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February 18, 2026

The US did not provide a license for the production of Patriot missiles in Europe, – Zelensky

"We don’t have time for all this crap." Zelensky commented on Medinsky’s participation in the negotiations

It is unfair that Trump publicly calls for peace in Kyiv, not Russia – Zelensky

Photo: Drones attacked the VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary in the Russian Federation

Russian drone attacks Slavyanska TPP workers: three killed in Mykolaivka

Russian losses are 25 times greater: a military observer explained how the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy so many enemies

Russia reports alleged shooting down of 43 Ukrainian drones

Missile strike on Belgorod: power substation damaged

The Unwritten Project: 289 literary figures have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the war

Russian command for the first time admitted to the mass shutdown of Starlink terminals

"This is not a counteroffensive": a military man explained what operation the Defense Forces are conducting in the Zaporizhia direction

The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the Russians near three villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region — DeepState

Defense forces cleared the eastern part of Hryshyne in Donetsk region of Russians

Power outages in 4 regions due to Russian attacks, with 100,000 without power in the Odessa region, there are emergency outages – Ministry of Energy

Head of Ukrenergo: Due to Russian attacks, Ukraine will need over 9 GW of new generation in the coming years

There is a hit: unknown drones attacked Cheboksary again

FP-2 drones destroyed four occupier headquarters in their rear

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are launching counterattacks in the Zaporizhia direction, – Defense Forces

"He launched missiles and hid in a ’hole’." Russian Iskander missile system hit for the first time in annexed Crimea

Ukrainian Armed Forces Use Balloons to Strike Strategic Targets in Russia’s Rear – WSJ

The Ukrainian army received new domestic night vision devices

In Belgorod, a CHP plant that supplies the Belenergomash plant was hit

Sim cards by passport – Flash proposed a tough solution to counter Russian FPV drones

Defense forces hit the S-300VM SAM launcher and Russian UAV control points on the TOT — General Staff

Former leader of the "DPR" Pavel Gubarev accused of discrediting the Russian army

Minus 3 more commanders: the Armed Forces of Ukraine have replenished the list of "demobilized" Russian officers (PHOTOS)

Russians attacked Ukraine with ballistic missile and 126 drones: Air defense destroyed 100 UAVs

ISW confirms successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine imposes sanctions against Lukashenko

Ukraine responded to accusations of military presence in Benin

Zelenskyy held a meeting on the emergency situation in the energy sector: The following priority steps have been identified. PHOTO

A new unit will be created at the Ministry of Energy to address issues of increasing generation. What will it do?

Energy Task Force: Ukraine is implementing systemic solutions to strengthen energy sustainability, – Shmyhal

On the shield – February 18, 2026.

Anatoliy Kandyuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Dnipro resident Serhiy Vasylenko died at the front

Defenders from Khmelnytskyi region Martyniuk Hryhoriy Mykolayovych, Kotyk Valentyn Anatoliyovych, Kazmirchuk Vasyl Vasylovych, Kornienko Oleksandr Valeriyovych, Ozhikhovsky Vasyl Vasylovych, Toskalyuk Pavlo Vitaliyovych, Paraniuk Vadym Serhiyovych died in the war.

Edelweiss fighter Vasyl Nazaruk from Prykarpattia died from injuries

Defending Ukraine, 27-year-old National Guardsman from Pereyaslav Kostyantyn Kovalenko died

While performing a combat mission in the Kharkiv region, a soldier from Chernihiv region, Dmytro Borysovych Rublevsky, died.

Taras Melnychuk, a 29-year-old career officer from Berdychiv, died in the battles for Ukraine

The death of a soldier from the Kirovohrad region, Vitaliy Ivanovich Shelever, who was considered missing for almost two years, has been confirmed.

The community in Volyn lost two defenders in the war – Ivan Yenin and Artem Haber

A young defender from Cherkasy region, Ihor Skrebets, died in Sumy region. Photo

Serhiy Ustinsky, a defender from the Ivano-Frankivsk community, died in the war

Considered missing: the death of the Volyn Warrior Oleksandr Matsiuk was reported

Pilot Yaroslav Sachik died – Lutsk bids farewell to 25-year-old Hero

Sergeant of the 47th Brigade, Oleksandr Shevchuk from Zhytomyr, died in battle near the village of Sokil in the Donetsk region.

