An armoured vehicle of Kyiv’s forces is burning at frontline
The Russian Armed Forces continue successful offensive actions against the Kyiv regime.
On March 23, the Russian Defense Ministry officially confirmed that its forces have liberated the village of Krasnoye around Bakhmut in the Donetsk People’s Republic. This village is also known as “Ivanovskoe” after Kyiv has decided to rename it in an attempt to rewrite the history of the region.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces repelled three enemy attacks near Sinkovka (Kharkov region). Russian aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade.
The defense ministry said that the enemy losses were up to 20 troops, three motor vehicles, one French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle.
Air strikes and artillery fire also struck units of AFU 42nd mechanised, 17th tank, 92nd assault, 79th air assault, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades close to Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Paraskoviyevka, Krasnogorovka, Maksimilyanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic.
Four attacks of assault groups of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Losses of the Kyiv regime was up to 200 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle.
Russian forces also developed advance in Avdeyevka direction. Russian units captured more additional positions and hit gatherings of manpower and equipment of pro-Kyiv forces, 23rd, 53rd mechanised brigades close to Neytalovo, Umanskoye, Ocheretino, and Toretsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Meanwhile, Russian air defense forces repelled two Ukrainian attempts of drone attacks on Belgorod region.
Other details of the current military situation on frontlines of the Russian special operation in Ukraine are provided in report of the Russian Defense Ministry:
In addition, 12 counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 25th airborne, 3rd assault, 24th, 47th mechanised brigades were repelled near Novgorodskoye, Semyonovka, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, and Berdichi (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 350 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles. In the course of the counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit one Czech-made DANA self-propelled artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made M119 gun.
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In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved situation on the front line, and inflicted fire damage on AFU 58th mechanised infantry, 72nd mechanised brigades close to Urozhaynoye, Makarovka, Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Moreover, one enemy attack was repelled close to Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 65 Ukrainian troops and three motor vehicles.
In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces hit clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 128th, 65th mechanised, 35th marines brigades near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, five pick-up trucks, and two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged two S-300 SAM systems, one P-18 radar, one illumination and surveillance radar, one temporary deployment area of foreign mercenaries, as well as manpower and hardware of the AFU in 149 areas during the day.
Air defence systems have shot down 171 AFU UAVs, as well as 29 U.S.-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles.
In total, 577 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 16,736 unmanned aerial vehicles, 489 air defence missile systems, 15,576 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,254 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,497 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 20,101 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
