It has been the 1472 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:
On 6 March, the number of attacks by the russian aggressor was 56. The enemy continues to shell border areas; the settlements of Bezsalivka, Rohizne, Volfyne, Ryzhivka, Kucherivka, Khodyne, Prohres, Pavlivka, and Novovasylivka in Sumy oblast were affected. The enemy also shelled Bleshnia and Kryvusha in Chernihiv oblast.
The operational situation across the frontline is as follows:
- Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk: Two combat engagements took place. The enemy carried out 51 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, including three using MLRS.
- Towards Southern Sloboda: russian occupiers twice attacked the positions of our defenders in the direction of Vilcha and Sheviakivka.
- Towards Kupiansk: Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the vicinity of Pishchane and Novoplatonivka.
- Towards Lyman: Ukrainian warriors repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance in the vicinity of Tverdokhlibove, Derylove, and Kolodiazi, as well as in the vicinity of Stepove, Stavky, and Drobysheve.
- Towards Sloviansk: The aggressor attacked once in the vicinity of Rai-Oleksandrivka.
- Towards Kramatorsk: The enemy attacked twice in the vicinity of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Predtechyne. One battle is still ongoing.
- Towards Kostiantynivka: The invaders carried out 14 offensive actions in the vicinity of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Berestok, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka. One combat engagement is ongoing.
- Towards Pokrovsk: The occupiers tried 13 times to push our warriors from their positions in the vicinity of Zatyshok, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Muravka, Molodetske, and Novopidhorodne, as well as in the vicinity of Bilytske.
- Towards Oleksandrivka: The enemy attacked once in the vicinity of Verbove. Pokrovske, Kolomiitsi, and Oleksandrivka were hit by enemy airstrikes.
- Towards Huliaipole: 11 attacks occurred in the vicinity of Myrne and in the direction of Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, and Varvarivka. The Defense Forces are holding back the pressure, with nine attacks already repelled. The enemy launched airstrikes on Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, Hirke, and Charivne.
- Towards Orikhiv: One combat engagement took place near Stepnohirsk. Komyshuvakha and Veselianka were hit by airstrikes.
- Towards Kherson: Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack in the vicinity of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
In other areas, there were no significant changes in the situation. Ukrainian troops continue to exhaust the enemy along the entire line of combat and in the rear.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
During the past day, there were 136 combat engagements.
- Towards Southern Sloboda, there were no enemy offensive actions.
- Towards Kupiansk, the aggressor attacked once near the settlement of Podoly.
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and 10 settlements in Kharkiv oblast were hit by enemy strikes. There were no reported casualties as a result of the shellings. The enemy attacked the Industrialnyi and Kyivskyi districts of Kharkiv with UAVs.
The enemy actively used various types of weaponry across Kharkiv oblast:
- 4 KABs;
- 8 Geran-2 type UAVs;
- 2 FPV-drones;
- 22 UAVs (type being established).
Civilian infrastructure objects were damaged and destroyed:
- In Bohodukhiv region, an agricultural enterprise (Zolochiv) and electrical grids (Bohodukhiv) were damaged;
- In Kupiansk region, a private house (Berezivka) was damaged;
- In the vicinity of Kharkiv district: Railway infrastructure (Manchenky) was damaged;
- In Chuhuiv region, windows of an apartment building (Malynivka), railway infrastructure (Chuhuiv), 2 private houses, and an outbuilding (Pechenihy) were damaged.
Zlatopil Mayor Mykola Baksheiev reports that as part of a prisoner exchange on 5 March, Mykhailo Andriushchenko, a resident of the Zlatopil community, returned to Kharkiv oblast, reported . The defender spent 933 days in russian captivity.
The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 162 people over the past day. Since the start of operations, 21,491 people have been registered at the Point.
Donetsk oblast
In late February, warning signs regarding the threat of russian FPV drone strikes were installed in Kramatorsk on the road through Kutova gully between Damanskyi and Lazurnyi districts—drivers are asked to use alternative routes as drones are hunting vehicles. According to the City Military Administration, since the beginning of the year, russians have attacked the city over 80 times with various types of UAVs, in addition to using artillery and guided aerial bombs.
