Russian forces expel people from homes in Luhansk region, deploy Russian military there – General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this. 

In Kreminna, Luhansk region, the invading troops are increasingly evicting local residents from their homes to accommodate newly arrived Russian military personnel.

In particular, it is reported that dissatisfaction with their own command is growing among the mobilized Russian soldiers: “The main reason for this is the increasing number of cases of using as attack force those troops who were pre-trained to serve in the ranks of support units and have no combat experience. This leads to a sharp increase in the number of casualties, and the 'rear-guard' does not agree to go to their deaths.”

Occupying forces advance in 5 directions, launching 22 airstrikes overnight

The Russian army is focused on conducting offensive operations in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions.

“The enemy continues to violate the norms of international humanitarian law and to carry out strikes and artillery shelling of civilian targets,” the General Staff noted.

During the day, the Russian forces launched 22 airstrikes and over 29 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems. In particular, the Russian Federation used a Shahed-136 UAV, the drone was destroyed.

The military has warned of the threat of missile attacks across Ukraine.

AFU launched 11 strikes on Russian military positions

Over the course of the day, Ukrainian aviation launched 11 strikes on the occupying Russian forces' concentration areas and 1 strike on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile system. Missile and artillery units struck the Russian command post during the day.

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected.

At the same time, the Russian Federation continued shelling the border contact line: one settlement in the Chernihiv region, two more in the Sumy region, as well as 6 villages and towns in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

The situation in other Ukrainian frontline regions is the following:

• In the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, Russia continues to try to break through the Ukrainian troops' defense. The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the directions of 3 settlements. 11 localities came under fire. 

• In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian forces continue to advance, attempting to storm the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks on 4 settlements. 10 localities of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire.

• In the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions, the occupying Russian forces launched unsuccessful offensives in the direction of 5 settlements. Over 15 localities of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire. 

• In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the invading forces are on the defensive. Over 30 settlements near the contact line were shelled. 

On the night of March 6, National Guard defenders near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft at a distance of up to 4 km.