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Ukrainian forces carried out a series of strikes on Russian military targets on March 16 and overnight into March 17, hitting air defense systems, missile units, logistics depots, and drone command posts, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
According to the statement, Ukrainian units struck a Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile system near Klintsy in Russia’s Bryansk region. Another strike targeted an area of concentration of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s 15th Separate Coastal Missile Brigade near Verkhniokurhanne in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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A Russian communications hub was also hit near Mangush in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region, the military said.
Ukrainian forces also targeted several logistics facilities, including a fuel depot in Melitopol and ammunition storage sites near the settlements of Stepne and Terpinnia in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region. In addition, a drone training center near Henichesk Hirka in the occupied Kherson region was struck.
The General Staff said Ukrainian units also hit Russian drone control points near Huliaipole and Obrotne in Zaporizhzhia region, as well as a concentration of Russian troops near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region.
The latest strikes follow similar operations carried out by Ukrainian forces a day earlier against Russian air defense systems and command positions. On March 15 and overnight into March 16, Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted a series of strikes on Russian air defense assets and command posts in temporarily occupied territories.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said the strikes targeted surface-to-air missile systems, radar stations, and command facilities located in the occupied parts of Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
In a statement released on March 16, the General Staff said Ukrainian units struck “enemy air defense systems and command posts as part of efforts to reduce the offensive capabilities of the Russian aggressor.”
According to the military, a Tor-M1 short-range air defense system was hit near the settlement of Korobkyne in the occupied Luhansk region, while another Tor system was struck near Balashivka in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine’s military intelligence also said its special forces struck two Russian vessels involved in military logistics in the Kerch Strait during a night operation on March 14.
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate, fighters from the Department of Active Operations targeted the railway ferry Slavyanin and the vessel Avangard, which were being used to support Russian supply routes.
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