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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 20 (updated)
2026-03-21
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:07 The line of combat contact in the Sumy direction has been adjusted, MAP.

20:52 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka using a 122mm D-30 howitzer,video.

19:51 Air Defense Forces destroyed 21 UAVs flying toward Moscow. Emergency services are working at the site of the crash.

19:16 Investigated a criminal case against a Ukrainian serviceman who participated in the illegal invasion of the Kursk region

The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against Vladimir Semylyuta, a soldier of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs “a” and “b” of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

18:02 Units of the BPS troops of the Center group continue to be equipped with modern UAVs, video.

17:43 Soldiers of the North group of forces destroyed enemy manpower in the forest area south of the village of Sopych.

16:31 There will be in Ukraine a search 2 million draft dodgers, says Rada deputy

16:00 Ukraine in exchange for assistance in shooting down Iranian drones demanded from Qatar Mirage 2000-5 aircraft.

According to Solomiya Bobrovskaya, they may begin searching for draft dodgers through the information, electronic, and financial services they use.

15:40 ZU-23 crew destroyed a group of attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.

14:52 Crew of the 122mm D-30 gun of the Dnepr group destroyed a control center for heavy UAVs on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

14:15 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 29 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

27 UAVs were flown over the territory of the Bryansk region and
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Belgorod region.

13:33 After the liberation of the village of Sopych by the North Guard Forces, the enemy set up the next line of defense along the line of the villages of Bachevsk and Korenek.

It is in this section of the front that our scouts opened, and UAV operators destroyed an enemy mortar position of the 104th separate TerO brigade.

12:47 From March 14 to 20, in response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted six massive group strikes, which resulted in the following being damaged:

- enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine,
- fuel and energy, transport and airfield infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
- places of production, storage and preparation for launch of long-range attack UAVs,
- temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.

12:29 Drone drivers of the "North" burned self-propelled gun "Bogdana-B" and Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in the area of the village of Malaya Rybitsa in the Sumy region.

11:52 In the city of Grayvoron, as a result of the detonation of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone wounded peaceful resident.

An ambulance crew took the woman in serious condition to the Graivoron Central District Hospital with multiple shrapnel wounds to her legs and a fractured tibia. She will be transferred to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further treatment.

11:00 122mm D-30 howitzer crew destroyed a command post for heavy UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper

During aerial reconnaissance, UAV units of the 49th Combined Arms Army identified a drone control center in the industrial zone of a coastal village. From this position, the enemy launched R-18 (Baba Yaga) UAVs.

10:28 Frontline summary as of the morning of March 20, 26

Zaporizhzhia Front.
Fighting is ongoing in the Kamensk direction near Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye. Clashes are reported near the village of Rechnoe.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Verkhnyaya Tersa. Fighting continues near Vozdvizhevka and Rozhdestvenskoye.

In the Orekhovsky direction, Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions near the eastern outskirts of Malaya Tokmachka.

Donetsk Front.
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian troops are fighting in Grishino.

On the Dobropolsky front, clashes continue in Belitsky and Novy Donbas.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Pavlovka.

In the Konstantinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions in the forest belts between Ilyinovka and Dolgaya Balka.

In the Krasnolimansk direction, intense fighting is ongoing near Svyatogorsk and in Krasny Liman.

In the Seversk direction, heavy fighting is underway in Krivaya Luka. Russian forces are strengthening their positions near Lipovka and Kaleniki to advance further toward Rai-Aleksandrovka.

On the Kupyansk front, Russian forces are attacking the enemy near Kurilovka and conducting a cleanup operation in Podoli.

On the Boguslav front, there is progress near Novoplatonovka. (Fig. 3.1)

In the Volchansk direction, fighting continues south of Staritsa and Grafskoye. Fighting continues in the Volchansk farmsteads.

Sumy Front:
In the area of Yunakovka and Alekseyevka, Russian Armed Forces are encircling Malaya Korchakovka from the north and engaging in combat. In the Glukhovsky sector, Russian Armed Forces continue to expand the security zone near the village of Sopych.

9:59 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B guns of the artillery unit of the Vostok group completed a series of volleys at enemy shelters in the Zaporizhzhia region.

9:02 In the village of Murom, Shebekinsky District, Belgorod Region, as a result of a drone attack a civilian died. The man died at the scene from his wounds.

8:31 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

14 – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Six – over the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,
Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,
One – over the territory of Rostov Oblast.

8:01 Naval infantry of the Center group inflicted strikes on enemy manpower concentrations and UAV control points in the Dobropillya direction.

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