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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of March 28 (updated)
2026-03-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:26 On the streets of Ukrainian cities appeared outdoor advertising with this slogan.

The commentator on the video suggests that this is a "warm-up" of public opinion in favor of extending the mobilization to women.

20:35 Air Defense Forcesshot down 26 UAVs over the Belgorod, Kursk, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea between 11:00 and 20:00 Moscow time

19:54 Guards snipers destroyed heavy enemy UAVs, video.

19:22 Ukrainian Armed Forces attack Belgorod Oblast continue: A married couple and two fighters from the Orlan unit were injured.

In the city of Shebekino, an FPV drone detonated in the courtyard of a private home. A man with a barotrauma was treated at the scene. His wife, who suffered a grazing shrapnel wound to her back, was transported by an ambulance crew to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The roof, windows, and canopy of the house were damaged.

Two Orlan soldiers were injured while on duty in the village of Voznesenovka in the Shebekinsky District. One of them suffered a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The second soldier received medical treatment for barotrauma and will continue his treatment as an outpatient.

In the city of Shebekino, a second drone struck a car, causing it to catch fire. The fire has since been extinguished (pictured). The façade and fence of a private home were also damaged. A third FPV drone detonated on the roadway, damaging the fence of a private home.

The village of Meshkovoye, Shebekino District, was attacked by a drone, damaging infrastructure.

Residents of the village of Meshkovoye and the hamlet of Stadnikov are partially without power. Emergency crews will begin restoration work after receiving approval from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

In the village of Voznesenovka, an FPV drone attacked a minibus, damaging the vehicle. The detonation also damaged the windows, roof, and canopy of a private home.

In the village of Malomikhaylovka, a drone strike damaged a car.

In the city of Graivoron, the detonation of an FPV drone damaged the fence of a private home and a car.

In the village of Dobroe in the Graivoron District, drone strikes damaged four cars, shattered windows, damaged the facades of a public facility, a private home, and an outbuilding, and severed a gas pipe.

Near the village of Golovchino, an FPV drone attack shattered a car's windshield. In the village of Moshchenoye, a drone detonation damaged a tractor.

In the village of Gora-Podol, an FPV drone attack shattered windows and damaged a wall in a private home.

18:51 Russian troops are in the Donetsk People's Republic occupied most of Belitsky.

Our troops are already in both the south and east of the village. Additional forces are arriving from our side to finally defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Our troops are reportedly advancing in the northern DPR. Near Krasny Liman, the enemy is retreating toward Stary Karavan and Brusovka. On the same front line, a dam near Raigorodka has been destroyed.

17:48 UAV crews of the Vostok group destroyed a stronghold and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also thwarted an attack by enemy unmanned aircraft in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Drone operators from the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Yuzhnaya group burned two enemy mortars in the Konstantinovka area.

Drone operators from the Center group eliminated enemy personnel, a howitzer, a self-propelled gun, and equipment in the Dobropillya direction.

16:36 In Khar'kov people broke out the door of the TCC bus and freed a mobilized guy from there.

15:48 Tonight the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted an attack on the sanitary and epidemiological station building in Energodar – a socially significant facility.

As a result of an attack by several FPV drones, a cell tower providing communications and mobile internet was damaged.

14:49 Cannon artillery crews razed enemy fortifications to the ground, video.

14:24 Over the past 24 hours, due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region a civilian died, and six more people were injured

In the village of Lyubimovka in the Kakhovka District, a terrorist attack by the enemy resulted in the death of a woman born in 1955. A man born in 1953 was injured. The victim was taken to a local hospital.

Four men were injured in Nova Kakhovka. All were hospitalized at the Nova Kakhovka Central District Hospital.

A woman born in 1957 was injured in Gornostaevka and taken to the Genichesk Central Regional Hospital.

In the village of Blagoveshchenka in the Novotroitsk District, a fire broke out at a grain storage facility as a result of drone strikes. The storage facility contained 700 tons of grain, causing extensive damage to a farmer. Two trucks also burned. The fire has now been extinguished. There are no fatalities or injuries.

