Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reports 1,950 Russian drones were intercepted or destroyed in 24 hours and about 900 Russian casualties, figures that cannot be independently verified.
- Kyiv says it recorded 118 engagements, with the fiercest battles near Pokrovsk (22 attacks), Kostiantynivka (15) and Huliaipole (14), and that its forces held their positions.
- Ukrainian forces claim strikes on a Russian munitions depot near Donetsk and a drone-control relay on occupied Crimea.
- ISW estimates Ukraine has retaken about 257 square kilometers since January 1 with a net gain of roughly 90 square kilometers by late February, the first monthly net advance since summer 2023 but far smaller than 2023 gains.
- President Zelensky says planned trilateral talks with Russia and the United States, possibly in Abu Dhabi, are likely paused because of the Middle East crisis.