Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 8 March 2026
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Ivashchenkovo, Miropolye, Nikitovka, Novaya Sech, and Pokrovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of two mechanised brigades, an artillery brigade, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade have been hit close to Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Veseloye, Kamennaya Yaruga, Kolodeznoye, Martovoye, Olshany, and Pechenegi (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, three MLRS combat vehicles, including U.S.-made HIMARS and MLRS combat vehicles, and one Olkha MLRS combat vehicle. Two Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radars, one electronic warfare station, and eight materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, and a national guard brigade close to Vasilevka, Monachinovka, Novoosinovo, Samborovka (Kharkov region), Aleksandrovka, Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk, and Yarovaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 180 troops, one tank, two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of four mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, and an assault brigade of the AFU near Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Stenki in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The enemy lost more than 150 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. Two Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radars, one electronic warfare station, and eight ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were hit.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and three national guard brigades close to Annovka, Belitskoye, Grishino, Zolotoy Kolodez, Krasnoyarskoye, Kucherov Yar, Matyashevo (Donetsk People’s Republic), Gavrilovka and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 345 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, five Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, and 10 motor vehicles. Three artillery guns were neutralised, including one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, three electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition and fuel depots.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian troops inflicted losses on formations of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, and three assault regiments of the AFU close to Aleksandrovka, Novoskelevatoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Verkhnyaya Tersa, Vozdvizhevka, Komsomolskoye, Kopani, and Shevchenkovskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost up to 265 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and one materiel depot.
The Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group’s units engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Malokaterinovka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
Up to 80 troops, 18 motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots of the AFU were eliminated.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on 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 143 areas.
Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, 13 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 180 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
120,340 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,109 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,684 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,700 field artillery guns and mortars,
56,156 units of support military vehicles.