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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,126: UKR forces advanced in Belgorod Oblast, near Toretsk and Pokrovsk [1]
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Date: 2025-03-24
Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of March 23 and 24.
Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated that Russian strike campaigns are designed to destroy infrastructure, strike military targets, and terrorize the local Ukrainian population.[100] Ihnat noted that Russian forces intentionally launch a large number of drones targeting densely populated cities knowing that drone debris will damage the cities regardless of how successful Ukrainian air defense is. Ihnat stated that Russian forces are regularly modifying Shahed drones with different explosives and guidance systems.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 99 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk City; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Kari. [98] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 57 drones and that 36 drones were ”lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kirovohrad, and Zaporizhia oblasts and conducted a missile strike against civilian infrastructure in Sumy City.[99]
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Demidovka along the international border in northwestern Belgorod Oblast amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks in the area. Geolocated footage published on March 24 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Demidovka (northwest of Belgorod City).[9] ….Ukrainian forces began limited attacks into northwestern Belgorod Oblast on March 18 and have made marginal advances towards Grafovka (southeast of Demidovka) and Prilesye (south of Demidovka) over the last six days.[11] Russian sources claimed that Russia redeployed border guards, Chechen Akhmat forces, elements of the Russian Northern Grouping of Forces, and elements of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) to respond to the Ukrainian attacks in northwestern Belgorod Oblast.[14] ISW will not offer an assessment of Ukraine's intent behind these attacks at this time.
Ukrainian forces appear to be leveraging long-range strikes to complicate Russian logistics and command and control (C2) in the area. Ukrainian forces recently conducted two strikes on Russian command posts in western Belgorod Oblast, destroying communications equipment.[15] Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) reported on March 24 that Ukrainian forces downed four Russian helicopters over Belgorod Oblast.[16]
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Yekaterinburg’s Church on the Blood — built on the site where the Romanov family was executed — has installed in its courtyard a replica of the pipe that Russian soldiers crawled through to enter Sudzha, then under Ukrainian control.
“A 16-meter [about 50 feet] section of pipe has been brought to the Church on the Blood. The diameter of the installed pipe precisely matches that of the pipeline that enabled our soldiers to achieve a heroic victory,” the church said in a statement.
The pipe will be part of an exhibition dedicated to the Russian military operation in the country’s western Kursk region, during which Sudzha was retaken. The exhibition is scheduled to open on March 25.
In early March, a group of Russian soldiers crawled several kilometers through a defunct gas pipeline to enter Sudzha from behind Ukrainian lines. Russian propaganda described the maneuver as “heroic” and “unparalleled,” though independent observers said it did not play a decisive role in the town’s capture.
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