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Donetsk Oblast
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Russia kills 2, injures 17 over past day
Russian forces damaged the Palace of Sports in Odesa, damaged a number of residential buildings in Kharkiv, Kherson oblasts and in Odesa over past day
ISW: Russian seizure of Chasiv Yar would be more operationally significant than the Russian seizure of Avdiivka
However, “Russian forces will not take Chasiv Yar rapidly if they can take it at all,” according to the ISW’s latest report
UK intel: Russian forces make minor gains in Donetsk Oblast as Ukrainian troops face shell shortages
Russian forces are intensifying their efforts to expand control northwest of Donetsk city, with a strategic focus on contesting a string of villages including Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske.
Russian night attack injures 13, kills at least 2 in Sumy, Myrhorod in Donetsk Oblast
In Sumy, there still may be three people among the missing due to an attack on the 5-story residential building
Russian attacks kill two, injure 11 civilians; Ukraine downs 12/15 “kamikaze” drones
As Ukraine repels a Russian suicide drone attack on three regions, Russia's shelling and bomb attack kill two civilians elsewhere.
UK intel: Seizing Chasiv Yar Russia’s objective at Bakhmut axis, but no full-scale assault imminent
Russian forces continue attacking near Bakhmut, occupied parts of Ivanivske. Objective is Chasiv Yar but unlikely to attempt full-scale assault currently despite gradual gains, per UK intelligence.
Russian attacks kill seven, injure at least 14 Ukrainian civilians in four regions on 6 March
On 6 March, Russian attacks in Ukraine killed seven civilians and injured at least 14 more, with homes, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure damaged in Odesa, Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
Frontline report: Russia shifts focus to eastern flank in bid to take Kurakhove
Frontline villages like Novomykhailivka and Pobieda key in blunting offensive. Control of supply routes critical - Ukraine manages to reclaim half of Pobieda in counterattack.
Ukraine strikes Russian military unit in Donetsk Oblast, kills deputy commander
The missile strike kills 19 Russian soldiers, and injures 12, including the commander of the military unit in Russian-occupied Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine’s military: Ukraine withdraws from Lastochkyne, digs in defenses further west
Ukraine has withdrawn its forces from the village of Lastochkyne in the Donetsk Oblast, moving west to prepared defensive positions, a military spokesman said on 26 Feb. The retreat comes after days of heavy Russian bombardment.
Russia bombards Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, killing at least two civilians
Russian strikes hit a school in Sloviansk and a residential zone in Kramatorsk on Saturday evening, leaving at least two dead, with more casualties possibly still trapped inside damaged properties.
Commander: Ukrainian troops withdrew from Avdiivka
Ukrainian forces retreated from Avdiivka to prepared positions, a Ukrainian commander reports. The withdrawal occurred after months of bloody Russian attacks cut supply lines to the embattled city.
Indiscriminate Russian shelling kills civilians in eastern Ukraine
The head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration said that the Russian attack was a deliberate attempt to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
ISW reports Ukrainian gains near Kreminna, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia; Russian advances near Kreminna, Kupiansk
As fighting continues across the frontlines in southern and eastern Ukraine, ISW reports confirmed Ukrainian advances near Donetsk, Kreminna, and in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, against Russian movements near Kupiansk and Kreminna.
Russian attack injures 63-year-old woman, children aged 10, 17 in Donetsk Oblast
Russian night attack also damaged 15 private residential buildings and the power lines.
ISW: Russia constructing 30-km wall of train cars in occupied Donetsk Oblast
The so-called "tsar train" may serve for the Russian military as a defensive line against future Ukrainian assaults, according to the ISW.
UK intel: Russia steps up assaults on Avdiivka with bombs and troops
Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, remains a primary focus of Russia's operations as the Russians escalate Avdiivka bombardment from the air and are expected to leverage air strikes to sustain aggressive operations, per UK intelligence.
One killed, seven injured in Russian night shelling of Donetsk’s Selydove
Russian shelling attacks kill one and injured seven civilians in Selydove, Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential buildings, educational facilities, and cars, per local authorities.
Media: Avdiivka situation critical, street fighting erupts
Russian forces have advanced into Avdiivka's built-up area with street fighting now underway.
ISW: Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut
Fierce fighting rages on in partially Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, as Moscow seeks to fully capture the eastern Ukrainian region.