Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:15 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a decree on payments to participants in the 2014 Donbass war. Payments have been established for three categories of disabled participants in the military actions of May 11, 2014 - they should receive from 4.4 to 6 million rubles.
19:35 In the Korosten district of the Zhytomyr region, a forestry tractor ran over an explosive object, which detonated. As a result of the explosion, the driver was injured and hospitalized. The tractor was damaged.
18.17 Portugal has transferred eight SA-330 Puma helicopters to Ukraine as part of a military aid package approved at the end of 2024.
A special feature of the Portuguese SA-330 Pumas is their modern fire control systems, which allow them to launch Exocet anti-ship missiles.
17:50 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a visit. This was stated by the head of state's adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, Ukrinform reported. Zelensky was accompanied by a delegation that will hold important talks with US representatives tomorrow.
17:35 Ukrainian military personnel have hit important strategic facilities on Russian territory. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are talking about two oil refineries - in the Ryazan and Samara regions.
17:22 The situation on the border of Sumy Oblast with Kursk Oblast of Russia is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This was written on Facebook by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, while working in the operational zone of the Kursk group of troops. He assured that there is no threat of cordoning off our units in Kursk Oblast.
17.15 A serviceman from one of the Odessa territorial defense units has been detained on suspicion of organizing a scheme to issue fictitious psychiatric diagnoses in order to avoid military service. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation. It is noted that the defendant sought out "clients" among active military personnel and civilians. Through acquaintances in a mental hospital, he issued fictitious diagnoses to those who wanted them, allowing them to avoid mobilization and be discharged from service. The "services" cost 16 thousand dollars.
16:44 Since the beginning of the current day, 84 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 12 directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine provided details in an operational summary as of 16:00.
16.07 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a virtual meeting of European leaders on Ukraine. This will be a continuation of the recent summit in London. This was reported by The Guardian newspaper, citing the press secretary of the head of the British government.
14:05 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky held a working meeting on issues of forming army corps. According to him, in appointing corps commanders, priority was given to young officers who distinguished themselves by effective actions at the head of brigades.
13.49 The State Bureau of Investigation has reported suspicion to the commander of a military unit in the Kiev region, who allowed the illegal accrual of combat payments of more than 7 million hryvnia. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation on Monday, March 10.
13:33 In Khmelnytskyi, two men attacked a TCC officer, causing him multiple bodily injuries. This was reported by the Khmelnytskyi Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support.
13:11 Russia and the United States have begun "restoring" bilateral relations, but are at an early stage. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
12:43 Beta testing of a new document, a digital weapons permit, has begun in the Diia mobile app. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
12:20 Russian troops struck a residential area in the village of Ivashki, Zolochiv community, Kharkiv region, killing three people and injuring another woman. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
12:00 According to the results of February, the efficiency of Ukrainian drones increased by 22%. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky following a meeting on the development of unmanned systems.
11:48 For the first time in a long time, the Russians raised an airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C A-50U) of the Russian Federation. This was reported by military correspondent Andrey Tsaplienko on his Telegram channel.
10:58 Operators of the 144th Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated an industrial building from enemies and captured nine Russian servicemen in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the press service of the Special Operations Forces, which posted a corresponding video on YouTube.
10:54 In 2025, the Ministry of Defense plans to purchase 4.5 million FPV drones for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In total, more than 110 billion hryvnia will be spent on the purchase of drones.
10:35 This week, the United States will hold talks in Saudi Arabia not only with Ukraine, but also with Russia. This was reported by the CNN channel.
10:23 A Russian agent who, on orders from the FSB, poisoned a Ukrainian serviceman and prepared improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to commit terrorist attacks has been detained in Kharkov. The SBU reported this on March 10.
10:05 Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in the area of the village of Novenkoye in the Sumy region and cut off logistics routes. This was stated on television by Andriy Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
9:25 In the Pokrovsk direction, near Kotlyarovka, Russian troops, using armored vehicles, tried to reach the administrative border of Donbass. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of troops Khortytsia.
8:46 The hottest areas over the past day were Pokrovskoe, Kursk, Toretskoe and Severskoe. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:37 The Russian army launched 176 Shahed-type attack drones on Ukrainian territory. The air defense forces operated in 15 regions. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Telegram channel.
7:57 The United States has "almost" resumed the exchange of intelligence information with Ukraine and expects positive results from future talks in Saudi Arabia. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in a conversation with journalists on board Air Force One, Reuters reports.
7:46 Russian aviation struck the village of Blakytne in the Zaporizhia region with guided bombs. Two men were injured, residential buildings were damaged. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov on his Telegram channel.
