As of the morning of March 16, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to inflict devastating blows on groups of occupying troops in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and, in certain areas, they launched a counteroffensive.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
«The state, position and nature of the actions of the defense forces have not changed significantly during the last day. The Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to inflict devastating blows on groups of occupying troops in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and, in certain areas, to launch a counteroffensive,» the statement reads.
The General Staff states that according to the results of the previous day, due to the defense of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three Russian planes (two of them were Su-34) were destroyed.
In addition, one helicopter, three operational-tactical UAVs and two cruise missiles were shot down.
Further information is currently being clarified. The Air Force continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on ground targets.
Nine air strikes were carried out on columns of equipment and clusters of the occupying troops.
The occupying forces continue to launch missile and bomb strikes on infrastructure and densely populated areas of Ukrainian cities. The enemy continues to suffer losses on retreats in other areas.
The main efforts of the occupiers are focused on consolidating and maintaining previously occupied borders and defense areas.