[NewsFront] 21:34 Corrected data on the line of combat contact in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
21:18 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed nine Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Eight – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the territory of Kursk region.
20:54 Rubicon specialists again demonstrated the art of precise strikes.
20:48 In the Dobropolsky direction, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing along forest belts towards Kucherov Yar, MAP.
20:10 Fiber optic drones are attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles and fuel storage facilities in the village of Lyutovka in the Khar'kov region, video.
19:47 Khar'kov direction. Successes of RF Armed Forces. February 24.
The positions of the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under attack from Solntsepyok missiles in the forest plantations near Vovchanskie Khutors.
In the area near Siminovka, aircraft destroyed the position of the 127th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Russian attack aircraft captured an enemy stronghold. In the Khatnensky sector, the "northerners" advanced 200 meters through the forested areas.
19:13 UAV operators of the Southern group destroyed a control point for unmanned aerial vehicles and an AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station for the enemy in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovsky direction.
Drone operators from the Vostok group overtook a Ukrainian Armed Forces sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Attack drone crews from the 5th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group destroyed an extensive network of camouflaged enemy repeater antennas in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. The drone operators also disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
18:50 Ukrainian drones in Bryansk Oblast attacked a civilian passenger bus and a car. Two people in the car were injured.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a suicide drone attack on the village of Belaya Berezka in the Trubchevsk district. The Kyiv regime targeted a moving vehicle. Civilians were injured. A man and a woman were taken to the hospital, where they received the necessary medical care.
18:00 Ukrainian soldier presented was charged with committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia, as part of a criminal investigation, has charged soldier Alexander Levchenko of the 17th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with committing crimes under paragraphs "a" and "b" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act).
17:24 The crew of the 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane" of the 11th Army Corps of the "North" group destroyed temporary deployment points, strongholds and positions with manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
Artillerymen from the 385th Guards Artillery Brigade of the Center group hit an enemy command post in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
16:13 UAV operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Eastern Group of Forces are being pursued along the forest belt in the Zaporizhzhia region, the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:45 In the period from 9:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
Two – over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan,
Two – over the Black Sea.
15:16 Since yesterday evening the Armed Forces of Ukraine attack northern regions of the LPR
Civilians were also targeted. In Svatovo, an enemy drone struck a car, injuring a 36-year-old woman. She was taken to the hospital, where medics promptly provided all necessary assistance.
In Kremenna, an enemy drone struck the city center. Tragically, a 75-year-old man was killed. Another person was injured and is receiving medical attention.
14:42 Orlan-10 UAV crews of the unmanned systems troops of the 288th Artillery Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group are working in conjunction with artillerymen.
As soon as the operator locates a target, the coordinates are immediately sent to the artillery units. From there, it's a matter of technique: the Krasnopol flies practically as directed.
13:58 In the area of the village of Chaiki in the Belgorod district, as a result of a strike by a drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died a civilian.
An FPV drone deliberately attacked a truck. The driver died at the scene from his injuries.
13:18 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 02/24/2026:
Units of the "North" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade have been defeated near the villages of Olshanka, Sennoe, Bachevsk, Khrapovshchina, and Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krasny Yar, Grafskoye, Volchanskie Khutora and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 service members, four armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, a Western-made multiple launch rocket system, two field artillery pieces, including a US-made M777 howitzer, and two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and ten supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Monachynivka, Chervony Oskol, Borovaya, and Novoosinovo in the Khar'kov region, and Oleksandrivka and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV armored car, 19 vehicles, two artillery pieces, including one Western-made, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Druzhkovka, and Shabelkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 115 service members, four armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, including one Western-made, and five electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Vodyanske, Dobropillya, and Serhiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Mezhevaya in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 335 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine vehicles, and a multiple launch rocket system.
Units of the "East" military group liberated the village of Rizdvyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region as a result of offensive actions.
Formations of a mechanized unit, two airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lyubitske, Barvinovka, Charivne in the Zaporizhzhia region and Velykomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and 18 cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kirovo and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 17 vehicles, a Western-made field artillery gun and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:52 A crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS from the Tula paratroopers of the North group of forces destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a forested area in the Sumy region.
10:59 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 18 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Four – over the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,
Two – over the territory of Saratov Oblast,
One – over the territory of Samara Oblast,
One – over the territory of Rostov Oblast,
One – over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
10:17 During another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A fighter died from the Orlan unit and another civilian was wounded.
In the village of Borisovka, Borisovsky District, one of our soldiers was killed by the detonation of an FPV drone. A man nearby suffered a penetrating abdominal wound. He was taken to the Borisovsky Central District Hospital in serious condition.
9:28 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 16 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on February 23 and 7:00 AM on February 24. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 24 times. On two occasions, drones attacked our territory by dropping explosive devices.
9:10 During the week from February 16 to 22, Ukrainian military personnel shelled with 118 civilians killed: 104 were wounded, including two minors, and 14 were killed. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at least 3,846 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory.
8:42 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on February 23 to 7:00 Moscow time on February 24, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 79 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
21 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
15 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Region,
15 UAVs were flying over the Black Sea,
11 UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Nine UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Five UAVs were flying over the Saratov Region,
One UAV was flying over the Republic of Adygea,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk Region, and
One UAV was flying over the Rostov Region.
8:18 Frontline summary as of the morning of February 24, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
Fighting continues in the area of Primorskoye, Stepnogorsk and Magdalinovka.
In the Hulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are advancing west of Zaliznichnoye.
Fighting is ongoing near the village of Priluki. Tension remains on the northern flank, near Orestopol and Velikomikhailovka.
Donetsk Front:
In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, Russian forces are advancing on Molodetskoye.
In the Dobropolsky direction, they are advancing toward Belitskoye.
There are gains in the Novy Donbas area.
In the Konstantinovka sector, Russian Armed Forces are fighting along the Berestok-Ivanopol line, as well as in the Stepanovka area.
Fighting continues on the southern approaches to Konstantinovka.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian troops are fighting in Drobyshevo and northeast of Krasny Liman.
In the Seversky direction, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control north of Reznikovka, advancing near Krivaya Luka, and attacking toward Fedorovka Vtoraya.
The Sumy Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is advancing south of Yablonovka and Yunakovka.
8:00 Anti-aircraft gun crews of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group are working seven days a week, destroying enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs, video.