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Ukraine has successfully regained the initiative in its ongoing conflict with Russia, marking a pivotal shift after enduring months of intense winter battles. Ukrainian forces have managed to reclaim more territory than they are losing, signaling a significant change in the war’s dynamics.<\/p>\n

On March 1, 2026, Ukrainian officials and military experts highlighted this development as a turning point following the winter campaign. Taras Chmut, head of the ‘Come Back Alive’ foundation and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency, emphasized that the balance of territorial control has now tipped in Ukraine’s favor.<\/p>\n

Chmut expressed optimism on the social media platform X, stating, “For the first time in many months, and perhaps even years, we have begun to liberate more territories than we are losing.” He described the current situation as a victory in the seasonal campaign, asserting that “Russia lost the ‘battle for winter.’ And we won.”<\/p>\n

This positive assessment comes in the wake of reports detailing localized Ukrainian counterattacks across multiple sectors, particularly in the southern regions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently confirmed that Ukrainian forces have successfully de-occupied 300 square kilometers of territory on the southern fronts.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces launched a significant offensive on the Oleksandrivsk axis to thwart a Russian advance into the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Under the leadership of General Oleh Apostol and involving elite units like the 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades, the operation resulted in the liberation of eight settlements and over 300 square kilometers of territory.<\/p>\n

Despite facing heavy resistance, Ukrainian paratroopers managed to expel Russian forces beyond the administrative borders of the Dnipropetrovsk region, thereby disrupting the Kremlin’s broader strategic plans for 2026.<\/p>\n

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