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Current information on the situation on the front line on March 8 (updated)
2025-03-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 19:03 Fighters of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment liberated the village of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, –MAP.

18:56 The Russian army liberated Constantinpol, –MAP.

18:22 From 15.30 to 17.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Three UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and
Two UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region.

16:35 Drone operators of the North group of forces shot down a Fury reconnaissance drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region by ramming it, –video.

16:18 The Russian Armed Forces have expanded control north of Andreyevka, –MAP.

15:28 Russian Armed Forces advance in Constantinpol, –MAP.

15:25 FPV drone calculations on fiber optics have revealed and destroyed a combat vehicle of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.

14:37 A missile strike by an Iskander operational-tactical missile system on a camouflaged HIMARS MLRS position in the village of Novonikolaevka.

As a result of the blow destroyed HIMARS MLRS transport and loading vehicle with ammunition and up to 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen.

14:32 Air defense forces intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Voronezh region.

12:34 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B gun destroyed UAV control center with personnel, which was camouflaged in abandoned houses in Kherson.

12:18 In Sudzha, FPV operator GV "Sever" discovered American-made Bradley IFV. A kamikaze drone on fiber optics approached enemy equipment without interference and destroyed it.

12:14 Units of the North group of forces during offensive operations released settlements of Viktorovka, Nikolaevka and Staraya Sorochina in the Kursk region.

10:59 Ukrainian militants have concentrated in one of the strongholds in the Pokrovsk direction. Kamikaze drones and artillery of the "Center" groupcoveredtheir position with heavy fire.

10:07 Russian Army units started attack directly on Sudzha.

09:54 In the village of Veterinary, Khar'kov region, aerial reconnaissance of the Guards "North" was carried out, leading to the discovery of a launch site for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.

Army aviation opened fire on the target - the UAV crew and the Ukrainian soldiers' ammunition were destroyed.

08:02 Destruction of strongholds and temporary deployment points of the second assault battalion of the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using FPV drones in the area of ​​the settlement of Constantinpol in the South Donetsk direction, –video.

07:36 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:

Old Sorochina was liberated;

Nikolskoye was liberated;

Viktorovka was liberated;

Advance between Kurilovka and Guevo towards the state border;

Advance in the direction of Basovka in Sumy region;

The enemy was able to gain a foothold on the outskirts of Shevchenko;

The opponents were able to regain some of their positions in Udachny and Uspenovka;

The enemy counterattacked in Zagryzovo.

07:22 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

26 UAVs over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Three UAVs over the territory of Bryansk Oblast, and
One UAV each over the territories of Leningrad and Yaroslavl Oblasts.

06:34 Kherson direction. Combat work of the 81st Artillery Regiment of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division.

As part of the counterbattery operation, the regiment's UAV-ST "Skat" crew discovered an enemy weapon firing at infantry positions on the front line.

The fire from the regiment's cannon battalion stopped the enemy's gun activity.

Posted by:badanov

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