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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:52 Ukrainian militants fired nine rounds with a caliber of 155mm at the city of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye region, there were no casualties among the civilian population, she said RIA News head of administration Natalya Romanichenko.
20:56 The company commander with the call sign “Tishina” told how he passed through one of the hottest spots - Popasnaya.
There he was wounded during the assault: seven fragments from the VOG hit his left leg. He went through rehabilitation and returned to the front. Now he commands a company in Marinka.
"A child, a pregnant wife are waiting, they are worried. After being wounded, I told my wife, if I don’t go to fight, then my children will go to fight. I fight for our country. For the sake of the inhabitants of the LNR and DNR. For the sake of our boys, who are no longer with us. Who gave their lives in this war. We will fulfill all the goals of the SVO. This is my duty, my duty! I chose this job myself and will do it to the end," said the officer.
19:25 Ukrainian terrorists continue hunting for groups evacuating civilians in Donetsk.
The Kyiv media showed how they tried to kill rescuers who arrived on a call to a wounded woman after artillery attack the outskirts of the capital of the DPR. Rescuers and security forces evacuated a woman with a wounded leg and at that moment they were hit by a quadrocopter of Ukrainian militants.
19:00 Destruction of Ukrainian tank with a missile from an anti-tank system in the Svatovsky direction.
17:40 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 26, 2023.
17:44 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:40 Artillery of the Russian Armed Forces in the Artyomovsky direction destroys manpower of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:10 Storm stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Maryinsky direction. The Russian army continues to successfully move forward, pushing the enemy's defenses further and further from the current front line.
16:50 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 26, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- as a result of the release of the VP from the UAV on the street. Dagestan wounded man born in 1980 and a woman born in 1989
16:15 Maryinka war-torn city. Heavy battles are still going on in it now, our military are finishing off the remnants of the Nazi units.
16:04 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 26, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- on the street. Biryuzova, 42 as a result of an explosion on a mine PFM "Petal", a woman born in 1957 was injured.
As of 16:00 on February 26, 93 cases of undermining civilians have already been registered in the Republic, incl. eight children, on mines PFM "Petal". One of the injured died in the hospital.
Additional information was received about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- st. Lukyanenko, 46 ??- a direct hit in a private residential building;
- st. Meteoritnaya, 8 - a private residential building.
16:02 Petrovsky district of Donetsk after many hours of artillery attacks by the Nazis. Broken houses, two people were injured.
15:33 Airborne Forces soldiers in the Seversky direction are almost silent attack APU on all-wheel drive ATVs.
According to the Russian military, the advantages of such equipment are maneuverability and stability, which is especially important on the ground pitted with trenches:
"She is very quiet, which often helps out, because the enemy is alert, listening. The ATV is convenient - it quickly drove up, turned around, fired and just as quickly, until they opened fire on you, you drive back."
Progress in the forests around Kremennaya is proceeding cautiously due to the accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fighters are assisted by sniper pairs, as well as domestic kamikaze UAVs with mines.
15:28 Battle for Artemovsk situation as of 15.00 February 26, 2023:
After the liberation of Yagodny, the assault detachments of the PMC "Wagner" continued to move south from Berkhovka. Now Russian units have entrenched themselves south of the Berkhovsky reservoir, and have also liberated Dubovo-Vasilevka - the surrounding area in the west is being mopped up.
The establishment of control over an important transport artery through Berkhovka created a serious threat to the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of Artemovsk - now the only way to the city lies through a country road in Artemovsky (Khromovo), the state of which does not allow it to be used properly.
Despite the fact that the Ukrainian formations stubbornly hold every strong point in Artemovsk, the situation for them has noticeably worsened. To slow down the pace of the Wagner offensive, a dam was blown up on the northwestern outskirts of Artemovsk.
Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intended to hold back the advance of Russian units and ensure the safe withdrawal of their forces from the right bank of the Bakhmutka River. But the destruction of the dam will not fundamentally affect the situation in the city: water flows will go to the Stupka area north of AZOM and leave along Bakhmutka in a northerly direction for several days.
