After several enemy planes were shot down, the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces reported that enemy aviation activity in the south had significantly decreased.
Ukrainian Special Forces drone operators discovered and destroyed several Russian targets in Donetsk, including an ammunition depot, a UAV and a relay station, and eliminated three Russian occupiers.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 416,800 personnel and 6,640 tanks.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 71 enemy attacks in various parts of the frontline as Russia continued to advance.
The General Staff reported that over the past day, Ukrainian aviation struck eight locations where Russian troops were concentrated, shot down a Su-34 fighter-bomber, and destroyed an artillery unit.
The President of Ukraine stated that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has all the authority to make any personnel changes in the army and expects a report from him with proposals for further changes.
The Ukrainian Air Force shoots down a russian Su-34 fighter jet in eastern Ukraine.
Germany has provided Ukraine with 50,000 first aid kits, which will soon be transferred to the army. In total, Ukraine has contracted half a million first aid kits for the Defense Forces.
The Ukrainian military destroyed a russian ammunition depot in the occupied town of Oleshky, Kherson region, located on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has begun testing new modular body armor that functions as a life jacket in contact with water to save the lives of servicemen.
In the Tauride sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 53 russian attacks, destroying 336 russian troops and 38 pieces of military equipment.
The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force showed a video of a downed Russian Su-34 fighter jet that was shot down on March 1, 2024.
Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack on Novomykhailivka, destroying enemy infantry and burning their armored vehicles.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft had not been spotted over the Azov Sea for six days.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that they have received additional tools to counter Russian aircraft, making the enemy feel less free in the sky.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that he had sent groups of specialists to certain brigades on the eastern front that have problems with personnel training and is forced to make personnel decisions in some cases regarding commanders.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it shot down 14 Shahed and Su-34 drones on the night of March 2.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 82 combat engagements took place over the day, in which russia launched 9 missile strikes, 100 air strikes and fired 161 times at Ukrainian troops and settlements from multiple launch rocket systems.
According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russia lost 960 servicemen over the past day.
Air defense forces in southern Ukraine shot down 7 Iranian kamikaze drones over Odesa region. The 8th hit a part of a 9-story residential building. As a result, 1 person was killed and 7 were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported a threat of ballistic missile use in the Kharkiv region.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported the discovery of guided aerial bombs near Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled a russian attack near Tabaivka, but russian troops advanced to Ivanivske and Novomykhailivka, while the contact line shifted to Heorhiivka.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports that several groups of Iranian-made Shahed drones are moving toward Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported a threat of ballistic missiles from Crimea.
Russians focused their military efforts primarily on the Avdiivka and Novopavlivka frontlines, conducting more than half of all attacks in these areas.
Russian troops are increasing pressure along the entire front line around Avdiivka in Donetsk region, continuing their offensive operations.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands received a military briefing on the situation at the front from the Ukrainian military leadership during his visit to discuss continued military support.
This year, the state budget plans to receive UAH 1. 047 billion in license fees from the legal gambling sector.
According to the spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops, there are more than 122,000 russian troops, of which almost 100,000 are in the Liman and Kupyansk directions, as well as more than 4,000 pieces of military equipment.