War in Ukraine today: latest news, 04 March 2025 (photo)

It has been the 1105 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression. 

 

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:   

The aggressor continues to pursue its plans for the occupation of Ukrainian territory, exerting pressure on the positions of our units. Ukraine’s Defense Forces are taking measures to disrupt enemy actions, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment.

Since the beginning of the day, a total of 59 combat engagements have taken place.

Border settlements have suffered from cynical shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, including the villages of Starykove, Ulanove, and Popivka in the Sumy region, as well as Mykolaivka in the Chernihiv region.

Kharkiv direction: The enemy attempted twice to advance near Vovchansk but was repelled.

Kupiansk direction: The invading army launched three attacks near Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Bohuslavka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.

Lyman direction: The enemy attacked nine times in the areas of Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Nove, Yampilivka, and Dibrova. Fighting continues in two locations.

Toretsk direction: The enemy attacked near Toretsk and Dachne, attempting seven times to improve its positions. Three engagements are ongoing.

Pokrovsk direction: Since the start of the day, the occupiers have made 12 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their positions near Promin, Lysivka, Serhiivka, Andriivka, and Oleksiivka. The Defense Forces are holding back the enemy and have repelled all attacks. The enemy also launched an airstrike near Orikhove.

Novopavlivsk direction: Enemy units attacked our troops’ positions four times near Konstantynopil, with one attack still ongoing. Controlled air bombs struck Yanuarske, Novopavlivka, Oleksiivka, and Ivanivka.

Huliaipole direction: The enemy attacked once near Pryvilne and launched airstrikes on Komyshuvakha, Huliaipole, and Zaliznychne.

Orikhiv direction: Six combat engagements took place as the enemy attempted to advance towards Nesteryanka and Kamianske, with three battles still ongoing.

Prydniprovske direction: The enemy carried out one unsuccessful attack, while an airstrike hit Lvivove.

Kursk region: Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks. The enemy also launched eight airstrikes, dropping 13 guided bombs, and conducted 183 artillery strikes. Fighting is ongoing in nine locations.

Siversk and Kramatorsk directions: The enemy did not conduct active offensive actions but continues to shell the positions of the Defense Forces and settlements, deploying attack UAVs and conducting reconnaissance.

For the first time on the front line, Azov medics successfully airdropped blood using a drone to save a wounded soldier. The serviceman suffered a severe shrapnel wound to the neck, causing critical blood loss. Due to ongoing shelling and the complex frontline situation, evacuation was difficult, significantly reducing his chances of survival. To save his life, medics made the radical decision to deliver blood directly to the position via drone. The operation was successful: soldiers performed the transfusion on-site, after which an evacuation team transported the wounded soldier to medical professionals.

Seven Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation. Among them is a boy who, along with his parents, endured forced passportization, psychological pressure, and the threat of militarization. This was reported by the Head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak.

 

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

Frontline
Yesterday, in the Kharkiv direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled two enemy attacks towards Bochkovе and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, there were two enemy attacks over the past day. The Defense Forces repelled assault actions near the settlements of Zahryzove and Ivanivka.

The Russian army is attempting to conduct a clearance operation in the settlements of Dvorichna and Fiholivka in the Kupiansk direction, according to Ruslan Mykula, co-founder of the analytical project DeepState.

Shelling

• 17:20, Lozova district, Blyzniukivska community, village of Oleksiivka. A missile impact (preliminarily identified) was recorded outside the settlement. No reports of casualties.
• 22:20, Izium district, Borivska community, village of Borova, Poshtova Street, 3. A UAV (type being determined) crashed, damaging the facade and windows of a municipal building.

Lozova district:

• Oleksiivka, March 3, 17:20. A missile fell in a field. No casualties reported.

Izium district:

• Borova, March 3, 22:20. UAV strike. The facade and windows of a municipal building were damaged. No casualties reported.

Kupiansk district:

• Novoosinove, March 3, 12:30. An FPV drone fell near a house.

Other News
An exhibition dedicated to artist Nika Kozhushko, who was killed during the Russian bombing of Kharkiv, has opened in Iceland. The exhibition includes a 12-minute film about Kozhushko and drawings created by her. The exhibition’s organizer stated that she wants to show Icelanders that Russia’s war against Ukraine is not only an attack on sovereignty but also an assault on Ukrainian identity and culture.

In Bohodukhiv today, the installation “Cross of Peace” was unveiled— a sculpture of Christ made from 20,000 artillery shells and mines collected in the Zolochiv and Derhachi communities of Kharkiv region. The statue is covered in gold and weighs about a ton, according to the Bohodukhiv district council.

