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The number of casualties from the massive drone attack on Kharkiv overnight has risen to 12 including two children. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office via Telegram, as cited by Ukrinform. "The Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack on Kharkiv injuring 12 people, including two children," the statement reads. According to the investigation, during the night of March 1, the enemy launched a massive drone strike on three districts of Kharkiv. In Shevchenkivskyi district, a UAV struck an archway near a multi-story residential building, causing a 6-year-old girl to experience acute stress. Another strike hit…

Over the past day, four civilians were killed, and six more were injured in Donetsk region due to Russian shelling. This was reported on Telegram by Vadym Filashkin, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, as cited by Ukrinform. "On February 28, Russians killed four residents of Donetsk region: two in Lyman, one in Myrnohrad, and one in Siversk. Six other people were injured in the region," Filashkin wrote. Read also: War update: 91 clashes on frontline over past day, most attacks on Pokrovsk axis According to an infographics released in the report, since the start of Russia's full-scale war,…

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have shot down 103 Russian drones, while 51 more were lost from tracking. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram. Starting 19:30 PM on Friday, February 28, the forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine using 154 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various decoy drones from the directions of Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. The Air Force, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces worked to repel the attack. By 8:30 on Saturday, March…

On February 28, the Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 91 combat clashes with the Russian invaders. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, summarizing the situation as of 8:00 on Saturday, March 1. Yesterday, the Russian forces launched one missile strike, conducted 100 airstrikes, including dropping 152 guided bombs on the Ukrainian positions and settlements. Additionally, the enemy carried out over 5,600 shelling attacks, including 121 barrages from multiple launch rocket systems and deployed 2,449 kamikaze drones. The Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Yunakivka, Basivka in…

The total combat losses Russian troops have suffered in Ukraine since the invasion have reached an estimated 875,610, including 1,050 killed or wounded in the past day alone. This was reported by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Ukrinform saw. The Ukrainian Defense Forces have also destroyed 10,233 (+11) Russian tanks, 21,249 (+15) armored fighting vehicles, 23,908 (+61) artillery systems, 1,304 (+1) multiple launch rocket systems, 1,088 (+1) air defense systems, 370 (+0) warplanes, 331 (+0) helicopters, 27,402 (+128) operational-tactical UAVs, 3,085 (+0) cruise missiles, 28 (+0) warships/cutters, 1 (+0) submarine, 39,101 (+107) vehicles and fuel tankers, and 3,763…

There are no enemy warships off the coast of Crimea while Russia keeps three cruise missile carriers in the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the Ukrainian Navy. "There are no enemy ships in the Black Sea; there are no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov," the post states. According to the Ukrainian Navy, there are currently four enemy warships in the Mediterranean Sea, three of which are Kalibr carriers with a total salvo of up to 26 cruise missiles. Read also: MFA: Ukraine discussing allied presence in Black Sea and airspace with partners In…

In the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol, a vehicle carrying an FSB officer was blown up. The injured officer is currently in intensive care. The Mariupol City Council reported this incident on Telegram, citing the local resistance movement, according to Ukrinform. "Today [on February 28] at around 01:00, in the Prymorskyi district, members of the Mariupol resistance movement blew up a car carrying an FSB officer. The victim is now in intensive care," the statement reads. Following the attack, Russian FSB forces intensified their crackdown and launched extensive search operations. The partisans have promised to disclose further details of the operation…

Vasyl Ratushnyi, the elder brother of well-known activist Roman Ratushnyi, has been killed on the front line. Roman also lost his life in the war in June 2022. Their mother, writer Svitlana Povaliaieva, announced the news on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "On the night of February 27, during a combat mission, UAV pilot of the 'Madyar's Birds' unit Vasyl Ratushnyi was killed by a direct hit from an FPV drone. My eldest son, my life," she wrote. Roman Ratushnyi led the civic organization "Save Protasiv Yar," which opposed high-rise construction in Kyiv's parkland. After Russia's full-scale invasion, he volunteered to…

During the air raid in Kharkiv, explosions were heard, and arrivals were reported in two districts of the city. This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the Telegram channel of Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov. “An explosion was heard in the city! Preliminarily, the attack was made in the central part of the city, in the area of residential buildings. Information about the victims and damage is being clarified,” the post reads. Soon the mayor informed about another arrival. “We have another arrival, first in the Shevchenkivskyi district and again near residential high-rise buildings,” wrote Ihor Terekhov. Read also: Kherson…