🛡️ Defense

Oleksandr Syrskyi visited the Avdiivka front to discuss measures to strengthen Ukrainian defense. He met with commanders to evaluate defensive options, reserve maneuvering, and supply logistics amid intense Russian offensive operations.

March 15, 2024 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) FPV drones (weapon_system) UAVs (weapon_system) guided glide bombs (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Avdiivka (location) Marinka (location) Russian invaders (organization) Russian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Vuhledar (location) 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky (military_unit) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) Serhiy Tykhyi (person) 47th Magura Brigade (military_unit) Sloviansk (location) Pokrovsky District (location) Mariinka District (location) Kurakhove District (location) Bakhmut District (location) Kramatorsk District (location) Kostiantynivka (location) Lyman (location) Avdiivka sector (location) dump drones (weapon_system) 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) M2A2 Bradley (weapon_system) APC-82A (weapon_system)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

Syrskyi visited the Avdiivka front on March 15, 2024 to assess defensive measures

Ukrinform →

Russia is focusing operations west of Avdiivka and Marinka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. These axes account for 60% of reported Russian attacks over the last four weeks.

Kyiv Independent →

Russia focused main efforts on breakthrough near Avdiivka

Kyiv Post →

Russian troops have significantly stepped up assault operations in the Vuhledar direction (Donetsk region) and actively utilizing night FPV drones, according to an aerial scout from the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky.

UNIAN →

On the third day after entering and holding defense, we were attacked daily - they simply overwhelmed us with large numbers of personnel.

Censor.NET →

Drone operators of the 47th Magura Brigade destroyed about a dozen Russian armored vehicles using kamikaze drones in the Avdiivka area.

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