Drone production sites and arsenals: the Russian Defense Ministry announced 34 group strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities

The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in the period from March 2 to March 8, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 34 group strikes with precision weapons, multiple launch rocket systems and drones against military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

As a result, facilities where unmanned boats were assembled and prepared for combat use, arsenals, fuel depots for military equipment, and deployment points for units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were hit.

Situation on the contact line

In the Kupyansk direction, during the week, units of the “West” group of troops actively improved the situation along the front line and hit enemy fighters and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Peschanoe and Berestovoe (Kharkov region).

In addition, the group’s military personnel repelled 24 counterattacks by assault groups of the 32nd, 41st mechanized, 57th motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village.

Sinkovka village (Kharkov region) and Terny (DPR).

• Summary of the RF Ministry of Defense on the progress of the military defense for the period from March 2 to March 8, 2024

The enemy lost over 540 military personnel, two tanks, four armored fighting vehicles, 20 vehicles, 18 field artillery pieces and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the "South" group of forces occupied more advantageous positions and hit formations of the 5th, 92nd assault, 28th, 33rd mechanized, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 241st terrestrial defense brigade in areas n.

villages of Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka and Krasnoye (DPR).

In addition, eight enemy counterattacks were repelled in the areas of the village.

villages Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka and Pobeda (DPR).

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1,970 military personnel, 11 tanks, 17 armored combat vehicles, 47 vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, two Grad MLRS combat vehicles, as well as a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system and ten field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Units of the "Center" group of troops continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions in the Avdeevsky direction.

In cooperation with aviation and artillery, the group’s fighters hit concentrations of militants and equipment of the 23rd, 31st, 47th, 78th, 110th mechanized, 59th motorized infantry, 71st Jaeger brigades, as well as the 103rd and 107th military defense brigades in the areas n.

Tonenkoe village, Toretsk, Ocheretino, Novoselka Pervaya, Mayorsk and Rozovka (DPR).

Also repelled were 65 counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the areas of the village.

villages Berdychi, Tonenkoye, Leninskoye, Petrovskoye, Novgorodskoye, Pervomaiskoye and Orlovka (DPR).

Over the course of a week in this direction, the enemy lost over 2,860 military personnel, seven tanks, including two US-made Abrams, 34 armored combat vehicles, 47 vehicles, 20 field artillery pieces, a US-made HIMARS MLRS launcher and a Strela-10 air defense missile system combat vehicle. .

Units of the Vostok group of troops, while working in the South Donetsk direction, improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of the 65th, 72nd, 118th mechanized, 58th motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 102, 105 and 128th military defense brigades in the areas n.

villages of Novodonetskoye, Ugledar, Dobropolye, Shevchenko, Staromayorskoye (DPR) and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).

Three counterattacks by units of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village were also repelled.

Vodyanoye village (DPR).

The enemy lost in this sector up to 1,620 military personnel, six tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, seven field artillery guns, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two Strela-10 air defense systems, as well as a British-made Stormer air defense system. .

In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces took more advantageous positions and inflicted comprehensive fire damage on the personnel and equipment of the 65th, 117th, 118th mechanized, 128th mountain assault brigades, 35th, 36th, 38th marine brigades, 14th, 23rd brigade of the National Guard and 126th brigade of military defense in the areas of n.

Malaya Tokmachka, Pyatikhatki, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Sadovoe, Mikhailovka, Antonovka and Tokarevka (Kherson region).

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Rabotino village (Zaporozhye region) repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 118th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian side lost more than 295 military personnel, two tanks, 22 vehicles, nine field artillery pieces, as well as two US-made HIMARS MLRS launchers.

Aviation and air defense systems in a week shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, five British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, a Patriot anti-aircraft guided missile (USA), seven Hammer guided bombs (France), 33 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems ( USA), as well as 796 drones.

Among other things, within a week, 24 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered.