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[Regnum] A former IT teacher in the Sverdlovsk Region was convicted of sexual abuse and filming pornography with orphans. On March 12, the Talitsky District Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
"The court sentenced the man to 15 years in a maximum-security penal colony, 1.5 years of restricted freedom, and deprived him of the right to teach for five years," RIA Novosti quotes the joint press service of the region's courts.
The man was found guilty of criminal charges of indecent assault against two or more minors, producing pornographic material, distributing pornography, and involving minors in the creation of pornography.
The E1.RU portal reported that eight schoolchildren were victims of the former teacher's actions. The perpetrator took orphanage children under his wing for 10 years, sexually abused them, and filmed pornographic images.
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[Korrespondent] 20.50 The war has entered a new stage. By April 1 of this year, Russia plans to increase the number of unmanned systems troops to 101 thousand servicemen. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
"At a meeting on the development of unmanned systems, intelligence reported that this year the Russians are accelerating the creation of UAV units, trying to influence the course of hostilities, in particular in the southern directions, where our enemy is losing initiative and territory. By April 1, the Russian Federation planned to increase the number of unmanned systems troops to 101 thousand servicemen," the general noted.
According to him, the war has entered a new stage. The increase in the length of the "kill zone" is a consequence of the growth of the capabilities of strike drones. To win this war of technologies, Ukraine needs to increase the pace of developing effective unmanned systems, their procurement for the army and use on the battlefield.
Syrsky added that we are developing our own line of fiber-optic FPV drones. And our drones have hit about 4,200 enemy pilot positions in a month.
"In total, in February, our drones hit more than 105.2 thousand enemy targets. A quarter of them were accounted for by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the commander-in-chief noted.
According to him, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to maintain an advantage in the use of multirotor FPV drones, although the Russians have already acquired the ability to produce over 19 thousand FPV drones per day.
To counter Russian strike drones, UAV interceptor platoons are being created in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Their task is to destroy enemy FPV drones, quadcopters, and strike drones, and to improve logistics for our troops. Anti-drone rifles, electronic warfare equipment, and net launchers are being used.
20.09 In the first ten days of March, Russian troops conducted about 1,400 assault operations on various sectors of the front. This is the lowest figure in recent memory. This was reported by DeepState analysts.
Russian forces are most active in the Pokrovsk area.
"Both Pokrovsk and Myrnograd are essentially occupied, so the enemy is focused on Rodinsky and Hryshyn, where it constantly sends its infantry to storm," analysts noted.
At the same time, the intensity of attacks in Hulyaipol has also increased, where the number of assaults even exceeded the indicators of the Pokrovsky sector. According to analysts, Russian troops are using opportunities for an offensive, in particular by attracting additional resources and trying to take advantage of problems in the Ukrainian defense.
The third sector, which is active on the enemy side, is Konstantinivka, where the Russians are constantly probing our defenses around the city, looking for weak spots, trying to gain a foothold and accumulate, and creating an opportunity to reach Konstantinivka itself in order to form a concentration point there for themselves for battles for the city.
In addition, analysts note an increase in the number of assaults in the area of Slavyansk. This is attributed to the advance of Russian troops in the area of Siversk, after which the enemy strengthened its infantry group there.
19.11 The Kremlin plans to increase the number of tankers transporting oil under the Russian flag. The decision is dictated by the increasingly frequent precedents of detentions of "shadow fleet" tankers by European countries and the United States. This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine on Thursday, March 12.
The SZRU noted that the federal autonomous institution "Russian Maritime Register of Shipping" (under EU sanctions) plans to identify and inspect about 80 tankers in the near future with the aim of re-registering them.
The increase in the "shadow fleet" under the Russian flag automatically makes it easier for the Russian Federation to introduce agents of Russian special services onto them for the purpose of further conducting intelligence and sabotage activities against Western countries.
18.54 Russian troops attacked Zaporizhia. Two patrol police officers, aged 39 and 37, were injured by shrapnel. This was reported by the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov in Telegram on Thursday, March 12.
"Their condition is stable, doctors are providing the necessary assistance," he wrote.
Later, Fedorov reported a second Russian strike on Zaporizhia. Smoke rose above the city.
