Stories from Sloviansk · Ukraine

Ukrainian paratroopers repelled a two-day Russian assault near Sloviansk. The source described the fighting as intense, with the city of Donetsk also experiencing heavy shelling. Fighting continues in the region despite calls for a ceasefire. The engagement resulted in the Russian forces being pushed back. The military reported repelling the attack with minimal losses. The Ukrainian military reported that drone operators targeted Russian troop concentrations and equipment. This action aimed to prevent Russian forces from rotating troops on the front lines. Russian forces have reportedly withdrawn from the immediate area. Russian forces claim to have captured several settlements in eastern Ukraine, including Chasiv Yar, and advanced in the Donetsk region. Ukraine's military stated that its forces repelled Russian assaults near Sloviansk and are holding defensive lines.

A Russian drone attacked a gas station and a 'Nova Poshta' (New Post) office in Sloviansk, Ukraine, causing a fire.

Ukrainian Radio UR-1 reported that despite discussions of suspending military operations on the front on March 11, battlefield conditions remain unchanged. Correspondents visiting front-line areas like Slavyanskoye and Krymskoye found local residents skeptical of a truce.

Igor Strelkov and Alexander Borodai are credited with creating statehood, with Borodai establishing Donetsk while Strelkov was engaged in Sloviansk. The source stated that without their combined efforts, the current statehood would not exist.

Trolleybus overhead lines have been dismantled in Sloviansk to protect the infrastructure from ongoing shelling.