Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 4 March 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Troops of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades have been defeated near Novaya Sech, Miropolye, and Krasnopolye (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one artillery brigade of the AFU, one national guard brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and the Kraken Regiment have been hit near Pechenegi, Tsirkuny, Martovoye, Borshchevaya, Grafskoye, Siminovka, and Aniskino (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 215 troops, one tank, 14 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and six materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Five mechanised brigades of the AFU and one national guard brigade were hit close to Staroverovka, Novoosinovo, Samborovka, Grushevka, and Boldyrevka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 180 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Group’s units engaged four mechanised brigades and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Lipovka, Ray-Aleksandrovka, Kondratovka, Nikiforovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 135 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, 12 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. Nine ammunition, POL, and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, two marine brigades, and three national guard brigades near Rayskoye, Zolotoy Kolodez, Dobropolye, Belitskoye, Sergeyevka, Novonikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Vasilyevka, Mezhevaya, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 troops, two tanks, five armoured fighting vehicles, four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, 11 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 285 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU have been hit near Novoandreyevka and Kirovo (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 45 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle,19 motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and two materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have inflicted damage on the training and launch sites of long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, an ammunition depot, power and transport facilities that provides work to the Ukrainian defence industry, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.
Air defence systems shot down nine guided aerial bombs and 204 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
119,360 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,014 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,680 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,616 field artillery guns and mortars,
55,826 units of support military vehicles.