According to the head of the EW (Electronic Warfare) service of the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the NGU, the occupiers primarily use cheap FPV drones—specifically Molniia, Italmas (BM-35), and other modifications, including those using fiber optics. Ukrainian military personnel counter them using small arms, electronic warfare assets, and specialized anti-aircraft drones. In the city, where approximately 80,000 people currently reside and the frontline is located about 17 km away, local residents regularly hear explosions, and the military characterizes these UAV attacks as part of a tactic of terrorizing the civilian population.
According to the General Staff, towards Pokrovsk, russian forces attacked 21 times over the past day in the vicinity of Rodynske, Kotlyne, Novomykolaivka, Udachne, and Filiia, and near the settlements of Bilytske, Novooleksandrivka, and Novopavlivka.
Towards Kostiantynivka: Russian troops attacked 19 times. However, no combat was reported towards Kramatorsk.
On 5 March, police recorded 1,127 russian strikes along the frontline and the residential sector of the oblast.
Three settlements were under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, and Sloviansk. 20 civilian objects were destroyed, 12 of which were residential buildings.
In Kostiantynivka, a russian FPV drone injured a civilian.
In Druzhkivka, russians struck with a “KAB-250” bomb and drones—damaging 2 private houses and a boiler house.
Sloviansk was attacked by five drones, including Molniia-2 and Granat-4—14 private houses, a tractor, and a car were damaged.
In Lyman, information was confirmed regarding a civilian injured as a result of shelling on 4 March.
Luhansk oblast
The enemy launched 12 assaults on Thursday towards Lyman and Sloviansk. They attempted to break through our defenses in the vicinity of seven settlements. In the territory of Luhansk oblast, they carried out shellings using all available weaponry. Specifically, they used mortars in four instances and deployed UAVs and FPV drones in five others.
Throughout 2026, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the russian federation intends to significantly reduce the list of occupations previously barred to women. This is because total—albeit hidden—mobilization is having significant negative consequences. Personnel shortages have emerged even in manual trades. Currently, the shortage has reached a level where there are no candidates for vacancies. Therefore, from 2027, women will be forced to work as excavator and loader operators, as well as miners. The problem of personnel replacement is particularly acute in the so-called “lnr,” where there is an extreme shortage of miners whom russia sent to war.
In the kindergartens of Lutuhyne, classes on countering terrorism and extremism are being held. The instruction was received from the so-called “lnr ministry of education and science” and coordinated with the security structures of the russian federation. The latter are conducting the relevant activities, involving children from both older and younger groups. From childhood, they are being accustomed to the dangerous life in russia, where human destiny is worth nothing.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
DTEK announced that on 6 March 2026, hourly power outages will continue in Kyiv oblast to stabilise the power system. The company has published the times and scope of the power outages. Some subgroups will have power all day.
The RMA reported that the second phase of social housing for internally displaced persons has been opened in the Tomashivska community. The premises have been converted into modern living space for families who were forced to leave their homes due to the war. Apartments have been set up here for families who evacuated from Donetsk Oblast, in particular from Druzhkivka. The project was implemented thanks to cooperation with international partners – the UNHCR and the Rokada Charitable Foundation.
Today, more than 238,000 internally displaced persons live in Kyiv oblast. There are 33 temporary accommodation facilities, including 17 modular towns, where almost 5,800 people live.
The head of the Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk announced that Entrepreneurs in Kyiv oblast can receive a one-time payment of 20,000 hryvnias for the stable operation of ‘points of invincibility’. This amount can be used to purchase generators, inverters and batteries, as well as to repair energy equipment and purchase fuel.
On International Women’s Rights Day, 8 March, a Women’s March will be held in Kyiv – the first since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The event will start at 11:00 a.m. in Taras Shevchenko Park. According to Anastasia Gerasymenko, founder of the Women’s March charity organisation, the event will focus on protecting the rights of female military personnel and supporting women – both military and civilian – who are being held captive by russia.
