Situation update as of 6 p.m., February 26, 2024
In total, last day, the total losses of the enemy were 880 Russian occupiers. The enemy also lost 13 tanks, 37 combat armored vehicles, 12 artillery systems, one volcano fire jet system, 2 air-defense devices, 26 operational-tactical drones, 3 wing missiles, 26 vehicles and 2 special equipment units.
Glory to Ukraine! Day 733 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.
During the day of February 26, there were 79x combat engagements.
The enemy launched a total of 1x missile and 58x air strikes, carried out 70x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, russian terrorist attacks resulted in killed and wounded civilians. Residential private and apartment buildings, as well as other infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
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 air strikes in the vicinities of Nova Sich (Sumy oblast) and Velykyi Burluk (Kharkiv oblast). More than 20x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Klyusy, Bleshnya, Hrem’yach (Chernihiv oblast), Znob-Novhorods’ke, Seredyna-Buda, Mykyts’ke, Shalyhyne, Pavlivka, Khotin’, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Hur’iv Kozachok, Veterynarne, Vovchans’k, Budarky, Chuhunivka, Stroivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup’yans’k axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 2x attacks near Ivanivka, Tabaivka and another 14 attacks in the vicinity of Syn’kivka (Kharkiv oblast), where the occupiers, with air support, made attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their positions. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Syn’kivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x assaults near Terny (Donetsk oblast), where the adversary, with air support, made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Tors’ke, Serebryanka, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Spirne 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 Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, New York (Donetsk oblast). More than10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Andriivka, New York (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 15x attacks in the vicinities of Berdychi, Orlivka, Sjeverne, Pervomais’ke, Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near Ocheretyne, Novoselivka, Persha Semenivka, Pervomais’ke (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 15x settlements, including Ocheretyne, Vovche, Berdychi, Stepove, Orlivka (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 15x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. On top of that, Ukrainian defenders repelled 8x attacks in the vicinities of Heorhiivka, Pobjeda and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near Novomykhailivka, Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Krasnohorivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, 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, Staromaiors’ke, Rivnopil’ (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x attacks in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novoselivka, Lyubymivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Around 15x settlements, including Levadne, Poltavka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Stepove (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 the city of Kherson, Zolota Balka, Ivanivka, Sadove, Bilozerka, Tomyna Balka, Stanislav (Kherson oblast), and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.
During the day of February 26, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 9x concentrations of enemy troops.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 2x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 1x command post, 1x UAV ground control station of the russian invaders.