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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 4 (updated)
2026-03-05
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:31 Rocket artillery covered positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Fighters of the Vostok group destroyed enemy mortars.

Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS from the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group hit a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

20:54 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Belgorod Oblast. Two civilians were injured.

In the village of Otradnoye, Belgorod District, a drone struck a car. A man with multiple shrapnel wounds to his legs was taken to the Oktyabrskaya Regional Hospital. After receiving the necessary medical attention, he was sent to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The car was damaged (photo 1).

The number of people injured in the drone attack on a car in Grayvoron has risen to three. A man with barotrauma was admitted to the hospital. He received the necessary medical attention and will continue treatment as an outpatient.

20:32 The crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Sever group received direct hits, destroyed fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Khar'kov region.

19:12 Severyan scouts on the outskirts of the village of Aniskino (Khatnensky sector of the front) uncovered the location of an enemy ammunition depot, video.

18:57 Sumy direction successes of the Russian Armed Forces. 04.03

Units of the "North" force group have improved their position along the forward edge.

Formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Novaya Sich, Myropillia, and Krasnopolye in the Sumy region.

17:32 In the period from 8.00 to 16.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 76 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

27 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
16 – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
14 – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Nine – over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,
Three – over the waters of the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of Kaluga Oblast,
Two – over the territory of Kirov Oblast,
Two – over the territory of Kursk Oblast,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Mari El

17:18 UAV operators of the Sever group smashed to pieces a warehouse of ammunition and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the Khar'kov region.

FPV drone crews from the Zapad group shot down several enemy reconnaissance drones in the Khar'kov region.

Attack drone operators from the Center group destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the Dnipropetrovsk area and hit enemy vehicles in the Krasnoarmeysk area.

Drone operators from the Novorossiysk Airborne Forces unit of the Dnepr group attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment and personnel in the Orekhov direction.

16:22 In the area of the Grigorievka village of the Volokonovsky district, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a car. Three civilians were injured.

An ambulance team transported a woman and two men who sustained multiple shrapnel wounds to various parts of their bodies to the Valuysky Central District Hospital. All necessary medical care is being provided.

15:42 Summary of Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 04.03.2026

Units of the "North" force group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Novaya Sich, Myropillia, and Krasnopolye in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an artillery brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a National Guard brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a detachment of the nationalist formation "Kraken" were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pechenegi, Tsirkuny, Martovoye, Borshchevaya, Grafskoye, Siminovka and Aniskino in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 service members, a tank, 14 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and six supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade near the villages of Staroverovka, Novoosinovo, Samborovka, Grushevka, and Boldyrevka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 180 troops, an armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of four mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Lipovka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Kondratovka, Nikiforovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 135 service members, two armored personnel carriers, 12 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station. Nine ammunition, fuel, and supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized, airmobile, infantry, and ranger brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two marine brigades, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Raiske, Zolotoy Kolodez, Dobropillya, Belitske, Serhiivka, and Novonikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Vasilevka, Mezhevaya, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 290 servicemen, two tanks, five armored combat vehicles, four field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, 11 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, two assault brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Dobropasovo, Gai, and Katerynivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lyubitske, Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Novoselivka, and Verkhnyaya Tersa in Zaporizhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 285 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, two combat armored vehicles, 14 automobiles, a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana" and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near Novoandriivka and Kirovo in the Zaporizhia region.

Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 19 vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and two supply depots were destroyed.

15:16 Buk-M3 air defense missile system crew struck enemy in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

14:25 Russian troops inflicted a missile strike by an Iskander tactical missile system on a tent camp of the 125th Separate Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Malinovka in the Khar'kov region.

13:03 Northern scouts opened in the village of Kolodeznoye (northwest of the Kupyansky district), the temporary deployment point of the 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The coordinates were promptly transmitted for fire support.

12:32 Operational-tactical aviation, attack UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups inflicted strikes targeting areas where long-range attack UAVs were prepared and launched, ammunition depots, energy and transport facilities used in the interests of Ukraine's military-industrial complex, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 149 districts.

11:55 Artillerymen of the 30th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group worked out at the enemy UAV control point in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

As a result of the strike, an enemy drone launch site and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel were destroyed.

11:17 Three civilians suffered during attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the village of Solokhi, Belgorod District, two FPV drones struck agricultural machinery. A man with shrapnel wounds to his back, head, and neck was taken to the Bessonovskaya outpatient clinic. After receiving medical assistance, an ambulance crew transported him to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The machinery was destroyed.

In the city of Grayvoron, a drone attacked a moving vehicle. Two women with mine blast injuries and multiple shrapnel wounds were taken to the Grayvoron Central District Hospital. They will be transferred to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod for further treatment. The vehicle was damaged.

10:36 On the footage of objective control launched a missile strike by an Iskander OTRK on a tent camp of the 125th separate Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Malinovka in the Khar'kov region.

09:42 Tankers of the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Group of Forces "destroyed" the defensive structures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region,video.

08:20 Published footage from a bridge destroyed by FABs near the village of Khitrovka in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

08:10 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on March 3 to 7:00 Moscow time on March 4, air defense systems on duty ntercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles :

21 UAVs were flying over the Volgograd region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Astrakhan region, and
One UAV was flying over the Kursk region.

07:34 Posted map changes over the past 24 hours:

Bobylevka liberated;
Rozhdestvenskoye liberated;
Advance east of Grishino;
Expansion of the control zone in Grishino.

06:22 Force Group "North"continues creation of a safety zone in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.

06:03 A 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew from the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the West Force Group “dismantled” the enemy’s fortifications, clearing the way for our attack aircraft,video.

Posted by:badanov

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