A fighter from Chernihiv region, Oleksandr Vasyliovych Mhlynets, died in the war

Serhiy Gedzyk, a resident of the Ivanovo community, died at the front.

On the shield: Serhiy Petrenko, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Andriy Pivniuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war

Serhiy Oleksenko, a 51-year-old soldier from Poltava region, died in the battles for Kostyantynivka.

Defender from Konotop region Igor Gubar died at the front

Border guard from Sumy region Serhiy Litkevych died

Defender from Stryi Roman Spernal died in Kharkiv region

A defender from the village of Lyubakha – Vasyl Snizhko – died in the Donetsk region

Fighters from Kirovohrad region Mykhailo Melnikov, Oleksandr Polyakov and Ruslan Babenko died in the war with Russia

Sniper from Kharkiv region Oleksandr Tseluyko died in the Sumy direction

Mykola Chepizhny from Nyzhnia Syrovatka died at the front

A fighter from Avdiivka, Oleksandr Petrovych Vlezko, who had lived in the Chernihiv region since 2014, died at the front.

Defender from Khmelnytskyi region Serhiy Kalita died in Sumy region

Vinnytsia region lost defenders Anatoliy Shevchyk and Petro Pashynskyi

The Lozov community accompanied its defender Anatoliy Nagorny to his final journey

Soldier Vitaliy Drobot from Dnipropetrovsk region died for Ukraine

Considered missing: Hero from Kryvyi Rih Igor Gusev dies

Vitaliy Ignatenko died in Luhansk region

The death of defender Valeriy Avramenko: what is known about the hero from Konotop

February 19, 2026

The largest boiler house in Lozova, Kharkiv region, was damaged: thousands of people were left without water and heat

Russian troops in Nizhyn attacked civilian infrastructure with ballistic missiles, one person was injured

Russia was shaken by explosions: drones flew over Moscow

In Kuban, a refinery burns for the second day after a drone strike

Record-breaking "Russian-cutter" near Donetsk: Phoenix pilots burned 12 units of occupiers’ equipment at a distance of over 50 km. VIDEO

Russians launched 37 drones over Ukraine overnight, 29 were neutralized, hits were recorded at four locations — Air Force

Strike on Russian command post kills Akhmat magazine editor Pavel Porsev

Five regions of Ukraine are experiencing power outages due to enemy attacks

Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminate Russians while installing Wi-Fi bridges after Starlink blocking – Center for Countering Disinformation

Large-scale cyberattacks in Ukraine: NBU, Channel 5 and aBank attacked

VIDEO. "They died like flies there": how the infantry held their position in the Kostyantynivka direction for 130 days

Belarusian hockey player Matviy Ugarov went to kill Ukrainians for Russia and was eliminated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Minus Iskander specialist: Ukrainian Armed Forces "grounded" five more Russian commanders (PHOTOS)

"I’ll collect a garland." Russian General Demurchiev bragged to his wife about the ears he cut off from Ukrainian prisoners — Radio Liberty investigation

Electricity and heat were lost in Belgorod after a missile strike on a CHP plant

The US opposed Ukraine’s participation in the NATO summit

Russia recruited over a thousand Kenyans for war against Ukraine, media reports

The EU has provided electricity to 9 million Ukrainians: about a thousand units of equipment have arrived in the last month, – European Commission

On the shield – February 19, 2026.

Yevheniy Kochetov, a 44-year-old soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, died at the front.

