March 24, 2022

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine Defense Ministry

Operational information as of 06.00 March 24

The twenty-ninth day of Ukrainian people’s heroic resistance of the Russian
military invasion has begun.
The Defence Forces continues to conduct a defence operation in the Eastern,
Southeastern and Northeastern directions.
The enemy did not succeed in any of them.
Groups of troops deter the enemy in these areas, conduct a stabilization
operation and perform territorial defence tasks.
Enemy aircraft continue to be active, striking from the air, and more than 250
aircraft flights have been recorded in the last 24 hours (60 more than on
March 22). The enemy’s main targets remain military and civilian
infrastructure in Kyiv, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repulses concentrated missile
and air strikes and air attacks of the enemy, air cover of important objects of
Ukraine and groups of troops. For the previous day, 11 enemy air targets were
hit (7 aircraft, 1 UAV, 1 helicopter and 2 cruise missiles.) Information about
their final downing is being clarified.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region, in connection with
peaceful protests against the occupation, the enemy resorted to terror of the
local population, actively using rosguard units to prevent these actions of civil
disobedience to the occupation authorities.
The enemy continues to lose manpower and equipment in all directions. Total
resistance of the Ukrainian people continues.
Let’s win together! Glory to Ukraine!

Government Office for Coordination of European
and Euro-Atlantic Integration

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