The General Staff recorded 120 combat engagements on the front and massive UAV strikes. Artillery and over 50 occupiers were destroyed in the Pokrovsk direction.
As of the evening of March 8, the situation at the front remains tense. Russian occupiers continue to massively use aviation and drones, having carried out over 5,900 kamikaze drone attacks and dropped 178 guided aerial bombs on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and settlements. The greatest enemy activity was recorded in the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Huliaipole directions, with a total of 120 combat engagements. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes UNN.
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In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 18 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Udachne, and other settlements. According to preliminary data, in this section of the front alone, more than 50 invaders were eliminated and wounded during the day.
Today, in this direction, an artillery system, 12 units of special equipment, and two vehicles were destroyed. A tank and seven more enemy artillery systems were also damaged. The defense forces suppressed 158 UAVs of various types
— stated in the General Staff's report
Hot spots on the combat map
- Kostiantynivka direction: the enemy carried out 18 assaults towards Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, and surrounding villages.
- Huliaipole direction: 17 combat engagements were recorded in the area of Myrne and Svyatopetrivka.
- Sloviansk direction: four combat engagements are ongoing, the enemy is trying to advance near Zakitne and Riznykivka.
- South: in the Prydniprovskyi direction, an attack towards the Antonivskyi bridge was repelled, and in the Orikhivskyi direction, the enemy stormed near Stepnohirsk.
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There have been 120 clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops since the beginning of the day.
this The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a summary as of 10:00 p.m. on March 8, Ukrinform reports.
"In total, 120 combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of this day. The enemy carried out 50 air strikes, dropped 178 guided bombs, used 5,900 kamikaze drones, and carried out 2,660 attacks on settlements and positions of our troops," the report says.
In the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions today, the enemy carried out one air strike, dropped two aerial bombs, and carried out 110 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including six from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the Russian occupiers once attacked the positions of our defenders in the direction of the settlement of Zybyne.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked twice towards the settlement of Kurylivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attacks by the occupiers towards the settlements of Stavky, Drobysheve, and Lyman.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy tried to advance seven times in the areas of Zakitne, Riznykovka, and Platonovka. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the area of Nikiforivka and Chasovye Yar. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders stormed the positions of our defenders 18 times today in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillya, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka and towards Kostyantynivka, Illinivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy carried out 18 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Myrnograd, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and towards the settlements of Shevchenko and Sergiyevka. One attack is ongoing. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to +++++relevant+++++ and related stories:
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