[Korrespondent] 22:42 Russian military hit the Industrial District of Kharkiv with a combat drone. Six people were injured, including a young child. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov.
"Recorded a strike by an enemy combat drone in the Industrial District near residential high-rise buildings," he wrote on Telegram.
According to the mayor, there are no fires in the houses near the arrivals area, but many windows have been broken. Cars are burning along the high-rise buildings. Six people, including a young child, were injured in the Russian attack.
On December 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. This was reported by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
According to him, the conversation took place at the initiative of the American leader. During the conversation, the parties focused on the conflict around Iran, as well as discussed negotiations to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine.
The Kremlin leader positively assessed the mediation efforts of the United States and Trump personally to resolve the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine.
"(The Americans - ed.) were given a description of what is currently happening on the contact line, where Russian troops are "advancing quite successfully." This is a factor that should encourage the "regime in Kyiv" to follow the path of a negotiated settlement of the conflict," Putin's aide said.
Ushakov added that the conversation was "businesslike, frank and constructive." This was Putin's first conversation with Trump since the end of 2025. It lasted about an hour.
21.19 As a result of a missile strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Shahed warehouse at Donetsk airport, employees of the Russian Alabuga plant, including the chief engineer, were injured. This was reported by the ASTRA Telegram channel, citing sources in the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
The warehouse was located in the new terminal of the destroyed airport. Drone footage released by the Ukrainian military confirms the detonation of the munitions.
Several seconded employees of the Alabuga special economic zone, a factory in Tatarstan, Russia, where the Shaheds are produced, were injured in the attack. Among them was a chief engineer from the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, as well as a builder from the Oryol region and a motorman from the Stavropol region.
Four occupants from the Thunder Cascade UAV brigade were also wounded. The initiator of the Thunder Cascade brigade was Dmitry Sablin, a deputy of the Russian State Duma from the United Russia faction. This unit is considered "elite" - deputies of the State Duma and regional Legislative Assemblies "served" there.
19.59 Russian troops have increased their activity near settlements adjacent to the state border of Ukraine in Sumy region. This is reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
"The enemy is taking advantage of the opportunity to expand the zone of control, destabilize the situation around the state border of Ukraine, and divert our resources and attention," the message says.
According to the project maps, the area near the village of Grabovske, Krasnopil community, Sumy region, which came under Russian control in December 2025, has turned into an area of ​​45 sq. km of occupied zone, and the enemy has also occupied two other settlements nearby - Popivka and Vysoke. According to DeepState, this area is held by Territorial Defense units.
Also, in early March, Russian troops occupied the village of Sopych, Esmansky community, Shostka district, Sumy region. "The enemy entered in good equipment, fiercely, taking cover with local residents during his raid. This area is held by the units of the Ukrainian Defense Army," the analysts added.
In addition, the settlement of Komarivka in the Esmansky settlement community of the Shostka district of the Sumy region has also been moved to the red zone. It is noted that this area is also held by the Territorial Defense Units.
"At the same time, there are a large number of gray zones along the border, in which the enemy is fixed, probes the situation and, if possible, will definitely use it. In particular, the enemy is thus forming a buffer zone on our territory in order to secure its border, to have observation areas to ensure the availability of information before any of our maneuvers, because there are areas where the enemy simply sets up an observation post with several or even one fighter," DeepState said.
19.26 Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces hit a Tor anti-aircraft missile system and a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
"Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces hit the Tor SAM and the BM-21 Grad MLRS. Over the past few days, SBS operators, in cooperation with the Deep Strike Center, have continued to reduce the enemy's combat potential," the report says.
It is noted that thanks to the coordinated work of operators of the 1st separate SBS center in the Donetsk region, a Tor anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed. In addition, operators of the 413th SBS Raid regiment destroyed a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system in the Zaporizhia region.
19.19 Trilateral talks between delegations of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, which were supposed to take place this week, are being postponed at the suggestion of the American side . This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
18.41 Negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine, the US and Russia in Istanbul on March 11 are not planned . This was stated by the communications advisor to the President of Ukraine Dmytro Lytvyn, Ukrinform reported.
17.56 Conscripts, conscripts, and reservists can now plan a visit to territorial recruitment and social support centers through the Reserve+ mobile application. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
17.45 Ukrainian engineering solutions for protecting equipment and shelters can be used not only in our country, but also abroad. This was stated by the Chief Operating Officer of Metinvest Group, Head of the Steel Front Initiative's Steel Production for the Army, Oleksandr Myronenko, in an interview.
