Ukrainian counteroffensive continues on Oleksandrivka front, commander-in-chief says
Ukraine's defence forces are trying to seize the operational initiative on the battlefield and have continued a counteroffensive operation on the Oleksandrivka front.
Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on social media
Quote: "We continue the counteroffensive operation on the Oleksandrivka front. Here, the Air Assault Forces grouping has regained control over 285.6 sq km in a month. In total, since the start of the operation, control has been regained over more than 400 sq km of Ukrainian territory."
Details: Syrskyi said the Oleksandrivka front lies on the border of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. He added that on other fronts Ukrainian troops are holding back the Russian forces through active defence and "in some places are advancing".
Quote: "Russia has an almost three-to-one advantage in troops, but our active operations are forcing it to delay its planned offensives, plug gaps in its defences and redeploy troops from other fronts."
Background:
- On 2 March, Oleksandr Syrskyi said that in February 2026 Ukraine's defence forces regained control of more Ukrainian territory than Russian forces captured, while Russian losses averaged 1,031 personnel per day.
- On 2 March, Ukraine's Air Assault Forces reported the liberation of nine settlements on the Oleksandrivka front and the destruction of a significant amount of Russian equipment.
- On 8 March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the defence forces regained control over 400-435 sq km of territory in Ukraine's south.
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