[NewsFront] 21:39 Our air defense systems shot down a Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force, piloted by the commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Alexander Dovgach.
21:21 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 21 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
10 – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Eight – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three – over the territory of the Bryansk region.
19:53 Published footage of fighting in the border zones of the Khar'kov and Sumy regions with the participation of drone operators of the "North" military group.
18:05 Posted operational information on military operations in the Liman direction.
17:39 Aviation inflicts strikes using FAB-3000 in the Zaporizhzhia region:
At the crossing in the area of the settlement Preobrazhenka;
Along the forward movement route of the 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement Gulyaipolskoye.
16:09 Recorded the destruction of the Timofeevsky gas processing and production unit using the Geranium UAV near the village of Pleshivets in the Poltava region.
15:22 In the period from 8:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 15 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four – over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Two – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One – over the territory of the Leningrad region,
One – over the territory of the Kursk region.
14:27 Recorded destruction of a Ukrainian UAV control center with a Krasnopol high-precision munition.
14:24 To the artillerymen of the 268th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment of the Center group of forceshanded over state awards in the SVO zone.
12:40 Operators of the Unmanned Systems Troops from the Rubicon Center showed footage of their work in the Krasnolimansk direction.
12:25 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of March 9, 2026
In the Khar'kov region, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Pechenegi and Kolodeznoe in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 260 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 21 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Palamarevka in the Khar'kov region and Lozove, Krymki, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 190 troops, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Golubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Druzhkovka, Aleksandrovka, Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 200 troops, US-made M113 and Stryker armored personnel carriers, three armored fighting vehicles, 19 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. Three ammunition depots, seven 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 manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Novogrigorovka, Krasnoyarskoye, Annovka, Grishino, Zolotoy Kolodez, and Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gavrilovka and Novopavlovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost over 315 servicemen, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, and 13 vehicles. Five artillery pieces were destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized and assault brigade, as well as two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were defeated near the settlements of Podgavrilovka and Velykymykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka and Kopani in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 290 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, six cars, three field artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and a supply depot.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kamyshevakha, Hryhorivka, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 70 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 13 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy infrastructure facilities supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces, training and launch sites for long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Air defense systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, three US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, and 754 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:06 Russian army took under control of Golubovka in the DPR.
11:53 Posted a collection of destruction of enemy equipment in the border area.
10:34 Geran-2 crews of the BPS troops destroyed a HIMARS MLRS firing position in the Khar'kov region, –video.
10:16 Published footage of the destruction of the Timofeevsky gas processing and production unit using the Geranium UAV near the village of Pleshivets in the Poltava region.
10:02 Posted operational situation at the front over the past 24 hours.
9:58 The enemy mortar crew carried out indiscriminate strikes in the direction of our assault groups, which were engaged in fierce battles for the village of Volchanskie Khutor.
The enemy position was discovered by the Northerners' reconnaissance, and the fire damage was inflicted by FPV operators of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Guards "North", who destroyed the enemy's mortar, -video.
9:00 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 22 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on March 8 and 7:00 a.m. on March 9. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 30 times. Drones attacked our territory 19 times by dropping explosive devices.
8:38 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on March 8 to 7:00 Moscow time on March 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 163 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
54 - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
47 - over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
16 - over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
11 - over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Eight - over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Five - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four - over the waters of the Black Sea,
Four - over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Three - over the territory of the Voronezh region ,
Three - over the territory of the Republic of Adygea,
Two - over the territory of the Rostov region,
Two - over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
One - over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
One - over the territory of the Volgograd region,
One - over the territory of the Oryol region,
One - over the territory of the Tver region.
8:00 The calculation of the 152mm 2S5 self-propelled guns "Giatsint-S" of the group "Center" with precise artillery strikesdestroyeddugout and temporary deployment point for Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.