Ukraine Plans Counter-Offensive as Russian Troops ‘losing steam’ in Bakhmut; UKR’s Armed Forces Hit RU Command Posts, Ammunition Storage Point and Artillery Unit; RU’s ‘Great Offensive’ Fails to Impress as Intelligence Reveals Its Short-Lived Military Might; Poland Hopes Its Fighter Plane Deliveries to Ukraine Prod West to Do Same, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

By admin On Mar 26, 2023

NY POST: Ukraine plans counter-offensive as Russian troops ‘losing steam’ in Bakhmut

The Ukrainian military will launch a highly anticipated counter-attack “very soon,” one of the top commanders said Thursday — as Russia loses momentum in Bakhmut.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, indicated a counter-offensive would soon strike the fatigued Russian forces in Bakhmut.

Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries are “losing considerable strength and are running out of steam,” Syrskyi said on social media.

“Very soon, we will take advantage of this opportunity, as we did in the past near Kyiv, Kharkiv, Balakliya and Kupiansk,” he said.

Last year, Ukraine launched counter-offensives in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kalakliya and Kupiansk that ended up being major turning points in the war and getting Ukraine back significant land.

Despite their forces dwindling, Russia has not seemed to have been deterred, Syrskyi noted.

“The aggressor does not give up hope at any price to take Bakhmut, regardless of the losses in manpower or equipment,” he said.

Syrskyi stated that even as Ukrainian troops are under constant fire from Russian artillery, they continue to demonstrate “superman resilience, courage and bravery,” Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported. —>READ MORE HERE

Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit Russian command posts, ammunition storage point and artillery unit – General Staff

Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck command posts, an ammunition storage point, an anti-aircraft missile system, electronic warfare stations and an artillery unit of the Russian occupiers on 23-24 March.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 24 March

Quote: “Ukrainian Air Force carried out 16 strikes on clusters of Russian military personnel and equipment on 23-24 March. Our defenders shot down enemy Shahed-136 and Lancet UAVs.

At the same time, Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery units hit two command posts, four clusters of Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment, two anti-aircraft missile systems, an ammunition storage point, an artillery unit at a firing position and two electronic warfare stations.”

Details: Over the course of the day, Russian forces conducted 40 air and 5 missile strikes, and attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops and the settlements’ civilian infrastructure over 20 times using multiple rocket launchers. There were fatalities.

Russian troops are focusing on conducting offensive operations on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Shakhtarsk fronts. Ukrainian forces have repelled over 38 Russian attacks in these areas.

On the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no Russian offensive groups have been detected. —>READ MORE HERE

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