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Friday, 10 April 2026, 13:03
On the night of March 20, Russian strikes damaged the facilities of the ecological and naturalist department of the regional Palace of Children and Youth Creativity, and the animals kept there experienced severe stress.
The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin, has signed an order to carry out the forced evacuation of children from specific areas of Sloviansk.
The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a boat of Russian invaders in the area of the Tendrivska Spit.
Damage to the A-50 long-range early warning and control aircraft has been confirmed.
Soldiers of the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave, together with neighboring units, repelled a massive Russian assault in the Lyman sector and destroyed 10 all-terrain vehicles, five motorcycles, and six armored vehicles.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck key facilities of the Russian aggressor overnight on March 20, including a plant in Alchevsk, located in temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region. Damage to an A-50 aircraft in Russia’s Novgorod region has also been confirmed.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in the Donetsk region.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed the death of Ali Mohammad Naeini, spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Iran.
Fighters of the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Air Assault Forces are the first in Ukraine’s Defense Forces to test exoskeletons at combat positions.
Recent successes by Ukrainian forces on the Oleksandrivka axis have forced the Russian military command into competing tactical and operational dilemmas on the battlefield.
In the Sumy region, three people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries of varying severity over the past day as a result of Russian attacks.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 133 drones launched by Russian troops against Ukraine since the previous evening. Enemy hits were recorded at 13 locations.
In the Odesa region, two civilian vessels were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack overnight on March 20, and two people were injured.
On March 19, there were 201 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors.
Russian troops have attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykivskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 16 times, injuring two people.
Total combat casualties among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to March 20, 2026, have reached approximately 1,285,700 personnel, of whom 1,610 were killed in the past 24 hours.
Fighters from the Lasar’s Group, a special unit of unmanned aerial systems within the Ukrainian National Guard (NGU), carried out a special operation during which they destroyed six enemy BM-21 “Grad” multiple rocket launchers in the Pokrovsk area.
The enemy launched a drone strike on Kharkiv.
A unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) carried out a successful clearance of a settlement in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
The Ukrainian Navy considers the potential use of unmanned surface vessels by Russian forces in the Black Sea to be a real threat.
19 March 2026
A total of 187 combat engagements were recorded along the frontline as of 22:00 on March 19, with the heaviest fighting in the Pokrovsk sector, where Russian forces lost nearly 200 troops.
Fighters of the 3rd Spartan Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, together with adjacent units, repelled a Russian assault in the Pokrovsk sector and destroyed a company-sized enemy force within 48 hours.
Oleksii Kuleba, who serves as Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, visited the construction of protective structures at energy facilities in the Sumy region.
Russian forces attacked an emergency medical team with an FPV drone in the village of Hrushivka in the Kupiansk District, Kharkiv region.
Russian forces carried out nearly 30 attacks over the course of the day on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts, using drones and artillery, leaving one person injured and damaging multiple buildings.
In this sector, Ukrainian troops have halted the advance of Russian units and are pushing back assault groups. At the same time, the Defense Forces are actively conducting counterattacks and establishing logistics routes despite enemy strikes.
Since the start of the day, the Russian army has attacked the positions of Ukraine’s defenders 91 times. The enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Lyman sectors.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces are holding positions on four southern fronts, including the Huliaipole sector. At the same time, the Russians are deploying marine units and equipment to reinforce their grouping.
In southern Ukraine, Russian forces are increasing their activity in the island zone of the Dnipro River, attempting to secure positions on individual islands and expand their presence.