War update: 137 battles over past day, Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, Kostiantynivka axes hottest
On March 10, Ukrainian forces clashed with Russian troops in 137 engagements across the front.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a Facebook update as of 08:00 on March 11, Ukrinform reports.
Russian forces carried out 85 airstrikes, dropping 262 glide bombs. In addition, they deployed 9,378 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,817 shelling attacks, including 96 using multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian airstrikes targeted the areas of Ivanivka, Pokrovske, Prosiana, Oleksandrivka, Chornenkove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Vozdvyzhivka, Novoselivka, Charivne, Dolynka, Shcherbaky, Blakytne, Veselianka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatske in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck ten enemy personnel and equipment concentration areas, five command posts, one depot, two artillery systems, and one other significant target.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, the enemy carried out 127 shelling attacks, including three MLRS strikes, and three airstrikes using 11 guided bombs.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, Russian troops attempted twice to break Ukrainian defensive lines near Zybyne and Vovchansk.
On the Kupiansk axis, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions four times near Petropavlivka and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman axis, Russian forces launched four attacks, trying to penetrate defenses near Drobysheve and Stavky.
On the Sloviansk axis, Ukrainian forces repelled ten Russian attempts to advance near Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Dronivka, Platonivka, Riznykivka, Yampil, and Pazeno.
No Russian assault actions were recorded on the Kramatorsk axis.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the enemy carried out 20 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Sofiivka, Novopavlivka, Rusyn Yar, and Stepanivka.
On the Pokrovsk axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 21 Russian assaults near Novyi Donbas, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopavlivka, and Novopidhorodnie.
On the Oleksandrivka axis, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions three times near Ternove and Novohryhorivka.
On the Huliaipole axis, 21 Russian attacks were recorded near Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Zarichne, Varvarivka, Luhivske, Myrne, Hirke, Sviatopetrivka, and Staroukrainka.
On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy made two attempts to improve positions near Shcherbaky and Pavlivka.
On the Dnipro River axis, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian forces near Velykyi Vilkhovyi Island.
No signs of Russian offensive groupings were observed on the Volyn and Polissia axes.
Photo: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces