Defense forces destroy two Russian reconnaissance drones in Huliaipole area
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems destroyed two expensive Russian Merlin-VR reconnaissance drones in the Huliaipole area of Zaporizhzhia region.
13 March 2026
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems destroyed two expensive Russian Merlin-VR reconnaissance drones in the Huliaipole area of Zaporizhzhia region.
Unmanned Systems Forces units destroyed a Russian S-300V missile system and hit a Tor missile system and a fuel train in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
In the Kherson region, eleven people were injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 899 strikes on 44 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia city and the Zaporizhzhia region.
Specialists from the special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (HUR), called Ghosts, struck a number of elements of the Russian army's air defense system in temporarily occupied Crimea in February.
Unmanned Systems Forces units destroyed a Russian S-300V missile system and hit a Tor missile system and a fuel train in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian citizen who worked for Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU); in particular, he tracked the locations of the Defense Forces to prepare enemy missile and drone attacks on them.
12 March 2026
On March 12, the front saw 122 clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with the enemy being most active in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Russia is playing a game with all parties, including the United States, by pretending it seeks to end the war. In reality, Moscow is not demonstrating genuine readiness for peace and is preparing for another offensive in Ukraine.
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The war has entered a new stage. By April 1 this year, Russia plans to increase the number of personnel in its unmanned systems forces to 101,000 troops.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykivskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk region more than 50 times with drones and artillery, injuring four people.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems destroyed two expensive Russian Merlin-VR reconnaissance drones in the Huliaipole area of Zaporizhzhia region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the first “Shahed” drones in Ukraine were launched by Iranian operators who were training Russian UAV operators.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian specialists are already working in the Middle East, sharing their experience in combating “Shaheds.” Partners are satisfied with this cooperation.
Russian strikes on railway stations in the Sumy and Mykolaiv regions have damaged locomotives and tracks.
Six rescuers were injured in the village of Zolochiv as a result of repeated Russian strikes, two of whom are in hospital.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hit an S-300V anti-aircraft missile system launcher, an S-300 radar station, and Russian ammunition depots.
Russian troops shelled a hospital in Kherson, injuring three people.
Drones from the SSU's Special Operations Center "А" struck infrastructure at the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in the town of Tikhoretsk the Krasnodar region of Russia.
On Thursday, March 12, an oil depot caught fire in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region of Russia after a drone attack.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 77 of the 94 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 11.
Russians attacked the Kharkiv region with drones at night, injuring a woman, and rescuers were hit twice by repeated strikes while clearing up the aftermath of the attack.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with drones and artillery, leaving two people injured.
On March 11, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 128 combat clashes with Russia’s troops.
In the Kherson region, Russian aggression over the past 24 hours left one person dead and 23 injured, including one child.
In the Chernihiv region, a child was killed and her parents were injured after a Russian drone fell.
On the Pokrovsk front, fighters of the 3rd Operational Brigade Spartan of the National Guard of Ukraine captured 25 Russian invaders over the past month.
Units of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) destroyed a Russian Buk‑M1 surface‑to‑air missile system in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region and struck several other military targets.