According to him, as a result of the Russian strike, 15,958 household subscribers and 38 legal consumers were left without electricity. 25,473 subscribers remain without heat supply.
"Specialists are already working to eliminate the consequences and restore the networks. No information about the victims has been received," the head of the OVA added.
18.15 To protect the frontline territory and ensure uninterrupted logistics of communities near the contact line in the Dnipropetrovsk region, 42 km of roads have been equipped with an anti-drone net. This was announced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
"We have equipped 42 km of the road with anti-drone protection in the Dnipropetrovsk direction. This is an important logistical route near the front line," he wrote in Telegram.
According to the minister, a new construction method was used on the site. They ensured the passage of large-sized equipment with electronic warfare systems and elements of passive anti-drone protection - the height of the pillars was increased to 7 meters. The structures of the pillars and intersections were additionally strengthened.
"Work at the site is 100% complete. Thanks to anti-drone nets, the risk of enemy UAV attacks on transport is reduced. This significantly increases the safety of military movement and ensures the stable operation of front-line communities," Fedorov noted.
17.51 The deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia is a crime against humanity. This is stated in the report of the independent international UN commission investigating violations in Ukraine.
The commission also indicates that the forced transfer of children to the Russian Federation is a war crime.
Juvenile prosecutors of the Attorney General's Office cooperated with the commission, ensuring the provision of the necessary evidentiary materials for the preparation of the report.
According to the report:
the removal of at least 1,205 children from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv regions has been documented;
over 80% of children are still under Russian control;
Children were placed in families and institutions in 21 regions of the Russian Federation, granted citizenship, and included in adoption databases.
The Commission notes that Russia pursues a coordinated state policy for which officials at various levels, including the President of the Russian Federation, are responsible.
17.01 On the night of March 12, Russian troops struck a transformer substation in the Kyivsky district of Kharkiv, causing a power outage in part of the city. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov.
"Today there was a cunning second strike by the enemy after the first hit. Energy workers and utility specialists arrived at the scene to eliminate the consequences of the explosion. And they found themselves under a second strike," the mayor said.
According to Terekhov, power supply has already been restored for a number of consumers, but work is continuing.
16.16 Since the beginning of the day, the number of attacks by Russian aggressors has reached 45, more than a third of which were in the Hulyaipol area. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary as of 16:00.
15.57 Ukraine is opening access to partners to train AI models based on real battlefield data. This was announced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Our country has a unique array of battlefield data that is not found anywhere else in the world, he noted.
15.57 The Slovak government led by Robert Fico seeks to remove two influential Russian billionaires - Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov - from the EU sanctions list. This is reported by Dennik N.
According to the publication, Slovakia is threatening to block the extension of sanctions against 2,700 Russian citizens and companies, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, billionaire Roman Abramovich, and other oligarchs who support the Kremlin in its aggression against Ukraine.
The Slovak government is linking its agreement to the extension of sanctions to the removal of Fridman and Usmanov from the list. Both were subject to EU sanctions almost immediately after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
15.26 A scheme for misappropriating state funds for the execution of defense orders has been dismantled. The management of a strategic enterprise of the defense-industrial complex in the Dnipropetrovsk region was exposed in the transactions.
This is about the first deputy general director of the plant, who organized a scheme to embezzle 19.7 million budget hryvnias for the purchase of metal raw materials.
The structural material was to be used for the mass production of weapons and ammunition for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
To implement the deal, the official involved the deputy head of the plant's logistics department and the head of an affiliated company that traded in raw materials.
Together they agreed to purchase products at prices that were one-third higher than the market value of the respective goods. The participants in the transaction converted the resulting "difference" into cash.
15.15 Due to a Russian attack on infrastructure facilities near the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant in Chernivtsi region, technical lubricants leaked into the Dniester River. The pollution spread along the river to the territory of Moldova, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine reported.
14.33 Rescuers and an employee of an energy company were injured in Zolochiv as a result of shelling by Russian drones, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported.
"According to the investigation, the Russian military attacked the village of Zolochiv, Bogodukhov district, with drones. At around 05:00, an enemy UAV, previously of the Molniya type, hit a fire truck," the report noted.
Six SES employees were injured in the attack. They were diagnosed with blast injuries and acute stress reactions.
Meanwhile, at around 11:00, a drone, previously known as Molniya, hit a car belonging to an energy company. The driver was injured.
14.27 On March 12, MEPs supported a resolution expressing deep concern about the recruitment practices of citizens from Africa and other regions who are illegally involved in fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine or in the Russian military-industrial complex. The document states that "thousands of non-Russian citizens are misled about the nature of the work offered, the conditions of employment or the associated risks, after which they are sent either to arms production plants or directly involved in Russian invasion operations." The Ukrainian side cites data according to which at least 1,780 Africans from 36 countries are fighting on the side of the Russian army. In total, about 18,000 foreigners from 128 countries have been recruited by Russia for this war, the resolution states.
14.11 In Odessa, the head of a private hospital department was exposed, who, together with accomplices, promised to issue medical documents to evade mobilization and facilitate the establishment of group II disability. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office.
13.43 A Russian citizen who worked for the Russian military intelligence (GRU) was detained in Ukraine, the SBU reported.
"During work trips to various regions of Ukraine, the defendant tracked the coordinates of Ukrainian troops. Among the main objects that "interested" him were air defense units, checkpoints, and airfields of the Defense Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region and in western Ukraine," the report says.
12.59 During February, the Ukrainian military destroyed and disabled a number of important elements of the Russian air defense in temporarily occupied Crimea. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MOU).
11.52 Former US presidential special envoy Keith Kellogg said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin must realize that Russia is no longer capable of winning the war against Ukraine. However, he fears the fate of Nicholas II - the last Russian tsar, who was shot after his abdication. He said this in an interview with the Japanese television channel NHK.
Kellogg added that the Russian dictator is aware of the damage and losses to the Russian Federation due to the war he unleashed and fears responsibility for his actions.
"Putin is worried that he could become another Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar who was shot after his abdication," Kellogg said.
11.50 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on a visit to the capital of Romania, Bucharest. This was announced by the presidential press secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov.
During the visit, the main focus will be on security issues, support for Ukraine in the war against Russia, and further cooperation between Kyiv and Bucharest.
11.45 An aircraft engine ruptured at an aircraft factory in the Russian city of Irkutsk, causing an overpass to collapse. Seven people were injured in the accident, according to Russian pro-government REN-TV.
11.39 On March 11-12, the Ukrainian military launched new strikes on important facilities of the Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
Among the targets hit were the S-300 launcher and radar, and a train with fuel and lubricants.
11.31 At around 10:00, Russian occupiers once again shelled one of the hospitals in Kherson. Three people were injured. This was reported by the Kherson OVA on March 12. It is noted that as a result of the attack, a 21-year-old boy, a 22-year-old girl and a 60-year-old man received explosive injuries, contusions and shrapnel wounds.
10.48 A drug addict from Zhytomyr was detained in Rivne, who worked for the Russian Federation and was preparing an explosion near a cafe in the city's central park. The SBU reported this. For the purpose of concealment, the agent put on a military uniform when heading to the site of the planned terrorist attack.
10.29 On Thursday morning, new power outages were recorded in two regions of Ukraine due to attacks by Russian aggressors. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Where security conditions currently allow, emergency restoration work is already underway.
9.45 AM Air defense forces neutralized 77 of the 94 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on March 12. 16 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at one location.
8.56 Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Synelnyky districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery more than 10 times, injuring two people. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha. In the Nikopol district, Nikopol and Marhanetska communities were under attack. Enterprises and multi-storey buildings were damaged. In the Synelnyky district, the Russians targeted the Mykolaiv community, as a result of which fires broke out in a private house and an outbuilding. A man and a woman were injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.
8.51 On the front of the past day, 128 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders were recorded. Pokrovsky, Konstantinivsky and Hulyaipilsky are the hottest areas. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on March 12. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of manpower, seven artillery systems, five UAV control points, a command and observation post and three other important Russian facilities.
8.20 In Chernihiv region, a child died and her parents were injured as a result of a Russian drone crash. The State Emergency Service reported this on March 12. It is noted that at night in the Koryukiv district, a fire broke out in a residential building and an outbuilding due to the crash of an enemy UAV. Rescuers quickly extinguished the fire. A girl born in 2010 died. Her parents were injured and hospitalized.