Donetsk oblast

Shelling

Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 3,298 attacks along the frontline and on residential areas. The enemy targeted eight settlements, including the cities of Kostiantynivka, Lyman, Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, Toretsk, and the villages of Hryshyne, Katerynivka, Nova Poltavka. A total of 57 civilian objects were damaged, including 45 residential buildings.

Pokrovsk was shelled three times by Russian forces, including an attack with a FAB-250 bomb, which killed a civilian and damaged an apartment building and three private houses.

In Nova Poltavka, a civilian was injured as a result of artillery shelling.

In Kostiantynivka, the occupiers struck with a FAB-250 bomb and artillery, damaging 26 private houses, a garage, four power lines, and a gas pipeline.

Lyman was hit by Smerch MLRS, damaging seven private houses, two utility buildings, power lines, and a gas pipeline.

In Sloviansk, an enemy drone targeted the residential sector, damaging seven private houses and a business.

One private house was damaged in Ivanopillia and another in Hryshyne.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

The State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management reported that €400,000 will be allocated to investigate the damage to the Arch of the New Safe Confinement of the Chornobyl NPP after the russian attack. This decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly. The funds will come from the International Cooperation Account for Chornobyl, a special donor fund. The meeting also discussed the preliminary results of the damage assessment and further actions to restore the property.

In Kyiv oblast, representatives of the NGO Ukrainian Women’s Watch completed a course on training civilians for national resistance. It began in late September 2024 and lasted 100 hours. The training was conducted in 15 areas of basic military training under the guidance of instructors from the Volunteer Force and the Municipal Guard. At the last lesson, the course participants passed a final test on all the subjects they had studied.

 Kyiv Regional Military Administration announced that an office of the Centre for Support of Internally Displaced Persons ‘SELIDOVO.UA’ was opened in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. The Centre will provide humanitarian aid, social services, trainings, workshops, cultural and entertainment events for residents of the Selydove community and Donetsk oblast.

In early March, the Ukrainian Women’s Watch Hub in Borodyanka hosted a presentation of the Ukrainian Women’s Watch activities for friends and partners on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of UWW and the year of the hub’s operation. Among the guests were Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Oksen Lisovyi, Ambassadors of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, India, Indonesia, Norway, Poland, France, representatives of the diplomatic corps of Australia, Azerbaijan, the EU, New Zealand and Sweden, the UN, representatives of Ukrainian and international business.

The Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea reported that 214 letters of support for Crimean political prisoners were written in Kyiv at the location of the Letters to a Free Crimea initiative in the Sense bookstore from 20 to 27 February. 

Zhytomyr oblast

Damages amounting to nearly 215.5 million UAH have been inflicted on the environment as a result of an attack by the Russian army on commercial facilities in the Zhytomyr region on February 25, 2025. This was reported by the State Environmental Inspection of the Polissia District. Experts from the inspection calculated the extent of environmental damage caused by the fire in a commercial building and land contamination resulting from the Russian attack.

Sumy oblast

During the night, the russian army struck a children’s medical facility in Sumy by a “Shahed” drone. The impact damaged the premises of a children’s polyclinic. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries. Rescuers extinguished all fire outbreaks and inspected the area. According to Oleksii Kliuiev, Head of Sumy Volunteer Battalion, the enemy projectile was loaded by shrapnel but failed to detonate.

The RMA reported that at night and in the morning, the russians carried out 2 shellings of Sumy Oblast. In addition to Sumy community, Esman community was also shelled, which the enemy attacked by an FPV-drone. This was reported by the regional military administration.

According to the Operational Command “North,” in Chuikivka, located in Yampil region, a private house was damaged as a result of shelling by russian forces.

Over Sumy, Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down five enemy “Shahed” drones. 

Over the past day, 3 March, russian forces carried out 67 shelling attacks on Sumy oblast, resulting in a total of 122 strikes. The enemy used artillery (25 explosions), mortars (42 explosions), UAVs (2 explosions), FPV-drones (36 explosions), GABs (2 explosions), and dropped VOG grenades from UAVs (15 explosions). Eleven communities were affected: Yunakivka, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Nova Slobidska, Hlukhiv, Esman, Svesa, Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, and Seredyna-Buda.

According to Sumy Police, in Sumy oblast, near a settlement, a local resident discovered a damaged missile body in a field. Explosive ordnance technicians identified it as a russian long-range guided aviation missile. Specialists transported it to a safe location for disposal.

