20th day of resistance: Russian invaders didn't have significant success in all areas of advance
Photo: General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces
On the 20th day of Russia's war against Ukraine, the Russian invaders have no success in any direction
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operational information as of 06:00 on Tuesday, March 15.
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed new attacks on Mariupol, destroying about 150 soldiers, two tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles, and one armored personnel carrier. After the losses, the occupiers stopped the offensive and retreated.
- The status, position, and nature of actions of the defense forces are without significant changes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are inflicting devastating blows on groups of troops and the rear infrastructure of the occupiers.
During the day, the group of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit four helicopters, one plane, and our fighter jet shot down an enemy cruise missile.
"The groups of the occupying forces involved in the offensive operation have not had significant success in all areas of deployment, and the main efforts continue to focus on maintaining the occupied borders," the General Staff of the Armed Forces said.
- The enemy continues to launch missile and bomb attacks on critical infrastructure. It uses a network of health care facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to treat wounded personnel.
- The invaders continued to use civilian infrastructure to equip firing positions, deploy weapons and military equipment.
- The moral and psychological state of the enemy remains low, which leads to the refusal of servicemen of the RF Armed Forces to carry out the orders of the command."
Also, according to available information, mobilized residents from the temporarily occupied territory of some districts of the Luhansk region are sent to replenish the losses of active units of the Russian occupation forces involved in hostilities in Ukraine.
- Artillery and aircraft inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of military equipment and enemy columns on the advance routes. 12 units of automobile equipment were destroyed.
- The battalion also suffered tactical groups from the 336th Separate Marine Brigade and the 11th Separate Assault Brigade.
No signs of preparation for a naval landing operation were found in the Black Sea and Azov operational zones.
