General Staff of the AFU named the new epicenter of hostilities at the front

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Anastasia Smyrnova

As reported by Ukrainian defenders, as of March 9-10, the Russian army most actively attacked in the Novopavlivsk direction: it was there, with the support of aviation, that it tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces more than 30 times.

What is happening at the front on March 9-10

During the past day, 73 combat clashes took place.

In total, the Russian invaders carried out 5 missile and 95 air strikes, carried out 136 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of Ukrainian forces and peaceful settlements.

More than 110 cities and villages of Ukraine came under enemy artillery fire.

In the Lymansky direction, the soldiers of the Armed Forces successfully repelled 7 attacks by the Russian army, and in Bakhmutsky — 6 enemy attacks.

In the area of responsibility of the "Tavria" anti-aircraft defense unit, in the Avdiyiv direction, our defenders repelled 16 enemy attacks in the areas of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, and Pervomaiske settlements.

In the Orihiv direction, the Russian invaders tried 8 times to break through in the areas east of Levadny, Robotyny and west of Verbovoy, which are in Zaporizhzhia.

In the area of responsibility of the "Odesa" air defense system in the Kherson direction, the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully continue to hold their positions.

During the past day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 8 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy. Units of the missile forces damaged the personnel concentration area, the radio-electronic warfare station and the means of anti-aircraft defense of the occupiers.