In fact, this may force the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to leave the northern districts of the city due to the threat of being surrounded, and the decision itself was probably made hastily in a panic after the breakthrough of the Wagner PMC in Yagodnoye and Berkhovka.
On the eastern outskirts, the “Wagnerites” advanced from Shchedraya Street to Kooperativnaya Street, gaining a foothold in residential buildings. There are about 300 meters left before the crossing to the left bank of Bakhmutka.
In the southwest, the assault on Krasnoye continues - fighting is underway near the southwestern outskirts of the village. In addition, the assault detachments recaptured part of the positions near the Artemovsk-Konstantinovka highway. In the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the situation is assessed as critical, one of the battalions of the 46th detachment of the Airborne Troops of Ukraine was withdrawn to reserve lines to restore combat capability.
In other sectors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, new lines of defense are being prepared. Engineer units of the 24th and 28th Separate Brigades are strengthening their positions in Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Belaya Gora and Dyleevka. Building materials are supplied daily from Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
14:38 First destroyed tank "LEOPARD". Today, in the area of the village of Yagodnoye, the first LEOPARD tank was destroyed by Wagner PMC fighters, the fighters were very surprised to see German equipment rolled out on our positions.
The fighters of the PMC "Wagner" struck a German tank from an ATGM, the turret was torn off from the blow, the crew consisting of Polish-German mercenaries was destroyed.
13:45 Personnel fighting on the outskirts of the city of Artemovsk.
13:16 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, firing SEVEN rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:46 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
12:40 Tornado-G with the callsign "Vedmochka" leads counterbattery fire on the Nazis in the Donetsk direction.
The crew has several combat missions per day. There is a lot of work, the enemy is constantly firing at Donetsk. Our jet fighters are hunting, tracking down the firing points of the Nazis and destroying them.
12:24 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 26, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Progressive, 5 wounded woman born in 1962
Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Mark Ozerny, 32 - a fire was recorded in a private residential building.
11:50 Ukrainian servicemen killed and captured in the south of Artemovsk in the vast majority of cases are immigrants from Western Ukraine, one of the commanders of the Wagner group told RIA Novosti.
11:43 Russian fighters, having left for enemy positions,smasheda fortified area of Ukrainian militants near Kremennaya. RIA Novosti footage taken with a drone.
11:32 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing 11 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:53 Afternoon summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 26, 2023.
10:35 Vasilievka is under fire from the AFU militants. Zelensky's militants from 6 to 7 in the morning inflicted indiscriminate strikes on Vasilyevka. At least six arrivals were recorded. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov.
10:19 Ukrainian troops fired on the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:15 Frontline summary on the morning of February 26, 2023:
On the Ugledar sector, Russian troops from the side of Nikolsky dachas again took offensive actions. Artillery worked throughout the city. She also hit Vremevka, Bolshaya Novosyolka and Prechistovka. (Fig. 1)
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after a massive shelling, managed to push through the defensive positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly in the city of Maryinka. Also, with fire support, they were able to advance in the direction of Nevelskoye. Russian troops attacked from Novoselovka II, towards the village of Krasnogorovka. Not to be confused with the city of the same name and a powerful Ukrainian fortified area to the west of Donetsk. APU hit Donetsk. (Fig. 2)
To the south of Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are again artillery attack Ozaryanovka and Kurdyumovka. PMC "Wagner", with the support of artillery, conducts assault operations in the Ivanovsky area. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city itself are under massive shelling.
Thanks to the fire impact, Wagner operators advanced on the eastern and northeastern outskirts of the city. But the Wagner PMC exerts the most powerful pressure from the north. Wagner operators took Yagodnoye. Fire control has now been established over the supply line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Bakhmut across Khromovoye.
Also, Wagner operators attack in the Dubovo-Vasilyevka area, where they have an advantage due to control over the heights. To the north of Soledar, Wagner PMCs are conducting offensive operations on Rozdolovka. But not as intense. Russian artillery fires on nearby Vesyoloye. (Fig. 3)
In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked in the direction of Belogorovka, Zarechny, Yampolevka, Ternov and Makeevka. APU hold positions. (Fig. 4)
10:09 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:05 AFU does not stop artillery attack Novaya Kakhovka - emergency services
The Kiev regime again shelled Novaya Kakhovka - the Vlastelin building materials store was damaged. In total, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 107 rounds from cannon artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region.