04:20 DeepState denies the occupiers' claims of having allegedly captured Constantinople in the Donetsk region. The project's analysts note that on March 9, the occupiers sent several combat groups to the settlement, penetrating the northern, eastern and western outskirts of the village. "Some of the groups were destroyed, some may still be hiding in the village until they are discovered and destroyed," DeepState reported.
03:50 Drones attacked the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara region of the Russian Federation. Local Telegram channels write about explosions and bright flashes.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
The enemy is most active in the Toretsk direction, but in the Kursk region the intensity of fighting has noticeably decreased.
Since the beginning of the current day, 84 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 12 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Monday, March 10.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, our defenders repelled two assaults near Volchansk, one battle is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance five times in the areas of Lozovaya, Petrovpavlovka, Stepnaya Novoselovka and Boguslavka, and was rebuffed.
In the Liman direction, the aggressor has increased the number of attacks to nine near the settlements of Novoye, Grekovka, Novomikhaylovka, Kolodezi, Zelenaya Dolina, Yampolevka, Novolyubovka and Torskoye. One battle continues.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy has made nine attacks, eight of which have already been repelled. Enemy units of the occupiers are trying to advance in the Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye areas.
In the Kramatorsk direction there is one battle going on towards Belaya Gora.
In the Toretsk direction, the aggressors tried to advance 16 times in the areas of Dachnoye, Kurdyumovka, Krymskoye, Druzhba, Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Seven clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy initiated clashes of varying intensity 14 times. All attacks were repelled in the areas of the populated areas of Valentinovka, Elizavetovka, Promin, Lisovka, Pokrovsk, Udachnoye, Kotlyarovka, Alekseyevka and Andreyevka.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, our defenders repelled 14 attacks near the settlements of Konstantinopol, Razliv, Skudnoe, Burlatskoe and in the direction of Vesyoloye. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, three armed clashes have ended in the areas of Novosyolki and Privolnoye. Three more attacks by the invaders are continuing.
In the Orekhov direction, the Russians advanced five times near Novodanilovka, Pyatikhatki and in the direction of Stepnoye; three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to attack.
In Kursk region, Ukrainian troops repelled two Russian assaults.
Let us recall that in 2024, Ukraine became the largest arms importer in the world. This is evidenced by a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in Kursk region.
The units are taking timely measures to maneuver to advantageous defensive positions, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured.
The situation on the border of Sumy Oblast with Kursk Oblast of Russia is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This was written on Facebook by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, while working in the operational zone of the Kursk group of troops on Monday, March 10.
"There is no threat of encirclement of our units in the Kursk region yet. The units are taking timely measures to maneuver to advantageous defensive lines," he wrote.
The commander-in-chief noted that a number of settlements along the border line, “whose names appear in the reports of Russian propagandists, no longer actually exist – they were destroyed by the firepower of the aggressor.”
According to Syrsky, the enemy has brought a significant number of troops, reinforced by North Korean infantry, into the offensive. The enemy is suffering significant losses in manpower and equipment - in the Plekhovoy area alone, actual losses in four days of fighting amounted to a battalion of infantry.
"Individual sabotage and reconnaissance groups and small infantry groups of the enemy, trying to penetrate into the territory of Ukraine, are destroyed by the firepower of our troops thanks to the previously created defense system," assured Syrsky.
He added that he made a decision on the spot to strengthen the Ukrainian group with the necessary forces and means, in particular, electronic warfare and drones.
Let us recall that in recent days the situation in Kursk region has significantly worsened. The enemy has regained control of a number of settlements and tried to reach Sudzha via a gas pipeline.
Meanwhile, since the beginning of the current day, only two military clashes have occurred in the Kursk region.
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of three motorised infantry brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk and Kazachya Lopan (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were more than 30 troops and three motor vehicles.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group inflicted damage on manpower and military hardware of four mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka, Monachinovka, Gorokhovatka, and Podvysokoye(Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, two Western-made field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 U.S. counter-battery warfare station.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group hit formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades close to Grigorovka, Konstantinovka, Shcherbinovka, Dronovka, and Druzhkovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU sustained losses of up to 270 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, six field artillery guns, and three field ammunition depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. The Group's units hit two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, two jaeger brigades of the AFU, one naval ifantry brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Uspenovka, Novopavlovka, Udachnoye, Petrovskoye, Alekseyevka, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 490 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, six motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
The Vostok Group's units inflicted fire damage on units of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and one naval ifantry brigade close to Fedorovka, Bogatyr, Veseloye, and Razliv (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 120 troops, one tank, and three motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group's units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Pyatikhatki, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), and Novonikolayevka (Kherson region).