After two and a half years of captivity, he went to the front again: defender from Ternopil region Mykola Myha died. Photo

Oleh Lavriv, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Defender from Lutsk district Vadym Popko died in hospital

Defenders from Khmelnytskyi region: Sheremetynskyi Dmytro Valentinovich, Hlushyk Valeriy Yosypovych, Khudy Andriy died

Ecologist from Kharkiv region Yuriy Kurkin died at the front

Vadym Badzyukh, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

50-year-old senior soldier Vitaliy Sinkov from Korosten was killed in the Donetsk region

Anton Ostapenko, a 40-year-old UAV operator from Kharkiv region, died in the war

Talnivshchyna lost sniper Vadym Petrovych Usatenko

The heart of a 38-year-old soldier from Sarny, Ihor Valeriyovych Krystynsky, stopped.

A soldier from Dnipropetrovsk region, Serhiy Lysachuk, died while serving in the military.

Dmytro Kikhtev from Sumy region died near Kramatorsk

Defender from Morshyn community Mykola Komarov dies

The Hero is survived by a little daughter: the death of Ivan Seredych was confirmed in the Lviv region (photo)

The heart of the defender from Kamianskyi, Bershadsky Oleksandr Oleksandrovich, stopped

Defended Ukraine from the first days of the war: Serhiy Noskov, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Vladyslav Vysotsky, a native of Okhtyrka, died in the war.

The Kharkiv region reported the death of junior sergeant Vyacheslav Dubinka

A soldier from Sarny, Vyacheslav Golyshev, died in Sumy region.

Forever 33: Volyn native Ivan Savluk died defending Ukraine

Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Oleksandr Voynarovskyi and Oleksandr Zabytovskyi died

Very young: Volyn native Onisym Kupriyanchyk died in the war

The heart of the soldier from Glukhiv, Dmytro Yaroshenko, stopped.

Defender from Ternopil region Volodymyr Pobigushko passed away

The lives of Heroes from Volhynia, Petro Berlinets and Serhiy Tereshchenko, were cut short in the Donetsk region.

Volytsia resident Volodymyr Yatsyshyn from the Velykomostivska community died in a battle with the occupier.

34-year-old soldier from Rivne Maksym Nikityuk died in Kharkiv region

Defender Dmytro Broshka from Kolomyia died in the war (PHOTO)

February 20, 2026

Schedules have been partially canceled in Ukraine: where there will be no outages

"Finally, we will have a more reliable neighbor." Fico’s party said what will happen if the Russians capture Kyiv

For the first time since the start of a full-scale war, Ukraine could export weapons worth several billion dollars in 2026 — National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Received life sentence for directing Russian artillery and missile strikes on Kherson | ArmyInform

Russian attack on Ukraine on February 20 – 107 drones out of 128 destroyed

An oil rig exploded in the Samara region of Russia

Russia was preparing a series of high-profile assassinations in Ukraine: one of the targets was Yusov

The Russian army struck a Naftogaz facility in Poltava region and used drones to strike a utility company in Kherson

The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a series of strikes on Russian command posts and warehouses in the temporarily occupied territories

Villa in Bali and clothes worth millions of dollars: a major in the rear is accused of embezzling money for food for the army

Ukraine honors the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred: 12 years since the beginning of the struggle for freedom and independence

A direct hit didn’t stop it: near Pokrovskoye, a robot spent 6 hours taking the wounded out of hell

In Russia, Sochi, Anapa and Krasnodar "exploded" at night

A massive fire broke out under occupied Dzhankoy after a UAV attack. Satellite photos

There was an air raid alert in Sevastopol all night, explosions were heard.

Due to new Russian attacks, 5 regions have lost power – Ukrenergo

"One guy was hit in the head, killed immediately": Ukrainian defender spoke about torture in Russian captivity. Photo and video

British ex-MP Jack Lopresti joins Azov

Hungary blocks EUR90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until transit via Druzhba oil pipeline resumes

Lasar’s Group aerial reconnaissance bombed a parking lot with seven Russian armored personnel carriers in the occupied Luhansk region. VIDEO

For "Kara" and "Liza" – our pilots took revenge for the dead sisters | ArmyInform

Minus $75 million: SBS destroyed three Tor air defense systems in Zaporizhia in one night. VIDEO

Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully counterattack: Snehirev analyzed the situation on the Kostyantynivka front line

The first one broke the window, the second one hit the target — a Russian ammunition depot was hit by a doublet of drones | ArmyInform

Russia lost another Su-34 fighter jet in the southern direction: what is known

Ukraine will receive €600 million for energy restoration

US Supreme Court overturns Trump tariffs

Prepared a double terrorist attack in Lviv region: Russian agent sentenced to 15 years behind bars, – SBU

Akhmetov’s DTEK received permission from a US court to recover $300 million from Russia for assets in Crimea

On the shield – February 20, 2026.

