The map of hostilities in Ukraine as of March 16, 2025.


In the last 24 hours, there have been 128 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to effectively repel enemy attacks, preventing their advance onto our territory and inflicting significant losses.
Situation at the front
Over the past day, the enemy side has carried out 82 air strikes, dropping 112 guided aerial bombs. The enemy also used over 1100 kamikaze drones and conducted about 5000 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, citing information from 'Glavkom'.
Latest news from the front
The most active combat actions by the enemy are taking place in the Pokrovsk direction. According to preliminary data, 254 occupiers have been destroyed, of which 136 are already irrevocably lost. As a result of our army's response, the enemy lost one combat armored vehicle, nine units of automotive equipment, five motorcycles, one means of reactive-electronic warfare, two artillery systems, a generator, and two antennas of unmanned aerial vehicles. There were also damages to two tanks and three artillery systems of Russian troops.
In the Kharkiv direction
The enemy army has conducted eight attacks on our troops' positions in the areas of Vovchansk and Petrivka. Two battles are currently ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction
The aggressor was conducting offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Zahryzove, Lozova, and Kopanky. Our defenders successfully repelled four enemy attacks.
In the Lyman direction
Russian occupiers attacked the positions of the Defense Forces from the settlements of Balka Zhuravka, Ivanivka, Nadiia, Yampolivka, and Hryhorivka, a total of 15 times. Two battles are currently ongoing.
In the Siversk direction
Ukrainian troops repelled two enemy attacks attempting to advance in the areas of Verkhnokamianske and Bilohorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction
The enemy army attacked our defenders' positions near Orykhovo-Vasylivka. The Defense Forces successfully repelled this attack.
In the Toretsk direction
The Russian side conducted seventeen attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Toretsk and Druzhba. Two battles are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction
In the past day, the occupiers attempted 36 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops. The enemy attacked in the areas of the settlements of Sukha Balka, Oleksandropol, Novotoretske, Yelyzavetivka, Syvyridnivka, Promin, Serhiivka, Kotlyne, Uspenivka, Nadiivka, and Andriivka. Defenders stopped 35 enemy assaults. Currently, a battle is ongoing. Additionally, the occupiers conducted airstrikes on Horykho, Oleksiivka, Leontovychy, Novopavlivka, and Myrnohrad.
In the Novopavlivsk direction
The enemy army conducted 12 attacks in the area of Kostiantynopil and Rozliv. Two battles are currently ongoing.
In the Kursk direction
During the day, Ukrainian troops repelled 18 assault attacks from the enemy side, of which one is still ongoing. Furthermore, the enemy side conducted 28 air strikes, dropping 48 guided bombs, and also carried out 219 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas.
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