It has been the 1479 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 13 March, there were 129 combat engagements. The Defense Forces continue to stop the enemy, destroy personnel, and exhaust the occupants’ combat potential by inflicting systematic fire damage.
The enemy launched one missile strike and 72 airstrikes, dropping 194 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, 6,756 kamikaze drones were deployed for strikes, and 2,757 shellings of settlements and our troops’ positions were carried out.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the enemy carried out 122 shellings of our positions and settlements today, including two involving MLRS. Two airstrikes using two KABs were launched. Three combat engagements were recorded in this direction.
Towards Southern Sloboda, the adversary assaulted our units’ positions once near Prylipivka.
Toward Kupiansk, the enemy attacked twice near Novoasynove and Novoplatonivka; one attack is still ongoing.
Towards Lyman, Ukrainian warriors repelled four occupant assaults in the areas of Drobysheve, Lyman, and Stavky.
Towards Sloviansk, the adversary tried to advance 11 times toward Zakitne, Platonivka, Yampil, and Riznykivka. One assault is ongoing.
Towards Kramatorsk, the aggressor conducted no offensive actions.
Towards Kostiantynivka, the occupiers assaulted the positions of our defenders 26 times near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Novopavlivka, and Sofiivka.
Towards Pokrovsk, the enemy carried out 21 attacks. Occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Toretske, Zatyshok, Nove Shakhover, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Muravka, and Hryshyne. According to preliminary reports, 27 occupiers were killed and 16 wounded in this direction. One enemy shelter, a fuel depot, and two vehicles were destroyed; 51 shelters, 3 UAV control points, one artillery system, and one vehicle were damaged. Additionally, 292 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppressed.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the occupiers tried to improve their positions eight times, attacking near Oleksandrohrad, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Vyshneve, Kalynivske, Krasnohorske, and Zlahoda.
Towards Huliaipole, there were 17 attacks near Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Myrne, Olenokostiantynivka, Varvarivka, and Zelene. Two attacks are ongoing.
Towards Orikhiv, the enemy attacked near Stepnohirsk.
Towards Kherson, there were no assault actions.
In other directions, no significant changes in the situation have occurred.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
On 13 March, there were 154 combat engagements in the oblast.
Toward Southern Sloboda, the enemy attempted to break through defensive lines once toward Zybine. Toward Kupiansk, the enemy attacked three times toward Podoly and Hlushkivka.
In Kharkiv oblast, 14 settlements came under enemy strikes over the past day, leaving 6 people injured. In Zolochiv, a 62-year-old woman and two men aged 42 and 35 were injured. In Zarozhne, three men (aged 25, 30, and 32) suffered acute stress reactions. Additionally, medics provided assistance to a 65-year-old man who had been injured on March 5 in Starovirivka.
The enemy utilized a wide array of weaponry against the region: 1 MLRS, 2 KABs, 14 Geran-2 UAVs, 1 Lancet, 1 Molniya, 2 FPV drones, and 18 unidentified UAVs.
Civilian infrastructure damage included:
- Bohodukhiv district: A utility service vehicle and a civilian enterprise in Zolochiv.
- Kupiansk district: A garage in Velykyi Burluk.
- Izium district: Private houses in Borova; both an apartment building and a private house in Balakliia.
- Kharkiv district: A car in Cherkaski Tyshky.
- Chuhuiv district: An agricultural enterprise in Zarozhne, along with 2 trucks, 2 combines, and a tractor in Kochetok.
The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 206 people over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of registered evacuees since the point opened to 22,509.
Donetsk oblast
On March 12, police recorded 1,771 enemy shellings along the front line and the residential sector of the region.
Ten settlements were under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Lyman, Mykolaivka, and Sloviansk; the settlements of Raihorodok and Shabelkivka; and the villages of Mayaky and Tetianivka.
Thirteen civilian objects were destroyed or damaged, including 5 residential buildings. In Kostiantynivka, a civilian was killed as a result of artillery shelling, and a private house was damaged. One person was also killed by the russians in Lyman.
The enemy struck Druzhkivka with four KAB-250 bombs and three FPV drones, injuring six civilians. Two private houses and a civilian car were damaged. In Kramatorsk, enemy drones damaged an administrative building and two cars. In Shabelkivka and Tetianivka, one private house each was damaged, while in Raihorodok, three outbuildings were damaged.
Luhansk Oblast
Occupiers assaulted the positions of the Ukrainian military towards Lyman and Sloviansk 15 times yesterday, attempting to advance near nine settlements. Within the region, the adversary struck seven times with mortars and twice with tube artillery, and deployed 11 drones.
In the so-called “lpr,” they are attempting to legalize the nationalization of real estate. On March 12, the “lpr people’s council” adopted a corresponding “draft law.” The occupation deputies tried to consolidate separate articles from previously adopted laws and decided that all previous legislative initiatives on this matter would lose their validity upon the introduction of the new nationalization procedure. In doing so, they personally admitted that for over three years they have been declaring property “ownerless” outside of any legislative framework. Now, they plan to operate under a new “Procedure for identifying, registering, and establishing municipal ownership” of such housing, including the creation of a property register—essentially documenting their own crimes.
In Sievierodonetsk, occupiers plan to demolish another 79 high-rise buildings. These buildings were severely damaged by the russians during the storming of the city in 2022. For nearly four years, there were no intentions to restore them, despite constant claims that repairs were “about to begin.” However, the “showcase reconstruction” plan only included buildings requiring minor work, such as roof repairs or window replacements. All others are slated for demolition.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, has announced that residents of apartment blocks in Kyiv and surrounding oblast have submitted over 1,700 applications to take part in the state-run ‘SvitloDim’ programme. More than 900 buildings have received government funding to purchase energy-saving equipment. The programme was launched at the end of January this year. It enables co-owners’ associations, management companies and housing and construction cooperatives to receive financial assistance for the purchase of equipment to provide electricity to buildings.
On 12 March, a presentation was held in Kyiv of Ukrzaliznytsia carriages used to evacuate wounded Ukrainians throughout the four years of full-scale war. Railway staff demonstrated an intensive care carriage capable of accommodating five seriously wounded patients, as well as a carriage for ten patients with moderate injuries. The carriages are equipped with oxygen stations, blood transfusion stations, lung intubation devices and equipment for surgical procedures. The carriages contain a fully-equipped operating theatre and a mini-laboratory.
According to Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, the second All-Ukrainian ‘NATIONAL RESISTANCE 2026’ forum took place on 12 March. At the event, military personnel, veterans and educators discussed the development of a system to prepare citizens for national resistance.
Sixty-nine ‘Defence of Ukraine’ centres have been established in schools, vocational colleges and extracurricular education institutions across the oblast, providing training for all pupils in Years 10 and 11. In addition, the Oblast Department of Youth and Sport conducts special training courses for young people. During these training sessions, participants learn first aid, the basics of mine and explosive safety, weapon handling and shooting skills in an electronic shooting range, as well as deepening their knowledge of Ukrainian history.
At the Kyiv Regional Centre for Training the Population in National Resistance, civilians receive free training in a programme covering 17 disciplines – ranging from tactical medicine and engineering to working with UAVs, survival and countering information influence. Since the centre began operating, around 10,000 people have completed the training.
Zhytomyr oblast
According to Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, an esports tournament was held in Berdychiv, inviting war veterans and representatives of the city’s Youth Council to take part. The event served not only as a sporting occasion but also as an important platform for communication, support and psychological rehabilitation for Ukrainian defenders. The competition took place at the Veterans’ Care Centre – a facility designed to provide support, help with adaptation and facilitate the recovery of servicemen upon their return from the front.
Sumy oblast
Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that as a result of a russian attack on railway infrastructure in Boromlia community on 12 March, the train driver and the assistant driver were injured. Locomotives, railway tracks and the station building were also damaged.
