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🇺🇦Journalist & military observer Bohdan Myroshnykov (as of Mar 12): In the Sloviansk direction, the RuAF have shifted from rapid advances to slow, methodical pressure, consolidating their flanks—particularly targeting Rai-Oleksandrivka from three axes to outflank 🇺🇦defenses⬇️

Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps says it stopped Russia’s biggest mechanized push on the Lyman-Borova axis on March 19. Russia hit 7 directions with 500+ troops, 28 armored vehicles and 100+ bikes and buggies. The corps reports 405 Russian casualties.

🇺🇦Military observer K. Mashovets reports on fierce fighting persisting over the Lyman bridgehead of the AFU, where a suspected 🇺🇦counterattack toward Ozerne–Yampil has likely delayed 🇷🇺25th Army's offensives toward southeastern Lyman, though outcomes remain unconfirmed.

According to the Officer 🇺🇦TG channel, in the Pokrovsk & Dobropillia directions, the RuAF have intensified frontline attacks under windy conditions, hoping to evade 🇺🇦drone strikes, but to no avail—though their accoutrements have noticeably improved compared to winter offensives.

In the Huliaipole direction, the RuAF continue offensive operations northwest, west, and southwest of Huliaipole, aiming to bypass 🇺🇦defenses, also trying to restore their position along the Haichur River, despite facing significant 🇺🇦counterattacks that have slowed their advance

Dobropillia direction. The situation continues to be stable. Russian casualties remain very high while moving in groups of 2-4. No armor is observed. Indeed, an increase in Russian infantry quality is observed: their movements are more controlled and planned than before, but they are still unable to reach Ukrainian positions before getting struck and destroyed by FPVs, so for now this is not worrying. The territory is open, and this, together with a lot of drones, gives the Ukrainians a good kill zone.

In the Dobropillia direction, the RuAF are adopting a step-by-step approach to advance on Dobropillia, with the 🇷🇺2nd Army now leading the push after the weakened 🇷🇺51st Army scaled back its offensive, but this diversion risks straining resources needed for Sloviansk-Kramatorsk.