y Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 9 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 two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Pokrovka, Maksimovshchina, and Novaya Sech (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one national guard brigade have been hit close to Veseloye, Verkhnaya Pisarevka, Pechenegi, and Kolodeznoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 21 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. An ammunition depot and four materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Palamarevka (Kharkov region), Lozovoye, Krymki, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 190 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces liberated Golubovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade and one assault brigade of the AFU have been hit close to Druzhkovka, Aleksandrovka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 200 troops, U.S.-made M113 and Stryker armoured personnel carriers, three armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Three ammunition depots, seven fuel and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s formations inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Novoaleksandrovka, Shevchenko, Novogrigorovka, Krasnoyarskoye, Annovka, Grishino, Zolotoy Kolodez, Belitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Gavrilovka, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 315 troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, and 13 motor vehicles. Five artillery guns were neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Troops of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade and two assault regiments of the AFU have been hit near Podgavrilovka, Vozdvizhevka, and Kopani (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost up to 290 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, one Grad MLRS and one materiel depot.
The Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade have been hit near Kamyshevakha, Grigorovka, and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 70 troops, 13 motor vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure facilities that provide operations for the AFU, preparation and launch sites of long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three guided bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 754 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
121,094 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,130 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,685 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,736 field artillery guns and mortars,
56,300 units of support military vehicles.