February 25, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff:  about 810 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 24 tanks and APCs were destroyed or disabled

Ukraine Defense Ministry

Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.02.24 oríêntovno skali / 

The total combat losses of the opponent from 24.02.2012 to 25. 02.24 were approximately:

personnel / personnel осо close / about 409820 (+810) persons / persons,

tanks / tanks 65 6542 (+8) from,

Combat Armored Cars / APV бой 12441 (+16) from,

artillery systems – 9981 (+29) from,

RSZV / MLRS – 999 (+0) from,

anti-aircraft warfare systems за 684 (+0) from,

airplanes / aircraft-340 (+0) from,

helicopters / helicopters-325 (+0) from,

UAV operational-tactical level – 7681 (+22),

winged rockets / cruise missiles cru 1907 (+2),

ships /boats / warships / boats ка 25 (+0) from,

submarines / submarines – 1 (+0) from,

car equipment and avtocistern / vehicles and fuel tanks-13011 (+23) from,

special equipment / special equipment special 1578 (+2)

Situation update as of 6 p.m., February 25, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 732 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of February 25, there were 81x combat engagements.

The enemy launched a total of 4x missile and 73x air strikes, carried out 52x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Yamne (Sumy oblast). More than 20x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Mkhy, Buchky, Mykhal’chyna Sloboda (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, Hatyshche (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x attacks near Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Syn’kivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 2x assaults near Terny (Donetsk oblast), where the adversary, with air support, made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The invaders launched an air strike in the vicinity of Vesele (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Yampolivka, Tors’ke, Serebryanka and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x attacks in the vicinities of Ivanivske, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), where the occupiers made attempts to improve their tactical situation. The invaders launched air strikes near Kostyantynivka, Kurdyumivka, Maiors’k, Pivnichne and Zalizne (Donetsk oblast). More than10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Kurdyumivka, Klishchiivka, New York and Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 18x attacks in the vicinities of Stepove, Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Sjeverne, Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near New York, Ocheretyne, Zhelanne, Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Yasnobrodivka, Netailove (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 25x settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Pervomais’ke, Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the invaders in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the invaders made 18x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. On top of that, Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 10x attacks in the vicinities of Heorhiivka, Pobjeda and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near Vodyane, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Volodymyrivka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Novopavlivka axis: the adversary conducted no offensives. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Urozhaine and Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Prechystivka, Blahodatne, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 6x attacks in the vicinity of Robotyne and 1x assault near Huliaipilske (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Orikhiv, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Around 10x settlements, including Novodarivka, Malynivka, Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the occupiers do not abandon their intention to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. During the day, the enemy made 4x attempts to assault positions of Ukrainian troops. Around 15x settlements, including Novotyahynka, Tyahynka, Krynky, Ivanivka, Tokarivka (Kherson oblast), and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

During the day of February 25, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 7x concentrations of enemy troops, 2x positions of the enemy air defense systems.

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