 Russia hammers Ukrainian military airfields, UAV depots over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 325 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks, including a German-made Leopard in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported
MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) depots over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck the infrastructure of military airfields, warehouses storing unmanned aerial vehicles, and amassed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian armed formations in 139 locations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 30 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov Region
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 30 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Volchansk, Dolzhik and Zolochev in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 30 personnel, two tanks, an armored combat vehicle, four motor vehicles and three artillery guns, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Grad multiple launch rocket system of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 200 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy electronic warfare stations in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Monachinovka, Kondrashovka, Podvysokoye, Kopanki and Zelyony Gai in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 200 personnel, eight motor vehicles and two field artillery guns, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two Zakhist-AF and Anklav electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 185 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 185 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Serebryanka, Aleksandropol, Nikolayevka, Seversk, Konstantinovka and Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 185 personnel, a Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile launcher, a motor vehicle and three field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 325 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 325 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks, including a German-made Leopard in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Center units improved their frontline positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army, a special operations brigade and two National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Zverevo, Novaya Poltavka, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeisk, Novoaleksandrovka, Peschanoye and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 325 personnel, two tanks, including a German-made Leopard, two armored combat vehicles, among them a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, a pickup truck and two artillery guns, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 175 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 175 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units continued advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Andreyevka and Burlatskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 175 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, a motor vehicle and four field artillery guns, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 90 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 90 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy electronic warfare station and a counterbattery radar in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted losses among manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade and three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Stepnoye, Ponyatovka and Dneprovskoye in the Kherson Region, Novodanilovka and Novoandreyevka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 90 personnel, seven motor vehicles, an artillery gun, an electronic warfare station and a counterbattery radar station in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russian air defenses destroy 185 Ukrainian UAVs, 19 Vampire rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 185 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and 19 Vampire rockets over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 19 rockets of the Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system and 185 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 656 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 44,616 unmanned aerial vehicles, 597 surface-to-air missile systems, 21,742 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,522 multiple rocket launchers, 22,042 field artillery guns and mortars and 32,121 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported. |
Long War of Kiev’s Worst Choices
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February 24th, 2025, marks the third anniversary of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine. The full-fledged war was the natural consequence of the decade-long conflict.
A brief back-sight shows the subsequent chain of events that led Ukraine into the catastrophe. The particular drama of recent Ukrainian history is that Kiev has made the less beneficial choice at every fork in the road, leading the country deeper into the abyss. How could a sovereign democracy make so many mistakes?!
Back in 2013, it was more profitable for Ukraine to sign an agreement with the Eurasian Customs Union than to launch the Maidan revolution, which turned into the first battle of the war.
In February 2014, it was more profitable for the opposition to sign the agreement with the then-president Yanukovich, but they preferred to incite the bloodshed. In a month, Kiev lost Crimea and got protests in the east.
It was more profitable for Kiev to agree with the Donbass, to provide guarantees to the Russian-speaking regions, but Kiev preferred the military operation against the population of the eastern regions.
It was more profitable for Kiev to grant autonomy to the L/DPR within Ukraine, which was demanded by the Republics, but Kiev refused and failed to break militias’ resistance. In the summer of 2014, Kiev’s forces suffered a strategic defeat in the Ilovaisk, which ruined Kiev’s plans to win the civil war. Kiev was forced to sign the Minsk agreements.
Kiev should better follow the Minsk agreements and save control of the Republics granting them special autonomy, but it preferred to violate the ceasefire regime and continue the bloodshed with constant attacks on civilians. As a result, it got into a full-fledged war with Russia.
Kiev should better sign the Istanbul agreements in 2022, but it preferred the war of attrition that it could not win. Kiev had three years to launch negotiations with Russia before Trump came back to power in the US, but Zelensky prohibited any negotiations with Moscow.
Zelensky should also better agree with the first agreement on rare earth metals proposed by Trump. Now US demands have increased dramatically. In addition to rare earth metals and oil, the second agreement reportedly provides for revenues from Ukrainian ports and other infrastructure. Moreover, the new deal reportedly does not contain the main point that Kiev was counting on: there are no security guarantees for Ukraine.
Three years after the start of the Russian Special Military Operation, Zelensky again found himself in a dead-end position. He should completely sell Ukraine to the US, which is unlikely to please his compatriots, or refuse, and his regime will be ruined by the pressure from Washington. History shows that Ukrainian leaders know best how to make the worst decisions.
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