A rare piece of good news from the front. At the junction of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Ukraine liberated nine settlements in a single week. Ukraine cut Russian supply lines and destroyed firing positions and ammunition depots in the process.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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@defenceu — 2026-03-02
Olaf. Adam. Kinder. Filya. Dalnoboy.
The “Bohdana” crew of @NPU_GOV_UA Brigade “Liut.”
Logistics burned. Ammo depots eliminated. Enemy manpower reduced.
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Russia’s 2026–2027 plans: occupation and advance
❗️Russians' plans for 2026–2027: occupation of the East, advance in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, and a “gaze” toward the Odesa region, – Zelenskyy.
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 2 mars 2026
“We have received their documents… But these plans have nothing in common with reality so far.” pic.twitter.com/eUAStdqH9KZelenskyy: 'We have received their documents… But these plans have nothing in common with reality so far.'
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Shahed Drones Modernization Fails in Ukraine
Moreover, the Shahed's developers failed to take into account the experience of the Ukraine war up to 2025, largely leaving the drones without the necessary modernization.
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Shaheds: useful initially, ineffective against air defenses
5/ "While the Shahed attack UAVs proved useful at the beginning of the Special Military Operation [in February 2022], they were not designed to penetrate layered air defenses."
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Rybar: Russia modified Shahed-136 drones due to Ukrainian air defense effectiveness.
3/ The prominent Russian Telegram channel Rybar notes that after Russia adopted the Shahed-136, it subsequently made many changes to the design after Ukrainian air defences became more effective at jamming or shooting the drones down:
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Zelenskyy offers drone aid to Middle East for Putin ceasefire
Zelenskyy offers Ukrainian assistance to Middle Eastern countries in destroying Iranian drones, – Bloomberg. This would happen if the leaders of these countries convince Putin to agree to a one-month ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Ukraine Faces Shortage of Surface-to-Air Missiles
Now the enemy faces a major problem: SAMs are running low, and the cost of replenishing them will be no less than the damage from hits. This is why rumors have circulated that the British intend to send Ukrainian troops to organize a defense.
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Ukraine remplace les cartes papier par Delta
The fourth time a runner arrived carrying a paper map with target coordinates, Ukraine's Nemesis drone crew said no. No more paper. They taught their NATO partners to use Delta, Ukraine's digital battlefield management system, right there during the Hedgehog 2025 exercises in
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Ukraine strikes elite Russian Rubikon unit
Ukraine struck Rubikon, Russia's most elite unit, operating across occupied Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts The center, backed directly by Russian Defense Minister Belousov, has roughly 5,000 fighters. Its mission: eliminate Ukrainian drone operators