Russia's war on Ukraine. 22.03.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces advanced west of Zhuravka and attacked Basivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked in the area of Yunakivka, advanced southwest of Demidovka, and are securing positions on the outskirts of Demidovka and Prilesnoe.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced in the southern part of Dvorichna, attempted to advance on the northern outskirts of Petropavlivka, and attacked near Mala Shapkivka, Kindrashivka, Lyman Pershyi, Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Kruhlyakivka, Zahryzove, Kopanka, Nadiia, and in the direction of Novomykhailivka and Katerynivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced near Kreminna and attacked near Yampolivka, Zarichne, Ivanivka, Zelena Dolyna, Nove, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces advanced near Zolotarivka and north of Verkhnyokamianske, attacking near Bilohorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the 98th Airborne Division captured several streets in the Shevchenko neighborhood, attacking near Minkivka, Stupochky, Dyliivka, Predtechyne, and Oleksandro-Shultyne.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced along Engelsa and Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Streets in central Toretsk, attacking near Dachne, Druzhba, and Panteleymonivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced in the southwestern part of Tarasivka and the eastern part of Shevchenkove, attempted to advance in Pishchane and on the western outskirts of Uspenivka, and continued attacks near Pokrovsk, Zelene Pole, Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Novotoretsk, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Preobrazhenka, Nadiivka, Zaporizhzhia, Bohdanivka, and in the directions of Muravka and Kotlyarivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Uspenivka and Preobrazhenka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces advanced west of Konstyantynopil and continued attacks near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, and Rozlyv.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces advanced south of Novosilka, near Vilne Pole, and close to Vesele, continuing attacks near Shevchenkove and Dniproenerhiya.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked south of Vesele, near Novodarivka and Vilne Pole.
On the Orikhiv direction, the 71st and 291st Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Combined Arms Army attempted to advance north and northeast of Robotyne. Russian forces advanced northwest of Pyatykhatky and captured Zherebyanky. The 247th Air Assault Regiment of the 7th Air Assault Division captured the southern outskirts of Lobkove. The enemy attacked near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Shcherbaky.
General conclusion:
The Orikhiv direction remains the most active in southern Ukraine. Since the beginning of spring, Russian forces have conducted 150 assaults here, attempting to reach artillery range of the eastern and southern outskirts of Zaporizhzhia and key Ukrainian logistical routes between Zaporizhzhia and eastern Ukraine.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 142 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted six times to breach defensive lines near Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, the occupiers launched six attacks. Defenders repelled assault actions near Holubivka, Kruhlyakivka, Zahryzove, and Pishchane.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 22 times, attempting to penetrate defenses near Kopanka, Novomykhailivka, Nove, Zelena Dolyna, Yampolivka, Torske, and Ivanivka.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy made five attempts to advance near Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, and toward Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked four times near Chasiv Yar and toward Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched 19 attacks near Dachne, Druzhba, Dyliivka, and Toretsk.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 37 enemy assault actions near Zelene Pole, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, and Andriivka
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy conducted 11 attacks toward Konstyantynopil, Dniproenerhiya, and Rozlyv.
On the Huliaypole direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near Novosilka and Pryvilne.
On the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to attack Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian Defense Forces continue operations in Kursk Oblast, stopping 23 enemy assault actions. The enemy carried out 18 airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Black Sea: 2 ships, including 2 cruise missile carriers, with a total salvo of 8 missiles.
Mediterranean Sea: 4 ships, including 3 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 26 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a drone strike on the Orgsintez plant in Chapaevsk, Samara Oblast, and on targets in Millerovsky and Sholokhovsky districts of Rostov Oblast.
To discredit Ukraine, Russia struck the Sudzha gas metering station in Kursk Oblast.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
Units of the 177th Separate Marines Regiment of the Caspian Fleet operate in the border zone of Belgorod Oblast.
The 132nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates near Oleksandro-Shultyne.
The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Tarasivka. The 506th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the 2nd Combined Arms Army is engaged in Uspenivka. The 20th Motorized Rifle Regiment operates near Novobakhmutivka.
The 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army, along with the 30th Artillery Brigade and the 30th Separate SOF Company of the 36th Combined Arms Army, advance toward Velyka Novosilka.
Possible operation situation developments:
The plan for the enemy's spring-summer offensive campaign in the Southwestern Theater of Operations may be as follows: a simultaneous breakthrough towards Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka from the south and southeast (from the direction of Toretsk and Vozdvyzhenka), as well as from the northeast (from the direction of Chasiv Yar), followed by an advance towards Kramatorsk from the south while simultaneously advancing towards Slovyansk with the forces of the 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping through Lyman.
