Ukraine says Air Assault Forces retake over 300 sq km and eight settlements in south
Feb 22nd 2026
Air Assault Forces report restoring control of more than 300 sq km and eight settlements on the Oleksandrivka axis to halt a reported Russian advance in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
- Air Assault Forces say they and adjacent units have restored control over more than 300 square kilometers and eight settlements on the Oleksandrivka axis.
- The operation aimed to disrupt Russian plans to advance in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts and to push Russian groups beyond Dnipropetrovsk administrative borders.
- Ukrainian forces reported clearing the area of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
- Officials described the frontline as very dynamic and said Russian units offered fierce resistance.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 20 February also said Ukrainian forces had liberated 300 square kilometers on the southern axis.