[NewsFront] 23:20 An air raid alarm sounded in five regions of Ukraine.
According to the official resource for alerting the population, sirens sounded in Odessa, Poltava, Kirovograd, Nikolaev and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
21:18 Telegram channel"Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
The landing force and 150 Motorized Rifle Division storm Krasnoye, gaining a foothold in the village near Artyomovsk.
-- On the flank of Artyomovsk, units of the 11th Airborne Brigade and the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District, with powerful support from artillery, aviation and combat drones, having broken through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, continue the assault on Ivanovsky (Red).
-- Previously, our fighters occupied a dozen enemy strongholds in the plantings and forced the Ukrainian Armed Forces to flee into the village itself.
-- During the attacks, attack aircraft of the 11th Airborne Brigade and the 68th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Southern Military District knocked out the enemy from the first two streets in Krasnoye and gained a foothold, continuing the assault.
-- The enemy is sending reinforcements in armored vehicles and trying to counterattack, and is also actively artillery attack the lost part of the village.
-- The enemy in the village is constantly exposed to powerful fire from artillery, tanks and attack UAVs.
20:46 The enemy left the village of Severnoye and is retreating to Tonenkoye -photo.
19:08 Lastochkino village - the 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 41st Army of the Central Military District completed the defeat of the enemy in the village, continuing the offensive from Avdeevsky Koksokhim -video.
18:27 Special military operation. The situation on the front line -photo.
17:09 Ukrainian media report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have left the village of Lastochkino near Avdievka.
16:09 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Russian units during the day, under the cover of armored vehicles, were able to break through the defense line in the center of Rabotino and occupy the ruins of the school.
15:10 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation:
– In the Kupyansk direction, the active actions of units of the “Western” group of forces inflicted fire damage on units of the 30th and 32nd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and repelled three counterattacks in the area of the settlement of Sin'kovka, Khar'kov region.
– In the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, inflicted fire damage on units of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoe and Kurdyumovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the “Center” group of forces continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions, and also defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 24th and 53rd Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire on formations of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the village of Lugovskoye, Zaporozhye region.
– In the Kherson direction, as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Dnepr group of troops in cooperation with artillery, a complex fire defeat was inflicted on units of the 65th and 118th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino and Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region.
14:22 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the special operation, basic:
-- In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces continued to occupy advantageous positions, repelled two counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they lost up to 425 military personnel killed and wounded
-- In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line; the enemy lost over 395 military personnel, two tanks, and four armored combat vehicles
-- Air defense systems in the areas of Yasenovoye and Selidovo in the DPR shot down two MiG-29s of the Ukrainian Air Force
13:40 According to military correspondents, the Russian military during the assault on the village of Rabotin obroke through to the center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area in armored vehicles.
13:00 They report about the advancement of our troops in the Kleshcheevka area, the expansion of the zone of control of the RF Armed Forces in the area of Petrovsky (formerly Stepovoye) and Severny.
11:33 Telegram channel Front birdreports, that two settlements west of Avdievka came under the control of the Russian Army: Severnoye and Lastochkino.
10:21 Front-line soldier reports:
About Lastochkino.
The village is being cleaned up.
09:57 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 02/24/2024
– In the Kherson-Crimean direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to clear Ukrainian positions in Krynki. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are stubbornly resisting..
– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, attacked the village of Rabotino from the west and south. LBS has not changed significantly. In the Verbovoye area there are oncoming battles.
– On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces continued the assault on Novomikhailovka from the south and east. No promotion. The Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked in Pobeda. Partially successful. Russian units are holding the village, but in a very narrow area along the front, which can create problems. True, to the north the RF Armed Forces have advanced somewhat towards Georgievka. But this does not solve the issue of consolidation in Victory.
But from the west of Avdievka, Russian assault units, after artillery shelling, gained a foothold in Severny. The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Lastochkino are now under attack from the north and east. Long-range weapons of the Russian Armed Forces are working powerfully against Ukrainian positions in the village itself.
Russian troops advanced to Orlovka and took Stepnoe (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions). Ukrainian positions in the cities of Krasnogorovka, Netaylov, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, Semyonovka and Berdychi are under attack. The artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine worked on Russian positions in Mar'inka, Donetsk and the village of Krasnogorovka.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces attacked at the heights north-west of Kleshcheevka. No success. And to the north they entered Ivanovskoye. In Bogdanovka there are tough oncoming battles.
– In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces carried out offensive operations west of Dibrova, in the area of Torskoye, Yampolevka, Ternov and Sin'kovka. LBS has not changed significantly
09:27 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Korsunka four rounds;
-- n.p. Peschanivka six rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery four rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan five rounds;
-- village of Novaya Mayachka four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Korsunka, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Vasilyevka, firing a total of 15 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation: events of February 22 – 23, 2024
Russian troops launched combined strikes against enemy targets in the so-called rear regions. Ukraine. Several drones hit the Odessa nonwovens factory, where the maintenance base for unmanned boats was located.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region, enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex came under attack. As a result of the arrival and subsequent detonation, a fire broke out on the territory of the Dneprtyazhmash plant. Another target of the raid was the Southern Machine-Building Plant named after. A.M. Makarova.
In addition, kamikaze drones attacked an industrial zone on the banks of the Dnieper. As a result of a direct hit, one of the fuel tanks at the oil depot was destroyed.
Another target was hit in the temporarily occupied part of the DPR. The enemy's temporary deployment point on the territory of the Kapitalnaya mine was hit.
Ukrainian formations once again tried to attack the rear regions of Russia with drones. The air target was intercepted in the sky over Rostov-on-Don, there were no casualties.
There were also raids on the border area. One Ukrainian drone was shot down on approach to Klintsy. The target of the attack was a local oil depot, but destruction was avoided.
Another group of drones tried to attack targets in Kursk. All drones were shot down by air defense crews.
08:10 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
Four civilians were reported injured
One residential building damaged
Seven artillery attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 19 attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were recorded in the Gorlovka direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 99 units of various ammunition.