Zhytomyr oblast
According to Vitaliy Bunechko, head of the Regional Military Administration, on 5 March 2026, during the regular exchange of prisoners, 13 soldiers from Zhytomyr oblast returned home. Ahead of them are rehabilitation and a reunion with their families.
Sumy oblast
russian servicemen abducted 19 Ukrainians from the village of Sopych in Sumy oblast. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the russian Commissioner for Human Rights. According to him, contact with the residents was initially lost, and later interviews with them appeared on a russian television channel. Dmytro Lubinets stated that such actions constitute a clear violation of international humanitarian law: “Forced deportation of civilians and gross disregard for the laws and customs of war.” According to community head Serhii Minakov, there had been no contact with local residents, and the 19 inhabitants had previously signed refusals to evacuate and remained in the village.
Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that on 6 March, russian forces struck a petrol station in Sumy for the second time. A man and a woman were injured. According to Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar, earlier, two impacts were recorded at a petrol station in Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy.
Mayor Yurii Bova reported that in the morning, the enemy attacked civilian infrastructure in Trostianets community. Production facilities of a railway transport enterprise sustained significant damage.
From the morning of 5 March to the morning of 6 March, russian forces carried out more than 100 attacks on 32 settlements across 17 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used mortars, artillery, MLRS, FPV drones, UAVs and guided aerial bombs. Air raid alerts in the oblast lasted 22 hours and 42 minutes over the past day.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:
- In Shostka community, a private residential house was damaged;
- In Seredyna-Buda community, a private residential house was destroyed and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged;
- In Sad community, civilian infrastructure facilities and non-residential premises were damaged;
- In Bilopillia community, a vehicle was damaged;
- In Yunakivka community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged;
- In Sumy community, a vehicle was damaged;
- In Velyka Pysarivka community, a private house was damaged;
- In Trostianets community, civilian infrastructure facilities and non-residential premises were damaged;
- In Konotop community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged;
- In Popivka community, non-residential premises were damaged.
Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Regional Military Administration, informed thato n 6 March, during the second stage of the prisoner exchange, 300 Ukrainians returned home, including 17 defenders from Sumy oblast. Among those released are residents of Sumy, Shostka and Konotop, as well as communities of Sumy, Shostka, Konotop, Romny and Okhtyrka regions.
Chernihiv oblast
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, reported that on the morning of 6 March, russian forces attacked the border town of Semenivka by a Molniia-type UAV. At 7:22am, the explosion caused an impact on an outbuilding in the city.
The State Emergency Service informed that as a result of the enemy attack in Chernihiv oblast, a residential house and two outbuildings caught fire. Emergency workers rescued a cat from under the rubble of the collapsed structures.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said that late in the evening of 5 March, russian forces attacked a village in Koriukivka community by Heran-type drones. The attack caused houses and an outbuilding to catch fire. The homeowner was injured. Two explosions were recorded in the village.
According to Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment, during the day on 5 March, russian forces attacked four border communities of Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (four explosions) and tube artillery strikes (four explosions), launched a Molniia-type UAV (one explosion), attacked by FPV drones (23 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (two explosions). Ten settlements were under enemy fire.
The Regional Military Administration announced that during the latest prisoner exchange on 5 March, five defenders returned to Chernihiv oblast. Three men aged 27 to 37 and two men aged 48 returned home. Four of them served in various units of the Land Forces. One defender served in the 119th Brigade.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council reported that on the evening of the previous day, the enemy struck Nikopol by MLRS. A 15-year-old girl, a 66-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman were injured.
Occupying forces also attacked Myrove and Pokrovske rural communities by drones and artillery. A private house, three outbuildings and a vehicle were destroyed. Eight multi-apartment residential buildings and 15 private houses, seven outbuildings, three shops, 11 vehicles, 13 buses, a hairdresser’s shop, private enterprises, a charitable foundation, a non-operational building, transport infrastructure and power lines were damaged.
