(UPDATED INFORMATION) In the afternoon of March 7, Russian troops dealt a heavy blow to AFU positions near the town of Izyum. The AFU defenses were breached. Russian Armed Forces assault units are operating in the city.
The left bank of the Seversky Donets River is completely under the control of Russian forces. Separate units of the AFU are trying to gain a foothold in the southern parts of Izyum.
Russian troops defeated the 81st Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU that had been defending the city. The offensive is progressing rapidly.
The capture of Izyum would drastically worsen the situation for the entire AFU grouping in Donbass.
On March 7, the Russian Armed Forces also took control of Novoukrainske, Staromayorske, Staromlynivka, Mayorovo and Removka.
For their part, the LPR forces continued their offensive, taking control of Kudryashovka, Voronovo, Metelkino, Medvezhye, Askoronovka, Petrovka, and Aleksandrovka.
The DNR units established control over Latmoye, Berezovoye, Yasnoye, Maksimovka and Valerianovka settlements. Fighting is going on in Mariupol.
The Russian, DPR and LPR militaries resumed active offensives on key fronts in Ukraine.
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