Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of March 27, 2026.
This report is part of EMPR’s March 2026 Russia-Ukraine war timeline, tracking daily battlefield and geopolitical developments. For full coverage of this escalation phase, see the complete timeline.
Today is the 1493st day of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to repel attempts by Russian troops to improve their positions and advance deeper into Ukrainian territory, inflicting significant losses in personnel and equipment across multiple sectors of the front.
Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
A total of 150 combat engagements were recorded over the past 24 hours.
Yesterday, Russian forces carried out 68 airstrikes, dropping 227 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 9,190 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,906 shelling attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions, including 98 using multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor also launched airstrikes, in particular in the areas of Korenok in Sumy region; Pysantsi and Vasylivka in Dnipropetrovsk region; and Verkhna Tersa, Dolynka, Liubytske, Novosoloshyne, Veselianka, Huliaipilske, Zaliznychne, Shevchenkivske, and Preobrazhenka in Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck five areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment, as well as one other important target.
EMPR updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces carried out 69 shelling attacks, including one using multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Russian forces launched two assaults near the settlements of Starytsia and Zybyne.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian aggressor conducted one attack near Novoosynove.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attacked eight times, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Nadiia, Tverdokhlibove, Drobysheve, Stavky, and Lyman.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four attempts by Russian forces to advance near Platonivka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Riznykivka.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: no offensive actions by Russian forces were recorded.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian troops carried out 23 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Berestok, Stepanivka, Novopavlivka, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled 42 assault actions near Shakhove, Novopidhorodne, Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Pokrovsk, and Molodetske, as well as toward Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Kucheriv Yar, and Svitłe.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attacked ten times near Oleksandrohrad, Vyshneve, and Krasnohirivske.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: 22 russian attacks were recorded near Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Myrne, and Sviatopetrivka.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers launched three attacks near Tokmachka, Stepove, and Shcherbaky.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: no offensive actions were recorded over the past day.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic destruction of enemy forces and maintain effective resistance across all sectors of the front.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian losses amounted to 1,000 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed one tank, nine armored combat vehicles, 68 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 2,222 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 217 vehicles.
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