The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih by UAVs. Fires broke out, including on a balcony on the ninth floor of a multi-apartment building. Five multi-apartment buildings, a lyceum, vehicles and enterprises were damaged. As a result of a UAV attack in Vasylkivka community, two private houses were destroyed and two more were damaged.
Occupying forces also attacked by drones and artillery, targeting the regional centre, Marhanets, Myrove, Pokrovske rural and Chervonohryhorivka communities. In Nikopol, a 60-year-old man was injured in artillery shelling. In Pokrovske community, a 54-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man were injured in a drone strike. Two outbuildings were destroyed and six more were damaged. Twelve private houses, two garages, a minibus and gas pipelines were also damaged.
The enemy attacked Mezhove and Mykolaivka communities by UAVs. A private house caught fire and infrastructure was damaged. In Apostolove, a UAV strike caused a fire and damaged transport infrastructure.
Vinnytsia oblast
During the prisoner exchange on 5 March 2026, defender Yurii Zinoviev from Vinnytsia oblast returned to Ukraine.
Kirovohrad oblast
According to the website of Haivoron City Council, on 6 March, residents of Haivoron community — Borys Aksentiichuk, a serviceman of the 151st Separate Mechanised Brigade, and Dmytro Hubskyi — returned from russian captivity. The serviceman was born in Chaplynka village in Kherson oblast and later relocated to Haivoron due to the war.
During the prisoner exchange on 6 March, serviceman Dmytro Lykhachov from Kropyvnytskyi also returned from russian captivity. He had been captured on the left bank of Kherson oblast on 15 July 2024 and spent 20 months in captivity. While he was in captivity, his daughter was born. He has not yet seen her.
Poltava oblast
During the day, while an air raid alert was in effect, air defence forces operated in Poltava region. As a result of falling fragments of an enemy missile, three residential houses were damaged.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, reported that twelve residents of Cherkasy oblast returned from russian captivity.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported that yesterday, 5 March, the occupiers carried out 642 strikes on 33 settlements in the region. russian forces conducted 19 airstrikes on Yurkivka, Veselianka, Rozumivka, Barvynivka, Lisne, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Hirke, Kopani, Dolynka, and Verkhnia Tersa. 349 UAVs of various types (mostly FPV drones) attacked Zaporizhzhia, Novomykolaivka, Novooleksandrivka, Antonivka, Yurkivka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Lukianivske, Mali Shcherbaky, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Myrne, Zelene, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, and Pryluky. There were four MLRS strikes on Yurkivka, Zaliznychne, Novodanylivka, and Myrne. 270 artillery strikes hit Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Lukianivske, Mali Shcherbaky, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Zelene, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, and Pryluky. Sixty reports were received about damage to residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
According to the General Staff, there were 11 attacks near Myrne, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, and Varvarivka towards Huliaipole. The Defense Forces are holding back the assault — nine attacks were repelled. One combat engagement occurred near Stepnohirsk, en route to Orikhiv. Over the past day, 5 March, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 28 russian attacks towards Huliaipole and three more towards Orikhiv.
As reported by Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Regional Military Administration, five defenders from Zaporizhzhia oblast returned home on 6 March, during another prisoner exchange between Ukraine and russia. In total, 300 Ukrainian servicemen and two civilians were released.
Mykolaiv oblast
On 6 March at around 15:48, explosion sounds were heard in Mykolaiv. An air raid alert in Mykolaiv oblast was announced at 15:32. The Air Force reported that a group of UAVs from the Black Sea area was heading toward Mykolaiv oblast. At 15:34, the head of Mykolaiv RMA reported the movement of Shahed drones towards Mykolaiv.
According to Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, on 5 March, the enemy attacked Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities twice with FPV drones. There were no casualties.
The 36th Separate Marine Brigade, named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi, reported that on 6 March, 2026, during the second day of the prisoner exchange with russia, Mykolaiv marines returned to Ukraine from russian captivity. According to the brigade’s press service, the servicemen had been held in inhumane conditions and lacked proper medical care.
