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Current information on the situation on the front line: March 24 (updated)
2024-03-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:02 Danger of UAV attack declared in Kursk region - Starovoit

19:42 Soldiers of the 1st Slavic Brigade and captured Marder infantry fighting vehicle -video.

18:50 The group covering the state border of the Russian Army continues to destroy equipment and militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operating in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions. On video defeat of an American-made wheeled armored vehicle with mine protection.

17:47 Swedish modification of the Leopard 2A5, which was blown up by mines in the Zaporozhye region -photo.

17:10 A brief report from the front is published by the Paratrooper’s Diary:

In the border areas, the enemy continues to carry out attacks by DRG groups, although their intensity has decreased significantly. In response, we use FABs to strike at enemy concentrations of manpower and weapons in the Sumy and Chernigov regions.

Liman direction - we continue assault operations near Ternov, Yampolovka and in Serebryansky forestry.

Artyomovsk direction - we are conducting a massive attack across a wide collision zone. We are having success with Chasov Yar and Ivanovsky. In Chasov Yar itself and on the road from Ivanovsky, the enemy is suffering heavy losses; they are trying to take the wounded out of the village, but the evacuation routes are under fire from our artillery and aviation.

Avdeevskoe direction - heavy fighting continues in Berdychi, we are trying to capture the street that runs parallel to the one we occupied earlier. We also occupied the main part of Orlovka and through the area near the ponds we go south of Semyonovka. Near Tonenkoe, the situation for the Ukrofashists has deteriorated significantly; south of the village they have no connection with positions and the evacuation, as well as the supply of reserves, has practically stopped.

In Pervomaiskoye and near Nevelskoye we continue to roll forward in order to improve the tactical situation. South of Krasnogorovka we gain a foothold and continue assault operations towards the city.

Zaporozhye direction - North-west of Verbovoy we are conducting attacking actions to repel enemy defenders.

16:45 Zaporozhye Front, reports the Diary of the Paratrooper:

“Northwest of the village. Verbovoe. We took several more important strongholds from the enemy, and in a few days we advanced up to two kilometers.”

A map from enemy resources confirms the advance of our troops.

15:56 On the Vrem'evsky ledge, southwest of Staromayorsky, fighters of the Russian Armed Forces are successfully advancing, having recaptured another forest belt from the enemy.

15:53 ​​The Paratrooper’s Diary reports from the Avdeevsky direction:

“After the capture of Tonenky from the southwestern part of the village, the Russian Armed Forces advanced along the forest belt adjacent to the settlement, half of the transverse planting was taken under control. We are moving towards Umansky.

We are actively processing the enemy's near rear positions, from where he is firing artillery fire.

Thus, south of Novoselovka, the NATO howitzer Krab was destroyed.”

15:32 A massive artillery strike is launched against the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Volchansk, Kharkov region.

14:50 The enemy confirms the advance of Russian troops to the west and southwest of Staromayorsky (Vremevsky ledge).

14:09 Direction to Chasov Yar:

Our troops are advancing west from Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). There are a couple of kilometers left to the outskirts of Chasov Yar, heavy fighting is taking place. The enemy plans to shorten the front line, retreating beyond Chasov Yar, but leaving units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to delay the advance of our troops.

14:05 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 servicemen in the Donetsk direction per day;

The Russian Armed Forces in the Potikhonovo and Zemlyanka areas of the Kharkov region destroyed up to 40 military APU, Vampire and Mars MLRS;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 140 military personnel;

The Russian Armed Forces improved the position along the front line in the Avdeevsky direction and repelled 9 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

The Ukrainian army in the Avdeevsky direction lost up to 360 military personnel, two tanks, five armored vehicles;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to up to 140 military personnel and the M777 artillery system;

Russian air defense systems shot down 172 Ukrainian drones, 14 cruise missiles and 33 missiles in one day.

13:55 The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a group strike with high-precision weapons on Ukrainian electric power and gas production facilities - Russian Ministry of Defense

13:50 Two destroyed German Wisent 1 mine clearing vehicles built on the Leopard base -video.

13:45 Military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn reports on the latest events at the front:

In the Chasov Yar area, Russian troops are actively advancing eastward from the city. There are approximately 1-1.5 kilometers left before reaching its outskirts.