On 3 March, a memorial gathering took place in Okhtyrka. This day in 2022 marked the tragic attack by russian forces, who bombed the “Broenergy” company facility. The strike claimed the lives of the heating plant workers: Serhii Yelistratov, Volodymyr Nalyvaiko, Roman Lavrynenko, Yaroslav Odnorob, and Oleksandr Chuvashyn. Hryhorii Yurko, the Director of the Okhtyrka CHP, shared that russian forces targeted the facility four times in 2022. At the time, the plant provided services to over 8,300 households, 67 public institutions, and 159 industrial facilities. Despite the danger, workers remained at their posts.

Chernihiv oblast

Chernihiv Border Detachment reported that on 3 March russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (9 explosions), UAV attacks (1 explosion), FPV-drone strikes (3 explosions), and dropped explosives from UAVs (8 explosions). Six villages came under enemy fire.

Chernihiv Region Police informed that police evacuated an 84-year-old woman from a border village in Novhorod-Siverskyi community, which has been under constant shelling by russian forces. 

In Chernihiv oblast, 27,370 households received assistance during this heating season to purchase firewood. Of these, 25,516 families were provided with UAH 21,000 each, while others received firewood or briquettes. According to Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, in the 10-kilometer zone near the border with russia, all residents — totaling 4,450 households — were assisted with the help of charitable organizations.

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

The enemy continues to attack Nikopol region. During the night, they shelled Chervonohryhorivka community and Nikopol by artillery and a kamikaze drone. Closer to morning, the occupiers fired Grad rockets at Marhanets community. There were no casualties reported. In Dnipro region, an enemy attack damaged a gas station, causing a fire, which was successfully extinguished.

Air defence forces shot down 9 enemy UAVs over the oblast.

2 regions in the oblast – Nikopol and Synelnykove – came under enemy attack. The occupiers targeted Velykomykhailivka community in Synelnykove region by KABs, damaging private houses. Nikopol region suffered nearly 20 attacks, by artillery and drones striking the regional centre and Marhanets community. A private house, a garage and infrastructure were damaged. There were no injuries reported.

Vinnytsia oblast

​Mayor Serhii Morhunov reported that in Vinnytsia, children of fallen soldiers can visit the municipal swimming pool free of charge. They can swim twice a week during times when no training or competitions are taking place. This initiative provides an opportunity for them to momentarily escape the harsh realities of war, relieve stress and improve their physical and emotional well-being.

Kirovohrad oblast

A memorial ceremony was held in Kropyvnytskyi for fallen soldiers: 47-year-old soldier Serhii Abramov, who was killed on 23 February near Zapadne village, Kupiansk region, Kharkiv oblast; and 33-year-old Andrii Romanov, who was killed on 25 February near Yunakivka village in Sumy oblast.

Poltava oblast

An additional UAH 800,000 will be allocated to victims of the missile strike on Poltava. During a city executive committee meeting on 6 March, Poltava City Council plans to approve financial assistance for those affected by the missile strike on 1 February in Poltava community. This is the 3rd such payment, bringing the total aid amount to approximately UAH 5m.

In Poltava oblast, a memorial ceremony was held for fallen servicemen: Dmytro Prokopenko and Ihor Hordiienko, who were killed while performing a combat mission in the northeastern direction.

Cherkasy oblast

In Cherkasy, a memorial ceremony was held for fallen defender Serhii Mekh. The soldier was killed in action on 12 February in Donetsk oblast while fighting for Ukraine.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

As reported by the National Police of the oblast, according to updated information, in Prymorske, the russian military struck a civilian vehicle by an FPV drone, damaging the car.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Defence Forces repelled 4 russian attacks near Nesterianka and Stepove in Orikhiv region. In Huliaipole region, russian troops unsuccessfully attempted an assault near Pryvilne.

Herman Halushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, informed that the situation at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains critically difficult. He stated that russia has deliberately militarised the ZNPP site by deploying military equipment and ammunition there. Due to the incompetence of the occupiers, the degradation of equipment and nuclear safety systems continues. Also, russia continues to block IAEA mission access to certain areas and premises of the occupied plant.

Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, reported that on 3 March, russian forces launched 510 attacks on 13 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast, including 10 airstrikes targeting Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Omelnyk, Yehorivka and Mala Tokmachka

Mykolaiv oblast

According to the RMA, informed that on the night of 4 March, Ukrainian air defence forces shot down one Shahed 131/136 drone over Mykolaiv oblast.

On 3 March, no attacks were recorded in the oblast.

Odesa oblast

Oleksandr Kiper, Head of the RMA, informed that in the evening of 3 March, 4 people were injured as a result of a russian attack on Odesa oblast. 3 residents of private houses suffered shrapnel wounds and limb fractures, while another person in a business centre at the time of the attack sustained a concussion. 2 of the injured remain hospitalised. During this attack, a DTEK energy facility was damaged. As of the morning, power workers restored electricity to critical infrastructure and reconnected power for 7,000 households. Repair work is ongoing.

