158 Combat Engagements, 9,414 Drones Launched; Russia Presses Spring Offensive

Ukraine recorded 158 combat engagements on March 26, 2026 (Day 1,492). Russia conducted 70 airstrikes dropping 231 guided aerial bombs and launched 9,414 kamikaze drones — one of the highest daily drone totals of the war — with 4,184 artillery and MLRS attacks. Russian losses: 1,210 personnel killed or wounded; Ukrainian MoD cumulative total reached ~1,292,170 personnel since Feb 24, 2022. Ukrainian forces repelled 44 assault operations near Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Novomykolaivka. Ukrainian advances were recorded near Oleksandrivka (western Zaporizhzhia Oblast) and in northern Kharkiv Oblast. Russian forces continued pressure in the Slovyansk direction, with Russian advances also noted near Pokrovsk and in the Kupyansk direction. Kharkiv casualties from March 25 strikes rose to 9.