The Regional Military Administration informed that as a result of russian aggression over the past day, 12 March, two people were killed and one was injured in Sumy oblast. In Mykolaivka rural community, a 32-year-old man was killed and a 45-year-old man was injured by an enemy drone strike. In Khotin community, a 66-year-old man was killed after detonating an enemy mine.
From the morning of 12 March to the morning of 13 March, russian forces carried out nearly 120 attacks on 40 settlements across 19 territorial communities in the region. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs. Air raid alerts in the oblast lasted for 20 hours and 44 minutes during the day.
Civilian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed, including:
- In Shostka community: apartment buildings, non-residential premises, civilian infrastructure facilities, and passenger cars were damaged;
- In Hlukhiv community: apartment buildings and an administrative building were damaged;
- In Znob-Novhorodske community: a private household was damaged;
- In Esman community: a private residential house was destroyed and another private household was damaged;
- In Velyka Pysarivka community: a private house and a passenger car were damaged;
- In Okhtyrka community: a private house and an outbuilding were damaged;
- In Trostianets community: private houses, non-residential premises, and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged;
- In Bilopillia community: private houses and an outbuilding were damaged;
- In Lebedyn community: premises of an agricultural enterprise were damaged, and cattle were killed and injured;
- In Mykolaivka rural community: a vehicle was damaged;
- In Nedryhailiv community: non-residential premises, private households, and agricultural machinery were damaged.
Over the past day, local authorities together with the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and civil society organizations evacuated 54 people from border communities.
Chernihiv oblast
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, reported that during the night of 13 March, at around 00:22am, russian forces attacked the central part of the city of Novhorod-Siverskyi by a “Heran” attack drone. The target was a historic building that housed the city library. In addition to the library building, about 20 residential houses and several administrative buildings were damaged.
The Migration Service informed that due to a russian “Heran” drone attack on Novhorod-Siverskyi during the night of 13 March, the premises of the local office of the State Migration Service of Ukraine in Chernihiv oblast were damaged. Administrative services at the office have been temporarily suspended.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, said that following the overnight attack, 100 subscribers in Novhorod-Siverskyi were left without electricity. Energy workers are currently working to restore the power supply.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported in the daily briefing covering the period from the morning of 12 March to the morning of 13 March that russian forces also attacked a village in Horodnia community by an FPV drone. The strike damaged the roof of a house and a car.
On 12 March during the day, russian forces struck a civilian vehicle in Semenivka by an FPV drone. A 52-year-old civilian man was injured.
According to Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment, over the past day, 12 March, russian troops attacked four border communities in Chernihiv region: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia, and Snovsk. In total, more than 52 strikes were recorded. The enemy used tube artillery (19 explosions), unguided aerial rockets (7 explosions), a “Molniya” UAV (1 explosion), FPV drones (22 explosions), and explosive drops from UAVs (4 explosions). Semenivka town and nine villages came under fire.
Chernihiv City Council announced that in Chernihiv, the municipal fleet of utility equipment has been replenished with two bulldozers worth about UAH 10m. The machines were delivered under the international technical assistance project “Emergency Recovery and Reconstruction Project,” funded by the Government of Japan.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, the enemy once again attacked Hrushivka community by UAVs.
Drones, MLRS, and artillery strikes targeted Nikopol, Chervonohryhorivka, Marhanets, and Pokrovske rural communities. A 51-year-old man was injured.
In Nikopol, a House of Culture, a car, and three apartment buildings were damaged. The enemy also carried out a missile strike, injuring a 59-year-old woman.
Following a UAV attack in Kamianske, a fire broke out. An enterprise, two private houses, a car, and a power line were damaged.
The occupiers also shelled the district center, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske rural, and Marhanets communities by drones and artillery. Fires occurred: a private house and an outbuilding burned down. Another outbuilding, an agricultural enterprise, and a power line were damaged.
The enemy attacked Mezhove and Dubovykivka communities by UAVs. A 37-year-old man was injured. A private house caught fire, and infrastructure as well as a non-operational building were damaged.
Vinnytsia oblast
In Vinnytsia, military personnel who voluntarily joined the defence of Ukraine were honoured on the Day of Ukrainian Volunteer. During the ceremony, 37 combatants received certificates of appreciation for their service and contribution to the defence of the state.
