Russian forces conducted offensive operations in and around Bakhmut, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian assaults near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, and Klishchiivka.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in Bakhmut
The enemy has carried out more than 70 attacks on them.
Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed two civilians and injured nine others, damaging nearly 30 houses, five high-rises, a school, an enterprise, and a penal institution.
White phosphorus munitions were fired on Chasiv Yar from Russian positions, setting fire to vegetation in an uninhabited area
Russian forces shelled Novoselivka in the Donetsk region.
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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-17-2023