The enemy cannot establish a full-fledged buffer zone on the border of Kursk and Sumy Oblasts, so the simplest option may be an invasion of Sumy Oblast by a grouping of 22,000–27,000 military personnel along the Sumy–Sudzha highway within a 35–40 km-wide zone (stretching from Zhuravka to Myropillya). This territory has already been turned into a buffer zone by Ukrainian Defense Forces, which will greatly complicate enemy actions.
Ukrainian Defense Forces may launch an offensive in the direction of Lyman Pershyi – Horobivka – Tavilzhanka, which, if successful, will lead to either the enemy's rapid retreat from the Dvorichna bridgehead or its encirclement there. Such a development would result in the loss of combat capability of the entire enemy's 6th Combined Arms Army.
On the Lyman direction, in the near future, the command of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the enemy's "Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will attempt to accomplish its immediate task by deploying the 169th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade into the operation and attacking the positions of "Khortytsia" OSG along the Kreminna–Zarichne road toward Torske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the encirclement of Chasiv Yar from the south by advancing toward Stupochky will be a priority for the command of the 3rd Combined Arms Army and the 98th Airborne Division of the enemy. To achieve this, the enemy may redeploy additional forces from the 85th or 88th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 3rd Combined Arms Army to this direction from the southern sector.
The operational plan of the 8th Combined Arms Army on the Kostyantynivka direction is to envelop the tactical group of the "Khortytsia" OSG, which is defending south of Kostyantynivka between Oleksandropil and Tarasivka from the flanks. The enemy aims to encircle and destroy this group or, if unable to do so, force it to withdraw from the area south of Kostyantynivka in a northwestern direction under the threat of encirclement. The ultimate goal of these actions is a two-pronged breakthrough from the southwest and southeast toward the area of Stepanivka – Berestok – Pleshchiivka – Yablunivka, followed by a simultaneous assault on Kostyantynivka from this area and from the direction of Chasiv Yar. After the reaching the Poltavka–Pleshchiivka line, the enemy’s 3rd Combined Arms Army, reinforced by an airborne forces group, will attempt a rapid breakthrough from the bridgehead on the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas canal in the Chasiv Yar area, advancing from the northeast toward Kostyantynivka.
The situation on the Novopavlivka direction may change drastically if the enemy breaks through to the southwest, in the Velykomykhailivka direction, within the operational zone of the enemy's "Vostok (East)" Operational Grouping. Currently, its forces are attempting to advance toward the Donetsk–Zaporizhzhia highway from the south and cut it off in the Komar–Odradne section. This would significantly facilitate the advance of Russian forces on the Novopavlivka direction within the sector of the 90th Tank Division and the 110th, 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 51st Combined Arms Army. To achieve this, the enemy is trying to advance along both the western and eastern banks of the Mokri Yaly River with the forces of the 5th and 36th Combined Arms Armies, as well as the 40th and 336th Separate Marines Brigades, generally moving in the direction of Velyka Novosilka–Komar.
In the near future, the enemy command may shift the main attack direction of the 90th Tank Division toward the Andriivka area (part of the 428th Motorized Rifle Regiment, as well as the 67th and 87th Rifle Regiments). The reinforcement of division units with elements of the 239th or 6th Tank Regiments cannot be ruled out.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 22.03.25
Personnel - almost 902,010 (+1,210);
Tanks – 10,403 (+9);
Armored combat vehicles – 21,609 (+20);
Artillery systems – 24,944 (+96);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,327 (+3);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,111 (+1);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 41,425 (+166);
Aircraft - 370 (0);
Helicopters – 331 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 30,338 (+258);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,121 (0)
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of March 22, the enemy launched an attack using 179 strike UAVs. Of these, 100 were shot down, while another 63 drones were classified as "locationally lost." As a result of the Russian attack, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kyiv Oblasts were affected.
In three districts of Kyiv Oblast, debris from downed Russian drones was recorded falling during the night of March 22. No destruction or victims were recorded.
In the suburb of Kherson, the village of Antonivka, a 40-year-old man sustained severe injuries on March 22 after the occupiers dropped an explosive from a drone.
On March 22, 2025, at 13:30, the aggressor state’s forces once again shelled Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. Three civilians were killed, and one more person was injured. Additionally, a person was wounded in Kramatorsk. In Rozlyv, part of the Velyka Novosilka community, two people were injured by an FPV drone strike.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using heavy artillery and drones. Three people were injured.
In the evening of March 22, the enemy shelled the village of Oleksandrivka in Zolochiv district of Kharkiv Oblast. At this moment, three civilians are reported injured. Among them is a 50-year-old woman who suffered severe multiple injuries. Doctors are fighting for her life.
The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia on the evening of March 21. Three people were killed, and 12 were injured. Three are in critical condition, while two are in moderate condition.
Units of the State Emergency Service evacuated 31 people, including three children, from villages in Sumy Oblast throughout the day.
The Independent International Commission of the UN investigating violations in Ukraine has sent 31 requests to Russia during its work. However, Moscow has either completely ignored them or responded by stating that it does not recognize the Commission.