian forces attacked Vasyukovka, Chasov Yar and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut itself.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces continued to engage enemy positions in the western part of Maryinka, Avdeevka and Tonenkoe.
Ukrainian formations, in turn, fired at the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk, Zugres and Yasinovataya.
In the Yuzhnodonets direction, the Russian army hit the concentrations of enemy forces in Ugledar and Vremyevka.
The RF Armed Forces carried out strikes on the positions and facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gulyaipole and Novodanilovka, Zaporozhye region.
On the southern sector of the front, the artillery of the RF Armed Forces worked on targets in Antonovka and Kherson.
08:29 Today around 05:30 APU fired upon Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, as a result, hits on objects of the locomotive depot were recorded, there are destructions. There were no casualties, according to preliminary information.
There is also damage to energy infrastructure facilities - at the moment the city is de-energized, restoration work is underway. Previously, the attack on Melitopol was inflicted by American HIMARS missiles.
08:10 Summaryon the morning of March 29, 2023
- The Russian Armed Forces attacked the concentration of enemy forces in Konstantinovka and in the Kupyansky district at night.
- On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, Wagner PMCs continue the battle in the north and south of the city, trying to expand the zone of control. In Artemovsk itself, there are battles in the area of ??the central market, the enemy is fighting for every house.
- From Avdeevskoye direction, military channels receive information about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Opytnoye and Vodyanoye on the southern ledge of the front.
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Melitopol in the morning, reported hits in the locomotive depot and smoke in the airfield area.
— The enemy fired 31 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Zugres are under fire.
- In Chechnya, two terrorists were killed while trying to attack the police department in Gudermes.