Ukrainian border guards repel two Russian assaults near Bakhmut 

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported this. 

“Mortar launchers hit the enemy infantry on the routes of movement and in shelters. The offensive was interrupted by a sniper pair of border guards. They eliminated the occupier, who was bringing the reserve to the contact line. Having lost their bearings, the 10 assault troops hid behind a destroyed building. There they were struck by border guards and mortar launchers,” the border guards said. 

In another direction, but also in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian UAV operators successfully dropped ammunition on Russian positions.

The munition destroyed an occupying Russian forces' dugout and an anti-tank missile system.

In total, on March 9, border guards inflicted losses on the Russian forces in the form of 24 killed and 27 wounded troops.