Operational Information on March 16 Regarding the russian Invasion
The twenty-first day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the russian military invasion continues.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the russian occupation forces are continuing a strategic offensive operation against Ukraine. The tasks on defeating of the groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reaching the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and establishing control over the left-bank part of Ukraine have not been fulfilled. They partially reached the goal in Donetsk direction, stopped in Nikolaev direction.
The enemy is trying to move additional reserves of the Eastern Military District.
Due to heavy losses in the south, the command of the aggressor country’s armed forces refused to strengthen the grouping of troops in Polissya with additional reserve units from the 5th All-Army.
The enemy did not carry out offensive operations in Volyn direction. Air reconnaissance with the use of the Orlan-10 UAV has been noted.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus plan to rotate units that cover the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
The enemy is trying to resume offensive operations in the direction of Vyshgorod. During the day the enemy tried to advance towards Kyiv. He was unsuccessful and moved on to defense. The enemy was stopped in the northern direction.
The occupiers are trying to gain a foothold on the frontiers, regrouping troops and trying to restore the combat effectiveness of their units.
Ворог не полишає спроб оволодіти містом Чернігів, проте, активних наступальних дій не проводить. Здійснює перегрупування військ та намагається організувати логістичне забезпечення, успіху не має.
In the direction of Brovary there is a movement of small groups of occupiers’ equipment within the occupied area of the settlements Bogdanovka and Velyka Dymerka. Air reconnaissance of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is carried out using Orlan-10 UAV.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the occupiers are trying to gain a foothold on the occupied frontiers, regrouping troops and replenishing stocks of ammunition and fuel and lubricants.
The enemy continues to blockade the cities of Sumy, Lebedyn and Okhtyrka. The enemy does not carry out active offensive actions. The occupiers continue unsuccessful attempts to block Kharkiv.
In Donetsk and Tavriya directions, as a result of assaults in Popasna area, the enemy suffered losses and was forced to withdraw for regrouping.
In the area of Severodonetsk, the occupiers conducted reconnaissance by fighting, had no success, trying to gain a foothold on the eastern and western outskirts of Rubizhne. At the same time, according to the available information, on March 15, enemy aircraft fired on the positions of their troops near the village of Smolyaninovo.
In Volnovakha direction, the occupiers are trying to develop an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Velyka Novosilka.
In Kryvyi Rih direction, the enemy is trying to resume the offensive in the direction of the settlements of Velyka Kostroma, Mala Kostroma and Kryvyi Rih. As a result of the fire damage inflicted by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy was stopped, suffered losses and retreated to unfavorable borders.
Enemy aircraft continues launching missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Sumy and Donetsk oblasts, actively using the airfield network of the Republic of Belarus and the occupied Crimea.
In the Black Sea operational zone, warships shelled the coast in the areas of the settlements of Lebedivka, Sanzheika, Zatoka and Bilenke.
The Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine draws the attention of military experts, bloggers and active users of social networks to the inexpediency of IMMEDIATE demonstration of the consequences of hostilities, trophies, and other information that may be used in future defense operations.
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