During the day, March 20, in the Hulyaipil direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled three enemy attacks in the Novopil area. As IZ reports with reference to the General Staff, in the Orikhiv direction, seven attacks were repelled in the vicinity of Stepovoye, as well as in the direction of Lobkovye and Shcherbaky.
The enemy used airstrikes in these areas, in particular in the areas of Yasna Polyana, Blakytne and Novoivanivka in Zaporizhia region. In total, 155 combat clashes were recorded on the front.
The total losses of the Russian troops amounted to 1,400 people. In addition, 13 tanks, 38 armored combat vehicles, 43 artillery systems and many other occupier equipment were destroyed, including MLRS, air defense systems and UAVs.
On March 19, Russian troops launched 519 strikes on 14 settlements in Zaporizhia region, damaging many civilian objects.
We remind you that we previously wrote that an excess of pollutants in the atmosphere was recorded in Zaporizhia.