The AFU Went Forward In Dnipropetrovsk Region
- 11.03.2026, 11:12
Named liberated settlements.
Ukrainian troops have advanced 10-12 kilometers deep in two separate offensives in the Dnipropetrovsk region. In total, more than 400 square kilometers of territory has been liberated there since the end of January 2026.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports.
The commander of the 1st Separate Assault Regiment Dmitri Filatov, which is fighting in the direction of Gulyaypol, said on March 10 that the regiment had advanced 12 kilometers deep into Russian positions between Novy Zaporozhye and Dobropolye (both north of Gulyaypol and south of Oleksandrivka).
The commander of the Ukrainian airborne battalion said on March 10 that the battalion had advanced 10-11 kilometers toward Oleksandrivka.
At the same time, the speaker of the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, said Ukrainian forces had regained the initiative in some areas near the border of Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
He also said that Russian forces had not advanced towards Gulyaypol for the past three months (since mid-December 2025) and had now shifted their focus to attacks towards Zheleznodorozhnoye (west of Gulyaypol), Mirny and Charivne (both southwest of Gulyaypol).
Major General Major General Alexander Komarenko, head of the Main Operational Directorate of the AFU General Staff, said Ukrainian troops had liberated more than 400 square kilometers in the direction of Oleksandrivka.
ISW estimates that Ukrainian troops have liberated about 279 square kilometers in the direction of Oleksandrivka and Gulyaypol since January 1, but the conservative methodology of anlithic mapping underestimates the Ukrainian advance.
Komarenko also said that Ukrainian forces had liberated almost the entire Dnipropetrovsk region, but had not captured three small settlements and had not cleared two others - probably referring to the five settlements that are both in the Dnipropetrovsk region and in the direction of Oleksandrivka.
The Ukrainian Airborne Forces earlier reported that as of March 2, Ukrainian forces had liberated nine settlements in the direction of Oleksandrivka.
ISW estimates that Ukrainian forces recently liberated Novohryhorievka, Kalinovskoye and Stepnoye (all southeast of Oleksandrivka).
Geolocation footage released on March 10 shows Ukrainian armored vehicles operating in the center of Novohrygoryevka, indicating that Ukrainian forces have recently advanced in the area and have likely also liberated Kalynivske and Stepnoye (both north of Novohrygoryevka).
A Ukrainian source stated that Ukrainian forces have liberated Kalynivske and Stepnoye.
ISW also reverses its previous assessment that geo-positioned videos published on March 7 showing Ukrainian forces striking a Russian position in the south of Ternivske (southeast of Oleksandrivka) were taken after a Russian operation to infiltrate the settlement.
ISW now assesses that the March 7 footage was likely taken before, rather than after, Ukrainian forces liberated Ternovoye on March 6, indicating that Russian forces are not holding positions in the locality.
The Ukrainian regiment operating in the direction of Oleksandrivka reported on March 10 that Ukrainian forces had liberated Ternovoye.
So analysts believe that the five localities in the direction of Aleksandrovka and Dnipropetrovsk region where Russian forces hold positions and which Komarenko was probably referring to are Novonikolayevka, Zaporizhskoye, Novogeorgievka, Yanvarskoe and Maliyevka (all southeast of Aleksandrovka).
Ukrainian military observer Alexander Kovalenko estimated on March 10 that Russian forces hold positions in Novonikolayevka, Sichnevoye, Maliyevka, Ternivka, Berezovoye (west of Ternivka) and parts of Vorone (north of Ternivka).
Kovalenko noted, however, that Ukrainian forces have probably already liberated and cleared some of these settlements.
The status of three additional settlements in the eastern part of the Sinelitsky district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (particularly outside Oleksandrivka) that were recently fought over - Novopodgorodne, Novopavlovka, and Ivanovka - remains unclear.