[NewsFront] 21:29 The Geranium UAV crews of the unmanned systems forces hit a mobile fire group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Poltava region, video.
21:13 In the period from 08:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Five UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region, and
Three UAVs were flying over the Kursk region.
20:15 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate criminal actions by Ukrainian nationalists against civilians in the Krasnodar Territory, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Belgorod and Bryansk regions
According to local authorities, a civilian was killed in the village of Sauk-Dere in the Krymsk region of Krasnodar Krai as a result of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack.
As a result of Ukrainian armed aggression in Horlivka, DPR, and an attack on a cemetery in Donetsk, several civilians were injured.
In Kremenna, Luhansk People's Republic, two men and a woman were injured when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a car.
Eleven people were injured as a result of enemy strikes in the Belgorod region.
In the Bryansk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used kamikaze drones to attack a civilian vehicle in the village of Novy Ropsk in the Klimovsky district, injuring a woman.
19:33 During reconnaissance operations, the crew of the multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle "Orlan-10" of the "Sever" discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control points with manpower, as well as UAV launch positions in the Khar'kov region.
The targets were handed over to the crews of the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled guns of the self-propelled artillery regiment. The Severyan artillerymen immediately moved into firing position and quickly struck the exposed enemy positions.
18:11 Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the Vostok group destroyed accommodation points for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia region.
17:31 Russia and Ukraine exchanged bodies of the dead according to the formula 1000 to 41
Russia and Ukraine carried out a large-scale humanitarian operation to repatriate the bodies of fallen soldiers. Russia handed over to Kyiv the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, receiving 41 of its own fallen soldiers in exchange.
16:43 Decided in absentia sentences of two Ukrainian servicemen who participated in terrorist activities on the territory of the Russian Federation
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was deemed sufficient by the 2nd Western District Military Court to convict Ukrainian servicemen Alexander Klimovets and Konstantin Gulyavsky in absentia. Klimovets was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Bryansk region, resulting in death (clause "b" of Part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and Gulyavsky was found guilty of committing a terrorist act by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting in grave consequences (clauses "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
16:26 In the Shebekinsky district as a result of drone attacks wounded seven people.
A drone strike on the Belgorod-Shebekino highway injured six people: two women and four members of the Orlan unit. Two of the women suffered mine blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the head, while the members suffered barotrauma. Medics from the Shebekino Central District Hospital are providing all necessary medical care to the injured. Two vehicles were damaged at the scene of the attack.
Another FPV drone struck an administrative building on the premises of a company in the city of Shebekino. A man was injured. At the Shebekino Central District Hospital, he was diagnosed with shrapnel wounds to his face, chest, and thigh. He received the necessary medical attention, but refused hospitalization. The building caught fire as a result of the attack, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. A car was also damaged.
16:23 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of April 9, 2026
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Myropillia, Novodmitrivka, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pokalyanoye, Rubezhnoye, Zybino, Liptsy, Veterinary, Vovchanskie Khutora, and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 195 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, a field artillery piece, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and ten supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kutkovka, Palamarevka, Borovaya, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region, and Shchurovo, Svyatogorsk, Stary Karavan, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 19 cars, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Rai-Aleksandrivka, Dibrova, Kramatorsk, Ilyinovka, Artema, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 175 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, four field artillery pieces, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle. An electronic warfare station and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a Jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, the Azov* special forces brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Zavidovo-Kudashevo, Gulevo, Kutuzovka, Novoaleksandrivka, Krasnopodolye, Vodyanskoye, Priyut, Krasny Kut, Belitskoye, and Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlovka and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 325 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, nine cars, three artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Obshche, Novoselivka, and Lyubitske in the Zaporizhia region, and Pokrovskoe, Dobropasovo, and Velikomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost over 315 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles and ten cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kushugum, Grigorovka, Zaporozhets, Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Kherson.
Up to 55 military personnel, 14 vehicles, a field artillery gun, an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery station, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
15:57 UAV crews of the 11th Army Corps of the North group burned automotive equipment, as well as a NRTK with provisions and ammunition for enemy UAV units in the Khar'kov region.
