The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine named the estimated losses of the Russians as of February 28 and spoke about the current situation at the front.
On the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repulsed 13 Russian attacks near Synkivka and Tabaivka, in the Kharkiv region.
On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks in the Terny and Rozdolivsky districts of the Donetsk region. On the Bakhmut — 11 attacks near the settlements of Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka.
In the Avdiivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 25 attacks by Russians in the districts of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaisk, and Nevelske, in the Donetsk region.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 29 assaults by the occupiers in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka and west of Pobeyda of the the Donetsk region. They also repelled 4 more attacks by Russians south of Vuhledar, Staromayorsk and Urozhaine in the Donetsk region.
In the Orykhiv direction, the defenders repelled 8 Russian attacks near Malynivka and Robotyne, in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces are holding positions and repelling Russian assaults. During the past day, the Russians once stormed the positions of our troops on the left bank of the Dnpro River.
Russian losses over the past day
According to the General Staff, Russia lost two Su-34 fighter jets in the eastern direction over the past day. Also, the occupiers lost approximately 1,060 soldiers (killed and wounded), 14 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, 20 artillery systems, two air defense systems, 24 drones, 47 vehicles and 6 special vehicles.
The total estimated losses of the Russians during a full-scale invasion are as follows:
- The number of casualties among the enemyʼs manpower in the daily statistics of the General Staff is the total number of wounded and killed Russian soldiers.
- On February 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time called the losses of Ukrainian troops during the full-scale war. 31000 people. According to him, 180 000 Russians died, the total losses, including the wounded, were 500 000.