Operational information on Russian invasion (March 27)

FILE Ñ Ukrainian soldiers fire a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer at Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on June 21, 2022. Some officials are concerned that pulling too many Ukrainian artillery specialists off the front lines for training could weaken Ukrainian defenses. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

Day 397 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun. 

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 2x missile and 23x air strikes, and conducted 38x MLRS attacks that targeted civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian Defense Forces. 

The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine as the russia continues to use terror tactics.

The enemy concentrates main efforts on offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 60x enemy attacks.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly; there are no signs of the formations of enemy offensive groupings. 

Russian military continue combat trainings at the training grounds of the republic of belarus. Russia maintains military presence in the border areas of its Kursk and Belgorod oblasts. During the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled the vicinities of Novovasylivka, Ukrains’k, Seredyna-Buda, Bachivsk, Esman, Atynske, Bilopylla, Volfine, Myropilske, and Pokrovka (Sumy oblast). The vicinities of more than 15x settlements of Kharkiv oblast were affected by fire, including, Lobanivka, Mali Prokhody, Liptsi, Strilecha, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Milove, Petro-Ivanivka, and Ridkodub.

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Synkivka, Biloghorivka, and Vesele. Russian troops shelled the vicinities of Kup’yans’k and Tabaivka settlements (Kharkiv oblast); Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast); as well as Kolodyaz, Siversk, Spirne and Viymka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy make further attempts to seize the city of Bakhmut, which is held by our defenders, as well as in the Bohdanivka and Ivanovka districts of the Donetsk oblast. Russian occupiers shelled more than 20x settlements, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Oleksandro-Shultine, Ozaryanivka, Severny and Toretsk.

Avdiivka and Mar’yinka axes: the enemy attempted unsuccessful offensives towards Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomais’ke, Nevels’ke, Krasnohorivka, and Mar’yinka. More than 15x settlements, in particular, Paraskoviivka, Novokalynove, Krasnohorivka, Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomais’ke, and Mar’yinka (Donetsk oblast) were subjects to numerous enemy attacks.

Shakhtars’k axis: the enemy shelled the vicinities of Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka and Velika Novosilka settlements in Donetsk oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy stays in the defensive. The occupiers attacked more than 30x settlements including Olhivs’ke, Chervone, Charivne, and Orihiv (Zaporizhzhia oblast); Respublikanets, Odradokamyaka, Tomarine, Novosilka, Olhivka, and Sadove (Kherson oblast) and the city of Kherson.

russian occupation forces continue to suffer heavy losses. About 100x corpses of russian military were delivered to morgue of Troitske city central hospital (Luhansk oblast) over the past day. In addition, about 140x severely wounded occupiers were delivered to the hospital for treatment.

Last day, our aviation made 3x strikes against concentrations of russian troops. 

Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 1x command post, 

4x concentrations of enemy troops, weapons and military equipment, 1x radio-electronic warfare station and 1x enemy ammunition depot.

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