[NewsFront] 21:37 Around 20.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
one over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and
one over the Black Sea.
20:44 FPV operator Severy destroys an expensive reconnaissance drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
20:16 From 19.15 to 19.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
19:33 The Russian Armed Forces have driven the enemy out of the settlement of Zaporozhye, –MAP.
19:02 Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces near Andreyevka, –MAP.
18:44 Servicemen of the reconnaissance unit of the North group of forces with the help of UAVs discovered a canopy of camouflage nets, under which was located a combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The detected target was quickly destroyed by FPV drone crews using fiber optics.
18:11 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction near Skudnoye, Novosilka and Novopol, –MAP.
17:49 On frames: launching a missile strike by the Iskander OTRK (with a cluster warhead) at the training site of the 422 UAV crews against the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAVs at an abandoned airfield (near the city of Zaporozhye).
17:18 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces west of Leonidovka, –MAP.
16:44 Calculation of the Buk-M3 air defense missile system of the Center group destroyed HIMARS multiple launch rockets in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
16:26 Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoye) direction. Left flank.
Intense counterbattles in the Kotlino-Udachnoye area.
Our units are repelling enemy counterattacks and seeking to expand control of the territory. Both the enemy and our units have brought additional forces to this area.
The situation is very tense. However, in Udachny, the battles have shifted to the center, although they are mostly positional. The enemy's videos with outdated data do not correspond to the real situation.
The enemy's attempts to jump into Kotlino in the style of "a la Peschanoye" do not give him positive results. Assault groups in such attempts are usually destroyed along with their equipment.
However, although the enemy's activity has somewhat decreased, the tension in the area has not decreased. Both sides admit the possibility of a sharp increase in actions from the outside and the introduction of significant reserves into the battle.
In the area of ​​Zverevo, Peschanoye and Belgiyka, the LBS is unchanged, although the intensity of the fighting here is not weakening. Our units are trying to retake the area of ​​the railway embankment south of Zverevo and northeast of Peschanoye. The enemy is intensively using drones and artillery against Peschanoye.
15:54 Around 14:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:59 Drone drivers of the Rubicon Center showed, what remains of the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment on the Yunakovka-Sudzha road in the border area of ​​the Kursk region.
13:19 Units of the North group of forces during offensive operations released settlements of Orlovka and Pogrebki.
12:28 The Russian Armed Forces have driven the enemy out of the Goly Log gully south of Maryevka, –MAP.
11:36 The Russian Armed Forces have driven the enemy out of the Goly Log gully, south of Maryevka, –MAP.
11:28 Ministry of Defense RF:
Crews of 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers of the 25th Combined Arms Army destroyed armored vehicles, crews of SPG-9 mounted anti-tank grenade launchers, 120mm mortars and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
The crews of the Uragan MLRS of the 1st Guards Tank Army destroyed a MLRS combat vehicle, a temporary deployment point, a concentration of manpower and enemy armored vehicles.
11:06 Andreevka liberated, at the moment, the clearing of basements on the western outskirts of the village from the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is being completed.
11:06 Operator of the UAV GV "Sever" discovered in a forest plantation of Ukrainian soldiers' BBM "Humvee" and transmitted the target coordinates to the FPV calculation of the Severyans. The kamikaze drone on fiber optics quickly flew in and hit the target.
10:05 The Russian army has occupied Novaya Sorochina in the Kursk region, –MAP.
10:05 Assault units of the "North" group continue successfully to dislodge the enemy in the Khar'kov direction.
9:25 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod Region over the past 24 hours:
In the Borisovsky district, in the village of Kazachye-Rudchenskoyereleased4 munitions in one attack, also one drone was shot down by the air defense system. No consequences.
In the Valuysky municipal district, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Kukuyevka, Logachevka and Posokhovo were attacked by 41 drones, of which 37 were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Kukuyevka, 4 units of special equipment were damaged, in the village of Posokhovo - a water supply infrastructure facility.
In the Volokonovsky district, eight rounds of ammunition were fired at the settlement of Malinovo, the villages of Borisovka, Tishanka, the farms of Gayevka and Davydkin during two attacks and attacks were carried out using six drones. three private houses, two outbuildings, a passenger car, a commercial facility and a power line were damaged.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, the settlement of Gorkovsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Novostroevka-Vtoraya and Novostroevka-Pervaya were subjected to three attacks, during which 11 munitions were fired, and were attacked by two drones.
Tonight in the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya, as a result of explosive devices dropped from a drone, one private house and a car were damaged.
In the Krasnoyarsk region, two artillery shells were fired at the village of Prilesye, the villages of Grafovka, Demidovka and Kolotilovka, and 10 drones were attacked. A social facility was damaged.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, the settlement of Leninsky, the villages of Arkhangelskoye, Voznesenovka, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka were subjected to one shelling, during which seven7 munitions were fired, and were attacked with the help of 36 drones, 32 of which were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Murom, wo private houses were destroyed and one was damaged, in the village of Arkhangelskoye, a private house was damaged.
Air targets were shot down by the air defense system over the Yakovlevsky municipal district. In the settlement of Tomarovka, one private house and a car were damaged as a result of falling debris.
09:16 Soldiers of the Tula 106th Airborne Division from the previously liberated Sverdlikovo broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, entered Lebedivka, reached the center and are advancing in the direction of the eastern part, clearing out the Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds and driving out the occupiers.
8:36 Snipers of the "East" group of forces supported offensive of assault groups in the South Donetsk direction.
Having waited for the assault to begin, the riflemen suppressed the enemy's firing points and machine gun crew, ensuring the safe approach of our assault troops. The snipers also destroyed the enemy reserve, which was moving forward to reinforce.
8:21 According to operational information from the unit of the 79th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, consisting of a battalion abandoned the territory of the village of Constantinople under pressure from our forces and dispersed along the strongholds in the direction of Razliv and Bogatyr.
8:20 Around 07.20 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutydestroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of Krasnodar Krai.
8:17 Frontline report for the morning of 02/26/2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Over the past 24 hours, no information about changes in the LBS has been received, –MAP.
Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to expand their zone of control northwest of Velyka Novosilka. Fighting continues in Constantinople, Russian troops have slightly slowed the pace of the offensive, but long-range weapons are actively working on enemy positions.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack, showing activity in several areas. There are also reports of a possible counterattack by Ukrainian troops in Dzerzhinsk, but this information has not yet been confirmed.
Chasov Yar direction. No significant changes in LBS. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar and on the flanks.
Kursk Region. Russian troops have liberated Pogrebki, and the territory that has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces is being cleared. Also, the adjacent Orlovka has been liberated from the area. There are also advances by Russian troops in the Lebedevka area.