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The U. S. State Department halts USAID investments in rebuilding Ukraine's energy system after Russian attacks. The agency also reduces its presence in Ukraine from 64 to 8 employees.

In the Kursk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled four Russian attacks, and three more combat engagements are ongoing. A total of 60 combat engagements took place in different frontline areas over the last day.

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to re-accrue subsidies to citizens who did not receive them due to late submission of data. The changes also apply to rental subsidies for IDPs in Kharkiv and Sumy.

Ukraine's healthcare system needs $19. 4 billion to rebuild over the next 10 years. Medical facilities in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Kherson regions suffered the greatest damage.

Pensions will increase by 11. 5% for 10 million pensioners, and prices for 200 popular medicines will be reduced by up to 50%. Payments for 1.2 million IDPs will automatically continue and subsidies will be settled.

Russian troops attacked the suburbs of Kharkiv and Balakliya with drones in the evening. The attack injured 5 people, damaged a power facility and about 20 residential buildings.

Russia launched 208 Shahed-type attack drones and imitator drones from various directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 107 attack drones, and another 97 enemy imitator drones were lost in the area.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 128 combat engagements over the past day, 65 of them in the Pokrovske and Novopavlivka sectors. The enemy conducted 91 air strikes and fired over 5,000 times.

Ukraine is expected to have partly cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from -4°C to +6°C. Rains are forecast in the west, it will be colder in the eastern regions, and the rest of the country will be without precipitation.

Vasyl Ratushnyi, a pilot of the UAV “Bird of Magyars,” died on February 27, 2025, from a direct hit by an enemy object. He was the older brother of the well-known public figure Roman Ratushnyi, who died in 2022 near Izium.

A 42-year-old man was hospitalized as a result of an enemy strike on Balakliya. The occupiers also struck a massive blow to the power system of Kharkiv region and attacked the suburbs of Kharkiv.

Russian terrorists have launched a massive attack on the power system of Kharkiv region. The attacks damaged residential buildings and injured two local residents.

Russian troops attacked Kharkiv region with at least 12 Shahed drones. The attack damaged a private house and injured two people, and a new wave of attacks is expected.

Hostile drone attacks were recorded in the suburbs of Kharkiv, resulting in one person being wounded. The head of the RMA, Oleh Syniehubov, urged residents not to leave their shelters because of the threat of new attacks.

Cyclone Reiner with an atmospheric front will bring precipitation to western Ukraine on February 28. Frosts down to -15°C are expected in the east, while in the rest of the regions the temperature will be moderate, with precipitation in the west.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 166 drones from different directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 90 Shahed attack UAVs and neutralized 72 imitator drones, and three regions were affected.

Over the last day, 110 combat engagements took place in the frontline, with the most intense fighting in the Pokrovske and Novopavlivka sectors. The enemy launched 4 missile attacks, 81 air strikes and made about 6,000 attacks.

The President of Ukraine signed Decree No. 138 on awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to Vladyslav Stotskyi. The senior lieutenant received the award for personal courage, heroism and selfless service to the Ukrainian people.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star to Iryna Tsybukh. The paramedic of the Hospitallers battalion died on May 29, 2024, during a rotation in the Kharkiv sector.

Two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling of Nikopol district. An industrial enterprise, infrastructure and more than a dozen private houses were damaged.

Enemy forces conducted two air strikes on the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region. Three local residents were injured in the attacks, and more than 30 private houses and outbuildings were damaged.

According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, 58 combat engagements took place since the beginning of the day, with 22 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. In the Kursk sector, 10 clashes and 7 air strikes were recorded.

Counterintelligence exposed three Russian agents who were collecting data on military facilities in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Lviv regions. The spies adjusted missile strikes and monitored airfields, command posts, and repair plants.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and 4 districts of the region, killing one person and wounding 6. Dozens of buildings were damaged, including residential buildings, a university and a theater.

The Russian occupiers have started launching drones at lower altitudes and are testing reinforced antennas against electronic warfare. Last night, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 177 Shahed drones from 6 directions.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 177 Shahed-type strike drones and imitator drones from 6 directions. Defense forces destroyed 110 drones, 66 imitators were lost, and 4 regions were affected.

In Kharkiv, four UAV arrivals were recorded in the Shevchenkivskyi and Kyivskyi districts of the city. Two people were injured in an attack on a high-rise building.

On a street in Kharkiv, a TCC serviceman ran into a cyclist who did not respond to requests to stop. It turned out that the detainee was a soldier who had left the military unit without permission.

On a street in Kharkiv, a man in military uniform pushed a cyclist, causing him to fall. After that, several soldiers who arrived in a bus took the victim away.

There were 62 combat engagements in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 14 attacks. The occupants are actively using aviation and artillery, especially in the Kursk sector.