Military Bohdan Sakiv died on February 18, 2026

Chernihiv region bids farewell to fallen defender from Luhansk region Hryhoriy Sergeenko

Dmytro Rusetsky, multiple champion of Ukraine and World Cup kickboxing, died at the front

Krolevechchyna lost a defender: Serhiy Dulya passed away

Yevhenii Gmyza, a resident of the Poltava village of Bilyk, died in the war

Policeman from Kirovohrad region Vadym Zakharenko died in Donetsk region

Two defenders from the Khmelnytskyi region died at the front – Ruslan Oleksandrovych Nanykin and Volodymyr Mykolayovych Pyastuk.

Zhytomyr region lost another of its Defenders – Cover of Oleksandr Stanislavovych

Considered missing for two years: death of defender from the village of Savchyn Volodymyr Futysh confirmed

Soldier from Berdychiv region Viktor Danylchuk died after being hit by an enemy kamikaze drone

Border guard Maksym Shcherbakov died near Sumy

Defender from Chernihiv region Ihor Fedosov died in the Sumy direction

A young defender from the Pidgayets community, Volodymyr Roketskyi, died at the front

Lviv region lost defender Artem Myakota, who is survived by small children

Soldiers from Kropyvnytskyi Serhiy Makhno, Pavlo Pysmennyi and Vitaly Morozovskyi died in the war with Russia

Carrying out a combat mission: Defender from Kharkiv region Oleksiy Danchenko died at the front

The life of a soldier from the Khutir-Mykhailivska community, Oleksandr Potapov, was cut short

Returned from abroad to fight. National Guard Volodymyr Nazarenko from Poltava region – on the shield

Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Valery Korol, Ivan Lytka, Mykola Simonov died

DNA examination confirmed the death of soldiers from the Rivne region Dmytro Bukreyev, Mykola Kilosov, and Mykhailo Danylishyn, who were considered missing

Chernihiv confirms death of famous soldier Mykhailo-Viktor Stselnikov

Defender from the Horodkivska community Serhiy Horshinin returns to the board

Artem Trachuk, a 25-year-old soldier from Komarhorod, died in the war

Life ended six months ago: the death of a soldier from Volyn, Yuriy Konoval, was reported

Yuriy Petukh, a defender from the Kryvyi Rih district, died in Kurshchyna

Lviv bids farewell to Crimea-born defender Eduard Kotenko

The death of Volyn defender Viktor Vashchuk has been confirmed

Defender from Romenshchyna Viktor Orel died at the front

Stryi region lost Hero Yuriy Duvanov in the war

The life of soldier Sergei Kostikov, awarded the Order "For Valor", was cut short at the front.

Transcarpathian Vasyl Sekleydi died in the war

He was 44 years old: Hero from Pidgorodne Yevheniy Burkhan died in the Zaporizhia direction

February 21, 2026

A powerful blow to the enemy’s strategic aviation: Ukraine has finished off a unique aircraft manufacturing enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex

"No dialogue": Putin says relations with Japan have been reduced "to zero" over Ukraine

Donald Trump has imposed 10% global tariffs on all countries

Ukraine has imposed sanctions against captains of the shadow fleet and companies of the Russian military-industrial complex

UAVs attacked the Samara region of the Russian Federation and Tatarstan, a sanctioned factory caught fire in Saransk — media

Under sanctions: a factory producing electronics for the Russian military-industrial complex caught fire in Saransk

Explosions heard in Krasnodar, Russia, airport suspends operations

Power outages in Krasnodar after UAV attacks on the evening of February 20

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 300 square kilometers: Zelenskyy confirmed counterattacks on the southern front for the first time

