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February 28, 2026
Russian troops liberate four communities in Ukraine operation over week
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,485 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported
TL;DR
- Russian troops liberated four communities: Grafskoye (Kharkov), Karpovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Krasnoznamenka (Dnepropetrovsk Region), and Rizdvyanka (Zaporozhye Region).
- Over the week, Russian forces conducted two massive and six combined precision strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial, energy, fuel, and transport infrastructure.
- Battlegroup North reported inflicting over 1,485 casualties and destroying five armored combat vehicles.
- Battlegroup West reported inflicting over 1,260 casualties and destroying 20 armored combat vehicles.
- Battlegroup South reported inflicting over 940 casualties and destroying 37 armored combat vehicles.
- Battlegroup Center reported inflicting over 2,480 casualties and destroying 45 armored combat vehicles.
- Battlegroup East reported inflicting over 2,205 casualties and destroying 25 armored combat vehicles.
- Battlegroup Dnepr reported inflicting approximately 355 casualties.
- Russian air defense intercepted 2,041 Ukrainian UAVs and 50 HIMARS rockets.
- Overall reported destroyed Ukrainian military assets since the start of the operation include aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, SAM systems, tanks, MLRS, artillery guns, and motor vehicles.
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