Positive battles continue: ISW named two main goals of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in eastern Ukraine (map)

According to analysts, there were no confirmed changes in the front line. The Russians attack infantry and tanks with considerable support for artillery. The armed forces of the Russian Federation will try to capture completely the Luhansk region and advance to the west, to the eastern part of Kharkiv region and to capture the entire Donetsk region. Ukrainian defenders successfully destroy the enemy's equipment and live power.

This was reported by analysts of the Institute of War Study (ISW) in the daily report on March 23. According to military analysts, on March 23, positional battles continued at the turn of Kupyansk - Svatovo - Kreminna, but there were no confirmed changes in the front line. Positive battles lasted northeast of Kupyansk in the Sinkivka area; to the northwest of Svatov in Tabayivka and Berestov; to the west of Kreminna in the area of ​​Terny and Yampolivka; And south of Kreminna near Bigorivka.

Referring to the words of the Ukrainian platoon commander, which operates in the Liman direction, ISW reports that Russian troops in the area conduct "meat attacks" daily under the leadership of infantry with small infantry groups and significant artillery, unmanned and anti -aircraft support.

Russian troops from time to time conduct tank attacks in the estuary direction, and a few days ago, Russian troops conducted a mechanized attack using 10 units of armored vehicles, six of which were destroyed by Ukrainian forces. "The Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets reported that Russian troops are attacking Yampolivka and Terny, using about one division on each settlement," the report reads.

In addition, the ISW stated that they did not observe the visual confirmation of the capture by the Russian troops of the settlement Ivanivske (west of Bakhmut) or the advancement west of Ivanovsky, which was stated on March 23 by the Russian Federation.

Experts say that positional battles continue northwest of Bakhmut in the Bogdanivka area; west of Bakhmut near Ivanovsk; to the southwest of Bakhmut in the area of ​​Klyshchivka and Andreevka; and south of Bakhmut near New York; In the Siverska area, northeast of Bakhmut in the Razdolivka area, Merry and Controversy.

"The Ukrainian battalion commander operating in the Bakhmut direction stated that Russian troops carry out landing operations using mechanized equipment for fire cover and transportation of infantry to the front line, but noted that Ukrainian troops were capable of inflicting significant losses by Russian troops. ", - the Institute of War Study reads.