Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6.00 a.m., February 28, 2023

Day 370 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

The russian federation focuses its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtars’k axes. Last day, our soldiers repelled more than 60 enemy attacks in the indicated axes.

At the same time, the enemy launched 8x missile and 32x air strikes. Attacked 85x times from MLRS.

The threat of further missile strikes is significant throughout the territory of Ukraine.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no formations of enemy offensive groups were detected. The occupiers shelled the settlements of Tymonovichi and Berylivka of the Chernihiv Oblast; Starykove, Brusky, Buvalyne, Kruzhok, Manukhivka, Atynske, Porozok in the Sumy Oblast and Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Strelecha, Gatishche, Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the adversary carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Makiivka, Ploshanka, Kreminna, Dibrova and Bilogorivka settlements of the Luhansk Oblast. They carried out artillery shelling in the vicinities of Dvorichna, Liman Pershiy, Hryanikyvka, Kurylivka, Kislivka and Tabaivka settlements of the Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske, Chervopopivka and Dibrova – Luhansk, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut axis: the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Berkhivka, Yagidne and Bakhmut settlements of the Donetsk Oblast. Zaliznyanske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Stupochki, Kostyantynivka, Klishchiivka, Zalizne, Ozaryanivka, Mayorsk, Pivdenne and New York were under enemy fire.

Avdiivka and Shakhtars’ke axes: the enemy continues to attack the positions of our troops and has carried out several unsuccessful offensives in the direction of Kam’ianka, Krasnohorivka, and Mar’yinka, Donetsk Oblast. They conducted artillery and mortar shelling of the areas of the settlements of Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Netaylove, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske, Mar’yinka, Bogoyavlenka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, and Vugledar.

Zaporizhzhia axis: more than 20x settlements were affected by fire. Among them are Vremivka and Novopil’ of the Donetsk Oblast; Komyshuvakha, Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Orihiv and Novoandriivka of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Kherson axis: 25x settlements of the Kherson Oblast were damaged by the artillery fire of the russian occupation forces, in particular, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Vesele, Tyaginka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Berehove and Kherson.

The enemy is restricting movement of the civilian population in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast. In particular, entry into the settlement of Promin is allowed only to citizens with local registration and with a special pass.

During the past day, units of the Defense Forces destroyed 11x Iranian UAVs of the "Shahed-136" type and 1x – of the "Zala" type.

Our aircraft made 4x strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated. And units of missile and artillery troops hit one control point, two areas of concentration of enemy manpower and two air defense positions.

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