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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., March 16, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 16 March 2023 18:27

    Day 386 of the russian full-scale invasion continues.

    During the day of March 16, the adversary launched 2x missile and 16x air strikes, launched 25x MLRS attacks.

    The threat of missile attacks remains high across Ukraine.

    Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes. During the day of March 16, the enemy shelled the vicinities of settlements fo Berylivka, Tymonovychi (Chernihiv oblast), Atyns’ke, Volfyne, Stepne, Kindrativka, Pokrovka, Hrabovs’ke (Sumy oblast), Lemishchyne, Kozacha Lopan’, Hlyboke, Hatyshche, Budarky, Ambarne, Kam’yanka, and Zapadne (Kharkiv oblast).

    Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinities of Hryanykivka, Kreminna, Kuz’myne, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, and Spirne. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Krokhmal’ne (Kharkiv oblast), Nevs’ke, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast).

    Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to assault the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders repelled the adversary attacks in the vicinities of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, and Hryhorivka. In particular, Vasyukivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Hryhorivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Ivanivs’ke, Maiors’k, Zalizne, and New York (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the enemy.

    Avdiivka, Mar’inka and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives towards Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Nevel’s’ke, and Mar’inka. The invaders continue preparations to resume their offensive on Vuhledar. In particular, Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Vodyane, Nevel’s’ke, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Heorhiivka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the enemy.

    Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary is defending. The enemy shelled the vicinities of settlements near the line of contact, including Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaky, Kam’yans’ke, Zaporizhzhia (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Zolota Balka, Beryslav, Vesele, Ivanivka, Inhulets’, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Zymivnyk, Dniprovs’ke (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.

    russia continues to export looted grain from Ukraine. According to reports, a russian self-propelled barge loaded with wheat was being transported by enemy tugboats from the seaport in the city of Berdyans’k (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

    Residents of the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia oblast continue to undergo forced passportization. Thus, in the city of Tokmak, the russian so-called “authorities” put in office by the occupation forces, together with representatives of the russian FSB, threaten local citizens of Ukraine rejecting the russian passports with deportation of their children to the eastern oblasts of russia. The parents themselves are threatened to be taken to Vasylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

    During the day of March 16, Ukrainian Air Force launched 7x air strikes on the concentrations of russian troops and military equipment.

    Ukrainian missile troops and artillery units attacked 3x command posts, 2x concentrations of troops and military equipment of the adversary, 2x radar stations, and 1x fuel and lubricant depot of the enemy.

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