Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 10 March 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade and an air assault brigade close to Miropolye, Maksimovshchina, Novaya Sech, and Yastrebinoye (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and a border detachment of the Ukrainian border service were hit near Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Martovoye, and Buzovo (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 240 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and seven materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Aleksandrovka, Palamarevka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk, and Lozovoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 190 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire station and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Krivaya Luka, Piskunovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 145 troops, two Stryker armoured personnel carriers, and one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One ammunition depot and six materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades near Novoaleksandrovka, Grishino, Belitskoye, Zolotoy Koledez (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 325 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 15 motor vehicles. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
obropasovo, and Krivobokovo (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost more than 300 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Orekhov, Grigorovka, and Kamyshevakha (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 65 troops, one artillery gun, nine motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and one materiel depot of the AFU were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preparation, storage and launch areas of long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 144 areas.
The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Air defence systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 241 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
121,335 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,143 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,685 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,760 field artillery guns and mortars,
56,352 units of support military vehicles.