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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a phone call with the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries, informed them about the latest developments in the U.S. and Israeli operation against the regime in Tehran and the prospects for its continuation.
Over the past day, 158 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the greatest pressure in the Huliaipole sector and also showed high activity in the Pokrovsk sector.
The air defense forces destroyed 110 of the 123 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Russia to attack Ukraine starting from the evening of February 28.
In the Kherson region, one person was killed and three others were injured over the past day as a result of Russian strikes.
Russian forces have attacked a dormitory in Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district with a drone, causing a fire.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupying forces carried out 781 strikes on 36 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One person was killed and two others were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the Zaporizhzhia district.
Russia suffered approximately 1,266,770 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 1, 2026, with 870 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Fighters of the 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment have struck a Strela surface-to-air missile system operated by Russian invaders.
Pension indexation from March 1 will take place automatically, with no applications required. All recalculations will be carried out on time and in full.
During the previous round of negotiations, Russia agreed to security guarantees for Ukraine proposed by the United States.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has confirmed that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on the morning of February 28.
Representatives of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) have publicly stated that the financial condition of large businesses in Russia is deteriorating systematically, directly linking it to the government's current economic policy.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, they plan to introduce fines for being in public places with your face covered. Sevastopol is to become the pilot region for the launch of this practice.
The promised aid from U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived for the Iranian people. This humanitarian intervention targets the repressive apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, not the country or its citizens, and now the Iranian people must complete the mission in the "final battle."
The European Union is in contact with Israel and is also coordinating with Arab partners to explore diplomatic pathways.
Crews of the Lasar's Group, a separate special purpose detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine, destroyed two Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems in the Donetsk region.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement have recorded the redeployment of boats from the 102nd Special Purpose Detachment of Russia's Black Sea Fleet from their permanent base in Kostiantynivska Bay to Southern Bay in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
28 February 2026
Since the beginning of the day, 132 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, expressed gratitude to His All-Holiness, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, for his consistent stance and condemnation of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine.
Canada supports U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Turkey has condemned the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as Iran’s attacks on the Gulf countries, and is calling on the Islamic world to prevent the war from expanding.
Russian troops struck the village of Oskil in the Kharkiv region with guided aerial bombs, injuring a civilian woman.
Ukraine expresses solidarity with Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE amid reckless attacks by Iran.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, is convening European foreign ministers for an extraordinary meeting on Sunday, March 1, over Iran.
On February 28, Russian forces attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, injuring two civilians.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated that Paris was neither warned about nor involved in the American and Israeli operations, emphasizing the priority of protecting French citizens and the need to restore the diplomatic process regarding Iran.
Russian forces shelled a settlement in the Sloviansk community, Donetsk region, using a Smerch multiple launch rocket system, damaging 17 houses, a store, and vehicles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the events in the Middle East and the Gulf region a fair opportunity for the Iranian people to get rid of the terrorist regime and ensure the security of neighboring countries.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov discussed the Drone Line project, support for the F-16 program, and the supply of long-range artillery ammunition with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius.