MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. Russian troops delivered 23 combined strikes by precision weapons against Ukrainian military-industrial sites, army and mercenaries’ deployment sites over the past week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
"In the period of February 24 - March 1, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 23 combined strikes by precision weapons, multiple launch rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian military-industrial sites engaged in the production of reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial vehicles, arsenals and depots storing fuel and lubricants for military hardware. The strikes also targeted deployment sites of the Ukrainian army, nationalists’ and foreign mercenaries’ formations. All the targets were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces improve frontline positions in Kupyansk area over week
Russian forces improved their frontline positions and repelled 30 Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Kupyansk area over the week, the ministry reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the Western Battlegroup conducted active operations throughout the week, improved their forward edge positions and inflicted damage on enemy manpower and equipment near the settlements of Ivanovka, Peschanoye and Prikolotnoye in the Kharkov Region. They repelled 30 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 32nd mechanized, 77th airmobile, 95th air assault and 57th motorized infantry brigades near the communities of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
Kiev loses over 755 troops in Kupyansk area in week
Ukraine’s military lost more than 755 troops and 50 pieces of equipment in the Kupyansk area over the past week, the ministry reported.
"The enemy’s losses [in the Kupyansk direction] amounted to over 755 personnel, 3 tanks, 6 armored combat vehicles, 18 motor vehicles and 23 field artillery guns," the ministry said.
Kiev loses over 2,835 troops in Donetsk area in week
The Ukrainian military lost more than 2,835 troops and seven tanks in the Donetsk area over the week, the ministry reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Battlegroup took more advantageous sites and inflicted damage on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 5th and 92nd assault, 28th, 72nd and 93rd mechanized brigades, 107th and 241st territorial defense brigades near the communities of Kleshcheyevka, Bogdanovka, Dyleyevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka and Krasnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In addition, they repelled 18 counterattacks by Ukrainian assault groups near the settlements of Berestovoye, Krasnogorovka, Georgiyevka and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Donetsk direction over the reporting period totaled more than 2,835 personnel, seven tanks, 16 armored combat vehicles, 49 motor vehicles and 24 field artillery guns, it said.
Russian forces keep advancing in Avdeyevka area in DPR
Russian forces liberated three communities near Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and pressed ahead with their advance over the past week, the ministry reported.
"In the Avdeyevka direction, units of the Battlegroup Center liberated the communities of Lastochkino, Severnoye and Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and continued advancing in the western direction," the ministry said.
Operating jointly with combat aircraft and artillery, Russian forces inflicted damage on massed manpower and military hardware of the Ukrainian army’s 23rd, 24th, 53rd, 61st and 110th mechanized brigades, 59th motorized infantry brigade, 3rd assault brigade, 103rd and 107th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Netailovo, Ocheretino, Mayorsk and Rozovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, it said.
Over the past week, Russian forces also repulsed 48 counterattacks by Ukrainian assault groups near the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Leninskoye, Orlovka and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry reported.
"The enemy lost more than 2,600 personnel, 23 tanks, including a US-made Abrams tank, 45 armored combat vehicles, 83 motor vehicles and 26 field artillery guns in that direction over the week," the ministry specified.
Russian forces improve frontline positions in south Donetsk area over week
Russian forces improved their frontline positions and repulsed seven Ukrainian army attacks in the south Donetsk area, eliminating roughly 890 enemy troops over the week, the ministry reported.
"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the Battlegroup East improved their forward edge positions and repulsed seven attacks by enemy assault groups near the settlements of Marfopol in the Zaporozhye Region, Novodonetskoye and Shevchenko in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In addition, they inflicted damage on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized and 58th motorized infantry brigades, 108th, 121st, 127th and 128th territorial defense brigades near the communities of Vodyanoye, Ugledar, Urozhainoye, Staromayorskoye and Rovnopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the south Donetsk direction over the past week totaled as many as 890 personnel, 3 tanks, 6 armored combat vehicles, 28 motor vehicles and 8 field artillery guns, it said.
Russian forces repulse seven Ukrainian attacks in Kherson direction over week
Russian forces repulsed seven Ukrainian army attacks in the Kherson area over the past week, the ministry reported.
"In the Kherson direction, Russian troops gained more advantageous positions and repulsed seven attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 117th and 118th mechanized brigades and the 15th National Guard brigade near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
Russian forces also inflicted damage by combined firepower on the personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 28th, 65th and 118th mechanized brigades, 44th airmobile brigade, 128th mountain assault brigade, 35th marine infantry brigade and 121st territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Verbovoye, Primorskoye, Novopokrovka, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka and Nesteryanka in the Zaporozhye Region, Ilyinka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, Tokarevka and Dudchany in the Kherson Region, the ministry specified.
Russian forces also thwarted an attempt by a subversive group from the Ukrainian Navy’s 73rd special operations center to land from fast-speed motor boats in the area of the Tendra Spit on the Black Sea coast in the Kherson Region, it said.
Four enemy boats were destroyed in a brief battle and sank. As many as 25 Ukrainian personnel were eliminated and one soldier was captured by Russian forces, the ministry reported.
The enemy’s losses in the Kherson direction over the week totaled more than 290 personnel, 3 tanks, 4 armored combat vehicles, 34 motor vehicles and 16 field artillery guns," the ministry said.
Russian troops wipe out Norwegian NASAMS surface-to-air missile system
Russian forces destroyed a Norwegian NASAMS surface-to-air missile system and a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile launcher over the past week, the ministry reported.
"Over the week, operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groupings of forces destroyed a P-18 radar station, two radars and a launcher of an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, a combat vehicle of a Norwegian-made NASAMS surface-to-air missile system and five Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses down three Ukrainian warplanes over week
Russian air defense forces shot down three Ukrainian combat planes over the past week, the ministry reported.
"Over the week, air defense capabilities shot down two MiG-29 fighter jets and a Su-25 attack plane of the Ukrainian Air Force," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses down 2 Storm Shadow missiles, 639 Ukrainian UAVs over week
Russian air defense forces shot down 2 Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 4 JDAM smart bombs, 35 HIMARS rockets and 639 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past week, the ministry reported.
"Over the week, air defense capabilities shot down two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, four JDAM guided air bombs, 35 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 639 unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Sixteen Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops over week
Sixteen Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops over the past week, the ministry reported.
"From February 24 to March 1, 16 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered," the ministry said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 575 Ukrainian warplanes, 267 helicopters, 13,862 unmanned aerial vehicles, 475 surface-to-air missile systems, 15,304 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,227 multiple rocket launchers, 8,242 field artillery guns and mortars and 19,236 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.