Ukrainian missiles attacked Iskander production plant in Udmurtia: there are hits. Photos and video

Neftegorsk gas processing plant in Russia burns after UAV attack

Two police officers who evacuated people died in the Kharkiv region

Russia launched Iskander-M and 120 drones against Ukraine, 106 UAVs neutralized

NYT: Hidden Trauma in Ukraine: Women Break the Silence on Sexual Violence by Russian Military

Four Ukrainian prisoners sentenced to 19 years in prison in Russia

Drones attack Almetyevsk (Tatarstan)

Ukrainian hackers exposed the use of Belarusian civilian infrastructure for Russian drone attacks

Strike on Inkerman and Yevpatoria: Defense Forces hit ships and Be-12 aircraft in Crimea

225 captains under sanctions: Ukraine strikes Russia’s shadow fleet

Satellite shows consequences of strike on Redkinsky chemical plant in Tver region

Strike on Naftogorsk GPP – NASA images confirm severe fire

The General Staff confirmed the destruction of the Votkinsky plant, which produces Iskanders and Daggers, by Flamingo missiles

Unmanned systems forces hit the Gvardiyska oil depot in Crimea

Trump raised tariffs on imports to the US from 10% to 15%

Fico threatens Ukraine at Russia’s behest – Slovak opposition leader

Russia began to threaten South Korea after information about its possible participation in the PURL initiative for Ukraine

Ukraine rejected US proposal regarding Donbas

The occupiers lost a helicopter

Drones attacked enemy targets in Krasnodar and Volgodonsk

The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched missile strikes on facilities in Belgorod

Flamingo missiles hit Votkinsky Plant, where Russia produces ballistic missiles, – General Staff

Two enemy patrol ships, Be-12 aircraft in Crimea and Tornado-S MLRS in Zaporizhia region were hit, – General Staff. PHOTO

On the shield – February 21, 2026.

"Deliberately chose risk for the sake of others": 34-year-old policeman Serhiy Chaika died in the war

A courageous defender from Vilnohirsk, Andriy Soldatenko, died in the Kharkiv region

Defender from Zhytomyr region Mokerov Oleksandr Serhiyovych died in Kurshchyna

The Mensk community lost its Defender of Yushchenko, Ihor Vasyliovych

The Zlatopil community reported the death of Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Nevdalyi

Gave his life for Ukraine: Yevheniy Misyura from Dnipropetrovsk region died in the war

Oleksiy Sidorov, a soldier from Luhansk region, was killed in Donetsk region.

Hero from Lviv region Roman Rusylo died in Donetsk region

From the first days of the war, he stood up for the defense of Ukraine: Viktor Yartsev died while performing a combat mission

DNA examination confirmed the death of Yevheniy Gomzyakov from Zhvyrka, who was considered missing

A resident of the Tatarbunar community, Oleksandr Sheremet, died at the front.

A young soldier from the Rivne region, Andriy Viktorovych Mazurets, died at the front.

Vitaliy Zhlobyn, a resident of Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka, died at the front.

Serhiy Nikitchenko, a resident of Okhtyrka, died in the war.

The death of Vasyl Savchynets, a defender from Klyachaniv, Mukachevo district, has been confirmed

Yuriy Poplavsky, a soldier from the Malovyskiv community, died in the war with Russia

Considered missing for more than a year: death of Hero of Volhynia Leonid Hrychanyuk confirmed

Defender from Rivne region Dmytro Kravchuk killed by enemy drone in Lyman

Defender from Sokal community Ihor Mushko died

The Boremel community is in mourning: defender Oleksandr Tomilovych died in the Kharkiv region

On the shield: Dobrovelichkivska community reported the death of junior sergeant Oleg Zagorodniuk

February 22, 2026

Terrorist attack in Lviv: 14 injured, including police officers

Terrorist attack in Lviv: 23-year-old policewoman killed, 24 people injured

The Russian Federation carried out a massive combined attack on Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine using strategic aviation and hypersonic missiles

