💥 Attack

Ukrainian drone operators destroyed an entire battery of six Russian Grad MLRS in the Pokrovsk direction.

March 19, 2026 Zhuravka, Donetsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Meduza

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Ukrainian drone units (military_unit) Grad MLRS (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) 3rd Army Corps (military_unit) Shandryholove (location) 1st Guards Tank Army (military_unit) 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps (military_unit)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drone operators destroyed an entire battery of six Russian Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) in the Pokrovsk direction, and geolocated footage published on March 19 confirms the destruction of two Grad systems in Zhuravka

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area and in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivka directions.

Meduza → Source tone: likely

Russian forces launched a new offensive toward the city of Dobropillia after Ukrainian units were redeployed.

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Extracted: 2026-03-21T05:13:29.019Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-19-2026