17.36 Civilians in several cars blocked the official transport of servicemen of the CCK and SP. The incident occurred near the village of Karasyn, Kamin-Kashyrsky district, Volyn region, on Sunday, March 8. Criminal proceedings have been initiated on the obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations during a special period by a group of persons (Part 1 of Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The Volyn regional prosecutor's office reported this on its Telegram channel.
17.19 On March 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed laws on social protection of military personnel, energy security, and honoring the founders of independence. The parliament's press service reported this on Monday.
17.10 Since the beginning of the day, 47 battles between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders have taken place on the front. A lull is observed in five directions at once, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary .
16.40 The commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade (TAB), Oleksandr Dovgach, was killed in eastern Ukraine . The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
"Today in the afternoon... in the Eastern direction, in conditions of significant enemy air superiority and powerful counteraction from enemy air defense systems, Colonel Oleksandr Dovgach, commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Hero of Ukraine, was killed. He once again completed a combat mission, unfortunately, at the cost of his own life," the report says.
16.36 In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a man stabbed two soldiers of the territorial recruitment and social support center during a document check by an alert group and fled.
The incident occurred this morning in the territory of the Broshniv-Osadsk settlement community of the Kalush district, when the alert group was conducting activities to inform citizens of mobilization age.
During the check, one of the men was asked to clarify his military registration documents. According to the CCC, at that moment he tried to escape. When the man was caught up, he suddenly pulled out a knife and attacked the representatives of the alert group. As a result of the attack, two servicemen received stab wounds.
One of them was hit in the neck, the other in the arm and shoulder. The injured were taken to the hospital. After the attack, the man disappeared from the scene. Law enforcement officers are looking for him.
16.23 A court sentenced two Russian recidivist agents to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for setting fire to Ukrzaliznytsia relay cabinets in Vinnytsia region in an attempt to disrupt the logistics of the Defense Forces. This was reported by the SBU press service.
16.20 On March 8 and 9, the Ukrainian military successfully struck important Russian army targets in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15.09 As of now, Ukraine has received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran, European states, and America for security support, in particular, in countering Shahed-type strike drones. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following the results of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters.
14.22 Last month, for the first time since the Kursk operation of 2024, the Ukrainian Army regained control over a larger area of ​​territory than the Russian occupiers had captured. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky. A counter-offensive operation is currently underway in the Oleksandrivka direction .
14.02 Ukrainian military hit three Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems in temporarily occupied Crimea. This was reported by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13.56 The total area of ​​Russian occupation of Ukraine last week, from February 2 to March 9, increased after a decrease the week before last, mainly due to the enemy's advance near Hulyaipole (Zaporizhzhya region) and Grabovsky (Sumy region). This is reported by the OSINT project DeepState. The total area of ​​occupation of Ukrainian territory increased by 43.49 sq km over the week, and the penetration zone decreased by 0.6 sq km.
13.29 Russian troops carried out another shelling of Kherson on March 9. Five residents were injured as a result of several hits. The press service of the OVA reported on the consequences of the enemy attacks.
Thus, at around 09:00, the occupiers fired a UAV at the Dniprovs'kyi district of Kherson. As a result, a 58-year-old woman suffered an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to the abdomen. The victim was taken to the hospital in moderate condition.
At approximately 09:15, the Russians struck the townspeople again. As a result of the strike on an apartment building, a 91-year-old woman suffered a blast injury, shrapnel wounds to the chest and arm. She was hospitalized in moderate condition.
Later, the OVA informed that a 35-year-old woman from Kherson was injured as a result of the UAV strike, suffering from an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to her face. Dinka was taken to the hospital.
A 61-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were also injured in the attack at approximately 10:40 a.m., suffering blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to their limbs. They were taken to hospital.
13.16 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense updated the database on components in enemy drones, adding new data on the Russian Orion and Phoenix UAVs and the Iranian Shahed-107. The list included dozens of enterprises and electronic parts used in the production of these drones.
12.58 Ukraine took first place in the world in terms of arms imports in 2021-2025. At the same time, Russian arms exports fell almost threefold. This is evidenced by data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
12.25 During January and February, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck three major enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex, as well as one of the key missile ranges and two large arsenals. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported this on its website.
11.57 The SBU and the National Police have prevented new attempts to establish illegal sales of "trophy" weapons and ammunition in Ukraine. Eight dealers who were trading in lethal weapons illegally exported from frontline areas and combat zones have been detained. The SBU reported this on March 9. Among the items seized from the attackers are Russian Kalashnikov assault rifles, Jmil infantry flamethrowers, AS Val silent assault rifles, anti-tank grenade launchers, and almost 20,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibers.
