Ukraine War Latest: Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says

War Ukraine War Latest: Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says March 2, 2026 9:44 pm • 5 min read by Polina Moroziuk Key Developments on March 2: Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says US deploys LUCAS kamikaze drones against Iran 'for first time in combat' 70% of Ukrainians skeptical US-Ukraine-Russia talks will bring lasting peace, poll shows Russian drone hits passenger train in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 1 killed, 10 injured Ukrainian forces captured more territory in February 2026 than Russian forces were able to occupy in the same period, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 2. The claim came amid a slowdown in Russian advances on most parts of the front line over winter — following a pattern seen on the battlefield a year prior — while along the southern front line in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, Ukrainian units have been on the offensive. "We survived this difficult 'battle of the winter,'" Syrskyi wrote , pointing out that the relative territorial gains had been the highest for Ukraine since the beginning of the Kursk Oblast incursion into Russian territory in summer 2024. Become a member – go ad‑free On Feb 21, President Zelensky claimed that Ukrainian forces had liberated 300 square kilometers of territory in a " counteroffensive " operation. While Kyiv has been attacking on a noticeable scale, accurately measuring control, loss, and gain of territory objectively is becoming more difficult. Over February, dozens of videos emerged on social media of Ukrainian forces conducting offensive operations in the part of the front line where Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts meet. The area, lacking major geographical features, has been the most fluid part of the front line since autumn last year, when Russian forces began advancing at a greater pace against weaker Ukrainian brigades. Become a member – go ad‑free Operating in a wide...