General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: operational information regarding the Russian invasion (as of 06:00 26.03.2023)

For your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 06:00 on 26.03.2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: operational information regarding the Russian invasion (as of 06:00 26.03.2023)

Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on March 26, 2023, regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The three hundred and ninety-sixth day of the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.

During the past day, the occupiers carried out 34 air strikes and four missile attacks, conducted more than 70 shelling operations with multiple rocket launchers, including  on civilian infrastructure in populated areas. There are casualties among civilians.

The likelihood of Russia launching missile and air strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations along the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariupol axes. Our soldiers repelled over 85 attacks by aggressors.

On the Volynian, Polesian, Northern, and Slobozhanskyi fronts, the operational situation —  remains unchanged with no signs of forming offensive groupings. During the past day, the enemy shelled areas around the populated places of Horodysche in Chernihiv Oblast; Harkivka, Novovasylivka, Ukrainytske and Bachivske in Sumy Oblast, as well as Chervona Zorya, Veterinarnoe, Strilecha, Krasne, Neskuchne, Vovchanskyi, Vilcha and Krasne First in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Lyman front, during the day, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Sinykhivka, Kreminna, Bihorivka, and Viyimka. The areas around the populated places of Pyskan, Dvorichna, Kupyanskyi and Tabayivka in Kharkiv Oblast; Stepanakhivka, Makieyivka, Novosilka, Dybrova and Bihorivka in Luhansk Oblast, as well as Viyimka and Veselye in Donetsk Oblast were affected by fire.

On the Bakhmut front, the enemy continues to storm the city of Bakhmut, which is held by our defenders, as well as offensive actions around Bogdanivka and Predtekhinoye. The populated places of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Oleksandro-Shulthine, Kostyantynivka, Pivnichne and New York in Donetsk Oblast were shelled.

On the Avdiivka and Mariupol fronts, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards populated places such as Keramik, Avdiivka, Tonianske, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaisk, Mariinka and Novomykhailivka. Numerous enemy shelling affected Avdiivka, Severne, Tonianske, Netaylove, Krasnogorivka, Mariinka, Pokhodnya, Novomykhailivka, Paraskevivka and Prichystyevka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. Conducted shelling of populated places such as Olkhivske, Malynivka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka and Stepole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Kherson, Kozatske, Lvov, Ivanivka, Komishani and Kizomys in Kherson Oblast.

In Berdyansk of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian occupation so-called «administration» issued an order to local residents to obtain permits by April 1st from the city military administration for movement through temporarily occupied territories in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. However, this is subject to successful filtration.

Permits will be issued separately for individuals and transportation vehicles.

The Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 11 strikes against areas where aggressors are concentrated during the day. Our defenders also shot down enemy drones of the «Orlan-10» and «Super Kam» types.

Subunits of rocket forces and artillery, in turn, inflicted damage on three command points and five areas where enemy troops are concentrated, as well as weapons and military equipment.

Overall, during the past day, our defenders liquidated 660 Russian aggressors, destroyed 15 tanks, 15 armored combat vehicles, eight artillery systems, two MLRS, one anti-aircraft system, two drones of operational-tactical level, three cars and three units of special equipment.

Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!