Up to 65 troops, five motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit military airfield infrastructure facilities, as well as clusters of AFU manpower and hardware and foreign mercenaries in 152 areas.
Russia's air defence systems shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as five JDAM guided aerial bombs, seven HIMARS MLRS projectiles manufactured by the USA, and 50 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 657 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,927 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,097 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,526 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,403 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,658 units of support military vehicles of the enemy have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
During offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces liberated the settlements of Kositsa, Malaya Loknya, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
The Group inflicted strikes on units of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Oleshnya, Pushkarnoye, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Yuzhny. Three counter-attacks were repelled.
Operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Bondarevka, Dmitryukov, Zamostye, Kazachya Loknya, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Makhnovka, Martynovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Mikhailovka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
Over the past day, the AFU losses amounted to more than 340 troops, two tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley armoured fighting vehicle, five armoured personnel carriers, ten armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, three self-propelled artillery systems, eight field artillery guns, one AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station, an engineering vehicle, as well as six UAV command posts, and an ammunition depot. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 66,270 troops, 389 tanks, 307 infantry fighting vehicles, 269 armoured personnel carriers, 2,173 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,383 motor vehicles, 539 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 120 EW stations, 16 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 55 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Department for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 03/10/2025 to 00:00 03/11/2025.
A total of 15 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of two civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 15 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 46 units of various ammunition were fired.
19:34 Russian tank crews continue to destroy equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thanks to the interaction of tank crews with UAV operators, shooting at targets is carried out with a minimum expenditure of ammunition.
17:34 Soldiers of the 16th Separate Special Forces Brigade destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Serebryanskoye forestry area.
17:07 Fighters of the North Group of Forces liberated the village of Bondarevka –MAP
16:29 From 15:20 to 15:40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
One over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One over the territory of the Kursk region.
15:21 Powerful explosion: drone drivers liquidated a large group of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants
During their escape from Sudzha, Ukrainian soldiers tried to hide in a building. Scouts from the North group of troops using UAVs, observed them. Drone operators waited for the right moment and used a strike drone to attack the building with the militants.
14:57 The "Offices" group of the "West" group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces units near Kupyansk with Molniya drones equipped with anti-tank mines.
14:48 Footage released destruction of crossings of the Ukrainian Armed Forces across the Oskol Reservoir by an air strike using the Kh-38 in the area of the settlement of Gorokhovatka in the Khar'kov region.
13:57 Units of the North Group of Forces liberated the settlements of Zazulevka, Ivashkovsky and Agronom in the Kursk region –MAP
12:40 Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoye) direction. Left flank
Counter battles. The initiative in the area passes to our units. The enemy's attempts to break through/drop in end in approximately the same way: the assault groups are destroyed on the approach to our positions, blocked and cleared.
Our units are beginning to restore their previously occupied positions in the Udachny area and on the northwestern outskirts of Kotlino.
In Shevchenko, there is heavy fighting in the northern outskirts and in the northeastern part. Our units are counterattacking.
The enemy is being destroyed in the railway area, north of Novy Trud and along the northern outskirts of Zeleny.
11:50 FPV drone operators at the Rubicon Test Center struck armored vehicles, manpower and UAVs of the enemy in the Kursk region. Also, drone crews disrupt the enemy's logistics and cut off its retreat routes by destroying road bridges.
11:37 Footage released shows defeats of workshops for the production of UAVs and a warehouse for military-technical property of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Bogodukhov in the Khar'kov region, as well as the place for the preparation and launch of UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region.
11:10 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Center group of forces destroyed tank and concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
11:06 Our naval infantry destroyed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian military personnel who were trying to escape from Sudzha to Yunakovka in Sumy Oblast.
9:54 FPV operators 44 Army Corps GV "Sever" around the clock patrolling the sky of the Khar'kov region, revealing the location of Ukrainian military personnel and inflicting fire damage on them.
9:20 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate the crime of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians of the Belgorod region
According to the executive authorities, in the city of Shebekino a man was injured by a mine of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that detonated nearby.
9:10 An ambulance in Velikaya Lepetikha was attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces drone "Baba Yaga"
"The medical team was returning to the station from a call in the village of Konstantinovka, followed by "Baba Yaga". As soon as the car arrived at the site in Velikaya Lepetikha, a drone drop was made," the District Administration reported.
8:13 T-90M tankers of the "Southern" group of troops of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Division support offensive actions of assault units, destroying enemy manpower in the area of the settlement of Chasov Yar in the DPR
8:00 In the evening of 03/09/2025 as a result of decisive actions of units of the North group of troops in the Kursk region released settlements of Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa.
