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Current information on the situation on the front line: February 28 (updated)
2024-02-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:09 In Kyiv, in the Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov and Cherkasy regions, an air threat warning regime is in effect. The explosion occurred in Mirgorod, located in the Poltava region of Ukraine. This was reported by the publication “Glavkom”.

No details provided.

21:30 APU only designated a new line of defense behind Avdievka and it has already been practically broken through by the Braves.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will conduct a defensive operation in the area of the villages of Tonenkoe, Orlovka and Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction,” said the speaker of the Tavria group of troops, Likhova (Russian troops have already broken into each of these villages).

The Ukrainian military is counting on terrain suitable for defense - in particular, a cascade of reservoirs.

Likhovoy added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to contain the assault groups of the Russian army in the vicinity and on the approach to the village of Orlovka (at the same time, Orlovka has already ALMOST FALLEN).

20:35 Special operation, February 28. Main:

The Russian military liberated the village of Petrovskoye in the Avdeevsky direction, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Shoigu demanded that manufacturers of artillery reconnaissance systems, MLRS and rounds speed up the supply of equipment to the troops.

Russian troops are fighting on the near approaches to Chasov Yar, adviser to the head of the DPR Gagin told RIA Novosti. According to him, Chasov Yar is already in direct visibility.

Russian forces have identified previously unknown electronic warfare systems in the Svatovsko-Kremensk direction, which are actively using the Armed Forces of Ukraine along with Western radars, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko told RIA Novosti.

Russian strikes destroyed a HIMARS MLRS parking lot and a workshop for the production of drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Nikolaev, Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, told RIA Novosti.

An unnamed European official spoke to the Financial Times about Western troops on Ukrainian territory, noting that “everyone knows that Western special forces are present in Ukraine, it just hasn’t been officially announced.”

Russian air defense systems destroyed three Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the Belgorod region during the day, the Ministry of Defense reported.

19:49 There are reports about transition of Orlovka is under the control of the RF Armed Forces.

So far, no photo/video confirmation (there is only a photo confirming the presence of our troops in the eastern part of the village). We are waiting for our flags in Orlovka.

19:10 Forces of the “Center” group with attached units of Donetsk 1 Army Corps for a couple of days broke through to Orlovka after the liberation of Lastochkino.

Yesterday, Russian fighters had already gained a foothold on the outskirts and began to move forward from house to house.

This morning our soldiers were already at the school in the southeastern part of the village, approaching its center.

These days, powerful blows were delivered to the part of the village occupied by the enemy.

In the afternoon it became known that at least some of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units began to flee the village.

Now information is coming that the 114th Brigade with the forces of the Central Military District is completing the defeat of the enemy.

Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue their assault on Tonenky and Berdychi, and heavy fighting is underway.

18:18 Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring":

The 5th Brigade broke through the enemy’s defenses and broke into the fortress city of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - Krasnogorovka.

17:30 Telegram channel «Front bird":

South Donetsk direction. district settlement Novomikhailovka.

It is reported that our units of the Vostok group of troops hit an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.

The ATGM and aerial reconnaissance operators worked very harmoniously and accurately.

16:10 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Russian troops continue to systematically destroy enemy targets both near the line of combat contact and in the so-called rear regions. Ukraine.

Last night, attacks were carried out on the Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Khar'kov, Sumy regions, as well as the occupied part of the Kherson region and the DPR. Ballistic missiles, aircraft and Geran-2 attack UAVs were used to engage targets by fire.

Occupied territory of the DPR: in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), the headquarters of the enemy forces grouping in the Donetsk direction, located in the building of the Donetsk National Technical University, was hit.

In addition, in Predtechino, an ammunition depot in a rural club was destroyed; local residents reported a prolonged secondary detonation. And in the villages of Novoselovka Pervaya and Zhelannye, temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.

Khar'kov region: enemy warehouses in Fedorovka, Kupyansky district, which housed heavy armored vehicles and ammunition, were attacked. Russian artillery is also suppressing the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Pletenevka, Sin'kovka, Kazachya Lopan and Gatishche.