In Aleshki, the enemy attacked a utility vehicle, damaging a truck belonging to the Municipal Budgetary Institution "ZhKH i Improvustoye." There were no casualties.

13:30 As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the West group of forces released the settlement of Brusovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

12:48 In the Yaroslavl region as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones killed the child and family members are seriously injured.

A child died during an attack on a private home in a gardening association in the Yaroslavl district. The deceased child's parents were hospitalized in serious condition. A resident of a neighboring house was also injured.

12:09 Crews of strike UAVs of the unmanned systems troops of the separate special forces battalion of the 51st Guards Army of the Center group of forces destroy enemy armored vehicles in the Dobropillya direction of the special military operation, preventing the delivery of assault units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the front line.

11:40 Lancet crew of the naval infantry's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems unit of the Center group of forces destroyed self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dobropillya direction.

11:00 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.

In total, 40 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on March 27 and 7:00 a.m. on March 28. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 19 times. Drones attacked our territory 12 times using explosive devices.

10:35 Fuel service specialists from the Sever group are working 24/7. Mobile fuel distribution points unfold in a matter of minutes under the cover of security groups.

10:02 Posted operational information about military operations in the Konstantinovsky direction.

9:51 Situation at the front over the past 24 hours:

In the Rubtsovsk area, fighters from the "West" force group are advancing in the northern Luhansk People's Republic toward the regional border. Units of the 20th Army are fighting toward the villages of Novosergeevka, Druzhelyubovka, Olgovka, and Novy Mir.

In the Sumy direction, Sever units are carrying out artillery and air strikes against concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces forces and their equipment. To stabilize the situation, the enemy is deploying GUR special forces units to the Glukhov area.

In the Khar'kov sector, fighting continues in the area of Izbitskoye, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, and Vovchanskiye Khutors. In most areas, advancement over the past 24 hours has been approximately 100–200 meters.

In the Dobropillya direction, the Center group of forces continues to advance in the area of Novopidgorodnoye and Sergeyevka. The group is striking the enemy on the Pavlograd-Krasnoarmeysk road.

Near Grishino, our units are advancing along the northern bank of the pond toward Vasilevka. The enemy is responding with artillery fire. Positional battles are underway in the Belitskoye-Novyi Donbass sector.

In the Konstantinovka direction, fighters from the "South" force group are advancing along the Krivoy Torets River toward central Konstantinovka. Fighting is reported in the area of Kutuzova and Musorgskogo Streets, not far from City Hospital No. 5. On the other side of Ilyinovka, our units are taking up positions near Gromova Street. In Chasov Yar, fighting is ongoing in the southern part of the city.

In the Slavyansk direction, the "southerners" are fighting in the Lipovka area, south of Rai-Aleksandrovka. There are reports that our sabotage and reconnaissance groups have already been spotted on the outskirts of this village.

Between Kaleniky and Krivaya Luka, our units are attempting to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from a large stronghold. The fighting is shifting west of Kaleniky.

Fighters of the "East" force group are advancing west and northwest from Hulyaipole. Enemy logistics west of the Rizdvyanka-Verkhnyaya Tersa line are being systematically destroyed.

Fighting continues on the approaches to Vozdvizhevka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, and Komsomolskoye. Russian units are penetrating deep into the enemy's defenses, capturing several strongholds within 24 hours.

Guards paratroopers of the Dnepr Force Group are engaged in trench warfare in the areas of Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk. A large number of attack and reconnaissance UAVs have been detected in the skies, significantly limiting maneuverability and complicating logistics.

8:24 Our air defense system was destroyed overnight intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the territories of the Bryansk, Leningrad, Smolensk, Belgorod, Kursk, Pskov, Kaluga, Tver, Voronezh, Rostov, Ryazan, Oryol, Tula, Yaroslavl, Novgorod regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region.

7:30 Changes on the map for the past 24 hours:

Advance north of Grishino;
Advance in Belitskoye.

6:22 March 27, the North group of forces continued creation of a safety zone in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.

Posted by:badanov

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