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March 14, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff:  around 970 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 22 tanks or APC’s destroyed or disabled 

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 14.03.24 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 427840 (+970) persons,

tanks ‒ 6757 (+5),

APV ‒ 12938 (+17),

artillery systems – 10565 (+11),

MLRS – 1017 (+0),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 717 (+2),

aircraft – 347 (+0),

helicopters – 325 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level – 8220 (+15),

cruise missiles ‒ 1920 (+1),

warships / boats ‒ 26 (+0),

submarines – 1 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 13959 (+27),

special equipment ‒ 1708 (+9)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Situation update as of 6 p.m., March 14, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 750 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of March 14, there were 68x combat engagements. 

The enemy launched a total of 14x missile and 103x air strikes, carried out 45x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, russian terrorist attacks resulted in wounded civilians. Residential private and apartment buildings, as well as other infrastructure were 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 areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Oleksandrivka, Ponomarenky, Roman’kove, Velyka Pysarivka, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Lyptsi, Borshchova, Vil’cha (Kharkiv oblast). Around 30x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Hirs’k, Kostobobriv, Khrinivka (Chernihiv oblast), Seredyna-Buda, Krasnopillya, Zapsillya (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Strilecha, Borysivka, Ambarne (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: the adversary conducted no offensives. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Syn’kivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 16x assaults in the vicinities of Terny, Yampolivka, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), where the adversary, with air support, made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 20x settlements, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Spirne, Dvorichna (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), where the occupiers made attempts to improve their tactical situation. The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinity of New York (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bohdanivka, Vasyukivka, Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 18x attacks in the vicinities of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonen’ke, Pervomais’ke and Vodyane (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Berdychi, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Prohres, Semenivka, Zhelanne (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 25x settlements, including Oleksandropil’, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka (Donetsk oblast).

Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the invaders in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the invaders, with air support, made 18x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kostyantynivka and Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast).

Orikhiv axis: the enemy, with air support, conducted 6x attacks on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinities of Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast), west of Verbove and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Vil’ne Pole, Storozheve, Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast) and Malynivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Around 20x settlements, including Poltavka, Rivnopil’, Charivne, Orikhiv (Zaporizhzhia oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the enemy conducted 1x unsuccessful assault on positions of Ukrainian defenders. Around 20x settlements, including L’vove, Ivanivka, Sadove, Ol’hivka, Mykolaivka (Kherson oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers. 

During the day of March 14, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 4x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers.

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