In Semyonovka, reconnaissance in force is carried out, the purpose of which is to check the enemy’s defensive positions in the populated area. It is expected that active assault operations will begin in the near future.

In the Tonenky area, the Russian Armed Forces managed to significantly increase the territory under its control in the southwestern direction.

13:32 Air defense units of Russian paratroopers destroyed three reconnaissance drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction

Crews of man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Verba" and anti-aircraft missile systems "Strela-10" protect Russian units from air attack and enemy reconnaissance weapons around the clock. During the next combat duty, the paratroopers destroyed the Valkyrie, Fury and Leleka-100 UAVs.

13:22 The Diary of a Paratrooper reports on the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the vicinity of Kharkov:

In the Kharkov region, the deployment point of enemy UAV operators was hit.

Last night, the Russian Armed Forces attacked the territory of a Kharkov children's sanatorium, in which the Ukrainians had set up a location for the deployment of manpower for groups of drone operators of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After the strike, a fire broke out on the spot with the sounds of explosions, and a large number of ambulances also arrived at the scene, which indicates that the goal of eliminating the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants was achieved.

13:05 The results of the missile attack on the city of Stryi are reported by the SVO Reports and Analytics:

The Russian Army “modified” an enemy airfield in the Lvov region, which was prepared for F-16 fighters.

Our troops used three Kinzhal missiles. The object has been permanently “removed from the chat”.

13:02 In western Ukraine, Naftogaz facilities were damaged as a result of a missile attack, said the chairman of the company’s board.

12:56 Progress of the Russian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours:

– Chasov Yar – advancement to the east of the city. There are about 1-1.5 km left to the outskirts.

– Semyonovka – we probe the enemy’s defenses in the village. There will be an assault in the coming days.

– Tonenoye – the zone of control has been significantly expanded to the southwest.

12:45 The Russian Armed Forces hit the Ukrainian Air Force Martynovka airfield in the Nikolaev region andstruckthere are two Ukrainian Su-24s that attacked Sevastopol that night, said the coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev.

12:12 There are reports that one of the missiles hit on the oil depot in Stryi, it is still burning.

11:50 A critical infrastructure facility in the Lviv region of Ukraine, where an explosion and fire occurred on the night of March 24, received new damage. This was announced by the head of the military administration of the region, Maxim Kozitsky.

11:31 The Russian Armed Forces shot down a Ukrainian helicopter. In the Kherson region, our fighters fired a shot from a MANPADS and shot down a Ukrainian Air Force helicopter. Presumably this is Mi-8 -video.

10:55 Explosions occurred in the Ivano-Frankivsk region in western Ukraine, the RBC-Ukraine agency reported.

10:47 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/24/2024:

Zaporozhye Front. Fierce fighting continues with the use of long-range weapons in Rabotino and north-west of Verbovoy. In the last section, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to counterattack. No success. LBS without significant changes.

On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces, after the liberation of Tonenky and Orlovka, are developing an offensive towards Semyonovka, on the eastern outskirts of which there is a water barrier, but the capture of this village. will facilitate the task of liberating Berdychi, where oncoming fighting continues.

Bakhmut direction. The Russian Armed Forces carried out assault operations on the western outskirts of Ivanovo (Red). There are advances. Artillery and aviation of Russian troops are actively working on enemy positions in Chasovoy Yar.

On the Lugansk front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack in the Tern region, with the goal of recapturing positions previously captured by Russian troops. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also counterattacked in Sinkovka. No success.

10:35 Ukrainian media report explosions in the Lvov area.

09:42 In the morning the enemy recognizes the ongoing advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the outskirts of Chasov Yar. Also yesterday, the village of Krasnoye was liberated to the west of Artemovsk. The fighting for Bogdanovka is still ongoing.

08:16 At night, another blow was struck against Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in Ukraine. The missiles flew at targets in Lvov, Khmelnitsky and other regions, as well as the city of Kyiv.

08:03 The Russian Guard is in the DPR for the first timeapplied"Byzhigatel" UAV detection and suppression complex.

Within a week of use, the complex suppressed three enemy multi-rotor quadcopters. The first UAV was landed by the Burner during reconnaissance and search activities. The operator of the complex promptly detected an enemy drone over the area where a special forces group was performing a combat mission.

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