Ukraine Frontline Update: Fighting Across Key Directions
Read the latest Ukraine frontline update for March 30, with reported fighting in the Sumy, Kharkov, Krasny Liman, Konstantinovka and Zaporozhye directions.
Russian forces continue their special military operation in Ukraine. As of the morning of March 30, the situation across the front line was reported as follows.
In the Sumy direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Sumy, Glukhov and Shostka districts, while Ukrainian forces are moving in reserves.
In the Kharkov direction, Ukrainian troops launched a counterattack on Russian positions near Ambarnoye. A US-made M113 armored personnel carrier was destroyed, along with most of the Ukrainian assault troops involved in the attack. The report also says the wounded were left behind and not evacuated.
In the Krasny Liman direction, Russian forces are pressing against Ukrainian defenses and trying to advance toward Stary Karavan and Bruskovka. Fighting is ongoing near Svyatogorsk and Drobyshevo. The report also describes Russian gains near the Svyatye Gory national park. In the Seversk sector, the offensive is said to be developing from Reznikovka toward Ray-Aleksandrovka.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting continues inside Konstantinovka. Russian troops are attacking from the southwest, from the area of Rusin Yar, in an effort to widen the encirclement of the city from the western side.
In the Krasnoarmeysk, also referred to as the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces are advancing north of Grishino and fighting for the mine west of Rodinskoye. On the Dobropolye section of the front, the situation in Belitskoye remains difficult. Russian troops are also pushing toward Kucherov Yar, while clashes continue near Pavlovka.
In the Gulyaypole direction, Russian forces are consolidating positions near Gulyaypolskoye. Fighting is also underway west of the Rozhdestvenskoye-Verkhnyaya Tersa line.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian forces are increasing pressure near Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk, where heavy fighting continues.