According to the command, the enemy continues to conduct assault operations in five directions at once, and more than 85 enemy attacks have been repelled over the past 24 hours.
Russian troops are defending in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. However, they are trying to create conditions for the start of an offensive in these two directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report for March 1.
According to the command, the evacuation of certain categories of people from the occupied Crimea is once again recorded. So, recently the military of the Russian Federation, which are deployed in the village of Perevalnoye, send their relatives to Russia.
Meanwhile, the Russians are advancing on five fronts in eastern Ukraine. The RF Armed Forces tried to move towards Kupyansk, Kharkov region and Liman, Donetsk region, but to no avail.
The enemy also continues the offensive in the Bakhmut direction, where he does not stop storming the city of Bakhmut. At the same time, Ukrainian defenders fought off attacks in a number of settlements in the area.
In addition, the Russian army is attacking the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevka and Shakhtyorsk directions. However, the invaders carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Kamenka, Avdiivka, Vodyany, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka and Pobeda.
In total, Ukrainian troops repulsed 85 Russian attacks.
Over the past day, the Russian Armed Forces launched 2 missile strikes and used 12 Shahed-136 strike drones, which were shot down by Ukrainian soldiers. Also, the RF Armed Forces carried out 68 attacks from the MLRS.
Recall that on February 28, AP noted that the North-Eastern Front could become decisive for the next stage of the war in Ukraine. According to journalists, in the event of the capture of Kupyansk, the Russians will be able to open the way for a large-scale offensive. If the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the settlement, the Russians’ vulnerabilities will become more visible, and this will facilitate the counteroffensive.
People’s Deputy Roman Kostenko said that Russia is preparing for a large-scale offensive in the spring. According to him, the goal of the Russian Federation is the complete capture of the Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaporozhye regions. Also, the enemy can attack the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