As reported by Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa, Ukrainian Navy forces shot down 12 drones.

Kherson oblast

According to the RMA, russian forces attacked Antonivka, near Kherson, by a drone. A 51-year-old man was hospitalised in critical condition.

According to the State Emergency Service, today, a private house in Kherson caught fire due to russian shelling. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. There were no casualties reported.

Roman Mrochko, Head of the CMA, stated that in the morning, russian forces shelled Antonivka, injuring a 71-year-old woman who was hospitalised.

The RMA reported that after 7am, russian troops attacked a vehicle by a drone in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, injuring 2 men (67 and 38 years old). Both were hospitalised with blast injuries, concussions and head trauma.

The russian forces struck Nadezhdivka village, destroying St. Nicholas Church and damaging the priest’s house.

Last night, near Novovorontsovka, an ambulance hit a landmine, damaging its wheel. The medical team and patient were unharmed.

4 people were evacuated from Vesele, thanks to efforts by Nova Kakhovka municipal services and infrastructure department.

Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the RMA, reported that a 16-year-old boy was rescued from russian-occupied territory in Kherson oblast. He and his mother are now safe and receiving assistance. Since the beginning of the year, 21 children have been evacuated from the temporarily occupied areas of the left-bank oblast.

During the day, russian forces shelled 30 settlements in Kherson oblast, damaging 9 private houses, an Invincibility centre, a warehouse, a garage and several cars. 5 people were injured.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

Volyn Regional Center for Training the Population for National Resistance is starting to work actively. Key areas in which citizens will be trained for national resistance are fire, tactical, home-medical, national-patriotic, psychological and engineering, mine safety, terrain orientation, UAV control, communication training, radio chemical and biological protection.

Zakarpattia oblast

Uzhhorod City Council held a meeting with the Krieger family of German philanthropists. As you know, the Help for the People of Ukraine NGO has been supporting the social sphere in communities of Zakarpattia oblast for over 30 years, so this visit was aimed at developing new assistance projects that can be implemented together with the City Council.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

Representatives of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast visited the city of Rzeszow (Republic of Poland) on a working trip, where they met with Polish colleagues. They discussed results of Ukrainian-Polish cooperation, which has been ongoing since 2016, the development of mountain rescue and measures to prevent floods and increase the level of safety for tourists during martial law.

Lviv oblast

The RMA held a meeting with representatives of the Medical Intervention Team eV Foundation. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, they have been tirelessly helping Ukraine. Hospitals of the First Medical Association of Lviv, Okhmatdyt and also providing soldiers on the front line with medicines and equipment.

The Executive Committee of Lviv City Council has approved the installation of 8 memorial plaques to defenders of Ukraine. They will be installed on the facades of educational institutions in the city.

At Lviv City Council, 52 veterans, wives, and mothers of military personnel received certificates of completion of a 10-day business training. Now, participants will apply for a grant support competition to receive up to UAH 300,000 to develop their own business.

Rivne oblast

As part of the 10th European Congress of Local Government, which is underway in Poland, a meeting was held between Oleksandr Kokhan, Deputy Head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, and Marcin Kuchczynski, Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. They discussed deepening cooperation in vocational education.

Ternopil oblast

The RMA held a meeting with Anna Nowakowska, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lutsk. They discussed issues of cross-border cooperation, economic partnership and historical memory.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

The RMA held a meeting with representatives of the U-LEAD with Europe Program Andrei Horvat,  Deputy Director and Ljubica Koseluc, Head of the International Partnerships Team. U-LEAD continues to provide consultations that help communities overcome the consequences of war and strengthen their resilience. They discussed the issues of deepening cooperation and implementing new initiatives for the development of the oblast

Khmelnytskyi community sent 2 aircraft-type UAV complexes (20 drones, launch systems, antennas, repeaters, control points, etc.) worth UAH 5m to the military.

Chernivtsi oblast

The RMA held a meeting with Paun Rogovei, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova,. They discussed cooperation between Ukraine and Moldova, the implementation of cross-border projects and the development of international cooperation at the regional level.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Italy allocates €13m to support Ukraine’s energy sector.

Norway joined the international Drone Coalition for Ukraine. Thus, the coalition now includes 17 countries.

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, has presented a plan to rearm Europe. The plan is called ReArm Europe. It involves increasing defense spending, issuing loans for defense purchases and mobilizing private capital.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a phone conversation with Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian President, Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian President, and Kristen Michal, Estonian Prime Minister. They discussed support for Ukraine.

Maria Malmer Stenergard, Head of Swedish Foreign Affairs, stated that the country does not rule out sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. 

 

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Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia 

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

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