Cherkasy oblast
The fallen commander of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Colonel Serhii Zakharevych, who had been fighting in the most intense battles since the time of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), was posthumously awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, First Class.
The award was presented to his mother.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
On 13 March, russian troops attacked a fuel tanker with a drone near Vilnianka in Zaporizhzhia region. According to Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Regional Military Administration, a 56-year-old man was killed and a 37-year-old man was injured. The vehicle was damaged.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that today, 13 March, russians attacked residential areas and recreational facilities in Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the russian shelling, five houses were damaged — four apartment buildings and one private house. An administrative building was also damaged.
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported that on 12 March, the occupiers carried out 899 strikes on 44 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces conducted 18 airstrikes on Komyshuvakha, Veselianka, Tavriiske, Novoukrainka, Liubytske, Svitla Dolyna, Rizdvianika, Kopani, Huliaipilske, Rivne, Novoselivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Charivne, and Dolynka. 679 UAVs of various types (mostly FPV drones) attacked Zaporizhzhia, Komyshuvakha, Novomykolaivka, Kushuhum, Bilenke, Chervonodniprovka, Novotroitske, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Lukianivske, Pavlivka, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohiria, Myrne, Charivne, Sviatopetrivka, Sviatoukrainka, Zelene, Olenokostiantynivka, Dobropillia, and Nove Zaporizhzhia. There were eight MLRS strikes on Lukianivske, Novopavlivka, Huliaipilske, Hirke, Verkhnia Tersa, Vozdvyzhivka, and Ternuvate. 194 artillery strikes hit Chervonodniprovka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Lukianivske, Pavlivka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohiria, Sviatopetrivka, Sviatoukrainka, Varvarivka, and Dobropillia. Fifty-three reports were received about damage to homes, infrastructure facilities, and vehicles. Three people were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia city and Zaporizhzhia region.
According to the General Staff, there were 13 attacks in the vicinity of Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Myrne, Olenokostiantynivka, and Varvarivka towards Huliaipole. The enemy attacked in the vicinity of Stepnohirsk towards Orikhiv. On 12 March, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 28 russian attacks towards Huliaipole and two more towards Orikhiv.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, Spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, said that Ukrainian defenders managed to push russian troops back towards Oleksandrivka; the russian army didn’t have success towards Huliaipole, while russian forces are trying to bring up assault groups and plan to begin offensive actions in the vicinity of Shcherbaky, Mali Shcherbaky, and Orikhiv.
Volunteers evacuated 18 dogs from the frontline settlement of Tavriiske in Zaporizhzhia oblast. The animals are currently in a temporary shelter in Lviv and are waiting for new owners.
Mykolaiv oblast
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that yesterday, 12 March, the russians attacked Mykolaiv with Shahed-131/136 UAVs. A transport infrastructure facility was targeted. In addition, two private houses and the roof of an educational institution were damaged. There were no casualties.
Over the past day four Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones were shot down or suppressed over Mykolaiv oblast.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that a number of suburban trains will temporarily not operate in Mykolaiv oblast from March 14 to 17. This is related to the security situation in the region.
Odesa oblast
Odesa Regional Military Administration reported that on the evening of 12 March the enemy attacked port infrastructure in Odesa oblast with strike drones. As a result of the attack, a food warehouse on the port territory was damaged. A fire broke out but was quickly extinguished by rescuers.
Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Iryna Ovcharenko reported that two local pollution spots were detected in the Dnister River in Odesa oblast — covering approximately 200 and 400 square meters. According to the analysis results, the concentration of pollutants in the water exceeds the norm by about 2.5 times. According to the official, the pollution occurred after the russian combined missile and drone attack on 7 March, when infrastructure in Chernivtsi oblast was damaged and fragments of downed missiles fell into water bodies.
Kherson oblast
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that on 13 March at around 14:30 the occupiers attacked a 52-year-old woman with an FPV drone on a road near the village of Nova Kamianka. She sustained fatal injuries.
According to the police of Kherson oblast, russian forces attacked medics with a drone in Nova Kamianka. The emergency medical crew was responding to a call when an explosion occurred. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that at approximately 10:30 russian troops attacked Dariivka with a UAV. As a result of the strike, a 27-year-old man sustained a blast injury, a head wound, and an acute stress reaction. In addition, four women aged 39, 54, 47, and 35 were diagnosed with acute stress reactions.
At the same time, the enemy attacked Blahovishchenske in Kherson community. A 58-year-old man sustained a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to the head, arm, and leg.
Medical assistance was required for a woman who had been injured on 9 March during a russian shelling of the village of Dniprovske in Bilozerka community. The 67-year-old local resident was hospitalized with a blast injury and a concussion.
Police of Kherson oblast reported that yesterday, 12 March, the russian forces attacked Kherson, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Sadove, Prydniprovske, Blahovishchenske, Sofiivka, Novodmytrivka, Kizomys, Rozlyv, Soldatske, Myroliubivka, Stanislav, Shyroka Balka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Veletenske, Beryslav, Khreshchenivka, Nova Kamianka, Novoraisk, Stepne, Liubymivka, Velyka Oleksandrivka, Novovoskresenske, Borozenke, Rakivka, Kozatske, and Vesele. In these settlements, 24 objects were damaged: 17 private houses, an educational institution, a company building, a dormitory, a warehouse, a cargo vehicle, and two passenger cars. As a result of russian shelling, 13 people were injured.
Police together with a chaplain patrol evacuated two families with children from the suburbs of Kherson. The first evacuation was carried out from the settlement of Zymivnyk, from where a woman with her 10-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were evacuated. Another evacuation was conducted from Komyshany. A juvenile prevention officer evacuated a pensioner, her daughter, and her young granddaughter from the dangerous area.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
One of the largest investment projects in Volyn is the development of wind power in the Volodymyr district. In particular, a large-scale project to build a wind power plant is being implemented in the Ivanychiv community with the participation of the investor OKKO GROUP. Currently, all 25 wind turbines have been installed, of which 18 are already generating electricity, and commissioning work is underway on seven more. The total capacity of this phase is 147 MW.
Zakarpattia oblast
Uzhhorod City Council held a regular meeting of the Coordination Council on Internally Displaced Persons. Among key recommendations are strengthening information and digital communication with displaced people, involving representatives of IDP councils in the work of specialized commissions of local government bodies, and shifting the focus of activities from targeted assistance to advocacy for long-term solutions.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
As part of the project Caring for the Hero’s Family, a physical education and health competition for children was held in Obertyn. The event brought together 24 children from the families of deceased and missing servicemen and children of defenders. They competed in team games, actively spent time, and received new experiences and interesting gifts.
Lviv oblast
The defenders received 166 units of pickup trucks, drones, UAVs worth over UAH 19m. This is UAH 14m in subsidy from Lviv RMA, as well as contributions made by entrepreneurs and hundreds of caring people from various fields.
Rivne oblast
Representatives of the RMA held a meeting with Svitlana Yavorska, Head of Lviv Office of the British Embassy in Ukraine. They discussed strengthening cooperation.
Ternopil oblast
In Ternopil, for the first time in Ukraine, a representative was elected to the Council of Veterans for the Independence of Ukraine. This process started in Ternopil oblast, which will later take place in other regions of the country. Over 100 veterans from all over the oblast took part in the vote.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi City Council has made changes to the budget for 2026. The лун resource from the budget overrun (almost UAH 123ь) will be directed to issues related to defense.
Chernivtsi oblast
The RMA held a meeting with Archpriest John Chokalyuk, Head of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna eparchy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Bishop Theognost of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna, as well as with the rector of the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Mamaivtsi, military chaplain. They discussed support for military personnel, their families, and the families of fallen and missing soldiers.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met with Nicusor Dan, President of Romania. They discussed increasing energy and economic power.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, met with Ilie Bolozhan, Romanian Prime Minister. They discussed defense support.
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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