7.56 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Federation has lost another 780 soldiers, 3 tanks, and 243 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks in the war against Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 12. The total combat losses of the enemy from 02/24/22 to 03/12/26 were approximately 1,276,760 people.
7.23 Soldiers of the 3rd Spartan Operational Brigade of the National Guard captured 25 Russian invaders in the Pokrov direction over the course of a month. The brigade reported this on Facebook. The video shows Ukrainian drones becoming "guides" for those invaders who decided to raise their hands in time and save their lives.
06.31 Since the start of the full-scale invasion, international partners have provided Ukraine with hundreds of units of heavy weapons, which have played a key role in confronting the Russian army on the battlefield. According to UA War Infographics, the weapons received include 688 tanks, 516 howitzers, and 65 multiple launch rocket systems.
Among tanks, Poland holds the lead, providing 258 units. This is followed by the Netherlands - 86 tanks and Denmark - 67 tanks. In the howitzer category, the leader is the USA with 198 units. The UK transferred 88 howitzers, and Italy - 46. As for MLRS, the largest assistance was provided by the USA (32 systems), the Czech Republic - 12 systems and Germany - 8 systems.
05.03 On the night of Thursday, March 12, in the city of Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Territory, the Russian Federation, drones struck the facility of the Tikhoretsk-Nafta oil and gas complex. Information about this incident appeared in Russian Telegram channels and was confirmed by Ukrainian OSINT resources. A series of explosions were heard in the sky over Krasnodar and the Seversky District, the number of which, according to eyewitnesses, reached about ten. Residents also note that they saw bright flashes and heard muffled sounds of explosion waves in the southern and western parts of the city.
03.37 On the night of Thursday, March 12, the occupiers launched strike drones at Kharkiv. According to the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov, Shahed-type drones hit the ground in the Nemyshlyansky district, another strike was recorded in the Kyiv district. Later, a second strike by an enemy UAV was recorded in the Kyiv district.
02.35 The number of victims of the bombing of Zaporizhia, which occurred on Wednesday, March 11, has increased to 13 people. This was reported by the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov, who noted that among the wounded are two children - an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
02.01 Special representative of US President Donald Trump Steve Witkoff on the night of March 12 reported on a meeting with a Russian delegation led by Kremlin representative Kirill Dmitriev. As noted by Trump's special representative, the meeting took place in Florida. On the American side, Witkoff himself, Jared Kushner and White House senior adviser Josh Gruenbaum participated in the negotiations. He did not disclose details of the topics discussed, noting only that the parties agreed to maintain contact.
According to CNN sources, this meeting, like the previous one, was dedicated to Russian-American economic cooperation.
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[Korrespondent] Analysts reported increased enemy activity in Hulyaipol and maintained dynamics in the Pokrovsky sector.
The dynamics of Russian assault operations increased in the area of Hulyaipol, Zaporizhia region, and even outweighed the enemy's activity on the Pokrovsky direction of the front.
In the first ten days of March, Russian troops conducted about 1,400 assault operations on various sectors of the front. This is the lowest figure in recent memory, but it differs slightly from the average values of previous months - from September to February, the enemy carried out an average of about 1,800 attacks. This was reported by DeepState analysts on Thursday, March 12.
Russian forces are most active in the Pokrovsk area.
"Both Pokrovsk and Myrnograd are essentially occupied, so the enemy is focused on Rodinsky and Hryshyn, where it constantly sends its infantry to storm," analysts noted.
At the same time, the intensity of attacks in Hulyaipol has also increased, where the number of assaults even exceeded the indicators of the Pokrovsky sector. According to analysts, Russian troops are using opportunities for an offensive, in particular by attracting additional resources and trying to take advantage of problems in the Ukrainian defense.
The third sector, which is active on the enemy side, is Konstantinivka, where the Russians are constantly probing our defenses around the city, looking for weak spots, trying to gain a foothold and accumulate, and creating an opportunity to reach Konstantinivka itself in order to form a concentration point there for themselves for battles for the city.
In addition, analysts note an increase in the number of assaults in the area of Slavyansk. This is attributed to the advance of Russian troops in the area of Siversk, after which the enemy strengthened its infantry group there.
