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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of February 26 (updated)
2026-02-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:11 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 167 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Tula regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region, including 12 UAVs flying towards Moscow.

20:27 Buk-M3 air defense missile system crews of the Vostok group stopped an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strike civilian infrastructure.

18:33 UAV crews of the Center group rammed enemy drones with the Starlink system in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces destroyed an enemy fuel and lubricants depot on the outskirts of the village of Konstantinovka.

Military personnel from the Vostok group's drone crews destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces multiple launch rocket system in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Attack drone crews from the Center group disrupted the enemy's rotation and supply delivery attempt in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Drone operators from the Novorossiysk paratroopers of the Dnepr group destroyed a tank and a Bogdana self-propelled howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.

17:48 Force Group "North" took more advantageous positions and lines in the border area, destroying up to 175 Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, eight vehicles, a gun, and electronic warfare systems. Two supply depots were destroyed.

The "West" force group improved its tactical position. Enemy losses: up to 170 militants, two combat armored vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier (USA), 16 vehicles, a gun, and electronic warfare systems. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

The "South" group improved its position along the forward line. Enemy casualties included up to 125 fighters, seven armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and electronic warfare systems. Two ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.

The Center Forces Group occupied more advantageous lines and positions. Enemy losses: up to 270 fighters, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot was destroyed.

The "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. The enemy lost up to 340 fighters, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, and a gun.

The Dnipro Guards Forces defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mountain assault brigade's personnel and equipment near Dimitrovo and Shcherbaki in the Zaporizhia region. Over 35 militants, 10 vehicles, and a supply depot were destroyed.

Aviation, attack UAVs, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups struck drone pre-flight preparation and launch sites and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries in 159 districts.

16:59 Air defense forces around 17:00 shot down 2 Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs flying towards the capital

Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports have restricted operations for aircraft departures and arrivals.

A drone alert is in effect in the Moscow region.

15:59 Russian fighters are cutting off the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, video.

15:53 Footage has been published showing the destruction of a Ukrainian UAV launcher by Russian Armed Forces FPV drone crews in the area of Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region, video.

15:49 On frames: The destruction of a Ukrainian UAV launcher by Russian Armed Forces FPV drone crews in the area of the village of Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.

15:19 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying over the Bryansk region.

13:05 Tonight, in response to the terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime on civilian infrastructure facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike using long-range precision-guided ground- and air-based weapons and attack drones against Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and military airfields.

The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated targets were hit.

12:24 Center group fighters established a no-fly zone for the enemy, video.

09:41 Jet fighters from the 1st Guards Tank Army of the "West" group proved that unnecessary movements in their area of responsibility are best avoided. The enemy attempted to conduct a rotation in the Khar'kov region. video.

09:06 UAV crews of the Ivanovo paratroopers deprived power supply to military facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper

During aerial reconnaissance, unmanned aerial system operators from the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces unit discovered that power lines from one of the facilities extended deep into enemy territory, supplying power to Ukrainian military installations. The obtained intelligence was transmitted to the command post.

08:07 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on February 25 to 07:00 Moscow time on February 26, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Seven – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Four – over the territory of the Tula region,
Two – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One – over the Black Sea,
One – over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Grafskoye was liberated
Advance south of Zaliznichny
Advance between Ivanovka and Novopavlovka
Expansion of the control zone on the southern outskirts of Konstantinovka

06:03 152mm Msta-B crews of the Guards Tank Regiment of the Center group worked out one hundred percent: the enemy's temporary deployment points came under attack.

Posted by:badanov

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