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March 26, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff: About 770 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 30 tanks or APCs destroyed or disabled 

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 26.03.24 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 438160 (+770) persons,

tanks ‒ 6893 (+6),

APV ‒ 13207 (+24),

artillery systems – 10904 (+27),

РСЗВ / MLRS – 1019 (+1),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 727 (+1),

aircraft – 347 (+0),

helicopters – 325 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level – 8553 (+14),

cruise missiles ‒ 2014 (+4),

warships / boats ‒ 26 (+0),

submarines – 1 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 14498 (+44),

special equipment ‒ 1789 (+4)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Situation update as of 6 p.m., March 26, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 762 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of March 26, there were 50x tactical engagements. 

The enemy launched a total of 4x missile and 52x air strikes, 43x MLRS attacks on positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential apartment blocks and private houses got destroyed and damaged.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. 

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the russian areas bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct subversion in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The enemy continues shelling of Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the concentration of mining operations along the state border of Ukraine. Around 10x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Popivka, Iskryskivshchyna, Bilopillya, Velyka Pysarivka (Sumy oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: no enemy offensive operations reported. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novojehorivka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Syn’kivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kotlyarivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 8x assaults in the vicinities of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Yampolivka, and north of Vesele (Donetsk oblast), where the enemy, using air attacks, made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Yampolivka, Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kurdyumivka, Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 7x attacks in the vicinities of Berdychi, Semenivka and Pervomais’ke (Donetsk oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Berdychi and Novopokrovs’ke (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka, Umans’ke, Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to block the enemy near Novomykhailivka, where the invaders, using air attacks, made 21x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka and Oleksandrivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast).

Orikhiv axis: the enemy, with air support, conducted 4x attacks on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinities of Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast), Robotyne and northwest of Verbove (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Malynivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Around 15x settlements, including Chervone, Bilohir’ya, Shcherbaky, P’yatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Kherson axis: the enemy executed 3x unsuccessful attacks on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinity of Krynky (Kherson oblast). The occupiers fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Solonchaky, Ivanivka, Tyahynka (Kherson oblast).

During the day of March 26, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 2x command posts, 8x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers.

The Ukrainian Missile Forces hit 1x air defense system, 1x artillery system, 1x ammunition depot of the russian invaders. 

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