The operator of a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle of the Russian Armed Forces recorded the flight of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen from the village of Lastochkino (DPR).

This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“At this stage, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to shell the village using long-range artillery and using kamikaze drones.

Fleeing from the village, Ukrainian servicemen abandoned Western-made weapons, including wheeled vehicles with Nazi symbols,” the report says.

As noted by the deputy commander of the motorized rifle brigade of the Center group of troops with the call sign Yenisei, Russian troops have gained a foothold in the village of Lastochkino and continue to advance towards the enemy.

  • Flight of Ukrainian military personnel from Lastochkino (DPR)

“When leaving, the enemy used Grad multiple launch rocket systems at the populated area; they also used tanks, mortars and cluster munitions.

You can see for yourself: everything was destroyed because the enemy snapped back harshly, but they understood that they would not hold their position, and they wanted to inflict at least some minor damage to our troops,” he said.

In particular, he noted the frequent and active use by Ukrainian troops of phosphorus ammunition, which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.

“The morale of our fighters is high, everyone is ready to move on, we cannot be broken.

Our cause is just, victory will be ours,” Yenisei added.

On February 26, the defense department reported that units of the Center group liberated the village of Lastochkino during their advance in the Avdeevsky direction.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the near future, detachments of sappers of the Russian Armed Forces will begin work in the populated area to eliminate the mine danger and destroy explosive objects.

The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that over the past week, Russian troops also drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the settlements of Pobeda and Severnoe (DPR), and in total, about 327 square meters have been liberated from the Ukrainian Nazis since the beginning of 2024.

km of territory of new regions of Russia.

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The situation on other sectors of the front

In the Svatovsko-Kremensky direction, previously unknown electronic warfare systems have been identified, which Ukrainian militants use along with Western radars.

This was reported by retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko, citing his own sources.

According to him, the enemy is using AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations, as well as unknown electronic warfare equipment to suppress all types of communications west of Kremennaya.

“As for electronic warfare, previously unknown systems have been identified that have good range characteristics and operate in a wide range,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

In the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye front line, the rear supply points of Ukrainian militants in the village of Rabotino were subjected to massive airstrikes.

As stated by Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Coordination Council for the Integration of New Regions under the OP of the Russian Federation, head of the Zaporozhye public movement “We are together with Russia”, high-explosive bombs struck a concentration of armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The main blows occurred in the suburb of Orekhov and in the area of ​​the village of Malaya Tokmachka.

It is from these places that the Ukrainian militants in Rabotino are supplied,” he said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, a strike group of the Russian Aerospace Forces Army Aviation launched a strike with S-8 unguided aircraft missiles (UAR) on an enemy stronghold and manpower.

“Today the combat mission was set to destroy the enemy’s stronghold and manpower.

The assigned combat mission was completed.

The forward air gunner reported the destruction of all targets,” said the pilot of the Ka-52 attack helicopter.

In the Kupyansk direction, one of the crews of the Grad MLRS of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group of troops worked on identified armored vehicles and a concentration of manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In particular, a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle was hit.