Currently, Russian forces, DeepState noted, are preparing for changing weather conditions and the appearance of dense vegetation. To do this, they are regrouping, replenishing reserves, and reinforcing areas of the front where they have set objectives or have achieved certain results.
We will remind, since the beginning of the day, the number of attacks by Russian aggressors has reached 45, more than a third of which were in the Hulyaipol area.
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[NewsFront] 22:01 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
19 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Six – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea
. 21:33 Destroyed the location of Ukrainian troops who carried out attacks on the Kursk region. 20:23 "Severiane" destroy enemy pickups in the Khar'kov region, -video.
19:27 Situation in the Borovsk direction
Russian units are gradually expanding their penetration on the left bank of the Oskol River. While positional battles rage on the southern flank near Grekovka and Sverdlovka, to the north, assault aircraft are pushing through to the outskirts of Boguslavka.
Some time ago, fighters from the West Guard Forces were able to advance into the fields between Zagryzovo and Lozovaya. A large stronghold and several smaller positions came under Russian control, as revealed by footage of objective enemy control.
Further south, according to preliminary information, the enemy also previously launched attacks from Borovaya towards Novoplatonovka and Borovskaya Andreyevka with the aim of cutting off the penetration of the Russian Armed Forces.
18:46 March 10 at about 3.40 Moscow time the Ukrainian Armed Forces deliberately inflicted an attack using four fixed-wing UAVs on a stationary medical facility in the Donetsk People's Republic.
At the time of the strike, the medical facility housed more than 130 patients and approximately 50 medical personnel. This facility had never been used for military purposes, and its deliberate targeting by the Kyiv regime constituted a grave violation of international humanitarian law and human morality.
Eight medical personnel were killed in the Kyiv regime's terrorist attack. Another ten people, including nine medical personnel, were injured to varying degrees.
18:01 8 medics died and 10 were wounded in the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on a hospital in the DPR
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the medical facility with four attack drones on March 10. More than 130 patients and approximately 50 medical workers were in the building at the time.
17:19 Operators of the Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAVs of the Novorossiysk paratroopers adjusted air strike on a bridge over a river in the Zaporizhzhia region – video.
16:32 Initiated a criminal case has been opened against another Ukrainian soldier who participated in the illegal invasion of the Kursk region.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against Yuriy Levkov, a soldier from the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs “a” and “b” of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
16:04 An employee of an agricultural enterprise died in a drone attack in Kuban
One person was killed in a drone strike on an industrial zone in the village of Novominskaya in the Kanevsky District of Krasnodar Krai, regional media reported, citing emergency services and regional authorities.
15:29 In the period from 7:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
10 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
One – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
14:05 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of March 12, 2026
Units of the "North" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Novaya Sich, Maksymovshchyna, Miropolye, Kondratovka, Khrapovshchyna, and Glukhov in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Udy, Rubizhne, Malaya Vovchya and Olshany in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 255 service members, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. Five electronic warfare stations and 11 supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Samborovka, Smorodkovka, Velyka Shapkovka, Grushevka, and Palamarevka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman, Lozove, and Krymki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 185 troops, four armored combat vehicles, including a Turkish-made Kirpi armored car, 17 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the villages of Druzhkovka, Aleksandrovka, Belokuzminovka, Slavyansk, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaypolye, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 160 troops, a tank, three US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, three armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. An Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Torskoye, Novohryhorivka, Vasilevka, Shevchenko, and Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gavrilovka and Fedorivskoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 340 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, and an ammunition depot.
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, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Podgavrilovka, Velykymykhaylovka, Kolomiytsy, Novoskelevatoe, Malomykhaylovka, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolske, Voskresenka, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 300 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, an artillery piece, and a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system.
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 Kamyshevakha, Grigorovka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 85 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 20 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and a supply depot were destroyed.
13:34 On the night of March 12, the Kyiv regime, in order to cut off gas supplies to European consumers undertook an attack using aircraft-type strike UAVs on the Russkaya compressor station in the village of Gai-Kodzor in the Krasnodar Territory.
From 3:55 to 6:45 Moscow time on March 12, in the airspace above the gas compressor station supplying gas through the Turkish Stream pipeline, Russian air defense and electronic warfare crews destroyed 10 Ukrainian fixed-wing attack UAVs.
