21:26 RF Armed Forcesare moving forwardnear Druzhkovka
Russian units are driving Ukrainian forces out of Kondratovka. The cleanup operation continues in neighboring Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka.
20:51 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 53 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Rostov, Smolensk, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
20:30 In the Rivne region after the strikes began power outages and fires
In Dubno, after landing, the power supply was partially lost, local authorities reported.
A major fire also broke out in Sarny after the strike.
20:07 Russian Armed Forces drones attack objects in the Chernihiv region
19:12 "Geraniums" attacked targets in Kovel, Volyn region
18:49 In the Zaporizhzhia region, servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces and mobile fire groups in the past 24 hours neutralized over 300 Ukrainian drones aimed at civilian infrastructure, says Governor Balitsky
As a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a civilian was killed and seven others were wounded.
18:32 As a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacks in Gorlovka damaged two passenger buses
18:12 Russian Armed Forces hit a ship carrying cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the port of Odessa
17:38 Artillerymen of the "Southern" group destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in Druzhkovka
17:04 In Luzanovka, Odessa region, after arrival are burning wagons at the depot
16:18 Attack on Zaporizhstal inflicted for the third time this month, the damage is assessed as critical.
Four ballistic missiles reportedly hit the plant's production site, which has not resumed operations since the strikes on August 11 and 27.
The blast furnace and open-hearth shops, the power system, networks and logistics infrastructure of the enterprise were damaged.
Ukraine's Metinvest stated that the final extent of the destruction is still being determined, but the damage is initially assessed as critical.
15:54 Drone of the Russian Armed Forces hi near the railway station in Kovel, Volyn Oblast
Before this, a target was hit at the train station in Lutsk.
15:29 FPV calculations of the "North" group destroyed two enemy pickup trucks: one in the Sumy region, the other in the Khar'kov region. Soldiers from the 11th and 44th Army Corps of the Guards "North" group are at work.
14:54 On the night of September 12, four ballistic missiles got there on the territory of the Zaporizhstal enterprise
Damage was sustained to blast furnace and open-hearth furnace equipment, the power grid, and logistics infrastructure. The damage is preliminarily assessed as critical.
This is already the third blow to the Ukrainian metallurgical asset.
14:27 In Taganrog due to a massive UAV attack damaged 16 commercial buildings and 5 cars
14:16 As a result of the attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in the Central City District of Gorlovka wounded four civilians
14:03 Russian Armed Forces attack gas stations on the Zhitomir and Varshavskaya highways
13:49 They report about explosions in Sumy, as well as in the Sinelnykivsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region
13:32 In Illichivsk, Odessa region recorded Geranium UAV strikes
12:53 It is reported about arriving at a gas station in the Zhytomyr region
12:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 12, 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement of enemy formations and expand the external control zone.
Over the course of 24 hours, the manpower and equipment of encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units were defeated in the areas of the populated areas of Novooleksandrivka, Prikolotnoye, Malaya Vovchya and Buzovo, as well as the besieged enemy formations in the area of the populated area of Olkhovatka in the Khar'kov region.
Two attempts by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups to break out of the encirclement near the villages of Sliznevo and Gogino in the Khar'kov region were thwarted.
Up to 125 militants, four armored combat vehicles, three ATVs, and 12 ground robotic systems were destroyed. Two Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
In addition, the formations of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Shevchenkovo, Goptovka and Lozovaya in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ulanovo, Velyka Rybitsa, Khoten, Esman and Kiyanitsa.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 215 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles and 17 cars.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Chervony Oskol, Grushevka, and Senkovo in the Khar'kov region, and Raigorodok, Krymki, and Prishyb in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 220 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 20 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, including a British-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery unit and a US-made 155mm M114 howitzer.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Belenke, Nikolaevka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, and Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 180 troops, two armored combat vehicles, and 25 vehicles. Three field artillery pieces were destroyed, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled gun and a 155mm M777 howitzer.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the Center group of forces, the village of Veseloye in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and four National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Novovodanoye, Andreevka, Verovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Maryevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 460 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars, two artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments, an unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Avramovka and Otryshky in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Obshche, Vasynovka, Barvinovka, Omelnik, and Trudove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 265 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, and a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the villages of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka, Kamyshevakha, and Yulievka in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 50 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 24 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:05 Due to increased attacks by the Russian Armed Forces, trains are temporarily not running.
Trains will now run to and from Konotop station, and passengers will be transported between Konotop and Sumy by bus.
11:17 Units of the Center group of forces released the settlement of Veseloe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
10:56 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive attack on Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises producing military goods in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kryvyi Rih, as well as on port infrastructure facilities in the Odessa region through which cargo is delivered for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and on sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes by high-precision air, land, and sea-based weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, the following were damaged:
in the Zaporizhzhia region:
- Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant (PJSC Zaporizhstal) in Zaporizhzhia, which is one of the main suppliers of sheet metal for the creation of protective structures and armor for military equipment, as well as plates for bulletproof vests;
in the Dnipropetrovsk region:
- a metallurgical plant in Krivoy Rog, producing metallurgical products for the production of weapons and military equipment;
- an innovative electric melting complex of the Interpipe Steel metallurgical plant in Dnepropetrovsk, which is the largest manufacturer and supplier of rolled metal products for the production of military products in Ukraine;
- The Northern and Novokryvyi Rih mining and processing plants in the city of Krivoy Rog, which mine, enrich and agglomerate iron ore for the production of metallurgical products used for military production;
in the Odessa region at the port of Chornomorsk:
- port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military equipment, two dry cargo ships that delivered weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a sea tug.
10:12 Ukrainian Armed Forces store military cargo on the territory of civilian ports of Ukraine located on the Black Sea coast
"Ukrainian troops are attempting to use port infrastructure to store various types of military cargo and manufacture military products," Governor Volodymyr Saldo stated.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces are carrying out systematic strikes against such facilities to prevent the enemy from using them for military purposes.
9:09 AFU continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 18 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
- Dnipriany - 2;
- Kairy - 2;
- Lyubimovka - 2;
- Novaya Kakhovka - 3;
- Novofedorivka - 3;
- Rybalche - 3;
- Chernyanka - 3.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Nova Kakhovka, Malokakhovka, Kamenka, Nova Mayachka, and Korsunka.
8:45 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on September 11 to 8:00 Moscow time on September 12, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 230 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
8:24 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike by high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of:
- enterprises of the Ukrainian metallurgical industry, ensuring the production of military products, in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Dnepropetrovsk and Krivoy Rog,
- port infrastructure facilities and a strategically important transport infrastructure facility in the Odessa region, providing for the unloading and storage of military cargo and a significant portion of the foreign traffic of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
8:00 Air cover groups of the "Vostok" group landed more than 30 enemy "birds" in the Zaporizhzhia region – video.