Russo-Ukraine War - 01 March 2024 - Day 737
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The UK Ministry of Defence reported that the Russian defence industry significantly increased its production output in 2023. This was achieved by expanding the workforce to roughly 3.5 million people, increasing shift patterns and expanding existing production lines, coupled with bringing idle production capacity back into service.
A significant proportion of this increased output comes from refurbishment and modernisation of existing stocks rather than new production. For example, the vast majority of main battle tanks produced in 2023 consisted of refurbished vehicles.
Artillery munition production rose sharply in 2023 and will likely increase further in 2024. However, munition production is likely to peak in the next 12 months due to capacity constraints.
Although the defence industry is unable to fully meet the demands of Russian operations against Ukraine, it is almost certainly capable of delivering a materiel advantage over Ukraine throughout 2024.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of March 1, there were 73x combat engagements.
Russian forces launched a total of 6x missile and 79x air strikes, carried out 62x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, Russian attacks resulted in killed and wounded civilians. Residential private and apartment buildings, as well as other infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russia maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. Russia continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of Russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Druzhba, Hlukhiv, Volfyne (Sumy oblast), Okhrimivka, Vil'khuvatka, Khatnje, Topoli (Kharkiv oblast). More than 30x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Prohres (Chernihiv oblast), Shalyhyne, Svarkove, Stara Huta (Sumy oblast), Kozacha Lopan', Hatyshche, Pletenivka, Okhrimivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup'yans'k axis: Russian forces conducted no offensives. Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kyslivka and Sadove (Kharkiv oblast). Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Petropavlivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 6x assaults near Terny, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast) and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), where the Russian adversary, with air support, made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Makiivka, Nevs'ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Yampolivka, Tors'ke, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 4x attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast), where the Russian occupiers made attempts to improve their tactical situation. Russian forces launched air strikes near Chasiv Yar and Druzhba (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Chasiv Yar, Andriivka, Druzhba (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 20x attacks in the vicinities of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonen'ke, Pervomais'ke, Nevel's'ke (Donetsk oblast). Russian forces launched air strikes near Novokalynove, Oleksandropil', Arkhanhel's'ke, Novooleksandrivka, Ocheretyne, Prohres, Novobakhmutivka (Donetsk oblast). Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Novokalynove, Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka, Orlivka, Pervomais'ke (Donetsk oblast).
Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back Russian forces in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Pobjeda and south of Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast). In that area, Russian forces made 25x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at more than 20x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka, Vuhledar, Blahodatne (Donetsk oblast).
Orikhiv axis: Russian forces conducted no offensives. Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Staromaiors'ke (Donetsk oblast). Around 20x settlements, including Poltavka, Malynivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, P'yatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), were under Russian artillery and mortar fire.
Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: Russian forces conducted no offensives. Around 20x settlements, including Kachkarivka, L'vove, Kherson, Stanislav (Kherson oblast), came under Russian artillery and mortar fire.
During the day of March 1, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 13x concentrations of Russian troops.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1x concentration of military equipment, 2x artillery systems, 3x command posts, 3x ammunition depots of the Russian invaders.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in the period from 24 February to 1 March 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched 23 group strikes with high-precision weapons, multiple launch rocket systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukraine's military industrial facilities, which were manufacturing reconnaissance and attack unmanned aerial vehicles; arsenals, and POL bases.
Moreover, the strikes also hit deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted fire damage on enemy manpower and hardware near Ivanovka, Peschanoye, and Prikolotnoye (Kharkov region).
In addition, 30 counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 77nd Air Mobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade were repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 755 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery guns.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces took more favourable lines and inflicted losses on the AFU 5th and 92nd assault brigades, 28th, 72nd, and 93rd mechanised brigades, 107th and 241st territorial defence brigades near Kleshcheyevka, Bogdanovka, Dyleyevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka, and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, 18 counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled near Berestovoye, Krasnogorovka, Georgiyevka, and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 2,835 Ukrainian troops, seven tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 49 motor vehicles, as well as 24 field artillery guns.
In Avdeyevka direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Lastochkino, Severnoye, and Petrovoskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and continued advancing to the west.
In cooperation with aviation and artillery, they inflicted fire damage on clusters of manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 24th, 53rd, 61st, and 110th mechanised, 59th motorised infantry, and 3rd assault brigades, as well as 103rd and 107th territorial defence brigades near Netaylovo, Ochertino, Mayorsk, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Forty-eight counterattacks of the enemy assault units were repelled close to Novgorodskoye, Leninskoye, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In this direction, the enemy has lost over 2,600 Ukrainian troops, 23 tanks (including U.S.-made Abrams), 45 armoured fighting vehicles, 83 motor vehicles, as well as 26 field artillery guns.
In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces' units have improved the frontline situation and repelled seven attacks of AFU assault groups close to Marfopol (Zaporozhye region), Novodonetskoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air strikes and artillery fire hit units of the AFU's 58th motorised infantry, 72nd mechanised, 108th, 121st, 127th, and 128th territorial defence brigades near Vodyanoye, Ugledar, Urozhaynoe, Staromayorskoye, and Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Lugovskoye(Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 890 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, and eight field artillery guns.
In Kherson direction, the Russian troops have taken more advantageous lines and positions, and also repelled seven attacks launched by assault groups of the 117th and 118th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 15th Ukrainian National Guard close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
Moreover, fire damage was inflicted on personnel and military hardware of the 28th, 65th, and 118th mechanised, 44th air mobile, 128th mountain assault, 35th marine, and 121st territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Verbovoye, Primorye, Novopokrovka, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka, and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Ilyinka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Tokarevka and Dudchany (Kherson region).
The units of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised one Ukrainian sabotage group of the 73rd Marine Special Operations Centre in an attempt to land close to Tendra Spit using speedboats.
As a result of a short battle, four of the speedboats with the landing groups were destroyed and sunk. The enemy losses were up to 25 Ukrainian troops, one Ukrainian serviceman was taken prisoner.
In Kherson direction, the enemy's losses over the past week have amounted to over 290 troops, three tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, 34 motor vehicles, and 16 field artillery guns.
Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised one P-18 radar, two radio detectors and launchers of the S-300 SAM system, Norwegian-made NASAMS vehicle, as well as five Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations over the past week.
The air defence systems have shot down two MiG-29 fighter jets, one Ukrainian Su-25 ground-attack aircraft, two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, four JDAM guided aerial bombs, 35 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 639 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In the period from 24 February to 1 March 2024, 16 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered.
In total, 575 airplanes and 267 helicopters, 13,862 unmanned aerial vehicles, 475 air defence missile systems, 15,304 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,227 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,242 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 19,236 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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