Ukrainian authorities: 'Zaporizhzhia under Russian attack, damage to infrastructure'
Ukrinform: two dead and six wounded in a drone attack. Kiev army: Russians wanted to break through into Donetsk, repelled and destroyed
Russian military attack in Zaporizhzhia, damage to critical infrastructure: the news was spread on Telegram by the head of the Ova in Zaporizhzhia Ivan Fedorov, as reported by Ukrinform.
"The Russians are attacking critical infrastructure in the region. Power outages may occur in some parts of the city. In neighbouring buildings, windows have been damaged by the shock wave caused by the enemy attack,' he said. According to Fedorov there were no casualties. This morning a drone attack in Zaporizhzhia killed two people and wounded six others, including two girls aged 11 and 15.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Ukrainian delegation met today with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and that further talks are also planned tomorrow. Ukrainian media write that. "Our team is now in America, there has already been a meeting today with the American side: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It is important that diplomacy continues. We are trying to end this war. Nobody needs war,' he pointed out,
Kiev army: 'Russians wanted to break into Donetsk, repelled and destroyed'
The Ukrainian Third Army Corps foiled a large-scale mechanised offensive attempt by the Russian army in Donetsk: the Russians launched an attack simultaneously in seven directions and deployed over 500 infantrymen, 28 units of armoured vehicles and more than 100 units of motorbikes, buggies and quads. This is reported by Ukrinform, which cites a Facebook post by the Third Army Corps. "On 19 March," reads the Ukrainian military's report, "the enemy attempted the largest breakthrough in the Lymansko-Boriv direction. The Russians employed the forces of the 1st Armoured Army and the 20th Combined Army of the Russian Federation, but the enemy began to suffer losses before reaching the border area'. Within four hours, however, it goes on to say, the Kiev units 'turned the rapid advance of the Russians into a large-scale failure'. The Russians reportedly lost 84 motorised vehicles, 11 infantry fighting vehicles and armoured troop transport vehicles, and 3 tanks. A 'Sunset' anti-tank missile system and 5 guns were hit. Over 160 enemy drones were destroyed.
"For a month and a half we observed signs of preparations for an offensive. The Russians were intensifying attacks against our crossings through the Oskil, trying to cut logistics." "We were preparing: defensive exercises were carried out in different directions, each brigade had its own plan to repel the attack. The army corps coordinated these actions and, as a result, the attacks were foiled from all directions,' said Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky. According to the Ukrainians, 405 Russian soldiers were eliminated. "The Russian army did not manage to capture any settlements or positions. The destruction of the remnants of the forces that managed to survive in the fire zone continues."
