In Kharkiv region, three people have been identified as russian military personnel. The occupiers are accused of killing a 70-year-old man after he made a comment.
The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult: 79 combat engagements took place, the enemy launched 5 missile and 91 air strikes against both Ukrainian military positions and civilian settlements. According to published reports, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka remain the hottest areas.
Russians carried out an air raid on the village of Velykyi Burliuk, Kharkiv region, killing a 48-year-old man and his six-year-old granddaughter.
russian occupation forces dropped unexploded ordnance on a village in Kharkiv region, killing at least two people, including a six-year-old girl.
Three teenagers aged 15-16 have been notified of suspicion for beating a 62-year-old man to death in a park in Krasnohrad and filming it.
During a Russian air attack on Kupyansk, bombs were dropped on civilian targets, including residential buildings and a church, killing a pastor and another man and injuring several others.
Ukraine exported excess electricity to Poland on an emergency basis due to lower-than-expected consumption despite cooler temperatures.
Border guards uncovered a scheme to smuggle two Kharkiv residents across the Ukrainian border to Romania under the false pretense of attending their grandmother's funeral.
As a result of a Russian strike on Kupyansk, a church was hit.
As a result of the Russian attack on Kupyansk, two people were killed and one was injured. People are trapped under the rubble.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained an employee of Kharkiv University who was passing intelligence information to the Russians about the city's defense, including the location of Ukrainian air defense systems, fortifications, and troop movements.
Several settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russia, one residential building burned down and private property was damaged, but no casualties were reported.
The General Staff reported that 102 combat engagements took place on the frontline over the past day: the enemy launched missile and air strikes, used multiple launch rocket systems, and Ukrainian troops repelled attacks in various parts of the frontline.
In Kharkiv, a drunk driver who was trying to escape from patrol policemen lost control and actually flew onto the roof of a garage.
Russians have intensified aerial reconnaissance, deploying a record number of drones along the entire front line, especially in the southern direction along the Dnipro River, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.
On the night of February 27, units of the National Guard in the Kharkiv region destroyed two Russian kamikaze drones. The Ministry of Internal Affairs showed the wreckage of the downed "Shahed"
Rescuers reported that more than 100 fires occurred in one day in different regions of Ukraine and called on citizens to refrain from burning dry grass as the main cause of fires, for which they face fines.
Russian shelling in Kharkiv region damaged an educational institution in the village of Dovzhyk and a farm in the village of Kurylivka.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 11 Iranian Shaheed strike drones and two Russian air-launched missiles during nighttime attacks in several regions.
Ukrainian troops repelled over 100 attacks in various parts of the frontline, while Russia continued its offensive.
The General Staff reported that the most intense fighting took place at the Avdiivka, Maryinka and Kupyansk directions, where Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks along the entire frontline over the past day.
The occupiers are bringing Ukrainian youth from the occupied territories to a "world festival" using school principals and pro-Russian organizations to brainwash them.
The Center for Countering Disinformation has denied Russian propaganda claims that Ukraine is preparing to surrender Kharkiv. The Center explains that the occupiers are trying to demoralize society and sow panic.
The enemy has pulled up russian guard reserves in the Kupyansk sector to reinforce its border and prevent Ukrainian saboteurs from breaking through, fearing a repeat of last year's active sabotage activities in the area.
Explosions were heard in Kropyvnytskyi after the Air Force reported a ballistic missile threat to three regions.
During the maintenance of the warning system in Kyiv, a siren sounded but no air raid was declared, while air raids were declared in Kirovohrad, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions.
As a result of the fighting and technical problems, some power lines and substations in Ukraine have been temporarily de-energized, but the overall power system remains balanced.
Two civilian grain storage facilities in the village of Pisochyn, Kharkiv region, were hit by Russian S-300 missiles at night.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down nine Iranian Shahed drones and three Russian X-59 missiles in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions overnight.
95 combat engagements took place on the frontline, according to the morning report of the General Staff.