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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 22 (updated)
2026-03-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:39 From 18:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed60 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:

33 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
14 UAVs over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Tver region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.

19:58 Snipers of the airborne assault regiment of the Ulyanovsk Guards Airborne Forces sharpen skills in covering assault groups and combating enemy UAVs in the Zaporizhzhia region.

19:22 From 13:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed97 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

47 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
25 UAVs – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
10 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Five UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Leningrad region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Pskov region.

14:32 From 07:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 74 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

40 over the territory of the Bryansk region,
19 over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Eight over the territory of the Tula region,
Four over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Two over the territory of the Kursk region,
One over the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

13:57 On frames: an attack on the anti-aircraft gun brigade of the 105th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with FAB-500 missiles in the area of the village of Velyka Pisarevka in the Sumy region and a UAV depot of the 100th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with FAB-3000 missiles in the city of Konstantinovka.

13:04 Kupyansk. As a result of prolonged fighting, Russian units abandoned a number of positions in the western part of the city. MAP.

13:01 According to objective control footage, the enemy is present in Mirny, MAP.

12:30 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of March 22, 2026)

As a result of decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Potapovka in the Sumy region.

The personnel and equipment of a territorial defense brigade were damaged near the settlements of Velyka Chernetchina, Iskriskivshchyna, and Novaya Sich in Sumy Oblast. In Khar'kov Oblast, units of two mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades were damaged near the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Vesele, Izbitske, Prykolotne, and Shevchenkove in Khar'kov Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 service members, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and an artillery piece. An ammunition depot, a fuel depot, and three supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.

The personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged near the settlements of Novoosinovo, Staroverovka, and Tamarganovka in the Kharkiv region, and Korovy Yar, Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk, and Sosnove in the Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to up to 190 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored vehicles, 21 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

Four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, Piskunovka, and Rai-Aleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 120 service members, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and Stryker armored car, four armored combat vehicles, 18 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.

The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, and airborne brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, the Azov special forces brigade, and six National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belitskoye, Vasilevka, Vodyanskoye, Dobropolye, Lenina, Priyut, Toretskoye, and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka and Novopidgorodnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 360 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, eight armored combat vehicles, 16 cars and a 15-mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana".

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Gerasimovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolske, Kopani, Lesnoye, Myrne, Novoselivka, Rivne, and Tersyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy lost over 300 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, four armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, a Bogdana 155mm self-propelled artillery unit, and a supply depot.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Orekhov, Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kazatskoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 45 servicemen, three pickup trucks, an electronic warfare station and two supply depots were destroyed.

11:43 Slavic direction: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are attempting a counterattack in Minkovka. Currently, it has been confirmed that part of the forest and the western part of the village are under Ukrainian control. Heavy counterattacks for strongholds are ongoing south of the village.

10:42 GV "Sever" liberated Potapovka, -MAP.

11:12 The crew of the Mi-28NM helicopter struck temporary deployment point of the enemy's UAV unit.

10:34 Change of control to map.

08:28 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 25 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Moscow region, Vladimir, Belgorod, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan, Rostov, Voronezh, Bryansk regions and over the Black Sea.

07:35 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Expansion of the control zone in the Kaleniki-Krivaya Luka area

07:01 Military personnel of the "West" group support uninterrupted communication between command and units on the front lines.

Posted by:badanov

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