Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of March 28
Archive photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces hold back the occupiers near Robotyne (Getty Images)
On the front line, there were 48 combat clashes, Ukrainian soldiers repelled attacks by occupiers near Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and damaged two enemy artillery pieces, according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian shelling of Ukraine
During the past day, 48 combat clashes were recorded. Overall, the enemy inflicted 4 missile and 77 aviation strikes, and carried out 53 shelling attacks with multiple rocket launch systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements.
Unfortunately, due to Russian terrorist attacks, there are casualties among the civilian population. Multistory and private houses, as well as other infrastructure objects, have been damaged and destroyed.
Situation at frontlines
In the Volyn and Polissia direction, the operational situation remains unchanged, with no significant changes observed in the formation of enemy offensive groups.
In the Siversk and Slobozhanske direction, the enemy maintains military presence in border areas, conducts sabotage and reconnaissance activities, fires on populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of mine-explosive obstacles along the state border of Ukraine.
The enemy carried out an aviation strike in the vicinity of the village of Bobylivka in the Sumy region. Artillery and mortar shelling by the enemy affected approximately 20 populated areas, including Leonivka and Senkivka in the Chernihiv region; Klyusy, Serhiivka, and Simeykyne in the Sumy region; and Veterynarne, Vysoka Yaruga, and Krasne in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions. The adversary carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of the populated area of Borova, the Kharkiv region. Approximately 15 populated areas, including Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Kotlyarivka of the Kharkiv region, came under artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, our troops repelled 4 enemy attacks in the areas of the populated settlements of Terny, the Donetsk region, and Bilohorivka, the Luhansk region, where the enemy, supported by aviation, attempted to break through the defense of our forces. Additionally, the adversary conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of the populated area of Yamolivka, the Donetsk region.
Over 10 populated areas were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, including Nevske, the Luhansk region, and Terny, Yamolivka, Torske, the Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, our troops repelled 11 attacks in the areas of the populated settlements of Chasiv Yar, Novyi, Klishchiivka, Andriivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, attempted to improve their tactical position.
Additionally, the adversary conducted airstrikes in the areas of the populated settlements of Mykolaivka, Zalizne, Andriivka, Dyliivka in the Donetsk region. Over 10 populated areas, including Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, came under artillery and mortar fire.
In the Avdiivka direction, our defenders repelled 1 attack in the area of the populated settlement of Semenivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy attempted to dislodge our units from their occupied positions. Additionally, the adversary conducted airstrikes in the areas of the populated settlements of Ocheretyne, Umanske, Berdychiv in the Donetsk region.
Approximately 10 populated areas, including Novokalynove, Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka, Nevelske in the Donetsk region, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the defensive forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of the populated settlements of Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka, where the enemy attempted to breach the defense of our troops 13 times. Additionally, the adversary conducted airstrikes in the areas of the populated settlements of Krasnohorivka, Kostiantynivka, and Antonivka in the Donetsk region.
Over 10 populated areas, including Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostiantynivka, and Vuhledar in the Donetsk region, came under the artillery and mortar fire of the occupants.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy, supported by aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders 8 times in the areas of Robotyne, northwest of Verbovе, and north of Pryutne in the Zaporizhzhia region. The adversary conducted airstrikes in the areas of the populated settlements of Staramayorske in the Donetsk region and Malynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Approximately 10 populated areas, including Malynivka, Chervone, Bilohirya, Novodanilivka, and Shcherbaky in the Zaporizhzhia region, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Kherson direction, during the day, the enemy launched 1 attack on the positions of our troops on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Over 10 populated areas, including Krynyky, Tyahynka, Ivanivka, Novoberyslav, and the regional center of the Kherson region, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
Russian losses
Throughout the day, the Defense Forces' aviation conducted strikes on 14 areas concentrating enemy personnel, armament, and military equipment. Additionally, one guided missile was destroyed by the Ukrainian air defense forces.
Units of the missile forces inflicted damage on 4 command points, 4 air defense systems, 2 artillery units, and 1 ammunition depot of the enemy.
It should be noted that the total number of losses in the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion is 439,970 military personnel.
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