Military and Political Situation in Ukraine. Morning of March 15th, 2022 - Ihor Zhdanov

Ihor Zhdanov, Olha Mashtaler, Information Defence

Informational Defence of Ukraine provides a daily review of the military-political situation in Ukraine, morning of March 15th, based on an analysis of open sources.

1. The russian occupiers have not achieved a success in any of the operational areas and have sustained heavy losses as a result of counterattacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the position and nature of the actions of the defence forces remain without significant changes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are inflicting devastating blows on groups of troops and the rear infrastructure of the occupiers.

russian troops are accumulating reserves on their territory to wage war against Ukraine. Detachments of mercenaries are being formed of those who are ready to carry out criminal orders for a reward, for example, more than a thousand people have been recruited in Syria in recent days, and about 400 people have already arrived in russia.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that pre-trial inquiries are being carried out in the russian city of Belgorod with russian military refusing to take part in hostilities.

In the Polissia direction, russian troops continue to cross the barrier along the Irpin River and gain a foothold in the area of the settlements of Bucha and Irpin. They are trying to organise defence operations, so they are preparing sabotage and reconnaissance groups under the guise of service members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the northern direction, theenemy did not provide active offensive operations and is regrouping in order to resume the attack in the direction of Kyiv. In the Volyn direction, theenemy continues measures