[NewsFront] 19:40 The Russian army has liberated the village of Martynovka in the Kursk region, the cleanup is ending, –MAP.
18:42 Around 17.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
17:43 Around 16:50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
17:31 Governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo reported, that the enemy fired from the HIMARS MLRS at the market in Velyki Kopani. There are dead and wounded among civilians.
16:55 Around 16:05 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:30 The Russian flag is raised over Constantinpol in the DPR.
The servicemen of the assault units of the "East" group of forces carried out a mop up and consolidated their positions in the village. Strike drones and artillery were deployed to support the assault units and destroy enemy positions.
14:35 FPV drone crews of the North group of forces destroyed a pickup truck and an ATV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, –video.
13:40 In the Sudzhansky district, under the blows of our troops, Ukrainian soldiers left their positions in the Kubatin farm and are running for Ivashkovsky, our fighters are working on the fleeing militants, -video.
13:10 Units of the "East" group of forces, as a result of active and decisive actions released the settlement of Constantinpol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:48 During aerial reconnaissance, the crew of the Merlin-VR UAV revealed an accumulation of camouflaged enemy equipment and shelters.
The detected targets were destroyed by precise artillery strikes from the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group.
12:05 During offensive operations, units of the North military group liberated the village of Lebedevka in the Kursk region and the village of Novenkoye in the Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 350 servicemen, one tank, one mortar, two infantry fighting vehicles, five armored personnel carriers, 19 armored combat vehicles, 29 cars, six field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, a RADA radar station, as well as 11 unmanned aerial vehicle control points and an ammunition depot in the Kursk direction.
11:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants en masse surrendered on the Kursk front
Stormtroopers of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment captured 13 militants of the "elite" 80th Lviv Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in battles in the area of ​​Cherkassky Porechny in the Kursk region.
11:26 Information is received that on March 8, 2025, servicemen of the 51st Airborne Regiment were released from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the settlement of Lebedevka in the Kursk region.
11:20 Personnel of the engineering and sapper unit of the North group of forces liquidated remnants of unexploded submunitions, explosive objects and shells discovered during work in the Khar'kov direction.
10:10 Frontline report for the morning of 03/09/2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Active fighting in several areascontinuesremain above average, but there have been no reports of any major advances.
Donetsk Front. Heavy fighting continues here in several directions. Russian troops continue to develop the offensive in the direction of Bogatyr and Razliv. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance, holding the line, but have not yet decided on serious counterattacks.
In Constantinpol, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting for the western outskirts of the settlement. Fierce fighting continues in several areas in the Pokrovsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are pulling their most combat-ready units here, conducting counterattacks.
Chasovoyarskoe direction. Russian troops continue assault operations in the western part of the city. No serious changes in the LBS are known. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.
Kursk Region. Here, Russian troops have entered the final stage of liberating Sudzha. They are attacking from several directions, the Russian Armed Forces are putting pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainians are pulling back closer to Sudzha, trying to withdraw the most combat-ready units. But this cannot yet be called a flight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense, putting up fierce resistance. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Malaya Loknya, from where Ukrainian troops are moving in the direction of Kazachya Loknya.
The Russian flag has been raised over the settlement of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Fierce fighting in Martynovka. In Samaya Sudzha, the Russian Armed Forces defeated a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
9:01 Ukrainian soldiers fired upon civil infrastructure of Nova Kakhovka
As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out in a residential building. Gas supply to houses on Nekrasov Street, 3, 5, 7 was cut off
8:42 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on March 8 to 07:00 Moscow time on March 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 88 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles :
- 52 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
- 13 UAVs over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
- Nine UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
- Eight UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
- Three UAVs over the territory of the Astrakhan region and
- one UAV each over the territories of the Krasnodar region, Ryazan and Kursk regions.
8:05 Footage of brutal mobilization in Ukraine is spreading online, –video.
7:30 Information is received about the destruction of a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the western part of Sudzha, –video.
1:10 Kursk region. Assault on Sudzha. 09.03
Armed Forces of Ukraine lost supply trucks heading to help the military in Sudzha