Odessa: once again, kamikaze drones "Geran-2" flew over the maritime infrastructure, destroying a BEC warehouse on the territory of the Yuzhny Sea Trade Port. Explosions also occurred on the territory of the Odessa commercial seaport.

At the same time, the authorities of the so-called Ukraine, in the usual manner, announced the interception of Russian drones and damage by debris to just one transformer at an unnamed critical infrastructure facility. How this correlates with the footage of arrivals and secondary detonations requires no comment.

14:53 Telegram channel “Front bird":

Avdeevskoe direction.

The enemy confirms that our troops have occupied the center of the village. Orlovka. The battle continues in the western part of the village. A transition to the settlement is expected in the near future. under the control of the Russian army.

12:45 Reported that the Russian Army leveled the front in the northwestern section of the Avdeevsky Front, taking control of the country roads between Orlovka and Berdychi.

Now communication between the Nazis between their main fortification areas is possible only through Semyonovka along the route along the Durnaya River.

11:40 Russian troops are advancing in Orlovka and have already entered the school grounds in the south-eastern part of the village. The enemy was unable to keep our troops on the approaches to the village.

11:20 Telegram channel «Frontline bird":

The enemy confirms the loss of Ivanovsky (Krasny) in the Artemovsk direction.

09:55 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. Dnepryan four rounds;

-- n.p. Podlesnoe three rounds;

-- village of KLazachi Lagery four rounds;

-- n.p. Kayro 4 rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Dnepryany, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Saga, firing a total of 15 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:25 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning 02/28/2024

– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, continued offensive operations from the west and south towards the village of Rabotino, and also resumed them northwest of Verbovoy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions.

– In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces, after artillery shelling, tried to advance north of Priyutnoye. No success.

– On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, with the support of long-range weapons, stormed Novomikhailovka, Georgievka and Pervomaisky. LBS has not changed significantly. Similar actions in the area of ??Tonenkoye and Orlovka led to a tactical success, which the Russian Armed Forces can convert into operational success. Both villages are on key routes near the LBS. Plus, they are located in the lowlands relative to the zone of control of Russian troops.

– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to break through to the main fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasovoy Yar through Ivanovskoye and Bogdanovka. For now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions, but they are doing it with great difficulty. The possible loss of the first of these settlements will be especially sensitive for them. The N-32 highway in muddy conditions will enable the Russian Armed Forces to use armored vehicles to attack Chasov Yar.

– In the Lugansk direction there are tough oncoming battles in the Serebryansky forest area south of Dibrova. The Russian Armed Forces attack at Yampolevka and Ternov with the goal of reaching the cascade of reservoirs on the left bank of the Zherebets River. They are also straining the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sinkovka. But not so active anymore.


08:55 Telegram channel «Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation

For February 27, 2024

– The Russian Aerospace Forces continue to strike at industrial and military facilities of the so-called. Ukraine. In Poltava, the attack hit the territory of a military airfield. According to the latest information, the Sea King Mk41 and Mi-8MSB helicopters were destroyed. In the Kirovograd region, the air base in Alexandria was hit.

– In the zone of special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the enemy in several areas. In the Bakhmut direction there are fierce battles for the village of Krasnoye (Ivanovskoye). Russian assault units continue attacks in the central part of the village, as well as northeast of Shosseynaya Street.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Tonenkoye area. According to some information, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting on the southwestern outskirts of the village. In addition, data appeared on objective control of the RF Armed Forces on the eastern approaches of Petrovsky,

“Meanwhile, on the Gulyai-Polye sector of the front, where there had been a lull for a long time, several assault groups carried out a daring operation, taking control of part of the Gulyai-Polye Dachas holiday village, advancing almost one kilometer without losses.

– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army continues to advance in the area of the “Rabotinsky ledge” and Verbovoy. To the north-west of the settlement, the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the enemy from the landings they occupied
.

08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.

One civilian was reported injured.

Damaged:

Two residential buildings.

One artillery attack was recorded from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.

A total of 23 attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded in the Gorlovka direction.

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