No damage was caused to the defended object.
12:29 Six Ukrainian citizens sentence life imprisonment in absentia for cruel treatment of Russian prisoners of war
The court found the evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sufficient to convict Sergei Velichko, Konstantin Nemichev, Vitaly Posokhov, Artem Subachev, and Andrei and Sergei Yangolenko in absentia. They were found guilty of crimes under Article 317 of the Russian Criminal Code (attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer) and Part 1 of Article 356 of the Russian Criminal Code (cruel treatment of prisoners of war and the use in armed conflict of means and methods prohibited by an international treaty of the Russian Federation).
12:00 On the highway in the Vasilievsky district of the Armed Forces of Ukraine committed a drone attack on a Tavria Post passenger car in which three of the company's employees were traveling.
A man born in 1956 suffered a shrapnel wound. The others—a man born in 1981 and a woman born in 1968—have no physical injuries, but are in a state of severe stress.
11:31 Ukrainian UAVs in the Sverdlovsk MO in the LPR attacked a civilian freight train carrying fuel. The driver and assistant driver were injured.
The victims were taken to the hospital and are receiving all necessary assistance.
10:42 Units of the troops of unmanned systems "Geraniya" destroyed temporary deployment point for UAV operators and a warehouse with drones of the 5th Separate Brigade of the National Guard in the Khar'kov region.
10:14 FSB reports on preventing a terrorist attack in Crimea.
It is known that Ukrainian intelligence services planned to kill a high-ranking military officer of the Russian Armed Forces.
9:47 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 27 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on March 11 and 7:00 AM on March 12. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 54 times. Drones attacked our territory seven times by dropping explosive devices.
9:27 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a civilian vehicle in the Belgorod region. The driver was killed instantly.
An FPV drone attacked a car near the village of Bessonovka in the Belgorod District. The driver died at the scene from his injuries.
8:36 Frontline summary as of the morning of March 12, 26
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Clashes continue north of Stepnogorsk and near Magdalinovka. Fighting continues in the Orekhovsky direction near Novodanilovka.
In the Hulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are fighting near Zaliznichnoye and Belogorye. There is progress near Rozhdestvenskoye. Fighting is ongoing west of Danilovka.
Donetsk Front:
Fighting is ongoing in the northern part of Grishino on the Krasnoarmeysk front.
Clashes continue on the approaches to Belitskoye on the Dobropolsky front. There is progress west of Ivanovka.
Fighting is ongoing near Novoye Shakhovo.
In Novopavlovka, Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks.
In the Konstantinovka sector, Russian forces are pressuring the enemy from the Berestok direction.
Fighting continues in Konstantinovka itself.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues near Svyatogorsk.
In the Seversk direction, Russian forces are advancing from Reznikovka to Kaleniky.
Khar'kov Front
Fighting is ongoing in the Kupyansk direction, with no change in the LBS.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions in Volchanskiye Khutor. In the Liptsevsky sector, Russian troops continue to advance toward the village of Vesyoloye.
8:24 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 80 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
30 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Territory,
14 UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
10 UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
Eight UAVs were flying over the Black Sea,
Five UAVs were flying over the Bryansk Region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Kursk Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Kaluga Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov, and
One UAV was flying over the Voronezh Region.
8:00 Artillerymen of the 44th Army Corps of the North group fire from 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers struck camouflaged strongholds, a UAV control center, and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Khar'kov region.
Crews of 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns from the 25th Combined Arms Army of the Zapad group destroyed camouflaged positions with manpower and communications equipment of enemy UAV control centers in the Krasnolimansk direction.
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[REGNUM] With the arrival of warm weather, fighting in the Northern Military District has sharply increased, primarily in the Gulyai-Polye sector in the Zaporizhzhia region. Fighters from our "East" force group have seized the initiative and are attempting to break through the front line. The enemy is operating locally and without significant success.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break through on three front lines, at the junction of the borders of the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. Near the village of Gai in the Dnipropetrovsk region, south of Pokrovskoe, the enemy deployed forces of the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade. The group was reinforced with American Stryker, Bradley, and M113 armored vehicles. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command is trying to conserve this equipment and only deploy it as a last resort.
