"Russia advanced by a total of 123 sq kilometres (48 sq miles) the lowest since April 2024 during the month, according to the analysis conducted by Agence France-Presse. Ukrainian troops managed several localised advances during February, the data showed, including a 61 sq-kilometre gain on 15 February, and gains of more than 50 sq kilometres on 21 February and 23 February."
"The slowdown came as Moscow's forces at the front struggled after Elon Musk cut the Russians' access to Starlink internet terminals. Russia's army recorded its slowest advance on the frontline in Ukraine in nearly two years in February, an analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War showed, as Kyiv's troops scored several localised breakthroughs."
"The Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk is Russia's major oil outlet in the Black Sea, loading 700,000 barrels per day of crude oil. An official at Ukraine's security service, the SBU, said Ukrainian drones had struck the terminal at the port, hitting six of its seven loading facilities, and that the drones also struck Russian warships."
Russia's army recorded its slowest monthly advance on the Ukrainian frontline in nearly two years during February, advancing only 123 square kilometers according to Institute for the Study of War analysis. This slowdown coincided with Elon Musk's decision to restrict Russian access to Starlink internet terminals. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces achieved several localized breakthroughs, including a 61 square-kilometer gain on February 15 and additional gains exceeding 50 square kilometers on subsequent dates, with particular success along the southern frontline in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russia continues grinding forward in the east toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk, currently occupying just over 19% of Ukraine. Additionally, Ukraine conducted a significant drone attack on Russia's Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, damaging multiple loading facilities and forcing suspension of oil operations at this major Black Sea outlet.
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