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[REGNUM] Russian troops have inflicted a series of defeats on the enemy along the entire length of the front line from Sudzha and Kupyansk to Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo. Over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been forced to withdraw from their positions, and in some areas of the front, the enemy is preparing for a strategic retreat.
In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have been developing a successful offensive against enemy positions in the Kursk region. Beginning on March 5, assault units advanced in all directions on this section of the front, which is why the enemy group in Sudzha found itself on the verge of encirclement.
By March 9, the settlement of Kubatkin was liberated, in another area Russian troops drove the enemy out of Malaya Loknya. To the east, assault units liberated the villages of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa. The information of war correspondents was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"As a result of decisive actions by units of the Sever group of troops in the Kursk region, the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa have been liberated. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region," the department noted.
The loss of settlements was also acknowledged by a number of Ukrainian sources, who admit that the Ukrainian Armed Forces group may retreat from Russian territory in the near future. "The enemy has occupied Martynivka, Malaya Loknya and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, today there are many shots from Kurshchyna, where the enemy continues to advance. There is simply no desire to comment on anything. The main thing now is the lives of those who carry out their tasks to the last," the Ukrainian resource DeepState sadly commented on the situation.
The liberation of the village of Kubatkin allowed the encirclement of a group of enemy troops in the settlements of Yuzhny and Ivashkovsky. Later, information was received that both villages came under the control of Russian troops, and the Ukrainian soldiers remaining in the encirclement surrendered.
The Russian army's offensive has caused real panic in Western media. The Bild publication reported on the critical situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, citing its sources in Kyiv.
According to journalists, the Ukrainian army is retreating in the direction of Sudzha and the border with Sumy Oblast, trying to avoid complete encirclement. Later, the “timely measures to maneuver to advantageous defensive lines” were confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky.
At the same time, retreating formations become targets for Russian aviation and artillery. According to unverified information, the "cadre" 47th and 95th brigades of the Ukrainian army have abandoned their positions. In their place, the enemy is bringing in territorial defense units, which, if anything happens, it will not be a pity to abandon in the emerging "cauldron".
THINGS ARE GOING BADLY
The collapse of the Ukrainian front was also caused by a daring operation by a Russian army assault group that penetrated the enemy's rear via the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline. It was previously reported that a group of 800 assault unit fighters managed to penetrate the enemy's rear and started a battle directly on the outskirts of Sudzha.
The success of the operation was noted by German military expert Julian Röpke, known for his pro-Ukrainian views.
"Since the Ukrainian army had no mobile rear units between Sudzha and the front lines to clear the area, this led to a disaster, as all Ukrainian forces in the north, northeast and northwest were suddenly faced with a two-front war and were cut off from supplies," the expert said on social media.
There is also information about the advance of Russian troops in the territory of the Sumy region of Ukraine, which in the future could lead to the complete encirclement of the enemy group in Sudzha. The Russian Aerospace Forces also struck at the crossing over the Psel River near the settlement of Barilovka, making it difficult for the enemy to transfer reserves to the Kursk region.
The skillful actions of Russian troops on the enemy's communications may lead to the Ukrainian Armed Forces being forced to abandon the "Sudzhan bridgehead" in the coming weeks, which has been fought over for the past seven months.
Another major success for Russian troops was the liberation of the village of Constantinople east of Kurakhovo in the DPR.
Fighting for this settlement has been going on for the past several months, but decisive success was achieved after a simultaneous offensive from several directions.
Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces attacked the village from the north - from the Andreyevka area, from the east - from positions near the village of Ulakly and from the southeast - from the Zelenovka area.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces units stationed in Constantinople had previously suffered heavy losses and were not withdrawn for rotation in a timely manner, a front-line source for the Regnum news agency noted.
"These are the same ones we beat in Ugledar and Kurakhovo. In fact, the command simply abandoned them, because reinforcements went to Kursk Oblast and somewhere else. They were left without rotation, and morale there had been falling in recent weeks. As a result, we drove out the enemy with a decisive assault, skillfully attacking them from several sides," the source told the publication.
Ukrainian analytical resources, however, are in no hurry to admit the loss of Constantinople, stating that the battles for the village continue. And they can be understood. After the liberation of this settlement, the road to the Dnepropetrovsk region opens up for the Russian army, which Kyiv does not want to admit.
At the moment, the front line is moving towards the outskirts of the settlement of Bogatyr, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces command has withdrawn troops from Constantinople. Clashes are also reported in the area of Alekseyevka and the settlement of Razliv.