Molniya-2 operators from the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) of the Sever group destroyed fortified positions, as well as concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Sumy region.
Drone operators from the motorized rifle regiment of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnipro group conducted exercises against a temporary deployment point with enemy personnel, as well as a control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region.
UAV operators from the Vostok group disabled 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicles and a self-propelled artillery unit of the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia region.
UAV crews from the Center group eliminated militants and rammed heavy helicopters in the Dobropillya direction.
Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces destroyed several ground-based robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.
15:22 Sappers of the "Yuzhnaya" group demining liberated territories in the Konstantinovsky direction in the DPR.
When retreating, the enemy leaves behind explosive devices: booby traps, anti-personnel mines, and anti-tank mines. Furthermore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike populated areas using cluster munitions, some of which fail to detonate and pose a threat to both military personnel and civilians.
14:40 Recorded attack in which a firefight broke out at an abandoned store in Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhia Oblast, located near a comprehensive school. The attack damaged a school bus and the school's windows.
Fortunately, none of the children or staff were injured. The students were quickly evacuated. There were no casualties at the epicenter of the strike. Emergency services are working at the scene.
13:59 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Guards Airborne Forces destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a forested area in the Sumy region.
13:28 Frontline summary as of the morning of 04/09/26
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, there are no changes in the LBS.
In the Hulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are fighting their way forward near Rozhdestvenskoye and Verkhnyaya Tersa.
There are gains in Vozdvizhevka.
In the South Dnipropetrovsk sector, the enemy has reportedly captured territory near Andreevka.
Donetsk Front
In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Novoaleksandrivka and Vasilevka.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting continues in the northern part of Ilyinovka and in Dolgaya Balka.
Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks near the western outskirts of Konstantinovka.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, fighting is ongoing on the approaches to Krasny Liman.
Russian Armed Forces are expanding their territorial control from Zarechny.
There is progress in the Brusovka and Stary Karavan areas.
In the Seversky direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Zakotny toward Kaleniky.
Khar'kov Front.
Fighting continues in Kovsharovka on the Kupyansk front. There are gains in Kurilovka.
Fighting continues in the northern outskirts of Kupyansk.
Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian counterattacks from Moskovka and Sobolevka.
In the Volchansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are clearing territories in the Grafskoye – Simonovka – Verkhnyaya Pisarevka area.
12:46 Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at civilian infrastructure in the Kherson region
Shelling damaged two private homes and a low-pressure gas pipeline in Nova Kakhovka. Another private home was damaged in Gornostaivka.
Drone strikes damaged two private homes in Tavriyske, Brilevka, Kostogryzovo, and Kaira, as well as passenger cars in Bogdanovka, Kaira, and Nova Kakhovka.
In addition, the enemy shelled Aleshki, Nechaevo, Solontsy, Golaya Pristan, Kardashinka, and Staraya Zburyevka.
12:11 Drones of the 49th Combined Arms Army destroyed UAV control point and temporary enemy deployment point
Operators of unmanned aerial systems from the Dnipro group of forces discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in a basement and an enemy drone control center in a dilapidated two-story building in the Kherson direction.
11:41 Crews of the 203mm 2S7 Malka self-propelled gun destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the Khar'kov region.
10:12 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction, video.
9:54 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 35 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on April 8 and 7:00 AM on April 9. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 28 times. Drones attacked our territory 21 times with explosive devices.
9:14 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the criminal actions of Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region
According to local authorities, a civilian was killed in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the village of Nezhegol, Belgorod Region. Four other men were injured.
In Belgorod and Grayvoron, four civilians were injured as a result of attacks by Ukrainian armed forces.
8:32 UAV calculations at the Rubicon Center continue to fulfill combat missions in the special operation zone:
- reconnoiter targets, as well as carry out objective control of their destruction by Aerospace Forces crews,
- destroy equipment and personnel of enemy formations,
- strike at temporary deployment points, shelters and dugouts,
- shoot down enemy drones.
8:00 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on April 8 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 69 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Kursk and Astrakhan regions, the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.