Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 12 March 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Novaya Sech, Maksimovshchina, Miropolye, Kondratovka, Khrapovshchina, and Glukhov (Sumy region).
brigade of the AFU and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have been hit near Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Udy, Rubezhnoye, Malaya Volchya, and Olshany (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 255 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and 11 materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade near Samborovka, Smorodkovka, Velikaya Shapkovka, Grushevka, Palamarevka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, Lozovoye, and Krymki (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 185 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicle, 17 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one marine brigade have been hit close to Druzhkovka, Aleksandrovka, Belokuzminovka, Slavyansk, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaypolye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 160 troops, one tank, three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, three armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-fire radar station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one infantry brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Novoaleksandrovka, Torskoye, Novogrigorovka, Vasilyevka, Shevchenko, Belitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Gavrilovka, and Fedorovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 340 troops, three armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one ammunition depot.
nemy defence. Russian elements inflicted losses on two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, two assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the AFU, and one marine brigade close to Podgavrilovka, Velikomikhaylovka, Kolomiytsy, Novoskelevatoye, Malomikhaylovka, Pokrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Komsomolskoye, Voskresenka, and Vozdvizhevka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost more than 300 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 11 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one Czech-made Vampire MLRS.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Kamyshevakha, Grigorovka, and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 85 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 20 motor vehicles, one 155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, two electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and one materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on the transport infrastructure of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, six HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 447 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
122,132 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,191 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,687 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,801 field artillery guns and mortars,
56,533 units of support military vehicles.