You have commented 375 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 27 (updated)
2026-03-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:11 Drone operators from the Sever group destroyed enemy manpower, shelters, and strongholds in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.

Drone crews of the Zapad group struck enemy reconnaissance UAVs in the Khar'kov region.

UAV operators from the Southern Forces group overtook Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Konstantinovsky direction.

20:49 FPV drone crews of the Center group of forces destroyed enemy FPV drone equipment and crews in the Dobropillya direction.

19:33 Attack aircraft of the Vostok group of the Russian Armed Forces defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces' stronghold and took prisoners.

18:03 Military personnel of the Guards "North" shared archival footage of military operations in the village of Sopych (Shostka district, Sumy region) and its environs.

16:59 Sappers of the 48th Separate Engineer-sapper Battalion of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group demining liberated territories in the DPR.

16:10 Specialists of the BPS "Geranium" troops struck an enemy UAV control point near the village of Dumovka in the Sumy region.

15:20 Servicemen of the 9th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District are improving their skills at the training ground.

14:42 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 74th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group prevented rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, destroying the personnel, firing points and equipped positions of the militants.

13:37 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher by a Geran strike in the area of the village of Dumovka in the Sumy region, –video.

13:12 Soldiers of the motorized rifle regiment of the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group sharpen assault skills in the rear area of the North-Eastern Military District in the Zaporizhzhia region.

12:40 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (from March 21 to 27, 2026)

From March 21 to 27, in response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive and five group strikes, which resulted in the destruction of enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, fuel and energy, transport and airfield infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, workshops for the production of remotely controlled boats, sites for the manufacture, storage and preparation for launch of long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.

Over the course of a week, as a result of decisive actions by units of the North group of forces, control was established over the settlements of Potapovka in the Sumy region, Peschanoye and Shevyakovka in the Khar'kov region.

The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, motorized infantry, assault, airmobile, and airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,620 servicemen, 11 combat armored vehicles, 88 cars, 15 field artillery guns, seven electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 49 ammunition and material depots.

Over the past week, units of the "West" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade.

The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to over 1,280 servicemen, five tanks, 31 combat armored vehicles, 164 vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations, as well as 17 ammunition and material depots.

As a result of active offensive actions by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the village of Nikiforovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.

Four mechanized, motorized infantry, assault, mountain assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as a naval infantry brigade, were defeated.

Over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 1,210 service members and 21 armored combat vehicles in the area of responsibility. Ninety-six vehicles, 22 field artillery pieces, 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and 31 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots have been destroyed.

Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position and took up more advantageous positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an infantry brigade, an airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades.

In total, the enemy lost over 2,395 troops, 63 armored combat vehicles, 97 motor vehicles, 21 field artillery pieces, and 10 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations in this area. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Over the past week, units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a National Guard brigade.

Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces suffered losses of over 2,065 servicemen, 16 armored combat vehicles, 53 vehicles, and 12 artillery pieces. Five ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Over the past week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated.

In total, in this direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 310 servicemen, 45 vehicles, four field artillery guns, 20 electronic warfare stations, 16 ammunition depots, fuel and supplies.

Air defense systems shot down 47 guided aerial bombs, three US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, four Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 3,138 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

10:28 Dobropolskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces advanced north of Grishino in the direction of Vasilevka,MAP

09:45 Servicemen of the 838th Separate Anti-aircraft Missile Division of the Center group carry on combat duty at aerial surveillance posts. In addition to small arms, they use Igla MANPADS and the latest Yolka interceptor drones.

09:27 Zaporizhzhia direction.

Near the settlement of Vasylkivske, combat groups of the Rubicon Center discovered and destroyed with the detonation of ammunition, the Patriot battery, consisting of an AN/MPQ-53 radar and two MIM-104 Patriot launchers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

08:42 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on March 26 to 07:00 Moscow time on March 27, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 85 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Leningrad, Vologda, Smolensk, Belgorod, Kursk, Pskov regions, the Black Sea, the Republic of Crimea, and the Moscow region.

07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in Rechnoy
Shevyakovka was liberated
Advance in the area of the settlement of Kaleniki

06:33 Solntsepek calculation incinerated fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Operators of a ZALA reconnaissance UAV from the Vostok group discovered a complex network of enemy fortified strongholds. Having obtained the coordinates, a TOS-1A Solntsepek crew from the 35th Combined Arms Army launched strikes with thermobaric munitions.

Posted by:badanov

00:00