Odesa oblast
The press service of Chernove territorial community reported that as part of the prisoner exchange on 6 March, Serhii Katrushenko, a resident of the village of Skosarivka in Odesa oblast, returned to Ukraine. The man had been considered missing for more than two years.
Kherson oblast
According to Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office, at around 08:10, russian army carried out an artillery strike on the village of Inhulets in Kherson region. As a result of the shelling, an 81-year-old man was killed. He was outside at the time of the attack.
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that on 6 March, at approximately 16:20, russians attacked a residential building in Zelenivka with a UAV. An 80-year-old woman sustained a concussion, blast injury, and a closed traumatic brain injury.
At around 13:00, russian forces attacked Tsentralnyi district of Kherson with a UAV. As a result of the strike, four vehicles burned down. The fire that broke out at the scene was quickly extinguished by the State Emergency Service.
At approximately 09:15, russian occupiers shelled one of the healthcare facilities in Kherson. Two people were injured. A 41-year-old male nurse sustained a blast injury and concussion, while a 56-year-old nurse suffered a blast injury, concussion, and a brain contusion.
Around 07:30, russians attacked Komyshany with a UAV. The occupiers dropped explosives from a drone on a 51-year-old woman who was walking down the street. She sustained a blast injury and a concussion.
Police of Kherson oblast reported that yesterday, 5 March, the russian forces attacked Kherson, Kizomys, Antonivka, Sadove, Komyshany, Bilozerka, Yantarne, Prydniprovske, Dniprovske, Novodmytrivka, Molodizhne, Stanislav, Oleksandrivka, Shyroka Balka, Sofiivka, Veletenske, Beryslav, Zolota Balka, Nova Kamianka, Novodmytrivka, Novovoskresenske, Khreshchenivka, Kozatske, and Vesele. Three apartment buildings, four private houses, an educational institution, and five vehicles were damaged. One person was killed, and four others were injured as a result of russian aggression.
According to the General Staff, as of 16:00 on 6 March, Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack near Antonivskyi Bridge towards Kherson.
The head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported that nine residents of Kherson oblast returned to Ukraine as part of the latest prisoner exchange. The rescued individuals will now undergo rehabilitation and recovery.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The RMA reported that in two days, 14 Volyn residents returned home from Russian captivity – 6 yesterday and 8 more today.
Zakarpattia oblast
The RMA reported that 14 soldiers from the oblast have returned home from russian captivity.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
The RMA reported that among those released from captivity are fellow countrymen: Oleh Kotsiulym and Petro Yanush from Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.
Lviv oblast
Among 11 soldiers from Lviv oblast who returned from enemy captivity yesterday is Vasyl Depyak, resident of the village of Berehove, Yavoriv region. Since July 2022, Vasyl has served in a reconnaissance strike battalion. He has stopped communicating since August 2024. During that period, the soldier was performing a combat mission near the village of Pishchane, Kharkiv oblast.
Rivne oblast
13 soldiers from Rivne oblast return from captivity. They represent all districts of the oblast. In total, 300 Ukrainian Defenders were released during the exchange.
Ternopil oblast
The RMA reported that as part of the prisoner of war exchange held on 5 March 2026, 8 servicemen – residents of Ternopil oblast – were released from captivity.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Another 300 Ukrainian defenders are returning home from russian captivity. Among them are 4 from Khmelnytskyi region, 4 from Shepetivskyi region and 1 from Kamianets-Podilskyi region.
Chernivtsi oblast
The RMA reported that as part of the prisoner exchange held on 5 March 7 servicemen – residents of the oblast – were released from captivity.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Croatia will boycott the opening of the 2026 Paralympics in solidarity with Ukraine. Previously, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, the Netherlands and Canada announced a similar decision due to the admission of russians and belarusians to the competitions under their own flags.
Latvian mountaineer Juris Ulmanis, who has been supporting Ukraine since 2014, skied 150 km in difficult Antarctic conditions in 16 days and raised the Ukrainian flag, removing the russian one.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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