Day 388 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun.

The adversary launched 34x air strikes. 11x of them employed Shahed-136 UAVs. 10x of these UAVs were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense units, but unfortunately, 1x hit an industrial infrastructure facility. Luckily, no civilian casualties. The enemy also launched 1x missile attack and 57x MLRS attacks, 1x of them at the settlement of Veletens’ke (Kherson oblast). The fragments have damaged 7x private houses and the building of a local kindergarten. Luckily, no casualties here either.

The likelihood of missile strikes across Ukraine remains quite high.

During the day of March 17, same as before, the main goal of the adversary was the attempts to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. To this end, the occupiers’ focused their main efforts on the offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes. Thanks to professional and coordinated actions, Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 100x enemy attacks on the above axes.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes. The russian federation continues to maintain a military presence on the territory of the republic of belarus, but without any obvious formation of the offensive groups. At the same time, the adversary continues engineering development of terrain in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk Oblasts (russia). During the day of March 18, the enemy fired mortars and artillery at the vicinities of 14x settlements. Among them are Starykove, Volfyne, Solyanyky (Sumy oblast), Strilecha, Hlyboke, Starytsya, Vovchans’k, Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Kut’kivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Ternova, and Tykhe (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yansk and Lyman axes: during the day of March 17, the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops. The invaders shelled the vicinities of 13x settlements along the line of contact, including Vesele, Hryanykivka, Vil’shana, Krokhmal’ne, Berestove, Dibrova, Andriivka (Kharkiv oblast), Novojehorivka, Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka, Novoselivka, Chervonopopivka (Luhansk oblast), and Novoselivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy has not stopped its assault at the city of Bakhmut. At the same time, Ukrainian defenders repelled the occupants’ attacks in the vicinities of Klishchiivka and Ivanivske. Near the line of contact, the enemy shelled the settlements of Min’kivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Vasyukivka, Bakhmut, Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, Ozarianivka, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, Predtechyne, and Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast). In total, 11x settlements on Bakhmut axis were damaged by the occupants’ shelling.

Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensive operations towards the settlements of Kam’yanka, Nevel’s’ke, Avdiivka, Mar’inka, Sjeverne, and Pervomais’ke (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched numerous fire attacks at the vicinities of 21x settlements. Among them are Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Mar’inka, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Paraskoviivka, Tonen’ke, Sjeverne, Pervomais’ke, Nevel’s’ke, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka, Neskuchne, and Shakhtars’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary continued to defend. At the same time, the occupants conducted intensive shelling of Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohir’ya, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Kam’yans’ke, Ol’hivs’ke, Chervone, Charivne, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Stepove (Zaporizhzhya oblast), Vremivka, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Dobra Nadiya (Dnipropetrovsk oblast), Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Vesele, Kozats’ke, Ivanivka, Mykil’s’ke, Dniprovs’ke, Berehove, Veletens’ke, Kizomys, Mykhailivka, Respublikanets’, Novoberyslav, Kherson, Novosilka, Shylova Balka, Odradokam’yanka, Mykolaivka, Tyahyntsi, Sadove, and Rozlyv (Kherson oblast). The total number of settlements that came under enemy fire is almost 40x.

The local so-called authorities in the temporarily occupied and seized territories of Luhansk oblast announced the start of large-scale military exercises. They involve all conscription-age male residents of Starobil’s’k, Shchastya, Novyi Aidar, Novopskov, and Nyzhn’oteple who have passports labelled “LPR” or “russian federation”. By doing so, the occupiers are trying to hide the total mobilization in the above settlements.

Between the settlements of Ishun’ and Voinka (temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea), the adversary has begun construction of fortifications and trenches. Civilians are forced into taking part in the work for free.

During the day of March 17, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of the occupiers, while the missile and artillery units hit 2x concentrations of enemy personnel and 1x position of deployment of its air defense system.

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