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President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has gone through the most difficult winter in years of war, repelling massive Russian attacks. He thanked energy workers, military personnel, utility workers, and entrepreneurs for their resilience.
On February 28, Russian troops launched 1513 attacks on 10 settlements in the Donetsk region, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries. 79 civilian objects were destroyed, including 60 residential buildings.
As a result of Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia region on the night of March 1, one person was killed and two others were wounded. The occupiers launched 781 attacks on 36 settlements, including airstrikes, UAVs, and artillery.
Over the past day, February 28, 158 combat engagements took place on the front line. The occupiers launched 2 missile and 80 air strikes, using 8613 kamikaze drones.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 132 combat engagements on the front, 37 of which occurred in the Huliaipole direction. The enemy launched 2 missile strikes, 55 air strikes, used 4126 kamikaze drones, and carried out 2521 shelling attacks.
Four cars collided in the village of Drahomyrchany in Prykarpattia. Two people died, including a child, and four were injured.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports 52 attacks on the front, 23 of which occurred in the Huliaipole direction and 13 in the Pokrovsk direction. Ukrainian military personnel are holding back the enemy, inflicting significant losses on them.
On the night of February 29, Russian occupiers attacked Dnipro and the region with drones, injuring a man. Transport infrastructure, high-rise buildings, a private house, and a power line were damaged.
Since the beginning of the day, 57 aggressor attacks have been recorded, with most battles taking place in the Huliaipole direction. The Defense Forces are holding back the enemy, inflicting significant losses on them.
Two engineers were served with notices of suspicion in connection with a fatal accident in Rivne region, which killed three people. The cause of the tragedy was the unsatisfactory condition of the road.
In the village of Pidserednie, Kupyansk district, Kharkiv region, the number of dead as a result of the night Russian attack has increased. Rescuers recovered the body of a deceased woman from under the rubble.
As a result of a "Geran-2" type drone attack in the Kupyansk district, a 67-year-old man died, and his wife was injured. The strike destroyed a residential building in the village of Pidserednie.
Over the past day, February 26, 230 combat engagements were recorded on the front. Russians launched two missile strikes, 80 air strikes, used 6607 kamikaze drones, and carried out 3154 shelling attacks.
Since the beginning of the day, 206 combat engagements have been recorded at the front. The occupiers launched two missile strikes, used 43 missiles, 54 air strikes, and 4070 kamikaze drones.
In Odesa region, due to the rising water level in the Tylihul River, several settlements in Berezivka district are under threat of flooding. In the village of Chyzhove, the only entrance is flooded, rescuers have organized a crossing and broken up ice on the bridge.
The evacuation of the population from border communities in Sumy region continues due to systematic shelling. Approximately 4,200 people who refused to evacuate remain in the 5-kilometer zone.
The Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera, seized in the North Atlantic, is heading to the United States. The US accused the vessel of violating sanctions by transporting oil for Venezuela, Russia, and Iran.
In Kirovohrad region, rescuers pumped out meltwater 17 times in 24 hours due to flooding. Most calls were received in Holovanivsk, Kropyvnytskyi, and Novoukrainka districts.
During the day, the occupiers attacked 32 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, resulting in four deaths and two injuries. 12 airstrikes, 401 UAV attacks, 7 MLRS shellings, and 223 artillery strikes were recorded.
Since the beginning of the day, 143 combat engagements have taken place at the front, the enemy used 4315 kamikaze drones and carried out 2395 shellings. In the Pokrovsk direction, 27 occupiers were eliminated and 11 wounded, two vehicles were destroyed.
Since the beginning of the day, 50 aggressor attacks have been recorded. The enemy is actively operating in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka directions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, addressed Ukrainians from a bunker on Bankova Street, where his first conversations with world leaders took place at the beginning of the war. He emphasized the resilience of the Ukrainian people and expressed a desire to one day come there with the US President.
Since the beginning of the day, 100 combat engagements have been recorded on the front. The enemy carried out 70 air strikes, dropped 181 guided aerial bombs, and used 5,774 kamikaze drones.
In the Khmelnytskyi region, a 10-year-old boy died and his 45-year-old mother was injured as a result of a grenade explosion. Police are investigating the incident that occurred on February 22 in the village of Mala Kuzhelivka.
In the morning, Kharkiv was shelled in the Kholodnohirskyi and Osnovianskyi districts. A 55-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman suffered from an acute stress reaction.
In Tatarstan, an oil pumping station near Almetyevsk caught fire after a drone attack. Authorities confirmed the blaze, stating that fragments of neutralized drones had fallen.
23-year-old policewoman Viktoria Shpylka, who died as a result of the explosions in Lviv, will be buried in Volyn on Wednesday. The farewell ceremony will take place on February 23 in Lviv region and on February 24 in Volyn.
In the Kyiv region, 17 people were injured as a result of the enemy's night attack, including four children. Five people were hospitalized, two adults are in serious condition.
On February 22, Russians shelled Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut districts of Donetsk region. As a result of the attacks, there are dead and wounded, and houses have been destroyed.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting an offensive operation in the Oleksandrivka direction, pushing Russian troops beyond the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Control has been restored over more than 300 square kilometers of territory, and eight settlements have been cleared.