Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 March 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of intensive and resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces gained control over the settlement of Shevyakovka in Kharkov region.
Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Veseloye, Rubezhnoye, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, and Velikiy Burluk in Kharkov region.
In Sumy region, the Group’s units inflicted losses on the formations of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Dumovka, Khrapovshchina, Miropolye, Ivolzhanskoye, and Novodmitrovka in Sumy region.
The enemy lost more than 210 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system. Two electronic warfare stations, one counter-fire radar station, and eight ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group’s units inflicted losses on the formations of three mechanised brigades and an assault brigade of the AFU near Palamarevka, Monachinovka, Blagodatovka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman and Ilyichovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including four Western-made vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and three ammunition depots.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Artema, Lipovka, Nikolayevka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 100 troops, 14 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were eliminated.
echanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and four national guard brigades close to Grishino, Belitskoye, Dobropolye, Novopavlovka, Krasnoyarskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Podgavrilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 315 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences. The Group’s units inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near Lesnoye, Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Charivnoye, Komsomolskoye, Barvinovka (Zaporozhye region), and Prosyanaya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost more than 300 troops, seven motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar station and two materiel depots were neutralised.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Orekhov, Lyubimovka, and Zaporozhets in Zaporozhye region.
Up to 45 troops, 14 motor vehicles, one 155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, four electronic warfare stations, one fuel depot, and four materiel depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on the Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure, used in the interests of the AFU, an uncrewed surface vehicles workshop, command and control posts, launch points of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs and 439 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
127,904 unmanned aerial vehicles,
652 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,493 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,693 MLRS combat vehicles,
34,090 field artillery guns and mortars,
57,847 units of support military vehicles