Ukrainian border guards killed a group of Wagner PMC mercenaries using mortars provided with coordinates from aerial reconnaissance in Bakhmut.
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The first group of invaders was killed by mortars according to the coordinates provided by aerial reconnaissance. The fire stopped the invaders on the approach to the contact line.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian military repelled 47 Russian attacks on March 30, including one missile strike, three airstrikes, and five MLRS attacks.
Western officials reported that Wagner Group and conventional Russian forces have likely lost a substantial amount of manpower in the Bakhmut area, which will further constrain Russia's offensive on Bakhmut.
Russian forces launched 187 artillery attacks against Ukrainian positions near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Yahidne, Bohdanivka, and Bakhmut.
Russian forces shifted from battalion/company tactical groups to small-scale tactics.
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