Fire breaks out in Kyiv high-rise building as a result of Russian attack

Russian missile and drone attack: a series of explosions heard in Kropyvnytskyi

Sibiga: Russia attacked the American company Mondelez in Trostyanka

Kyiv region under attack from the Russian Federation: residential buildings in Sofiivska Borshchagovka destroyed

Russians strike energy facilities in Odessa region

15 people injured, one dead in night attack by Russian forces in Kyiv region

He was preparing a terrorist attack to blow up CCC employees at a transport stop – a criminal was convicted in the Lviv region

Residents of 6 regions left without electricity due to massive attack

Unmanned systems forces attacked Russians near Donetsk and Mariupol overnight

Strike on Tornado-S MLRS and oil depot in Crimea – SBS showed footage of the damage

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the bases of the occupiers in Donetsk and Polohy

Military depots in Polohy and three air defense systems in the Zaporizhia direction: fresh enemy defeats (VIDEO)

Air defense neutralized 33 missiles out of 30 and 274 drones out of 296, with which the Russians attacked Ukraine since the evening

Drones attacked an oil depot in occupied Luhansk: a large fire broke out

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting active offensive operations in one of the directions, – Airborne Assault Forces Command

The DShV group regained control over eight settlements in the Oleksandrivka direction | ArmyInform

Consequences of the fight against the shadow fleet: fuel crisis in Cuba, Russia sends tanker and evacuates Russians

Terrorist attack in Lviv: 23-year-old policewoman killed, 25 people injured. Who benefits, versions and reaction

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two helicopters at the Russian Pugachevka airfield

"It was wonderful": Ukraine penetrates Mariupol’s air defenses, a number of attacks recorded

The Russian army does not stop shelling the Kherson CHP despite the plant being shut down

Explosions in Russia at the GRAU arsenal in Kotluban: satellite images confirm the destruction of the bunker

"Sun Chain" burned down in the Bohdanivske area: drones hit a "fat" target | ArmyInform

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck FSB ships in Crimea: Pletenchuk told what is known about the "Hunters"

A 30 by 24 meter breach: satellite images of the Votkinsk plant after the Flamingo strike have been published

Paratroopers used drones to destroy a Russian warehouse of UAVs, ammunition, and equipment in the Kursk region

Results of the Russian Federation’s nighttime missile attack on Ukraine

On the shield – February 22, 2026.

24-year-old serviceman from Ivano-Frankivsk region Dmytro Pavlyshyn died in a road accident

Missing for almost two years: death of soldier from Rivne region Ivan Shukalyuk confirmed

Krolevechchyna in mourning: defender Oleksandr Pidbutskyi died at the front

Military man from Kherson region Vitaliy Belinsky died in hospital

Roman Poloz has been missing since 2023: DNA examination confirmed the death of a fighter from Chernihiv region

Serhiy Shlapak from Berezivka: a soldier of the 95th brigade died in battle in Luhansk region

In Lviv, 23-year-old policewoman Viktoriia Shpylka died as a result of a night terrorist attack

Valeriy Zhmudik, a native of Frankivsk, died in battle.

Defender from Kamianskyi Oleksandr Olehovych Savkin died in Zaporizhia

Another graduate of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Lieutenant Denis Gordeev, died at the front.

Ruslan Vasilyevich Yuryev, a soldier from a village in the Rivne region, died

Dmytro Voytsishevsky from Ternopil region returns home on a shield: he was considered missing

Vitaliy Khudoly, a soldier from Poltava region, fell in Donetsk region

Considered missing for over a year and a half: defender from the Zalozetsk community Mykola Pankevych died in Luhansk region

Soldier Ruslan Lyagul from the Novomyrhorod community died in the war with Russia

Defenders from the Solotvyn community Viktor Rublovsky and Mykhailo Dykun died in the war

Ternopil region lost defender Serhiy Zabolotny: he died in Sumy region

Uman says goodbye to a soldier: Pavlo Kulichenko has died

After a long search, the death of the defender from the Buska community, Maryan Mykhailovych Ustyak, was confirmed

