Latest information on Russia-Ukraine war as of 12:00 March 20, 2022

Author

Maksim Nechiporenko

The twenty-fifth day of the Russia-Ukraine war 2022 continues. The state and nature of hostilities have not significantly changed over the past day.

At the same time, the threat of enemy missile strikes with long-range precision weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, remains, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

To date, significant casualties have been confirmed among the top leadership and the Russian-fascist command staff of formations and military units of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. In particular, the commander of the 346th separate special forces brigade from Prokhladny was wounded.

Russian-fascist commanders destroyed:

of the 331st Kostroma Paraborne Shock Regiment;
of the 247th of the air assault Caucasian Cossack regiment from Stavropol (called the "forge of division commander");
6th Guards Red Banner Tank Regiment from Chebarkul.

Volyn direction

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detects clear signs of preparing an attack by Belarus on the territory of Ukraine.

"The defense forces of our state are ready to fight back. The direct involvement of Belarusian troops in the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, against the will of the rank-and-file military and the overwhelming majority of the Belarusian people, will be a fatal mistake for Alexander Lukashenko," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stressed.

Polissia direction

The enemy is trying to gain a foothold on the occupied lines, expects to reinforce the grouping due to the arrival of reserves, and is preparing for an attack on the city of Kyiv.

The invaders resumed aerial reconnaissance and shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the use of army aviation and artillery.

Siversk direction

The enemy does not conduct active offensive operations here. The invaders continue to regroup and build-up forces to resume offensive operations. The defenders of Ukraine inflicted fire damage on their positions. Having suffered numerous losses, the enemy is forced to assume a defensive, resorting to mining the area.

Slobozhanshchyna direction

The Russian-fascist troops did not conduct active offensive operations. On the territory of the Belgorod region near the state border of Ukraine, positions of artillery of high power were found. The enemy does not abandon intentions to institute control over the city of Izium, but has lost the combat effectiveness of its units and is stopped.

Donetsk direction

The enemy is focusing their main efforts on storming the settlements of Rubizhne, Severodonetsk, and Popasna. They tried to break through our troops' defense near the settlement of Verkhnotoretske. They suffered losses and unsuccessfully rolled back to their previous positions.

The blockade and siege of the hero city of Mariupol continues. Shelling and destruction of the infrastructure of the city continue.