On 2 March, fighting was raging in positions west and southwest of the city of Donetsk, but there was no significant change on the front line. Fighting continued in the vicinity of Kra** Horivka and Hoohivka, as well as in Pobeda and Nova Hyriivka. According to a Russian military blogger, Russian forces have advanced near Novomykhailivka, Heorhiivka and Krasnohorivka, but ISW has not yet been able to witness these advances. Another blogger claims that the Ukrainian minefield west of the city of Donetsk has undoubtedly added a lot of difficulties to the Russian army's offensive. The Russian 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 238th Artillery Brigade are reportedly engaged in heavy fighting near Kra** Horivka.
And on the border of Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the fighting has not stopped. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched an unsuccessful attack near Urozain. Although the Russian side claimed to have advanced near Marfopil and Hulyaipole, the ISW still failed to see it with its own eyes. It is reported that the Russian 69th Cover Brigade is fighting fiercely near Hulyaipole, while the 30th Artillery Brigade is fighting in the direction of Velyka Novosilka.
In Russia's support operations, they are trying to maintain frontline positions and ensure that the rear areas are protected from Ukrainian aggression. In the western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, fighting is raging in positions near Roboyne and Verbove. A well-known Russian blogger with close ties to the Kremlin revealed that the situation near Roboticyne was relatively calm, while the Ukrainian General Staff said that Russia had launched only one failed attack in the region. It is reported that units of the 247th Guards Airborne Regiment are performing tasks in the vicinity of Verbove.
On the eastern bank of Kherson Oblast, positional fighting continues, while Russian forces have recently made some minor advances near Klinki. Geolocation** released on March 2 shows that the Russian army has made some marginal gains in Klinki.
In addition, Russian forces stationed in occupied Crimea are trying to protect themselves by disrupting and misleading Ukrainian reconnaissance out of concern about continued Ukrainian attacks. According to Ukrainian military observer Kostiantin Masowets on March 2, personnel of the Russian 31st Air Defense Division in occupied Crimea have begun to widely use false positions and use false radio communications to mislead Ukrainian reconnaissance.
In Russia's air, missile and drone campaigns, they continue to target military and civilian infrastructure in the rear and front lines of Ukraine. On the night of March 1-2, it was reported that the Russian army carried out a new round of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that the Russian army sent three Kh-59 35 missiles and 17 Shahed-136 131 missiles from the occupied Kherson and Donetsk oblasts, as well as drones from Primorsky Krai, Kradar Krai and Balaklava in occupied Crimea. Ukraine** reported that their air defense system shot down 14 Shahed drones over Odessa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, and two missiles in Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. There are also reports that Russian troops attacked residential buildings in the city of Odessa with drones and attacked Shevchenkov Vekhromada with missiles in the Mykolaiv region.
In terms of mobilization and troop generation in Russia, they are trying to expand their combat power without a general mobilization. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov inspected the construction site of a Russian shipbuilding facility and a new military hospital in the Republic of Dagestan during a working visit to Russia's Southern Military District on March 2, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that they are building new mooring infrastructure for the Russian Caspian flotilla and a large military hospital complex in Makhachkala in Dagestan. **10,000 Fans Incentive Plan