Zaporizhzhia Oblast
The General Staff confirmed the destruction of the S-300V air defense system, a radar station in Crimea, and warehouses in Luhansk region. A fuel train and over 6,000 rounds of ammunition were destroyed in Shyroka Balka.
Due to attacks on infrastructure, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions are partially without electricity. Power outage schedules will be in effect in all regions from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
128 clashes occurred during the day, the enemy used over 9,000 kamikaze drones. The Defense Forces hit UAV control points and eliminated 780 occupiers.
The General Staff recorded 137 clashes and massive air strikes on three regions. The Defense Forces hit 10 areas of enemy concentration and 5 command posts.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit fuel depots, an electronic warfare station, and UAV control points in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Special Operations Forces showed footage of the strikes.
Due to attacks on infrastructure, parts of five regions are without electricity. In the evening hours, power outage schedules may be applied for the population.
130 clashes and the dropping of 251 aerial bombs were recorded during the day. The defense forces destroyed 950 occupiers, 13 tanks, and over 2000 enemy drones.
Ukrainian military hit Russian air defense systems in Crimea and Luhansk region, as well as command posts in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Enemy personnel were also targeted.
The General Staff reported 130 combat engagements and nine thousand enemy kamikaze drones. The most difficult situation remains in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.
The Defense Forces hit a Pantsir-S1 complex, a BK-16 boat, and UAV control points in Crimea and the Russian Federation. Strikes were also carried out against the occupiers' command posts.
The Russian command has redeployed elite units from the Pokrovsk direction due to the successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russia has previously used the redeployment of elements of the 76th Airborne Division to respond to critical situations on the front.
The General Staff confirmed the destruction of a drone storage and launch site near Donetsk. UAV control points and enemy artillery in three regions were also hit.
The enemy launched its fifth massive attack on the energy system. Consumers have been cut off in seven regions, and heat supply has been disrupted in Kyiv due to shelling.
Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit a Ka-27 helicopter, an Iskander OTRK concentration area, and air defense systems. An ammunition depot was also destroyed, and strikes were carried out on enemy personnel concentrations.
On March 4 and 5, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck occupiers' ammunition and fuel depots in the temporarily occupied territories and in Russia. A command and observation post and a UAV control point were also destroyed.
President Zelenskyy announced the second stage of the prisoner exchange, within which 300 Ukrainian defenders are returning home. Among those released are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and border guards who defended Ukraine in various directions.
During March 5, 136 combat engagements took place. The enemy launched 75 air strikes, dropped 233 guided aerial bombs, and lost 950 people.
Today, 200 Ukrainian families received news of their loved ones' return. Among them are defenders of Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, border guards, and national guardsmen.
Russia has begun preparations for holding 'elections' to the Russian State Duma in the occupied territories of Ukraine in September 2026. Putin has instructed to ensure the 'security of expression of will' in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.
Due to shelling and hostilities, parts of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions are temporarily without electricity. Energy workers are working on restoration, and hourly blackouts are in effect in most regions.
The investigation established that the major - head of the financial and economic service of one of the military units - intentionally facilitated the illegal accrual of additional monetary remuneration in the amount of UAH 100,000.
Over the past day, 144 combat engagements took place on the front, a third of which were in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions. The enemy launched missile and air strikes, used kamikaze drones, and carried out shelling.
Soldiers of the 128th Brigade "Wild Field" rescued unique historical artifacts from the Novomykolaivka museum. The exhibits, including stone 'babas', have been transferred for safekeeping to a cultural institution.
Over the past day, 152 combat engagements were recorded on the front, the enemy launched 84 air strikes, dropping 282 guided aerial bombs. The occupiers also used 8437 kamikaze drones and carried out 3645 shellings.
President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine has obtained documents outlining Russian plans for 2026-2027. These plans include the occupation of eastern Ukraine and an advance into the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
On March 2, Ukrainian defenders hit a deep space communication center and the Podlyot-K1 radar station in Crimea. Kasta 2E2 and YASTREB A-V stations in Luhansk region were also destroyed.
As a result of Russia's night attacks, some residents of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy regions were left without electricity. In some regions, power outage schedules are in effect.
The leadership of the Russian Federation has not abandoned its intentions to seize four regional centers of Ukraine and create "buffer zones" in the north, although it currently lacks the resources to do so. Moscow is counting on the complete capture of the Donetsk region and advancement deep into the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Intelligence officers of the 132nd separate reconnaissance battalion broke through the enemy's defense line in the Oleksandrivka direction. This allowed to thwart the enemy's plans for further offensive and open a bridgehead for the advance of friendly units.
As a result of the Russian shelling of the Korabelny district of Kherson, an 85-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man died in the hospital. Two more women died immediately.