The Ukrainian Defense Forces have recovered more territory than they have recently lost to Russian occupation, marking a key turning point on the battlefield.
On March 1, 2026, Ukrainian officials and military experts stated that this change represents a major shift in the war’s dynamics after the winter campaign. We bring you real-life stories. Our team stays on the field thanks to your support.
The balance of geographical control has shifted in favor of Ukraine, according to Taras Chmut, head of the “Come Back Alive” initiative and a member of the Defense Procurement Agency’s Supervisory Board.
On the social media site X, Chmut posted, “We have started to free more regions than we are losing for the first time in many months, perhaps even years.” “Russia lost the ‘war for winter,'” he said, characterizing the current state of affairs as a success in the seasonal campaign.And we prevailed.
This evaluation comes after reports of regional Ukrainian counterattacks in a number of areas, especially in the south. Ukrainian military have successfully retaken 300 square kilometers of terrain on southern fronts, according to recent confirmation from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In order to stop a Russian invasion of the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces earlier began a significant offensive operation on the Oleksandrivsk axis. Eight communities and more than 300 square kilometers of land were liberated as a consequence of the expedition, which was led by General Oleh Apostol and included elite forces including the 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades.
The Kremlin’s larger strategic plans for 2026 were upset when Ukrainian paratroopers successfully drove Russian groups outside the Dnipropetrovsk region’s administrative boundaries in spite of strong opposition.