February 23, 2026

According to SBU materials, a Russian agent who was preparing a double terrorist attack in the Lviv region was convicted

In Crimea, a missile division of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was hit with “Bastions”: The Defense Forces struck on February 23

Odessa region introduces water supply schedules after Russian shelling

Drone attack on Moscow: airports in the Russian capital temporarily closed

A strike on the core: what was hit at the Neftegorsk GPP

Massive attack on Belgorod: the city was left without electricity, water and heating

"Iron Falcons" destroyed two field warehouses with occupier drones in the Oleksandrivka direction | ArmyInform

Explosions in Crimea, Belgorod, Engels, Saratov and Tatarstan: The Armed Forces of Ukraine “congratulated” the occupiers on the holiday

Held a position near Pokrovsk for 32 days: the story of a paratrooper with the call sign "Dom" | ArmyInform

Syrsky: Since the end of January, control over 400 sq km and eight settlements has been restored in the Oleksandrivka direction

Russian drone control point destroyed in Kinburn, – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukrainian drones destroyed part of the Russian oil depot in Velikiye Luki (video)

Assistance from Slovakia was rarely requested, so the interruption of electricity supply will not affect the power grid — Ukrenergo

Ukraine destroyed relay stations for the "Shaheeds" in Belarus

Defense forces hit the occupiers’ ammunition and material and technical equipment depot in the Donetsk region

Drones are being shot down by drones – a third of Russian "Shaheeds" are already being shot down by interceptors | ArmyInform

SBU employee caught taking $68,000 bribe: promised to "resolve the issue" of removal from wanted list in CCC, – NABU. PHOTO

Traitor who directed Russian "KABs" against Lyman defenders gets 15 years in prison

Hungary and Slovakia’s actions against Ukraine only play into the hands of the Russian aggressor, – Szybiga

Slovakia stops emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine, says Fico

On the shield – February 23, 2026.

Mykola Matveyev from Sumy region died in Donbas

Died on his birthday. Junior Sergeant Valeriy Kabachok from Kremenchug region died in Kharkiv region

Serhiy Ustynskyi, a 40-year-old defender from Vilniausk, died in hospital

Defender from Chernihiv region Vyacheslav Saverskyi died in Sumy region

On the shield: a soldier from Kyiv, Oleksandr Belov, died at the front. Photo

A shooter from Zhytomyr region, Oleksandr Zhayvoron, died

Roman Ivanenko, a 45-year-old defender from Malyn, died in the Kharkiv region

Yaroslav Lavreniuk, a machine gunner from the Haisyn community, died at the front

Oleksandr Stoyan, a fighter of the territorial defense unit from the Bershad community, died in the war

Myroslav Makogonchuk, a young deputy commander of a tank battalion from the Chernivtsi community, died at the front.

Defender from Precarpathia Andriy Ketsmen died at the front

Defender from Zhytomyr region Chornyi Hryhoriy Petrovych died on the Pokrovsky direction

The Onufriyiv community reported that on February 19, 2026, the defender, soldier Sychev Mykola Mykolayovych, died.

The heart of 49-year-old staff sergeant of a flamethrower company from the Bar community, Oleg Lukyanov, stopped.

The Yampil community lost its defender Serhiy Kovalenko

Yuriy Zavadovsky, a fighter from Frankivsk, died in the war

Junior sergeant from Zvenigorod region Nimak Kostyantyn Volodymyrovych died in Zaporizhia

A soldier from Chernihiv region, Oleksandr Krykun, died in the war

Defended Ukraine since 2014: Andriy Syritsa, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

In the Lviv region, the community lost two defenders – Roman Kostiv and Andriy Sukhanov

Serviceman Serhiy Hrynevych from the Kozynska community died due to illness

The death of a soldier from the Pidloztsivska community, Mykola Spinaki, has been confirmed: he went missing in Kurshchyna

Defender Mykola Pankevych from Ternopil region died in the war

Hero from Kryvyi Rih Yuriy Kotenko died in Donetsk region

Anatoliy Volodovsky, a 41-year-old soldier from the Mogilev-Podilskyi district, died at the front.