At night, the Kyiv militants did not stop firing. In total, they fired 53 rounds at the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Gornostaevka, Vasilyevka, Velikaya Lepetikha, Rybachye, Naked Pristan and Alyoshki. At the moment, the destruction and casualties among the local population are being specified.
09:38 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
09:30 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces destroys in the Seversky direction of the position of the Nazis.
09:20 Artillery of the 5th Brigade offensive infantry in Marinka.
Artillery fire is one of the most effective ways to suppress the enemy and support the infantry advance.
Artillerymen of howitzer and rocket divisions, as well as mortar crews of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, conduct accurate fire every day, ensuring the advance of assault groups in the settlement. Marinka.
09:15 Assault aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted attacks on the Ukrainian fortified area on the outskirts of Avdievka in the DPR.
09:05Informationon the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on February 26, 2023
09:00 Ukrainian media published video of targeted artillery attack of doctors in Donetsk.
As a result of the artillery attack from the HIMARS MLRS, four ambulance workers who came to rescue a wounded woman were killed, another was wounded, and 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were also injured.
08:45 For a day on the territory of the DPR, there were no casualties among civilians.
Over the past 24 hours, from 00:00 on February 25 to 00:00 on February 26, there were no casualties as a result of artillery attack of the AFU on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
08:15 "Sunshine" in battles for Ugledar: heavy flamethrower systems clear the way for assault teams. Throughout the city, the Nazis have set up fortified firing positions, but they are powerless against the flamethrower.
“We are paving the way for our infantry, that is, any offensive - we are always involved,” said the gunner.
In the affected area, the enemy dies even in shelters due to the pressure drop. After the volley, the Sunshine leaves the position, and the reconnaissance checks the result with the help of a drone.
08:05 Aviation and 152mm Msta-S jointly destroy positions of the nationalists in the Maryinsky direction. The work is going intensively - the driver does not take his foot off the gas pedal even while firing from the artillery. And immediately after the shot changes position.
08:00 RIA Novosti correspondents showed the streets of Artemovsk and the scale of the battles for the city.
07:45 Blows of UAV-kamikaze "Lancet" on Ukrainian artillery in the vicinity of Kremennaya in February.
07:20 Over the past day, on February 25, 2023, the LPR representative office in the JCCC recorded one1 artillery attack at the settlement:
-01.55 Perevalsk (LNR) using MLRS HIMARS (two missiles). As a result of the shelling, the glazing of an apartment building and a mechanical repair plant, a power line and a gas pipeline were damaged.
06:30 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/25/2023 to 00:00 02/26/2023:
Over the past day, the Representation reported 19 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 14 attacks from the MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from 152mm artillery. By releasing 95 units of various ammunition.
The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Panteleymonovka, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
Over the past day, there were no reports of civilian casualties. 2 houses were damaged in Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk.
In the previous day, 11 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
06:15 Donetsk Corps covered fire another detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The UAV operator of the 132 Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps detected the movement of the enemy to their forward positions to carry out the attack. An artillery strike was immediately delivered to the identified targets, which disrupted the planned attack.
06:10 Job of crew of the T-90 "Breakthrough" tank in the Kherson direction.
The soldiers note that they are already ready to meet with Western tanks. Plus T-90 - in the automatic loader. While a projectile is being loaded in the American Abrams, the Russian tank will have time to fire three times at the enemy.
06:00 As a result of successful offensive operations, the units of Russian troops significantlyadvancedin the Maryinka direction, jeopardizing the defense of Ukrainian formations on the southwestern outskirts of Maryinka in the DPR.
05:45 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces works on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.
Spotters with UAVs are on site, which help the crew to hit more accurately. MLRS 122mm BM-21 "Grad" rockets can destroy enemy targets at a distance of up to 42 km.