Map of the special operation in Ukraine on February 28

A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as the map of military operations for February 28, 2026 in the Izvestia material.

Russian military personnel continue their successful offensive in various directions. As a result of decisive actions, units of the North group of forces liberated the settlement of Neskuchnoye in the Kharkiv region. Units of two mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Podsredne and Pechenegi, Kharkiv region. In the Sumy region, formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bezdrik, Kondratovka and Miropole in the Sumy region. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 220 soldiers, 15 vehicles, an artillery piece and two electronic warfare stations.

"The units of the Zapad group of forces have improved their tactical situation. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kovsharovka, Novoosinovo, Pristen, Kharkiv region and Shchurovo, Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to 190 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 22 vehicles and three artillery pieces," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The fighters of the Center group of forces have taken more advantageous positions and positions. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, infantry, and airmobile brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a marine brigade were defeated. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 400 soldiers, a tank, 14 armored combat vehicles, an artillery piece and eight vehicles.

The units of the Vostok group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Gorkoe in the Zaporizhia region. Formations of two mechanized, assault, amphibious assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a National Guard brigade were defeated. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 330 soldiers, six armored combat vehicles, five vehicles and an artillery piece. Two ammunition depots and a material depot were destroyed.

The Russian army, with the help of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles and artillery, defeated energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, unmanned aerial vehicle launch sites, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 149 districts. Eight guided aerial bombs, ten US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, a Flamingo long-range cruise missile and 315 aircraft-type drones were shot down by air defense systems.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 118,121 unmanned aerial vehicles, 651 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27,942 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,675 multiple rocket launchers, 33529 field artillery and mortars, 55461 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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