Russian army intensifies on 2 axes. General Staff names hottest spots on front
On March 24, 165 combat clashes took place on the front, with the enemy attacking the most on the Pokrovsk (53 clashes) and Lyman (24) axes.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stated this in its operational update on Facebook, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 76 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, dropping 101 guided bombs, carrying out 6,261 attacks, including 142 from multiple launch rocket systems, and engaging 2,640 kamikaze drones for destruction.
On March 24, 165 combat clashes with the russian occupiers were recorded on the front.
Thus, on the Kharkiv axis, the enemy tried three times to break through the defensive lines of the Ukrainian defenders towards Vovchansk.
On the Kupiansk axis, there were six attacks by the invaders.
Ukrainian defenders stopped the enemy's assault actions in the areas of Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Zahryzove.
On the Lyman axis, the russians attacked 24 times, trying to wedge into the Ukrainian defenses near Kolodiazi, Yampolivka and towards Stepove, Novomykhailivka, Nove, Zarichne.
On the Siversk axis, the Defense Forces stopped six offensive actions of the invaders near Bilohorivka and towards Verkhniokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk axis, five clashes were recorded in the area of Chasiv Yar and towards Dyliivka.
On the Toretsk axis, the enemy carried out 19 attacks in the area of Toretsk and near Dyliivka, Dachne, Krymske.
On the Pokrovsk axis, Ukrainian defenders stopped 53 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Panteleimonivka, Oleksandropil, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka and towards Pokrovsk, Kotliarivka, Bohdanivka, Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka axis, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near the settlement of Kostiantynopil and towards Rozlyv and Vesele.
On the Huliaipole axis, the Defense Forces stopped three attempts by the invaders to advance in the area of the settlement of Novopil and towards Vilne Pole.
On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy tried twice unsuccessfully to advance towards Lobkove.
In the Kursk Oblast of the russian federation, Ukrainian fighters stopped 18 assault actions of the invaders.
The enemy carried out 16 airstrikes in the Kursk Oblast, dropping 20 KABs, and carried out 302 attacks, seven of which were from MLRS.
No clashes were recorded on the Dnieper axis over the past day.
On March 24, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck 15 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, one gun and an enemy command post.
In total, the losses of the russian occupiers over the past day amounted to 1,180 people.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on March 23, 140 clashes took place at the front, most of them on the Pokrovsk, Toretsk and Kursk axes.