According to available information, the breakout attempt essentially failed before it even began. The enemy entered the minefields and, having lost some of its armored vehicles, was forced to retreat.
Sources on the ground note that Ukrainian troops are facing a shortage of mine-clearing engineering equipment. Supplies of Soviet-made vehicles are depleted, and NATO countries have not supplied Kyiv with sufficient replacements.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces made a second breakthrough attempt toward the village of Alekseyevka, also with the support of American armored vehicles. This attempt was also unsuccessful, as our troops had previously set up a defensive barrier system in the area, including anti-tank ditches and minefields. The enemy was met with combat and driven back.
In the area of Velikomykhailivka, where the 425th Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is operating against our troops, concentrations of enemy troops and armored vehicles were detected by reconnaissance drone operators. The advancing forces were hit by artillery and drone strikes from the Vostok Group.
As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were unable to turn the situation in their favor in any of the chosen directions.
At the same time, our military continues its offensive further south, in the Gulyaipole area.
BATTLES NEAR STEPNOGORSK: CONTAINMENT AND OFFENSIVE
Fierce fighting also continues in the western part of the Zaporizhia region, near the previously liberated town of Stepnogorsk. Late last week, fighters from the Dnipro group of forces drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the village of Veselyanka and advanced 15 kilometers to the outskirts of Zaporizhia.
Seeking to prevent a breakthrough, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command decided to launch a counteroffensive on this section of the front as well. But after a week of intense fighting that yielded no significant results for the Ukrainian army, the "counteroffensive" gradually fizzled out.
Having held the front line, Dnipro units resumed their offensive from the area of Primorskoye in the direction of Grigorovka, a village on the M18 highway leading to Zaporizhzhia.
Another offensive is developing east of Stepnogorsk in the direction of the village of Yurkovka with the overall goal of reaching the city of Orekhovo.
SUMY OBLAST: UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES ARE BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE BORDER
Over the past week, Russian Armed Forces have made progress in advancing into the border area of Sumy Oblast. According to local reports, up to 30 square kilometers have come under the control of the "North" force group.
Last week, soldiers from the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade captured the border village of Chervonaya Zarya, 35 kilometers northeast of the town of Glukhov. The enemy had been using this area to shell the Rylsk District of the Kursk Region.
Our military also took control of the nearby forests, where Ukrainian territorial defense positions had previously been located.
Russian troops also fully or partially occupied the border villages of Sumy Oblast: Grabovskoye, Popovka, Vysokoye, Sopych, and Komarovka.
Large sections of the so-called “gray zone” are also appearing in the border zone, where “roving” artillery installations and sabotage units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces can no longer feel at ease.
DRONE DUELS AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE "FLYING BRIGADE COMMANDER" OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
The situation in the SVO zone has escalated not only on the ground but also in the air. In recent days, numerous reports have been coming in that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is deploying a record number of FPV drones in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the Donetsk People's Republic. The activity of heavy helicopters like the "Baba Yaga" has also sharply increased.
Ukrainian sources, in turn, complain about the increased activity of Russian Aerospace Forces Molniya drones, which are operating tens of kilometers from the line of contact.
They also acknowledge that Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems are often unable to eliminate the threat.
Russian operators encrypt control frequencies that are difficult to detect. It's fair to say that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have created their own problems by relying on swarms of FPV drones. Now it's becoming increasingly difficult for them to jam individual frequencies without knocking out their own drones.
The intensity of the fighting is evidenced by the loss of Ukraine's Su-27 fighter jet and its pilot, Alexander Dovgach, commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the obituary, Dovgach's plane was shot down during a combat sortie. The circumstances of the incident remain unclear: it has not yet been determined whether the Su-27 was destroyed by our air defenses or fighter aircraft.
In any case, the loss of this air brigade commander is a significant blow for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: the enemy notes that Dovgach was considered an experienced pilot, having completed several hundred sorties.
Recently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command has been using manned aircraft less and less, trying to conserve qualified pilots. The fact that commanders of entire units are literally being thrown into combat indicates a significant escalation of the situation.
Local reports are also emerging of an unprecedented wave of mobilization into the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Violent arrests of men of draft age are occurring throughout Ukraine. TCC officers have even begun blocking highways in Kyiv, seeking to round up as many recruits as possible.
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