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Russian forces launched attacks on the Kharkiv region using guided aerial bombs and drones on March 1, damaging residential buildings and injuring a local resident. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. On March 2, in the village of Turove, Bohodukhiv district, a guided aerial bomb hit an open area on the outskirts, damaging three private homes and two outbuildings. In the village of Petropavlivka, Kupiansk district, a 51-year-old man was injured in an FPV drone attack on March 1. He was hospitalized. Syniehubov also reported that Russian forces attacked the village…

Russian forces launched a drone strike overnight on the village of Pyrohivtsi in the Khmelnytskyi region, damaging nine residential buildings and injuring a woman. According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, which reported the incident on Facebook, the attack caused a fire and structural damage to a private house. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Read also: Ukrainian forces down 63 Russian drones, 16 vanish from radar The explosion's shockwave damaged nine buildings, and a 75-year-old woman (born in 1949) sustained injuries.

Lithuania has invested EUR 20 million in Ukraine's defense industry and aims to establish joint weapons production with Ukraine. Lithuania's National Defense Ministry said this in a statement, Ukrinform reports, citing LRT. Vilnius and Kyiv will collaborate on the production of strategic weapons systems in Lithuania, the statement said. "The Ukrainian defense industry has incredible potential to become a global player due to its high level of expertise based on direct battlefield experience, motivation and competence of engineers, and forward thinking of key industry decision-makers," said Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene. Read also: Baltic states unhappy about being excluded from…

Russian shelling claimed the lives of two civilians in the Donetsk region on March 1. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Russian forces killed two residents on March 1 -- one in Kramatorsk and another in Malynivka. Additionally, seven others were injured in the region over the past 24 hours," the post said. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, 3,001 people have been killed in the Donetsk region, while 6,806 have been wounded. These figures exclude casualties from Mariupol and Volnovakha, Filashkin said. Read also: Russian troops…

Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 63 Russian attack drones, including Shahed strike drones and other UAVs, while 16 drones disappeared from radar and failed to reach their targets. The Ukrainian Air Force said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, beginning at 19:30 on Saturday, March 1. A total of 79 Shahed drones and various decoy UAVs were launched from multiple directions, including Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Ukraine's air defenses, including anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups, worked to repel the assault. Read also:…

Over the past day, March 1, as many as 97 combat engagements were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders on the frontline. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook regarding the situation as of 8:00 on Sunday, March 2. Yesterday, the Russians carried out two missile and 99 airstrikes, used two missiles, and dropped 146 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the enemy conducted over 5,200 shelling attacks, including 180 from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and deployed 3,067 kamikaze drones for strikes. The Russian forces carried…

By March 2, 2025, the total combat losses of the Russian military since February 24, 2022, have amounted to approximately 876,720 personnel, including 1,110 lost over the past day. This information was shared by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Additionally, Ukraine's Defense Forces have destroyed: 10,241 (+8) Russian tanks, 21,274 (+25) armored fighting vehicles, 23,959 (+51) artillery systems, 1,306 (+2) multiple launchers (MLRS), 1,091 (+3) air defense systems, 370 (+0) aircraft, 331 (+0) helicopters, 27,594 (+192) tactical UAVs, 3,085 (+0) cruise missiles, 28 (+0) warships/boats, one (+0) submarine, 39,218 (+117) vehicles and…

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian forces launched 458 strikes on 12 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported on Telegram by Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration (RMA), as cited by Ukrinform. "The enemy carried out 10 airstrikes on Piatykhatky, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohiria, Novodarivka, and Novoandriivka. A total of 288 UAVs of various types attacked Zaporizhzhia, Bilenke, Piatykhatky, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka. Nine MLRS attacks struck Piatykhatky, Shcherbaky, and Mala Tokmachka. Additionally, 151 artillery strikes targeted Piatykhatky, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka," Fedorov wrote. There were 18 reports…

The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has reported that Russian propaganda is circulating fake videos in which an alleged fighter of the 114th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade calls on Ukrainian troops to "march on Kyiv." According to Ukrinform, the CCD shared this information on Facebook. After directly reaching out to the 114th Brigade, the CCD confirmed that none of the brigade's servicemen were involved in creating or appearing in the distributed videos. Illustration: CCD (Center for Countering Disinformation) "There is no such soldier in the brigade as the one shown in the…

Fighters from the 412th Nemesis drone regiment, alongside other units of Ukraine's Defense Forces, successfully located and destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system, a loading vehicle, and the enemy crew near Selydove in the Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces reported the strike on Telegram, sharing a video that highlights the devastating impact of coordinated operations among different Ukrainian military units. [embedded content] On February 28, footage of the burning and exploding Russian ammunition depot quickly spread across social media. The Khortytsia Group of Forces released unique reconnaissance…