The intensity of enemy assault operations in the Kramatorsk direction remains relatively low, and Russian forces have failed to meet all deadlines set by their

This was stated during an Army TV stream on March 18 by Olha Kosenko, spokesperson for the 56th Separate Mariupol Motorized Infantry Brigade.

“By March 10, they were supposed to wedge between settlements under our brigade’s control — Maiske and Markove — but failed. By the 15th, they were to seize a canal held by a neighboring brigade. Both tasks were unsuccessful”, — she said.

To compensate, the enemy is deploying fresh but inexperienced recruits.

“These recruits are very noticeable — they are poorly trained and don’t know how to respond to drones. Our pilots take advantage of this and increase enemy losses”, — she added.

Assaults are conducted mainly by infantry, while armored vehicles are used infrequently, mostly for fire support.