Russian troops intensified shelling of Zaporizhzhia region, launching 306 attacks on 6 settlements, using aircraft, drones and MLRS against the targets.
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.
Ukrainian troops are reinforcing defenses in the Kherson region, while Russian troops continue to try to seize the bridgehead in the village of Krynky through "meat assaults.
A 71-year-old man was killed and a 68-year-old woman was injured as a result of a rocket attack by Russians on the town of Yulivka, Zaporizhzhia region, and in total, the occupiers fired more than 200 times at 11 settlements in the area.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 83 combat engagements took place over the past day: russia launched 3 missile strikes, 91 air strikes and 142 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports a missile threat in Dnipropetrovs'k and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in various parts of the frontline and launched air strikes that destroyed Russian aircraft.
The European Union will never recognize the Russian presidential elections held in the occupied regions of Ukraine, as they violate international law.
The pilot project "Ukrposhta. Pharmacy" pilot project is expanding to provide access to affordable medicines by delivering orders to six more war-affected regions of Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
One person was killed in the village of Yulivka, Zaporizhzhia region, after Russian troops struck the community with guided bombs.
The curfew in Zaporizhzhia and the region will last from midnight to 5 a. m. on March 1.
Russian Telegram channels spread a fake video of Ukrainian soldiers allegedly shooting Russians who are trying to surrender.
Over the past day, Russian troops increased the number of attacks in the Avdiivka sector to 25, and the situation remains difficult.
Crimean guerrillas have discovered two Russian 5H87 radar stations controlling the airspace over the Belbek airfield.
The Russian army carried out 27 strikes in Sumy and Chernihiv regions over the past day, 167 explosions were heard.
Two people were killed and four were injured as a result of Russian shelling of Siversk and Pereizne, Donetsk region, on February 28.
We live here: Kyivstar and "Come Back Alive" hand over demining equipment.
Ukraine's General Staff has clarified Russia's losses since the start of the invasion on February 24: more than 413,760 soldiers were killed, 6,593 tanks were destroyed, and hundreds of pieces of other military equipment were destroyed.
The situation remains complicated in many parts of the frontline, with particularly intense fighting in the Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia sectors, where Russian troops are trying to capture such localities as Tonenke and Orlivka.
The occupants fired 250 times at 9 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 99 combat engagements took place over the past day, during which russia launched 10 missile strikes, 105 air strikes and fired 163 missiles from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troops and localities.
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.
Ukraine exported excess electricity to Poland on an emergency basis due to lower-than-expected consumption despite cooler temperatures.
At night, Russians launched a rocket attack on Pokrovsk, destroying a university, a school, 10 apartment buildings, 4 private houses, a post office, 2 administrative buildings and a house of culture.
The enemy fired 234 times at 11 localities in Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and wounding another.
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.
Russian troops continued to advance in seven directions along the Ukrainian front line, with the fiercest fighting still taking place around Avdiivka.
The heating system in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, switched to an economical mode on February 27 due to the warming weather: boilers are turned off during the day and only circulate coolant to save money without lowering the temperature in the premises.
A Russian agent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing intelligence that allowed the enemy to launch missiles at a residential building in Zaporizhzhia in October, killing 5 people.