Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of March 30
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers continue to resist the enemy (Getty Images)
As of 10:00 PM Kyiv time, there have been 147 combat engagements on the front since the start of the day. Ukrainian troops continue to inflict effective fire on the enemy, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy shelling
Today, Russian forces launched one missile strike and 64 airstrikes, using one missile and 120 guided bombs. Additionally, the Russians deployed about 750 kamikaze drones and carried out nearly four thousand shellings of Ukrainian military positions and settlements.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian forces repelled three enemy attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk, Kamianka, and Krasne Pershe. One of these attacks is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted six assaults on our defensive positions in the areas of Radkivka, Pishchane, Bohuslavka, Petropavlivka, and near Zahryzove. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled all enemy attacks.
In the Lyman direction, Russian forces launched 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Nadiia, Yampolivka, Kolodyazi, and in the directions of Novyi and Novomykhailivka throughout the day. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy made five assaults on our positions near Verkhniokamianske and Ivano-Dariivka. Two of these attacks were stopped by Ukrainian defenders.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two combat engagements were recorded. The enemy attacked near Stupochky and toward Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians launched 14 attacks on Ukrainian forces' positions. The main efforts of the enemy were concentrated near Krymske, Toretsk, and toward Diliivka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attempted to breach Ukrainian defenses 61 times in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandropil, Kalynove, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Andriivka, as well as in the directions of Malynivka, Kotliarivka, Bohdanivka, and Oleksiivka. Six clashes are still ongoing.
"The enemy has suffered significant losses. Today, Ukrainian forces eliminated 281 personnel in this direction, with 134 of them being irrecoverable. Also destroyed were a tank, seven vehicles, three motorcycles, a mortar, five communication antennas, a Molniya UAV, and a trench radio-electronic warfare station," the General Staff reports.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 11 times near Kostiantynopil and toward Rozlyv and Vesele. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled five attacks, and battles continue at six locations.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian forces repelled two attacks near Pryvilne and toward Vilne Pole.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy launched four attacks on Ukrainian forces' positions, attempting to advance toward the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky and Stepove.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the Russians launched two offensives toward Sadove but were unsuccessful.
In Russia's Kursk region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 20 attacks from Russian forces during the day. One combat engagement is still ongoing. Additionally, the enemy launched 19 airstrikes using 27 guided bombs and carried out 317 artillery strikes on our positions and settlements, including five from multiple launch rocket systems.
There were no significant changes in other directions of the frontline.
As a reminder, on the previous day, March 29, there were 223 combat engagements on the frontline. Nearly half of these occurred in the Pokrovsk direction, with 93 of them.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the enemy in this direction attempted to conduct offensive operations near the settlements of Novotoretske, Panteleimonivka, Oleksandropil, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Sribne, and Andriivka, as well as towards Kotliarivka.
