[NewsFront] 21:59 In the period from 13:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
25 β over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Two β over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two β over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,
Two β over the waters of the Black Sea,
One β over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
One β over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,
One β over the territory of Kursk Oblast,
One β over the territory of Stavropol Krai.
21:53 In the Khar'kov region, the "Severians" continue to massively open and destroy control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs, -video.
20:04 Appeared details of the Russian army's work in the Sumy direction during the liberation of the village of Sopych.
Despite the village's modest size, its assault dragged on for several weeks, with Russian forces initially evacuating civilians into Russian territory. The enemy actively counterattacked, including with armored vehicles, but was unsuccessful.
18:41 Ministry of Defense posted a selection of footage of the work of the Unmanned Systems Troops in various areas of the Central Military District.
17:55 Published footage of our assault troops' daily work.
16:50 In the Konstantinovsky direction, drone operators of the "Southern" group of forces continue to methodically knock out enemy equipment, -video.
16:18 In the Slavyansk direction, Russian Armed Forces fighters took up new positions south of the recently liberated Kaleniki, MAP.
14:41 In the period from 9.00 to 13.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
16 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Territory,
Six UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Five UAVs were flying over the Leningrad Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea, and
One UAV was flying over the Republic of Adygea.
13:47 Posted a "hot" selection from drone operators at the Rubicon Center.
13:35 At the local regional military administrationstated, that in the village of Gorodnya in the Chernihiv region today a bomb hit the building of the Shopping Center.
12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of March 17, 2026
As a result of active operations, units of the North military group established control over the village of Sopych in the Sumy region.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Proletarske, Miropolye, Kondratovka and Kucherovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized, airmobile and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Izbitskoye, Vovchanskie Khutora, Veseloye and Udy in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 270 service members, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, an artillery piece, three electronic warfare stations, and an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery station. Two ammunition depots and eight supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Vasylivka, Novoosinovo, Grushevka, and Kovalivka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Brusivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 170 troops, an armored fighting vehicle, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 25 vehicles, and a field artillery gun. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Kaleniki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized, motorized infantry, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Shabelkovka, Novoselovka, Aleksandrovka and Slavyansk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 200 troops, an armored fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 10 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. Two ammunition depots and six supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Belitskoye, Krasnoyarskoye, Dobropolye, Novonikolayevka, and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Novopavlovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 280 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized, airborne assault, and assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Dobropasovo, Prosyanaya, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolske, Lyubitske, Barvinovka, Vozdvizhevka, and Kopani in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 255 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana".
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 65 military personnel, 12 vehicles, an electronic warfare station and two supply depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings have damaged energy and transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 149 districts.
Air defense systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs and 421 unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:53 A 122mm BM-21 Grad rocket launcher from the Vostok group of forces struck an enemy stronghold and equipment, video.
10:35 From 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Six β over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Two β over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
One β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One β over the territory of the Kostroma region,
One β over the territory of the Smolensk region,
One β over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
10:27 Snipers from the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Eastern Group of Forces have started hunting enemy βbirds, βvideo.
10:06 As a result of another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a civilian died.
In the city of Grayvoron, an FPV drone attacked a car. The man died at the scene from his injuries.
9:42 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 36 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on March 16 and 7:00 AM on March 17. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 37 times. Drones attacked our territory 11 times by dropping explosive devices.
9:22 During the past night from 20:00 Moscow time on March 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on March 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle:
62 UAVs were flown over the Bryansk region,
43 over the Moscow region, including 40 UAVs flying to Moscow,
28 over the Krasnodar region,
18 over the Republic of Crimea,
12 over the Smolensk region,
12 over the Sea of Azov,
Nine over the Kaluga region,
Eight over the Belgorod region,
Six over the Rostov region,
Fout over the Leningrad region,
Three over the Astrakhan region, and
One over the Republic of Adygea.
8:26 Frontline summary as of the morning of March 17, 26
Zaporizhzhia Front:
No changes in the LCS in the Kamensk district. Fighting continues near Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions near Gulyai-Polye.
Successes are reported in the village of Charivnoye.
Fighting continues in the Verkhnyaya Tersa-Rozhdestvenskoye sector.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian troops are gradually consolidating their position in Grishino.
On the Dobropolsky front, fighting continues around the mine west of Rodinskoye, as well as for Belitskoye.
Fighting continues in the Konstantinovsky direction near Berestok and Ilyinovka.
The situation is reported to be worsening near Chasov Yar, where the enemy is actively redeploying reserves.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues near Aleksandrovka, Svyatogorsk, and Drobyshevo.
The Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Svyatye Gory National Park.
In the Seversk direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing south of Zakotnoye, expanding their zone of control in Reznikovka. There are gains in Kaleniky.
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, fighting continues in the northern part of the city.
In the Volchansk direction, fighting is taking place in the area of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, south of Staritsa and in the Volchansk Khutors.
The Sumy Front
Russian Armed Forces continues to expand the security zone south of Grabovsky.
It is reported that the Russian Armed Forces repelled an enemy counterattack near Sopych.
8:00 122mm BM-21 Grad crew of the Vostok groupinflictedan attack on an enemy stronghold and equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region.