11.39 In the first days of the conflict in the Middle East, the United States, Israel and their allies fired about 800 Patriot missiles against targets in Iran. Ukraine received only 600 such missiles during the entire war. This was reported by The New York Times.
11.14 Search and rescue operations have been completed in a house in Kharkiv, which was hit by a Russian missile on Saturday. 10 people were killed , including two children. Another 16 people were injured, including three children, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Identification of body fragments is still ongoing. Four people remain missing.
10.59 Law enforcement officers have exposed a group of individuals who organized the operation of an enterprise in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region and actually worked for the economy of the aggressor state of the Russian Federation. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on March 9. According to the investigation, after the occupation, the enterprise was first re-registered under the so-called "DPR" legislation, and later - under the legislation of the Russian Federation. It continued its economic activities, supplied steel products to Russian state-owned enterprises and paid taxes to the Russian budget. The organizer of the scheme is a citizen of Ukraine, who attracted an accomplice and appointed him as the director of the enterprise Firma Vy-Va. He managed the company's work in Donetsk, while the organizer exercised overall control while being in the territory controlled by Ukraine.
10.46 The activities of a group of individuals who organized a scheme to evade mobilization and embezzle budget funds at one of Kyiv's state universities have been stopped in the Kyiv region. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on March 9. Two businessmen and an official of the educational institution were involved in the transaction.
10.33 On Monday morning, three regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to attacks by Russian occupiers. Ukrenergo reported this. Where security conditions allow, emergency restoration work is already underway.
Meanwhile, electricity consumption in Ukraine fell by 4.5% compared to Friday's figures.
9.23 Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Samarivsky districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with strike drones. As a result of the strike, fires broke out and an enterprise was damaged. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, on March 9. It is noted that the Pokrovska community in the Nikopol district was under attack. Infrastructure and an enterprise were damaged. In the Samarivsky district, the enemy attacked the Gubinyska community. As a result, a fire broke out.
8.56 There were 130 combat clashes on the frontline over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 9. It is noted that over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas of concentration of manpower, three artillery systems, a control point, an ammunition depot and five other important targets of the invaders.
8.30 AM Air defense forces neutralized 161 of the 197 drones used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on March 9. Two missiles and 36 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 8 locations, as well as the fall of downed drones (fragments) at one location.
8.16 The Defense Forces used drones to destroy a mechanized column of Russian occupiers in the Hulyaipil direction. This was reported by the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade of the Ptahy Magyar.
"The Russians from the 40th separate mechanized brigade again tried to break through in the Hulyaipil direction. They failed to penetrate with a small infantry group, but for unknown reasons they believed in their own strength and decided to enter with armor this time," the report says.
It is noted that the tank, the armored personnel carrier and two quadricycles with the landing party, which were moving along the route Malinivka - Zelenyy Gai - Hulyaipole, were discovered in time by the operators of the 414th Ptakha Magyar Brigade.
After that, drones from the 225th separate assault regiment, the 5th separate assault Kyiv brigade, and other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine joined the operation. The enemy equipment was burned, and then the landing party, which tried to hide in a residential building, was eliminated.
7.50 The Defense Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 750 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, the total enemy losses in the war amounted to 1,274,040 people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total enemy combat losses from 24.02.22 to 09.03.26 were approximately 1,274,040 people.
7.23 Russian troops struck Zaporizhia on the night of March 9, and a private house was damaged as a result of the attack. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. It is noted that a fire broke out in the house due to the Russian strike. Previously, there were no casualties.
05.35 The DeepState analytical project reports on the activity of Russian military personnel on the front in the Donetsk region. In particular, the advance of occupation forces in the area of ​​the village of Udachne, located in the Pokrovsky district, was recorded.
00.29 In a number of regions of Ukraine on Sunday, March 8, an air alert was declared due to the threat of the use of ballistic weapons. The Russians also launched shaheeds over Ukraine. On Sunday evening, the Russians carried out an attack on an enterprise located in the Myrhorod district of the Poltava region using drones. This was reported by the head of the Poltava regional military administration, Vitaliy Dyakivnych.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov, informed about the explosions in the Zaporizhzhia region. In the Odessa region, air defense forces are working on enemy drones in the sky, local media reported. There was also a hit on a UAV in the private sector on the outskirts of Sumy, as reported by the head of the Sumy MVA, Serhiy Kryvosheyenko.