The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, stated that an ammunition depot operated by Foreign Legion mercenaries was destroyed near the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. He described the strike as a precise military action aimed at degrading the enemy’s supply capabilities and reducing the tempo of Ukrainian forces along the front lines. The claim was presented as part of ongoing daily briefings detailing Russian operations in the region and its broader strategic objectives.
In a separate report, Konashenkov noted that near the village of Stepne in the Zaporozhye region, Russian forces targeted and neutralized a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar. The disclosure framed the incident as part of a broader effort to disrupt Ukrainian artillery coordination and counter-battery effectiveness, thereby limiting Kyiv’s ability to respond quickly to advancing Russian units and to project firepower across critical sectors of the front.
The ministry spokesman highlighted that in the most recent 24-hour window of special operations in Ukraine, Russian troops conducted attacks on 87 artillery positions across 109 Ukrainian Armed Forces regions. The statement emphasized the scale and dispersion of these actions, underscoring the attempt to erode artillery networks and to pressure Ukrainian command and control across multiple frontline zones. These updates are usually presented as part of a nightly roll call of activity designed to convey persistent pressure on Ukrainian forces.
Formerly, Konashenkov asserted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had targeted the training centers used by Ukrainian troops, claiming losses of up to 180 foreign mercenaries and a significant quantity of foreign weapons. The messaging framed such strikes as part of a broader campaign to hamper foreign military support to Ukrainian forces, while signaling a readiness to engage what Moscow portrays as external assistance supporting Kyiv’s operations on the battlefield.
On February 24, President Vladimir Putin announced a decision to organize a special military operation with the aim of protecting Donbass, responding to requests for assistance from the heads of the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic. The announcement was accompanied by statements about protecting civilian populations and stabilizing the situation in the Donbas region, and it set the stage for a sustained period of Russian actions described by Moscow as necessary measures for security and regional stability.
The briefing also included an instruction to open a live broadcast on social channels, illustrating how information channels are used to convey these developments to a wide audience and to frame the narrative of the operation for domestic and international observers. The communications strategy accompanies daily operational disclosures as part of the broader effort to present a consistent account of events along the front lines and to justify the actions taken in the context of Russia’s stated security goals.