According to the Ministry of Defense, the grouping of the Russian Armed Forces “Vostok” troops launched complex attacks on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
The conflict took place in the settlements of Ugledar and Pavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and in the settlements of Novodanilovka and Shcherbaki, in the Zaporozhye region. The Ministry of Defense estimated the total daily losses of the Ukrainian army as 60 military personnel, while it was reported that seven equipment was liquidated, including the American-made M777 artillery system, D-20 howitzer, armored vehicles. car and four tanks.
Previously at the Ministry of National Defense reportedThe Russian army defeated the command center of the 59th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and destroyed two Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile systems.
Russian aviation in the Lugansk people’s district on March 16 shot Ukrainian aircraft MiG-29.