War update: 109 battles on front lines in past 24 hours, most attacks in Kursk, Toretsk sectors

War update: 109 battles on front lines in past 24 hours, most attacks in Kursk, Toretsk sectors

Ukrinform
Ukrainian forces engaged in 109 combat clashes with Russian invaders on March 5, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Kursk and Toretsk sectors.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a war update published on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

During the day, Russian forces launched three missile strikes using four missiles and conducted 85 airstrikes dropping 121 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they carried out over 4,000 shelling attacks, including 144 strikes from multiple rocket launchers, and deployed 2,547 kamikaze drones.

Enemy airstrikes targeted multiple settlements, including Kolodiazhne and Hoptivka (Kharkiv region); Zelene Pole, Pokrovsk, Chunyshyne, Oleksiivka, Dokuchaievsk, Orikhove, Berestok, Nova Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Odradne, Vesele, Shevchenko, Novopil, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, and Toretsk (Donetsk region); Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, and Piatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia region).

In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian forces repelled six attacks near Vovchansk and towards Petro-Ivanivka.

In the Kupiansk sector, three Russian assaults were stopped near Holubivka and Zahryzove.

In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions ten times, trying to advance near Novomykhailivka and Nove.

In the Kramatorsk sector, nine clashes were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Predtechyne.

In the Toretsk sector, 21 enemy attacks were recorded near Toretsk, Dachne, Krymske, and Dyliivka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 18 assaults near Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Kotliarivka, Serhiivka, Bohdanivka, and Andriivka.

In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian forces stopped eight Russian attacks near Kostiantynopil, Rozdolne, Skudne, and Burlatske.

In the Huliaipole sector, one Russian assault was repelled near Vilne Pole.

In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped four attacks near Kamianske, Pavlivka, and Lobkove.

In the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces repelled 27 Russian assaults within the past day. The enemy also carried out 35 airstrikes using 46 guided bombs, along with 380 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including ten MLRS strikes.

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In the Siversk and Dnipro River sectors, no active enemy operations were observed.

No signs of enemy offensive group formations were recorded in the Volyn and Polissia sectors.

During the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aircraft, missile forces, and artillery struck 16 areas of enemy troop and equipment concentration, one command post, and one Russian electronic warfare station.

Photo: Ukrainian Ground Forces

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