Russians fail to attack on several fronts – General Staff report

On Saturday, 11 March, Russian troops made unsuccessful offensive attempts on the Kupiansk and Lyman, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk fronts; they also continue the assault operations on Bakhmut.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 11 March

Details: During the day, Russian forces launched 12 air and 2 missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia. The S-300 air defence system hit a civilian infrastructure facility, causing damage to one building. There were no casualties among the civilians.

Also, Russian forces launched 34 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems. One of them hit the civilian infrastructure facility in the city of Kherson. There were victims among the civilian population; two were killed and three wounded. The probability of further missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains pretty high.

The Russians’ main goal is still to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The occupiers are concentrating their efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk fronts.

There were no significant changes on the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts; the situation remains stable. The Russian Federation maintains a military presence on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, but the formation of offensive groups has not been detected. At the same time, Russian forces continue engineering equipment on the border of Bryansk and Kursk oblasts. During the day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks in the areas of Chervona Zoria, Krasne, Ohirtseve, Kolodiazne, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk and Kamianka in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts, Russian forces maintain a significant military presence in the border areas with Ukraine to prevent our units from being transferred to other fronts. Besides, during this day, they unsuccessfully tried to break through the defence of Ukrainian troops, shelling the areas of numerous settlements along the combat line – in particular, Dvorichna, Hrianykivka, Masiutivka, Kyslivka and Pischane in Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske, Kuzmyne, and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, as well as Dibrovy and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces also made unsuccessful offensive attempts in the areas of Hrianykivka in Kharkiv Oblast and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast. Having suffered losses in manpower and equipment, they retreated to the previously occupied positions.

On the Bakhmut front, Russian troops never stopped their assault on Bakhmut; however, our defenders fought back decently and repelled numerous attacks. Russian forces shelled the settlements near the contact line, in particular, Vasiukivka, Zaliznianske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Kostiantynivka, Bila Hora and Zalizne in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts, invaders carried out unsuccessful offensive actions against the settlements of Kamianka, Sieverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. The vicinities of settlements near the contact line, including Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Bohoiavlenka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast were shelled numerous times.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, the Russian forces are on the defensive. At the same time, Russian forces continue to carry out intensive shelling of the nearest settlements, namely, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Huliaipilske, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Novodmytrivka, Mykhailivka, Dudchany, Zmiivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka and Dniprovske in Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

The Russian occupying authorities continue forced passporting of the population of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Thus, the military leadership of the Russian Armed Forces forces all those mobilised from previously occupied territories to sign long-term contracts for military service in the Russian army. For that to happen, it is necessary to provide a copy of the passport of a Russian citizen, among the rest of the documents. Thus, the occupiers are trying to force them to give up the so-called DPR/LPR [Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics] passport in favour of Russian citizenship. Otherwise, servicemen and members of their families are threatened with the denial of all established payments and social protection provided for servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces.

During the day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out six strikes on clusters of Russian personnel and military equipment, while units from Rocket Forces and Artillery hit four clusters of Russian military personnel, an ammunition storage point, a d two places of the location of electronic warfare stations.

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