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The Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the Russian Kursk region. They also failed to gain a foothold in the Russian border Belgorod region. Meanwhile, the Russian troops do not stop pushing Ukrainian frontlines to the west. Zelesnky complains awaiting for new large-scaled Russian offensive.
One of the main directions of Russian advance is the Dnepropetrovsk region in central Ukraine. After a short pause, new Russian victories are reported on a wide front south of Pokrovsk despite Ukrainian counterattacks.
Russian fire in Pokrovsk direction:
On March 30th, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially confirmed the full control of the village of Zaporozhie located west of Sribnoe just 6 kilometers from the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region. After about a month of heavy battles for Zaporozhie, Russian forces broke through Ukrainian defense and advanced towards Bogdanovka.
At the same time, the Russian troops largely expanded their zone of control as a result of their breakthrough to the northwest. After the completion of the mop up operations near Zaporozhie, fighters of the Russian 90th Guards Division of the Center group of forces launched assault, advanced several kilometers and went beyond the village of Kotlyarovka, located near the border of the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region. Clashes are already ongoing on the southwestern outskirts of the village.
Ukrainian counterattacks prevented the Russian military from breakthrough west of Nadezhdinka and did not allow to encircle Kotlyarovka from the east. Battles are ongoing on the western outskirts of Nadezhdinka.
The stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Preobrazhenka was almost encircled.
