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| Russians are trying to break through in the Donetsk direction: more than 50 attacks per day, the General Staff |
| 2024-02-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LB] During the day, 86 combat clashes took place. Ivanna Kapustyanska The seven hundred and thirty-fourth day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state continues. The enemy continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite significant losses, he does not give up his plans for the full occupation of Ukraine, ignores the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, strikes and attacks both military and civilian objects. The enemy is actively using aviation and quadrocopters of the "FPV" type, is conducting assault operations with the support of armored vehicles, and is conducting an evening assembly of the General Staff. The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult. During the day, 86 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy launched 4 rocket and 52 air strikes, carried out 94 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged. On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus perform tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine. In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, attacks populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Chernatske, Chuykivka, Khrapivshchyna, Grabovske, Yunakivka of the Sumy region and Bologivka of the Kharkiv region. More than 30 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Hrinivka, Chernihiv region; Znob-Trubchevska, Seredyna-Buda, Stara Huta of the Sumy region; Kozacha Lopan, Ohirtseve, Gatishche, Pletenivka, Kharkiv region. In the Kupian direction, the defense forces repelled 11 enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkivka and Tabaivka settlements, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to knock our troops out of their positions. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Sinkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane of the Kharkiv region. In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repulsed 9 enemy attacks in the Terna settlement of Donetsk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Vyimka and Vesele settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Bilogorivka of Luhansk region and Terny, Yampolivka, Torske, Serebryanka, Rozdolivka of Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, the defense forces repelled 6 enemy attacks in the areas of Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve their tactical position. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the Bohdanivka and Druzhba settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Orihovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Ivanivske of the Donetsk region, came under artillery and mortar fire. In the Avdiyiv direction, our defenders repelled 18 enemy attacks in the areas of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novoselivka Persha, Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk region. About 20 settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka, Orlivka, Pervomaiske of the Donetsk region, were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks. On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka and west of Pobeda of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried 15 times to break through the defense of our troops, and also repelled 4 more enemy attacks in the areas south of Vugledar, Staromayorsky and Urozhany of the Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Kurakhove, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane, Staromayorske and Urozhaine settlements of the Donetsk region. About 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers, among them Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Blagodatne, Staromayorske, Urozhayne of the Donetsk region. In the Orihiv direction, defense forces repelled 6 enemy attacks in the areas of Malynivka and Robotine settlements of the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Levadne, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, and Robotyn settlements of the Zaporizhzhia region. About 15 settlements, including Poltavka, Charivne, Biloghirya, Robotyne, and Novodanilivka of the Zaporizhzhya region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks. In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Odesa" anti-aircraft missile defense system, in the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Yes, during the day, 1 attempt to storm the positions of our troops was made. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of ​​the settlement of Molodizhne, Kherson region. About 20 settlements, including Tyaginka, Tokarivka, Krynky, Ivanivka, Lviv, and Ponyativka of the Kherson region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks. During the day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 15 areas of concentration of enemy personnel. Also, units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 2 Su-34 fighter-bombers and 4 reconnaissance UAVs. Units of the missile forces damaged 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 artillery units, anti-aircraft defense equipment and the enemy's radar station. |
| Posted by:badanov |