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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:17 Russian forces continue their offensive in the Donetsk direction, where Ukraine lost 250 soldiers in a day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
21:04 Mines "Petal" again scattered in Donetsk
As reported "Go and look" residents of Donetsk, as a result of shelling, mines "Petal" were again scattered in the city.
The Petal mine is an anti-personnel mine banned by an international convention and is in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“In Petrovsky and other areas of Lepestki,” the channel’s interlocutor said. This information "Come and see" was confirmed by the city authorities.
The device of the mine "Petal" is extremely insidious. Due to its color and shape, it can be overlooked on the ground and stepped on. In this case, you can lose at least a foot.
19:34 Artemovsk is on the verge of an environmental disaster due to warming and flooding of reservoirs, a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR Andrey Marochko told RIA Novosti
18:55 The Stupki microdistrict in the north of Artemovsk came under the control of Wagner, the assault squads also entered Ilyinovka.
18:19 It is reported that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine came under heavy artillery attacks in the area of Bogdanovka and Grigorovka, 15 km west of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).
Over the past few days, reserves and surviving units of the Ukrainian army have accumulated there, having managed to leave Berkhovka and Yagodnoe. According to the Military Chronicle, artillery of the RF Armed Forces and special-powered guns - the Pion 207mm caliber and the Tulip 240mm caliber - are actively working against the enemy.
18:15 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 27, 2023.
17:35 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces in the Seversk direction destroys positions of Ukrainian nationalists.
17:23 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 27, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attackof the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Kuibyshevsky district: - st. Yuzhina, 17, 18 - private residential buildings.
Petrovsky district: - st. Worsted, 43 "a" / 1 - a private residential building.
17:15 Artillery of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps support sadvance of our troops.
The calculations of the MLRS 1 of the Donetsk Army Corps support the advancement of our assault units.
The dense fire of the 122mm BM-21 "Grad" leaves no chance for Ukrainian militants to escape.
16:37 Our military destroy positions and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovsk region. They work with both barrel and rocket artillery.
16:09 Donetsk direction situation as of February 27, 2023:
In the Avdeevka sector, over the past few days, the RF Armed Forces have expanded the zone of control near Novobakhmutovka, advancing in the direction of Novokalinovo and Alexandropol.
Further south, Russian units secured control of an important hill to the east of Krasnogorovka, improving their tactical position before assaulting UAF positions in the village. The liberation of Krasnogorovka will allow expanding the foothold north of the Avdeevsky fortified area.
At the same time, ammunition was delivered to Avdievka itself and the personnel of infantry units were rotated, additional firing points of heavy machine guns were installed.
South of Avdievka, positional battles continue in Pervomaiskoye. At the moment, the advance has stalled - both sides hold the previously occupied lines without going on the offensive.
In Maryinka, Russian troops forced out the paratroopers of the 79th Airborne Infantry Brigade of Ukraine from the streets of Blagodatnaya and Heroes of Chernobyl, completely gaining a foothold on the southern outskirts of the city near Druzhby Avenue. Partially from Marinka and Georgievka, the forces of 79 Brigade were withdrawn for restoration and rest.
To the south, the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthened their positions in Pobeda. Three armored vehicles "Kozak" with personnel were deployed to the village, machine-gun crews were placed on the heights, and approaches to strong points were controlled from copters.
In the second echelon in Galitsynivka and Shevchenko, tank groups of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade and one detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are deployed. Units of the 59th Brigade are in reserve in Galitsinovka in case of a breakthrough of positions on the front line.
Positional battles continue in the Ugledar sector. After the breakthrough to the Nikolsky dachas, the forces of the 72nd Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the defensive, and the marines of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the RF Armed Forces are fighting in the dachas near Ugledar.
In Ugledar, additional positions of ATGMs of the 72nd Ombre were equipped, and reserves of the 68th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were deployed to Bogoyavlenka in the event of a breakthrough. In addition, Ukrainian mobile air defense groups ZU-23 based on the Mitsubishi L200 are operating at the Bogoyavlenka-Ugledar line.
A newly created unit of mobilized people arrived in Bogatyr from the training ground in Temirovka in the Zaporozhye region, and advanced depots of rocket and artillery weapons were placed in Novoukrainka and Bogoyavlenka.
15:55 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 27, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Brinko, 1 "e" wounded teenage girl born in 2010
15:29 The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue artillery attacks on the civilian population of the left bank of the Kherson region.
Tonight, Alyoshek was shelled - as a result, local tire shops suffered. On cadres. The building appears to have been badly damaged. It is reported that local residents kept their cars there to protect them from arrivals.
15:15 Under fire from VFU, Yasinovataya and Yakovlevka. Six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired at Yasinovataya. Ukrainian militants fired at Yakovlevka with eight rounds of 152mm caliber, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:56 Ukrainian troops fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, fired 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.
14:49 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 27, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attackof the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
- damage was recorded to the building of the Mriya store on the street. Brinko;
- st. Kobzar, 78 - a private residential building;
- st. Worsted, 41 "a" / 2 - a private residential building.
14:17 Tactical encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut): what is known at the moment:
After mopping up Blagodatny, Krasnaya Gora, Paraskovievka, Berkhovka and Yagodnoye north of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), the front line shifts to the west. Gradually, there is an advance towards the area, which the military among themselves call the "rhombus" - this is the line of fortified areas between Grigorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Novomarkovo, Markov, Bogdanovka and Dubovo-Vasilevka.
There, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to regroup after the loss of Berkhovka, and basically from there, disturbing fire is being fired at the units advancing on Artyomovsk from the north. In the same place, in the Novomarkov area, there is a road along which Chasov Yar is supplied from Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, bypassing the main E-40 highway, part of which is under the fire control of the RF Armed Forces.
