Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces: Today around midnight, in the region of the Joint Forces Operation, a S-300 missile complex of the Ukrainian Air Force struck down two enemy targets — a helicopter and a Su-25 assault plane of the Russian army. At 12:30 am, a Ukrainian fighter aircraft Su-27 has successfully attacked a military transport plane IL-76 MD of the Russian occupation army and has defeated the enemy!As of this moment, fierce battles are happening in Vasylkiv, Kyiv region, where Russian occupants are trying to land their troops.

Operational information as of 06:00, February 26, 2022 regarding the Russian invasion (Land Forces of Ukraine). The Russian occupier continues the offensive against Ukraine.
The enemy has began redeploying reserve units in the areas bordering Ukraine and continues to carry out air strikes on airfields, troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the eastern Ukraine and in the northern part of Kyiv region. Single air strikes were carried out in the districts of Sumy, Poltava, Mariupol. The enemy launched “Kalibr” naval-based cruise missiles from the Black Sea to the territory of Ukraine.

The tactical aviation of the Russian Federation is controlled from the territory of Belarus and from the temporarily occupied territories in Crimea. In the Mozyr area there are battalion tactical groups of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District, which can be used to strike targets on the territory of Ukraine.

The temporary location of dozens of units of tanks in the area of Shumske and that of the BM-21 "Grad" field rocket systems in the area of Kosivshchyna has been revealed.

The enemy has repeatedly used operational and tactical aircraft in the areas of Yuzhny and Odesa, against the Ozerne airfield, and against the civilian infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region. In the direction of Slobozhanshchyna an operative group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine halted the enemy's offensive and continues to conduct defensive battles in the Kharkiv region. City warfare continues in Okhtyrka.

As a result of the fire by units of the 28 Mechanized Brigade, a boat and up to 20 personnel of the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups were destroyed in the coastal area of Koblevo
A group in charge of engineering barriers of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has mined accessible landing sites.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is repelling enemy air strikes, the IL-76MD military transport plane with a landing party of the Russian occupation troops has been destroyed.

Ukrainian military captured two saboteurs in the Koblevo area (Head of Public Council at the Odesa Regional State Administration)

Police officers in the Kyiv metro informed the public that they had lowered the gates at the Beresteiska, Shulyavska, and Universit metro stations to eliminate the threatening situation. (Suspilne news)

At the Beresteiska metro station, the 101st Brigade destroyed: two cars, two trucks with tanks, a tank. "Everything is calm; we put them all down" - Land Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Hromadske

The General Staff

Early morning, two enemy targets were shot down in the area of the Joint Forces operation by the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - a helicopter and a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian occupation forces.

Also, a Su-27 fighter of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully attacked the military transport aircraft IL-76 MD of the Russian occupation forces and destroyed the enemy.

Another Su-25 of the Russian occupiers, flying in the direction of Vinnytsia, was destroyed by a Ukrainian pilot of a Su-27.

Fighting is currently underway in the town of Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region, where the occupiers are trying to land an airborne force.

The fighting is taking place on the streets of Kyiv. Everywhere the enemy receives a decent rebuff and incurs losses.

In particular, a convoy of 2 cars, 2 trucks with ammunition and a tank were destroyed near the Brest metro station

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: "Our soldiers defend the city borders heroically," – told the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Syniehubov about the situation in the Kharkiv region. In two days of the Russian invasion 82 people were injured in Kharkiv region: 59 civilians and 23 military. Also 11 people died: 4 military and 7 civilians. Occupation troops continued fighting in the direction of Derhachi, Tsyrkuny and from the direction of Chuhuiv. There were attempts to break through the defenses of the Vysoke. Several enemy tanks entered the city and were subsequently destroyed, our troops regained control. Yesterday the Russian occupation forces lost more than a hundred units of armored vehicles and hundreds of soldiers. Occuping forces aimed their artillery at social infrastructure, shelling hit the blood center in Oleksiyivka and the Regional hospital for children. Residential buildings in Saltivka and HTZ districts of Kharkiv were damaged. There were attempts to destroy military facilities in the city center. We note damage of the gas pipelines, electric networks, water pipelines and other critical infrastructure of the towns and villages of the region. Repairing squads have already begun emergency renovations.

500 people are currently in Shchastya, Luhansk region, suffering from shortages of bread and other goods. The essential goods, e.g. bread and water, have been supplied by the emergency services workers from Petropavlivka. At the same time, the building of the 32nd Fire Department is damaged. The rescue teams are working to secure civilians with everything needed. As of February 25, 200 people have been evacuated.

The Security Service of Ukraine

SSU obtained intelligence information from the temporarily occupied Donetsk.

Occupant forces are handing out gasmasks to local militants and the Russian military. There is a possibility of provocation - blowing up industrial tanks with chemicals.

It is planned to accuse the Ukrainian Armed Forces of sabotage against the civilian population. We declare that, unlike the Russian occupiers, Ukraine does not resort to such methods.

We urge our citizens to be vigilant in the temporarily occupied territory

The State Border Guard Service

·        The enemy is trying to actively explore the Black Sea and Danube coasts by drones.

·        Early on February 26, the activity of enemy drones was observed in the area of ​​the Izmail border detachment.

·        Unlike drones from a height of about 1 km explore the Black Sea coast and the Danube River.

The Russian Navy Service has closed an area in the northwestern part of the Black Sea to conduct a 'counterterrorist operation.' However, it is the Ukrainian coast that is located there, not the Russian one."

Attack on the residential building in Solomyanka area of Kyiv.

Today State Emergency Service of Ukraine received information about the missile attack on Lobanovsky prospect 6A in a high-rise residential building (17-18 floors). Preliminarily, there are no causalties. The evacuation is taking place. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Dmytro Kuleba (twitter): "Kyiv, our splendid, peaceful city, survived another night under attacks by Russian ground forces, missiles. One of them has hit a residential apartment in Kyiv. I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!" (https://t.co/c3ia46Ctjq)

The Ministry of Infrastructure

The enemy attempted to destroy the dam of the Kyiv reservoir. The Ukrainian air defense shot down a missile heading towards the dam at night.

As of February 26, 198 people died due to Russia's actions, including three children. Also, 1,115 people have been injured, including 33 children, according to Health Minister Viktor Lyashko.

Over the Chornobyl zone air combat is being simulated, according to the Coordination Headquarters of the Exclusion Zone. They noted that they have information about fake news being prepared for the world media stating that Ukraine is shelling the occupiers in Chernobyl over dangerous objects. The headquarters noted that there are no Ukrainian military present in Chernobyl, Ukraine is not fighting in Chernobyl.

"The radiation background has increased due to the movement of the invader's military hardware," the statement said. (https://bit.ly/3Hm9pKX)

Russian losses now, according to Ukraine’s military.

14 airplanes

8 helicopters

102 tanks

536 armored cars,

15 artillery pieces,

1 BUK-1 system,

3,500 killed, nearly 200 taken as prisoners