Russian attacks leave two dead, 14 wounded in multiple regions of Ukraine

Russian attacks on February 28 killed two civilians and injured at least 14 others across several Ukrainian regions, including Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv, regional authorities reported.

Consequences of the Russian attack on the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

As of 08:30, air defense forces destroyed or suppressed 110 drones of various types, including Shahed, “Gerbera,” “Italmas,” and others. Combat operations took place in the north, east, and south of the country. At the same time, 13 strikes were recorded across seven locations, with debris from downed targets falling in four additional sites.

According to Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, one person was killed, and two others were injured as a result of enemy attacks in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast on February 28. On the morning of March 1, Russian forces struck a civilian car in Orikhiv with an FPV drone, wounding the 67-year-old driver.

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Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha reported that the attacks in the region also had tragic consequences: one person was killed, and four were injured. In the Synelnykove District, the Slavhorodska and Mezhivska “hromada,” a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements, came under fire. Residential buildings were damaged there; one man was killed, and two other people — a man and a woman — were injured.

In the Nikopol District, a woman was injured, and in the Novooleksandrivka hromada of the Dnipropetrovsk District, a man sustained injuries.

In the Sumy Oblast, five civilians were wounded during the day due to drone attacks. In the Mykolaivka hromada, two men aged 41 and 82 and a 57-year-old woman were injured. Another 25-year-old man was wounded in the Sumy hromada, and a 42-year-old man in the Seredyna-Buda hromada.

In Kharkiv, Russian troops struck a park area in the Saltivskyi District, as well as an administrative building and a dormitory in the Shevchenkivskyi District. Residents were evacuated from the dormitory. Three women, aged 53, 69, and 75, sought medical assistance for acute stress reactions.

Odesa also came under attack overnight. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or significant destruction.

To provide background, on the night of February 28, Russian forces launched another massive attack across Ukraine, using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 105 strike drones. A civilian was injured due to the shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

In other news, there are reports that an ally of the Russians, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. This was also stated by U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported on X that Russia launched more than 14,670 guided aerial bombs, 738 missiles, and nearly 19,000 attack drones against Ukraine over the three winter months.

The Belgian army has seized an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet. The vessel detained by Belgium has been on a European list of ships since October 2025, whose activities are to be “restricted” on the grounds that they “form part of the shadow fleet of oil tankers or contribute to Russia’s energy revenues,” as Russia “depends on energy revenues to finance its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.”

The Ethera is described as a vessel transporting “crude oil, petroleum products, or mineral materials originating from or exported from Russia, while engaging in irregular and high-risk maritime shipping […].” 

Commenting on Belgium’s decision to seize a tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet, Zelenskyy stated on X that it is appropriate to modernize European legislation so that tankers transporting Russian oil can not only be detained but also confiscated.

He pointed out that the Ethera vessel had long been under sanctions by the US, EU, and UK, but despite this, it continued to illegally transport Russian oil using a false flag and forged documents.

“It is also important to modernize European legislation so that tankers carrying Russian oil are not just stopped but seized, with their oil repurposed for Europe’s security. We must be resolute. Russia operates like a mafia organization, and the response must match that reality. If they reject the rules for the sake of war, the rules must foresee a clear and firm answer,” the President stated.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed Belgium’s seizure of a Russian shadow-fleet tanker and urged other countries to follow suit.