The Russian military liberated a village and a railway station in the DPR from Ukrainian militants. This follows from the daily report of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the situation in the Northern Military District zone.

“In the Avdeevsky direction, through the coordinated actions of units of the “Center” group of forces, the settlement of Tonenkoye of the Donetsk People’s Republic was liberated,” the message says.

The formations of the 47th, 59th motorized infantry and 3rd assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village were also defeated. Pervomaiskoe and Berdychi settlements (DPR). Near n. n. Novgorodskoe, a counterattack by the assault group of the 24th mechanized brigade of Ukrainian troops was repelled.

The enemy lost more than 320 troops, a tank, four armored fighting vehicles and seven vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, the US-made M777 artillery system, two howitzers (D-20 and D-30), and the US-made M102 gun were hit.

At the same time, in the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of active operations, occupied more advantageous positions and captured the Alabastrovaya railway station in the Donetsk People's Republic. At the same time, the formations of the 79th air assault, 46th and 81st airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village were defeated. villages of Belogorovka, Razdolovka, Krasnoe, Novomikhailovka and Georgievka (DPR).

Enemy losses amounted to up to 250 military personnel, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a Gvozdika self-propelled gun, and a D-20 howitzer were hit.

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In the Kupyansk direction, the coordinated actions of units of the Western Group of Forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the 63rd mechanized, 57th motorized infantry and 95th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village. Sinkovka village (Kharkov region), Terny (DPR) and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).

Enemy losses amounted to up to 40 military personnel, three tanks and four vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, two Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, and a D-30 howitzer were hit.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village. villages of Pavlovka, Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (DPR). Not far from n. in the village of Vodyanoye (DPR), a counterattack by the assault group of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 120 military personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, three cars, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar.

In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 65th mechanized, 128th mountain assault brigade and 35th marine brigade in the areas of the village. Rabotino, Stepovoe (Zaporozhye region) and Ivanovka (Kherson region). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 50 military personnel, five vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, and a D-30 howitzer.

In the Belgorod direction, Russian units continue to take measures to prevent the penetration of sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their destruction in the border regions of Ukraine. Thus, fire damage was caused to the concentration areas of formations of foreign mercenaries and the 105th Terrestrial Defense Brigade near the village. villages of Velikaya Pisarevka, Yamnoye, Lukashevka and Aleksandrovka (Sumy region).

The enemy lost up to 30 militants, three pickup trucks, and a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.

In addition, on the night of March 21, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons, including aeroballistic hypersonic missiles "Dagger", on the decision-making centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, logistics bases, temporary deployment points of special operations forces and foreign mercenaries .

According to the departments, the objectives of the strike were achieved and all objects were hit.

At the same time, aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groups of troops of the Russian Armed Forces hit a UAV storage warehouse, a workshop for the production and repair of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 132 districts.

Air defense systems shot down 163 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as 20 rockets from the US-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket systems.