COUNTERATTACKS NEAR POKROVSK
Fighting also continues in the Pokrovsk area in the east of the DPR, where the enemy has been unsuccessfully trying to seize the initiative for the past few weeks. The Russian Armed Forces have repelled all attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance on the front line in the area of the settlements of Udachnoye and Kotlino.
By constantly counterattacking the enemy, the Russian army was also able to occupy some of the previously abandoned positions, sources at Regnum news agency report.
"In general, the intensity of their attacks is waning. Apparently, reserves are running out or American aid has not arrived, but recently they have been trying to advance less and less and are digging in deeper. It can be assumed that in the near future the Ukrainian Armed Forces will withdraw from Udachny, and the front will move north - to the strategic E50 highway," the publication's sources suggest.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces units are continuing their attempts to break through the front line in the Peschanoye and Zverevo area in order to push Russian troops back from the southern approaches to Pokrovsk. During the clashes near the village of Shevchenko, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was then forced to abandon part of the village. The combat contact line in this area runs along Tsvetochnaya Street, separating the urban development and the private sector.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have successfully repelled all enemy attempts to counterattack. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, exhausted in battle, are retreating along the entire front line, which creates new opportunities for the Russian army.
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[REGNUM] Since August 6, 2024, when the enemy invasion of the Kursk region began, Russian troops have already liberated 32 settlements, according to TASS calculations made by March 10, 2025, based on data from the Russian Defense Ministry. The Sever group of troops is helping to push the enemy out of the Kursk border area.
In the last two days alone, its fighters have reported taking control of seven villages, hamlets and farmsteads, including Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa, Lebedevka, Viktorovka, Nikolaevka and Staraya Sorochina.
On March 8, Russian troops showed unparalleled determination, willpower and courage in the Kursk direction, unexpectedly for the enemy breaking through to the industrial zone of the city of Sudzha through the underground Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline. The discussion of this news marked the new, 1110th day of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
The fighters, who had to walk at least ten kilometers, bent over underground in full gear, risking poisoning from toxic fumes, were called “guys stronger than steel” by the acting head of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein, in a Telegram channel.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet officially confirmed the breakthrough through the pipe, but the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, published his conversation with the fighters before the operation on his Telegram channel. Calling the "throw through the pipe" into the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) truly historic, he also emphasized that the attack aircraft may be on their last combat mission.
The fact that Operation Pipe reduced the number of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Sudzha area by a third and that the Russian Armed Forces fighters were able to enter the settlement was reported by sources of the Mash Telegram channel. It is also noted that in addition to the Akhmat special forces, hundreds of people were involved in the operation.
Meanwhile, fighters of the North group of forces consider it important to note that in addition to the fierce fighting for populated areas of the Kursk region, stubborn battles are taking place in forested areas on all sections of the front.
“Often, the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who are in positions do not know what is happening even in the neighboring forest plantation and refuse to surrender, thinking that behind them there are still blocking detachments that have long fled to Sudzha,” the group’s Telegram channel noted on March 10.
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[Regnum] US Vice President J.D. Vance's cousin, Nate Vance, fought on the side of Kiev as part of the separate mechanized battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Da Vinci Wolves." Vance's relative himself spoke about this in an interview with Le Figaro on March 9.
Nate Vance arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, where he spent a total of three years, 2.5 of which he fought in the Honor Company. It is noted that he took part in the battles for Kupyansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Pokrovsk. In January 2025, Nate Vance resigned and returned to the United States, but continues to support Ukraine, as before.
Speaking to reporters, Nate Vance was clearly upset that his cousin and US Vice President J.D. Vance did not inquire about his combat experience and spoke out against providing aid to Kyiv.
"J.D. is a good, smart guy. When he criticized aid to Ukraine, I thought he was doing it because he needed to please a certain constituency, that it was a political game," Nate Vance explained.
Nate and J.D. Vance share the same grandparents. The U.S. Vice President's mother is Vance's father's sister. The cousins know each other well and sometimes vacation together. Before going to Ukraine, Nate served four years in the U.S. Army and trained as a Marine. He later moved to Texas and worked in the oil industry.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that in 2024, more than 3.3 thousand mercenaries from more than 70 countries were taking part in military operations against the Russian Armed Forces in the ranks of Ukrainian formations.
In September of this year, US mercenary Michael Paul Maldonado, who fought on the side of the Kiev regime, was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison. It was noted that he served in the ranks of Ukrainian formations, receiving money and other material support for this.
At the end of July, the Russian Federation convicted in absentia mercenaries from Georgia and Latvia who participated in military actions in the Donbass on the side of the Kiev regime. Georgian citizen Shota Demetrashvili was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment, and Latvian citizen Aninsh Atvars was sentenced in absentia to 13 years of imprisonment.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
