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Ukraine Liberates Nearly All of Dnipropetrovsk Region in 2026 Counteroffensive, Reclaiming 400 km²
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Ukraine’s defense forces have regained control of more than 400 square kilometers of territory during a counteroffensive on the Oleksandrivsk axis, according to Major General Oleksandr Komarenko, head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on March 10.
Ukrainian troops have almost fully liberated the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region affected by the fighting.
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According to Komarenko, Ukrainian forces still need to complete operations in three small settlements in the region and conduct clearing operations in two others.
The General Staff also reported that in February, Ukrainian forces regained control of a larger area than the one Russian troops captured during the same period. This marks the first time such a shift has occurred since 2024, during Ukraine’s operation in the Kursk region.
Komarenko said that during the past month, formations of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces restored control over 285.6 square kilometers on the Oleksandrivsk axis.
Since the operation began, Ukrainian troops have regained more than 400 square kilometers of territory in that sector.
Despite the gains, Komarenko emphasized that the battlefield situation remains challenging.
“We are doing everything we can, and even a little more, to hold back and destroy the enemy,” he said.
“The most difficult sectors remain Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivsk, where the enemy has concentrated its main efforts. But we are gradually stabilizing the situation thanks to our active actions. The number of enemy attacks around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad has somewhat decreased as their forces were redirected toward the Oleksandrivsk axis,” he added.
Komarenko also noted that Russian forces are likely to continue focusing their operations during the upcoming spring campaign on three key directions: Pokrovsk, Oleksandrivsk, and Zaporizhzhia.
Earlier, Ukrainian special forces from the Defense Intelligence Directorate’s “Artan” unit, working alongside other formations of Ukraine’s Armored Forces, regained control of several frontline positions near the settlement of Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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