On February 27, Ukrainian forces engaged in 128 battles with Russian troops, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In a war update published on Facebook, Ukraine’s General Staff said that Russian forces carried out one missile strike and 91 airstrikes, launching one missile and dropping 128 guided bombs. Additionally, they conducted over 5,000 shelling attacks, including 162 from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and deployed 2,865 kamikaze drones.
The Russian military targeted several regions with airstrikes, including Krasnopillia in the Sumy region, Halahanivka in the Chernihiv region, Riasne, Slatyne, and Doroshivka in the Kharkiv region, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiivka, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Zvirove, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Hrodivka, Nadiivka, Horikhove, and Novopil in the Donetsk region, Kamianske, Mali Shcherbaky, Zaliznychne, Huliaipole and Novodarivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Tiahynka, Prydniprovske, Tarasivka, and Inhulets in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian rocket and artillery units struck one Russian troop concentration area, two air defense systems, and three artillery units.
In the Kharkiv sector, six Russian attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk and Kindrashivka were repelled.
In the Lyman sector, six Russian assaults near Yampolivka, Torske, Zelena Dolyna, and Kolodiazi were unsuccessful.
In the Siversk sector, two Russian attacks near Bilohorivka were repelled.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian troops launched two assaults near Vasiukivka and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, 11 Russian attacks near Krymske and Toretsk were stopped.
The most intense fighting was recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, with 49 Russian assaults repelled in multiple settlements, including Pokrovsk, Beresivka, Lysivka, and Uspenivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, 16 Russian attacks were stopped near Kostiantynopil, Novopil, and Burlatske.
In the Huliaipole sector, six Russian assaults near Charivne were repelled.
In the Orikhiv sector, nine Russian attacks near Stepove, Piatykhatky, and Kamianske were stopped.
No signs of Russian offensive formations were detected in the Volyn and Polissia sectors. The Kupiansk and Dnipro River sectors also saw no offensive actions.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue operations in Russia’s Kursk region. The enemy launched 16 airstrikes, dropping 28 guided bombs, and carried out 405 shelling attacks, including 15 with MLRS. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 11 Russian assaults.
Source: War update: 128 clashes on front lines, most intense fighting in Pokrovsk sector
