Russian forces launch intense attacks on Avdiivka and Novopavlivka fronts – General Staff

Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 78 times across the front over the past 24 hours, with the Russian army launching seven missile strikes and 50 airstrikes and attacking Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas 112 times with multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 4 March Quote: "Russian airstrikes affected the following settlements over the past 24 hours: Lisne, Rozhkovychi, Druzhba, Bobylivka, Kyianytsia and Yamne (Sumy Oblast); Vovchansk, Velykyi Burluk and Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast); Nadiia, Tverdokhlibove and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast); Nove, Terny, Bohdanivka, Predtechyne, Druzhba, Oleksandropil, Pokrovsk, Novobakhmutivka, Orlivka, Umanske, Pervomaiske, Netailove, Kurakhove, Vodiane, Vuhledar, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske (Donetsk Oblast); and Verkhnia Tersa and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)."

Details: Russian artillery targeted over 80 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Russian troops mounted 11 attacks near the settlements of Synkivka and Tabaivka (Kharkiv Oblast), unsuccessfully seeking to improve their tactical position. On the Lyman front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled five Russian attacks near the settlements of Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Terny and Verkhnokamianske (Donetsk Oblast). On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled five Russian attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast).

In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group on the Avdiivka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 20 Russian attacks near the settlements of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast). On the Novopavlivka front, Ukrainian forces are continuing to hold back the Russians near the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where the Russian army has made over 30 attempts to break through Ukrainian troops' defences. On the Orikhiv front, Russian forces launched three unsuccessful attacks near the village of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukraine's Defence Forces are holding their positions, and the Russians attempted no assault operations.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force struck seven clusters of Russian military personnel over the past 24 hours.

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