The Russian Armed Forces attacked a number of targets in Ukraine with long-range, sea- and land-based precision weapons and drones. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As follows from the department's message, decision-making centers, facilities of the Security Service of Ukraine, enterprises of the military-industrial complex, as well as places of deployment of Ukrainian national formations and foreign mercenaries were hit. It is emphasized that all objects were hit and the targets of the strike were achieved.
On Sunday, March 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense also reported a high-precision strike on Ukrainian electric power facilities, the gas production industry, and assembly and testing sites for unmanned boats. It was noted that as a result of the strike, work on the manufacture and repair of weapons, military equipment and ammunition was disorganized, and military equipment and weapons provided to Ukraine by NATO countries were also destroyed.
Situation in the Northern Military District zone
According to the defense department, in the Kupyansk direction, thanks to the active actions of the fighters of the “West” group, enemy units were defeated and the situation along the front line was improved. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 20 military personnel and two vehicles.
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In the Donetsk direction, units of the “South” group occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of the 54th, 93rd mechanized and 81st airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. Belogorovka village (LPR), Kleshcheevka and Verkhnekamenskoye (DPR). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 425 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles.
Along with this, four electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station, and a US-made M777 howitzer were destroyed.
In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the “Center” group hit enemy units and improved the situation along the front line. In the area n. The villages of Novgorodskoye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Tonenkoye and Berdychi (DPR) repelled four counterattacks by assault groups of the 24th, 47th, 59th mechanized, 25th airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the enemy lost up to 280 military personnel, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles and six cars here. During the counter-battery fight, two US-made M777 howitzers, a UK-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery mount (SPG), a D-20 howitzer, and a Gvozdika self-propelled gun were hit.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group inflicted fire damage and repelled two counterattacks by assault groups of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village. Staromayorskoe village (DPR). The enemy lost up to 105 military personnel, five vehicles, two FH-70 howitzers made in Great Britain, as well as the Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Dnepr group of troops, the situation along the front line was improved, and fire damage was caused to concentrations of military personnel and equipment of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 108th military defense brigade in the areas of the village. Rabotino and Novoselovka settlements (Zaporozhye region). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 50 military personnel, three vehicles, as well as a US-made M777 howitzer.
Aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groups of the Russian Armed Forces hit manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 114 regions.
Air defense systems destroyed 131 Ukrainian UAVs within 24 hours. Also shot down were two S-200 anti-aircraft guided missiles converted to hit ground targets and 15 rockets from the HIMARS and Vampire multiple launch rocket systems.