Highway O-0506 Khromovo - Chasov Yar, which until recently was almost the only supply artery for the Artyomovsk garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is currently under the direct fire control of ATGM crews deployed on a number of dominant heights near Berkhovka.
The use of bypass roads is difficult due to bad weather. Temperature fluctuations and precipitation have washed away the coating, which neither wheeled nor tracked vehicles can move on.
To the south, in the Krasnoy (Ivanovskoye) area, there is an advance towards the APU oporniks, with the help of which the section of the T-0504 highway between Artyomovsk, Krasny, Nikolaevka and Chasovy Yar is held. The road itself has been under fire control for a month, but there is no physical control over it yet.
Under the fire control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the roads Bogdanovka - Kalinovka, Artyomovskoye - Chasov Yar, Stupochki - Konstantinovka, Konstantinovka - Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka - Dachnoye, Konstantinovka - Toretsk.
In the area of Konstantinovka, the activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is higher than in the Bakhmutsky area - the enemy uses artillery of 152mm and 155mm caliber, actively works with 122mm BM-21 Grads. The supply of the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chasovoy Yar is intermittent - artillery and aviation strikes have killed the railway track near the villages of Popasnoe and Stenki.
14:10 Ukrainian soldiers who laid down their arms are actively are recorded volunteer battalion named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky and seek to obtain Russian citizenship.
13:44 Ukrainian troops fired on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, fired 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.
13:28 Ugledar, Dacha district. Combat work of naval infantry of the 155th brigade to storm and clear houses.
12:53 The chances of Ukrainian troops in Artemovsk getting surrounded after the dam was blown up have increased significantly, Pushilin said. He noted that, in fact, by undermining the dam, the Ukrainian military created difficulties for themselves.
12:15 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 27, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attackof the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - Damage was recorded to the building of the MBOU "School No. 108 in Donetsk" on the street. Ruben Ibarruri.
11:45 The Ukrainian General Staff confirms the extremely tense situation and severe pressure from the Russian troops.
Fighting is taking place "on the Kupyansky and Limansky directions - in the areas of Novoselovsky, Ploschanka, Belogorovka, Disputed and Berestovoye. In the Bakhmut direction - near the settlements of Dubovo-Vasilyevka, Yagodnoye, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye and Severnoye.
Ukrainian units with great difficulty are still holding back the onslaught "on the Avdeevsky and Shakhtyorsky directions - in the areas of the settlements of Kamenka, Avdeevka, Vodyane, Nevelskoye, Krasnogorovka, Marinka and Vugledar."
11:28 Footage of offensive fighters of the Russian Federation in the Svatovsky direction.
11:20 Photo and video consequences of APU strikes on New Kakhovka.
Not only Novaya Kakhovka, but also Dnieper and Korsunka were shelled by Ukrainian artillery. Everywheredestroyedhouses, shops, substations, as well as power lines. There are people injured.
11:15 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 27, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - damage was recorded to the building of the City Dental Clinic No. 3 on the street. Isakov.
11:10 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, fired eight 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.
11:06 Battle for Artemovsk (27.02.23) — Bohdanovka:
Judging by operational information, the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the north of Artemovsk worsened even more overnight. Taking advantage of the fog that covered the area, Wagner PMCs advanced towards Bogdanovka and it is possible that battles for this settlement will begin today.
11:01 Recently, it has been very difficult for the Nazis to get into Artemovsk (Bakhmut). All roads are under fire control. Thisarmored carI tried to jump, it didn't work. The shell exploded next to the car. The result is 2-300,1-200 and minus an armored car. Video 18+ on the frames there is profanity.
10:55 The village of Aleksandrovka is under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian militants fired 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.
10:45 Ukrainian militants fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, fired 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.
10:25 Ukrainian fighters continue artillery attackof the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:01 Ukrainian troops fired on three districts of Donetsk. A total of 16 rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired at the Petrovsky district. In the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions, Ukrainian militants fired six rounds with a caliber of 15 mm. This was reported in the representative office of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
09:17 The Kiev regime continues to shell the peaceful cities of the Kherson region - emergency services.
The day before, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again fired at the peaceful cities of the left bank of the Kherson region. So, a blow was struck on New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Aleshki, Gola Pristan and other cities. In total, the militants fired over 80 rounds.
At night, the artillery attackcontinued - the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Vasilyevka, Cairo, Vinogradnoye and Vasilyevka with 45 rounds. The number of civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure is being specified.
09:07 Information on the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on February 27, 2023
08:55 Kind to Artemovsk from a bird's eye view. There are round-the-clock heavy battles. The enemy clings to every house.
08:33 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region 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.
08:10 Artemovsk Russian forces squeeze out Nazis from residential areas with the help of artillery fire.
08:02 During the day, five people were injured on the territory of the DPR.
Over the past day, from 00:00 on February 26 to 00:00 on February 27, five civilians were injured as a result of artillery attack of the VFU on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
07:48 Attack under Ugledar through the eyes of a marine
Personnel from the first person of the assault on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of dachas near Ugledar.
02:37 Soldiers of the 2nd Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces come in at the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Belogorovka.
Ours move extremely carefully, under the control of reconnaissance from the air.
Before the start of the advance, the military threw fragmentation grenades from a drone into the trenches of the Ukrainians. iz.ru A. Poltoranin.
01:30 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/26/2023 to 00:00 02/27/2023.
Over the past day, the Representation reported 26 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 20 attacks from MLRS, 155mm and 152mm artillery, and a strike UAV.
On Gorlovsky six artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. Having fired 119 units of various ammunition.
The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
Over the past day, information was received about the injury of five civilians, incl. a teenager born in 2005, in the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as the previously liberated Novonikolaevka.
Three houses were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
On the previous day, 19 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.