General Staff: Intense fighting in six frontline areas, hottest spots in Novopavlivka, Avdiivka and Lyman sectors

General Staff: Intense fighting in six frontline areas, hottest spots in Novopavlivka, Avdiivka and Lyman sectors

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 20 2024, 08:03 PM • 36131 views

Russian occupants launched 2 missile and 54 air strikes, used multiple launch rocket systems 41 times and took part in 67 combat engagements in six sectors on the Ukrainian front, with the most hostilities taking place in the Novopavlivka, Avdiivka and Lyman sectors.

Russian invaders attacked in six directions on Wednesday. A total of 67 combat engagements took place in the Ukrainian frontline. Most of them took place in the Novopavlivka, Avdiivka and Lyman sectors. This is evidenced by data of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports UNN.

Over the last day, 67 combat engagements were registered. In total, the enemy launched 2 missile and 54 air strikes, fired 41 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troops' positions and localities.

- the General Staff of the Armed Forces summarized the data for the day.

Details

In the Liman sector, our troops repelled 10 enemy attacks. According to the General Staff, the Russians attacked with air support near Bilohorivka and Zolotarivka in Luhansk region, as well as near Yampolivka, Terny, Rozdolivka and Vesele in Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut sector, our defenders repelled the enemy 5 times. The invaders unsuccessfully stormed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Bohdanivka,  Ivanivske and Klishchiyivka in the Donetsk region.

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In the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 11 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Berdychi, Semenivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Netaylove and Nevelske in Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane and Urozhayne. Russians attacked here 18 times on Wednesday with the support of aviation.

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In the Orikhiv sector, the occupants tried to break through the Ukrainian defense 5 times. With the support of the Russian air force, they attacked Ukrainian positions near Staromayorske in Donetsk region and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia.

In the Kherson sector, the enemy made three attacks on the positions of our troops on the left bank of the Dnipro River over the last day.

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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Wednesday, soldiers from the missile and artillery units  hit a Russian ammunition depot. And pilots from the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 10 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers.