Brief Frontline Report – March 11th, 2026
Brief Frontline Report – March 11th, 2026
Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'North' Group, as a result of ongoing operations, have established control over the settlement of Chervonaya Zarya in Sumy Oblast. "
The Russian Armed Forces are expanding the buffer zone on the northern sector of the Sumy direction. On March 3, assault groups of the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade drove the enemy from their positions at the Bobylevka stronghold. On March 11, they established control over Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the abandoned settlement of Chervonaya Zarya (51°45′45″ N 34°26′02″ E, population 4 in 2001). On the Bobylevka - Chervonaya Zarya - Sidorovka line, units of the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade have occupied starting positions for advancing onto the high ground located to the west, in the direction of the settlement of Ulanovo (elevations on the map are marked with triangles with a numerical height in meters).
The enemy is defending with forces of the 101st Territorial Defense Brigade. This brigade was formed in Lvov Oblast from local nationalists. It participated in battles near Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Kleshcheevka. Subsequently, it was transferred to Sumy Oblast to cover a sector of the border. A year ago, on the border with Bryansk Oblast, three servicemen from this brigade surrendered. And at the beginning of the special military operation, the brigade experienced a minor mutiny related to the reluctance of Western Ukrainian nationalists to move into positions under Russian artillery fire.
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