Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian forces advance near Myrne in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian invasion forces advanced near the village of Myrne in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported in its March 15 update.

16 March, 01:55 PM

Russian troops advance near villages in three oblasts

Russian forces advanced near settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, the DeepState monitoring project reported on March 15, and updated its interactive map accordingly.

16 March, 01:14 AM

Russia masses marines for possible April push in southern Ukraine

Russian forces are reinforcing southern Ukraine with Pacific Fleet marine brigades for potential April assaults, focusing on the Huliaypole, Oleksandrivka and Orikhiv sectors, Southern Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn said on the United News telethon program.

15 March, 11:50 PM

Russia massing forces on Zaporizhzhya front

Russian invasion forces have shifted their main effort to the Zaporizhzhya front, concentrating significant numbers of troops and equipment there, Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 15.

15 March, 11:05 PM

Huliaipole nearly completely occupied — DeepState

Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is practically under Russian occupation and the initiative there is not with Ukraine’s forces, Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder and analyst at DeepState OSINT project, said in an interview with NV Radio on March 11.

12 March, 02:45 AM

Russian bombs injure nine, damage homes in Zaporizhzhya

Russia attacked the city of Zaporizhzhya with at least five guided aerial bombs on the afternoon of March 11, injuring at least nine people and damaging apartment buildings and houses, local authorities reported.

11 March, 06:29 PM

Ukraine counterattacks disrupt Russia’s plans for 2026 offensive — ISW

Ukrainian counterattacks in southern Ukraine, including in the Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole directions in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, could disrupt Russia’s planned spring-summer 2026 offensive campaign, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on March 10.

10 March, 11:46 AM

Russian forces advance near Huliaipole as fighting intensifies in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian occupying forces advanced near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on March 9, the DeepState project reported.

9 March, 11:28 AM

Ukrainian paratroopers detail tactics behind Zaporizhzhya offensive — NV exclusive

Near the front line south of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian paratroopers say a carefully prepared offensive has begun to unsettle Russian defenses after months of stalemate. NV journalist Serhii Okunev visited positions held by the 95th Air Assault Brigade, which was urgently redeployed to the sector in January, and spoke with commanders who described the operation in detail.

8 March, 03:02 PM

What is happening near Zaporizhzhya. Ukrainian paratroopers provide detailed information about Defense Forces' offensive for the first time

In February 2026, for the first time in a long while, reports emerged of large-scale Ukrainian counterattacks. Social media discussions focused on the scale and nature of Ukraine's offensive operations in the south, particularly in Zaporizhzhya Oblast.Journalist Serhiy Okuniev of NV visited positions held by the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade, which was urgently redeployed to the Zaporizhzhya sector in January. The commander of one of the brigade's battalions shared details of recent developments with NV.

4 March, 08:35 PM

Russian troops push forward near Huliaypole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian troops made gains near the occupied settlement of Dorozhnianka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast’s Huliaypole urban municipality, continuing westward movement on that front, the DeepState project reported on March 4.

4 March, 05:20 PM

Over 12,000 companies changed address in Ukraine last year

More than 12,000 Ukrainian companies relocated their legal addresses in 2025, with the largest net increases recorded in frontline Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya oblasts despite ongoing war risks, according to data from the Opendatabot project published on March 4.

4 March, 02:22 PM

Russian offensive plans extend beyond Donbas, Zelenskyy says

Russian operational planning for 2026–27 includes new offensives in southern Ukraine, even if Moscow currently lacks reserves to implement them, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 2.

2 March, 10:04 PM

Two children injured in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Two children were injured in the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhya district, following Russian guided aerial bombs (KABs) strike overnight, local governor Ivan Fedorov reported on March 2.

2 March, 08:55 AM

Russian drones strike Vilnyansk, damaging homes and gas lines, four injured

Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the town of Vilnyansk in the Zaporizhzhya district, leaving four people injured, including a 17-year-old boy, State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Feb. 27.

27 February, 08:15 AM

Ukraine’s intelligence shows offensive near Stepnohirsk to block Russian breakthrough

Ukraine’s military intelligence says its Artan unit is conducting an offensive near Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on Feb. 25.

25 February, 02:36 PM

Russian air assaults kill four in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Four people were killed and two others injured in a Russian air strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast late on Feb. 24, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram the following morning.

25 February, 09:11 AM

Russian KAB bombs hit homes in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, wound two — photo report

Russian forces struck residential buildings with KAB guided aerial bombs in the settlement of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on Feb. 20, injuring two people, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.

20 February, 04:48 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian drone control, repair base

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian drone control point, repair base, warehouses and troop clusters in temporarily occupied parts of the Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, and Luhansk oblasts and Crimea, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 04:26 PM

Ukraine counters Russian push toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ukrainian forces are conducting counterattacks and assault operations in the Oleksandrivka sector to stop Russian troops from advancing toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, South Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn said during the United News telethon on Feb. 19.

19 February, 06:25 PM

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