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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 26 (updated)
2026-03-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:26 In the period from 18:00 Moscow time to 21:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tver and Novgorod regions.

21:01 Drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed network of strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Reconnaissance forces from the Sever group located and destroyed UAV control points, firing points, as well as rest areas and concentrations of enemy personnel in the Sumy direction.

FPV drone crews from the 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Zapad group, after targeting enemy equipment, disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.

20:05 Drone operators from the Center group destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya and Krasnoarmeysky directions.

19:34 A crew of the Molniya-2 strike UAV from the Dnipro group destroyed an enemy drone control point in the Kherson region.

19:33 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 96 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Smolensk, Novgorod, Tver, Tula regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region.

19:18 Russian Armed Forces advance near the village of Kaleniki in the Slavyansk direction. Assault groups are clearing a Ukrainian Armed Forces position in a forested area west of the village.MAP

18:27 Northern Fleet frigate Admiral Golovko completed artillery firing complex.

18:11 At the Moscow Military District training ground is being carried out combat coordination of unmanned systems units. This concludes a three-month course of theoretical and practical training.

15:29 On frames: the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by a FAB-3000 in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka and the 119th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Territorial Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by a FAB-250 in the area of the settlement of Novodmitrovka, Sumy Oblast.

15:00 Calculation of the Supercam UAV of the Center group of forces adjusted artillery strike on positions and strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

14:31 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 57 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Novgorod, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Ryazan, Kursk, Smolensk, Tver, Yaroslavl, Rostov regions and the Moscow region.

13:45 Published footage of the liberation of Shevyakovka in the Khar'kov region.

13:44 Assault groups of the 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment came into the village and cut off the Ukrainian Armed Forces' supply routes for food and ammunition.

Drone operators identified and destroyed enemy UAV control centers and field depots. Having suppressed the enemy's firing points, the motorized infantry cleared Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and began clearing mines from the area.

Sever fighters are advancing deeper into enemy defenses, expanding security zones in the Belgorod and Khar'kov regions.

12:28 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of March 26, 2026)

As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Shevyakovka in the Khar'kov region.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Rubizhne, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, units of two mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dumovka, Khrapovshchina, Miropolye, Ivolzhanskoye and Novodmitrovka in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.

Two electronic warfare stations, a counter-battery radar station, and eight ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Palamarevka, Monachinovka, and Blagodatovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 180 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, four of which were Western-made, 23 automobiles, two field artillery pieces, and three ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Artema, Lipovka, Nikolaevka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 100 servicemen, 14 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized, an airmobile, and an airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Grishino, Belitske, Dobropillya, Novopavlivka, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of up to 315 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Lesnoye, Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Charivne, Komsomolske, and Barvinovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Prosyana in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost over 300 troops, seven vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar and two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Lyubimovka and Zaporozhets in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 45 military personnel, 14 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, four electronic warfare stations, a fuel depot, and four supply depots were destroyed.


11:48 New ground robotic systems "Courier" are operating without interruption supply units of the "West" group in the Khar'kov direction.

10:39 Zaporizhzhia direction. Soldiers of the Dnepr Guards Force are fighting in the Primorskoye-Rechnoye area on the southern bank of the Konka River. MAP.

08:17 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.

07:07 Artillerymen of the Vostok group destroyed fortified area and enemy UAV control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

A Tornado-S MLRS crew from the Sever group destroyed a temporary deployment point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Nikiforovka was liberated.

Posted by:badanov

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