Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 2 March 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
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Russian troops hit units of a heavy mechanised brigade, an artillery brigade, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Olshany, Krugloye, Golubovka, and Malinovka (Kharkov region).
In Sumy region, units of two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit near Novnaya Sech, Khrapovshchina, Olshanka, Bobylevka, Rogoznoye, Miropolye, and Pokrovka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 225 troops, 15 motor vehicles, a Czech-made Vampire MLRS, and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots and seven materiel depots were neutralised.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one national guard brigade close to Prishib, Yatskovka, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic), Volchiy Yar, Borovaya, and Novoosinovo (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 180 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and four ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces liberated Reznikovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Strikes were launched at formations of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevo-Dryzhkovka, Shabelkovka, Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Ray-Aleksandrovka, and Druzhkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy has lost more than 135 troops, U.S.-made Stryker and M113 armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and a Czech-made Vampire MLRS. Five depots storing materiel and fuel were neutralised.
uard brigades close to Novoaleksandrovka, Lenina, Belitskoye, Novy Donbass, Novopavlovka, Novonikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Novogrigorovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Ukrainian armed formations’ losses amounted to up to 320 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, and 16 motor vehicles. Three field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and six ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. They hit units of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a marine brigade near Komsomolskoye, Lyubitskoye, Zelenaya Dibrova, Barvinovka, and Verkhnyaya Tersa (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 340 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and an artillery gun.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Malokaterinovka and Kamyshevakha (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 60 Ukrainian troops, nine motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the Ukrainian defence industry; ammunition storage and production facilities, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas.
Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 679 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet eliminated three uncrewed surface vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
119,020 unmanned aerial vehicles,
651 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,978 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,680 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,571 field artillery guns and mortars,
55,642 support military vehicles.