According to Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian military launched a strike on military targets in Ukraine using long-range precision weaponry and cruise missiles.
The attack was launched from both the air and the water.
According to a Ministry of Defense official, the Russian force has destroyed 821 military facilities in Ukraine. Seven combat aircraft, seven helicopters, and nine drones were shot down, as well as 87 tanks and other military vehicles.
The Russian military took control of the city of Melitopol in the south of the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense said that they were taking measures to ensure the safety of local residents and exclude provocations from Ukrainian special services and nationalists.
The day before, on February 25, the Russian military blocked the Ukrainian cities of Sumy, Konotop and Chernihiv. In addition, they occupied the Gostomel airfield in the suburbs of Kiev and blocked the capital from the western side.