Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 24 March 2026
Last night, in response to terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range, air- and surface-launched high-precision weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry that produce different types of missiles and components to them as well as military airfields.
The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces have established control over Peschanoye in Kharkov region.
Two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a national guard brigade have been hit near Volokhovskoye, Izbitskoye, Kolodeznoye, and Shevyakovka (Kharkov region).
In Sumy region, units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Kondratovka, Malaya Korchakovka, and Miropolye (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 235 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, and a counter-fire radar. Five materiel depots have been neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Borovaya, Novoosinovo, Shiykovka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The enemy losses amounted to up to 190 troops, two tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, 22 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Artema, Ilyinovka, Konstantinovka, Krivaya Luka, Nikiforovka, Novoselovka, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 180 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns including a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and two Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-fire radars. Three materiel depots were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian units hit three mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades near Belitskoye, Grishino, Dobropolye, Ivanovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Svetloye, and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Ukrainian armed formations lost more than 330 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, six artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and a French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system. Moreover, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 electronic warfare station was neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defence. A mechanised brigade, an air assault brigade, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments have been hit close to Aleksandrovka, Dobropasovo (Dnepropetrovsk region), Boykovo, Vozdvizhevka, Gorkoye, Komsomolskoye, and Kopani (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost more than 280 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Zaporozhets, Kamyshevakha, Orekhov, and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).
More than 50 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preparation and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 10 guided aerial bomb and 259 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
126,922 unmanned aerial vehicles,
652 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,453 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,691 MLRS combat vehicles,
34,033 field artillery guns and mortars,
57,614 units of support military vehicles.