General Staff Update: 144 Frontline Clashes Over Past Day, Fiercest Fighting Near Kostiantynivka

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, with operational data as of 08:00 on Sunday, March 15, according to Ukrinform.

Yesterday, Russian forces carried out one missile strike and 105 air strikes, using 68 missiles and 282 glide bombs. The invaders also launched 9,222 kamikaze drones, shelled Ukrainian positions and settlements 3,632 times, including 62 rocket strikes from multiple launch rocket systems.

Enemy airstrikes targeted Pysantsi (Dnipropetrovsk region), Zaporizhzhia, Vozdvizhivske, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipole, Samiilivka, Vasylivske, Charivne, Dolynka, Tavriiske, Veselianka (Zaporizhzhia region), and Lvove and Olhivka (Kherson region).

Ukrainian missile troops, artillery, and aviation struck three clusters of enemy personnel and equipment and two other important targets.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, three engagements occurred yesterday. The Russians shelled Ukrainian positions 110 times, including twice with MLRS, and dropped nine glide bombs.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces tried three times to break through defensive lines near Vovchanski Khutory, Fyholivka, and Vovchansk.

In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attacked three times toward Kurylivka and Petropavlivka.

In the Lyman sector, Russian troops launched five attacks, attempting to breach defenses near Drobysheve, Stavky, and Lyman.

In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled ten enemy attempts to advance near Zakytne, Riznykivka, Yampil, Platonivka, Dronivka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Russia attacked three times near Nykyforivka and Novomarkove.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 28 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka.

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In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 20 assault actions near Toretske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Udachne, and Novopavlivka.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces attacked six times near Oleksandrohrad, Zlahoda, and Dobropillia.

In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy carried out 18 attacks near Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Varvarivka, Zelene, Charivne, Huliaipilske, and Myrne.

In the Orikhiv sector, Russian troops attempted three times to improve positions near Shcherbaky, Stepnohirsk, and Pavlivka.

In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled three enemy attacks times yesterday.

On the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of Russian offensive groupings were detected.

Ukrainian defenders continue systematic destruction of enemy forces, providing effective resistance across all frontline sectors.

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As Ukrinform reported, 740 Russian troops were eliminated over the past day.

Photo: AFU General Staff

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