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Russians are trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces near Krasnohorivka — General Staff
2024-03-04
Direct Translation via Googe Translate. Edited.
[LB] During the past 24 hours, 71 combat clashes took place.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


The seven hundred and thirty-ninth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

During the past day, 71 combat clashes took place . In total, the enemy launched 1 missile and 50 air strikes, carried out 112 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas, according to the morning summary of the General Staff.

During the past day, the settlements of Sves of the Sumy region were hit by airstrikes; Berestov, Kharkiv region; Northern, Terny, New York, Georgiivka, Vodyane, Urozhayne, Bogoyavlenka and Staromayorske of the Donetsk region; Verbove, Mala Tokmachka, and Robotyne of the Zaporizhia region. More than 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Pivnich" OSUV in the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts diversionary activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Khortytsia" air defense system in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out 4 unsuccessful attacks in the area of ​​Tabaivka, Kharkiv region.

In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled 8 enemy attacks in Terna and Yampolivka settlements of Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut direction , the defense forces repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka settlements.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Tavria" anti-aircraft defense unit in the Avdiyiv direction , our defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks in the areas of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke and Nevelske settlements of the Donetsk region.

In the direction of Novopavlivka, the defense forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops 25 times.

In the Orykhiv direction, the enemy launched 4 unsuccessful attacks in the vicinity of the settlement of Robotyne and west of Novoprokopivka, Zaporizhzhia region.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Odesa" air defense system in the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces will continue to maintain their positions. The enemy made an unsuccessful assault attempt in the area of ​​the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region.

At the same time, our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire front line.

During the day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 8 areas of concentration of enemy personnel. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber .

Units of the missile forces inflicted damage on 1 enemy artillery piece.

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