Viktor Sus, a resident of the Carpathians, died in battle with the occupiers (PHOTO)

Two soldiers from the Kirovohrad region – Serhiy Ostrovsky and Oleksiy Pavlenko – died in the war with Russia

The Zbarazh community reported the death of combat medic Ihor Yaremus

38-year-old commander of a strike UAV detachment from Poltava region Ihor Borovko died in battle

Forever in the ranks: Defender Leonid Gergalo from the Luka-Meleshkivska community died

Vasyl Bilak, commander of the Omega special forces combat group, died in the war

A soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Rynat Svyrydenko, gave his life for Ukraine

A soldier from Pidgorodne, Oleksandr Kushnir, died while performing a combat mission.

February 24, 2026

Five houses damaged in Zaporizhia due to night drone attack, child among victims

At least eight strikes were carried out: Russians massively attacked Zaporizhia with drones (photo)

UK announces new aid package for Ukraine on anniversary of full-scale invasion

The world is entering a new era of war: Zaluzhny declared a turning point

Shmyhal: Over $90 billion will be needed to restore Ukraine’s energy sector

Four years of full-scale war: the price Russia pays for aggression against Ukraine

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing has begun in Kyiv

Bulgaria approved the 13th military aid package for Ukraine

Britain announced the largest package of sanctions against Russia – up to 300 new restrictions

The FPV drone destroyed the Russian Mi-8 helicopter called "71 Blue"

Repeated drone attack on Almetyevsk: NPS "Kaleykino" under attack

Russia launched 133 drones and missiles over Ukraine, 111 UAVs neutralized

Ukraine dismantles 10 concentration areas and 6 command posts of the Russian army

The rectification column of PJSC Metafrax was damaged

Explosions were heard in Sevastopol and Crimea during the evening and night. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles

In the Belgorod region, strike drones attacked a gas distribution hub in the village of Borisovka

The moment of the attack on Engels airfield was caught on video

236 civilians killed in Kyiv as a result of Russian shelling in four years

Real progress could be greater: ISW spoke about the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counteroffensive operations in the south

Control points, ammunition depots and more were hit: the General Staff spoke about new strikes on the enemy

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution supporting lasting peace in Ukraine: which countries voted against

Almost 45 thousand "Shaheeds" and over 500 "Iskanders" – the Air Force summed up the results for four years | ArmyInform

Air defense destroyed over 140,000 Russian air targets during the four years of the war: what specifically (VIDEO)

Over 400 armored vehicles and military training: Canada announces new aid to Ukraine

Ukraine and partners to hold "energy Ramstein" in March – European Commission President

SBS Night Strikes: "Magyar" showed how the Ukrainian military eliminated the Russian "Pantsir", "Buk" and "Hurricane"

Demolition of the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has begun in occupied Sevastopol

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Andriivka, Ostapivske, Nechaivka, and Danylivka

Starmer commented on Russia’s statements about a "nuclear bomb" for Ukraine: Putin is trying to divert attention from his terrible actions

Ukraine rejects Russia’s absurd accusations about a "nuclear bomb", – MFA

Biletsky: The Russians did not take Kyiv in three days, did not break Ukraine in four years, and will not gnaw away at our surrender through deception

GRU agent who set up a "video trap" to guide ballistics in Chernihiv region gets 15 years in prison

Delay in production of Flamingo missiles due to Russian strike on manufacturing plant, says Zelensky

"Druzhba" was destroyed by Russia, not Ukraine, so let Orban turn to Putin, – Zelensky

Ex-officer from Lviv region received life sentence for treason against Ukraine: fled to Moscow and "leaked" data on Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment, – SBI

On the shield – February 24, 2026.

Evacuated civilians: farewell to police officer Yevhen Kalgan held in Kharkiv

Dmytro Savchenko, a fighter from Kryvyi Rih, died in Zaporizhia region

Soldier Mykola Mykhno died in Sumy region

Bukovina lost 3 more soldiers on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion – Vasyl Ozeryak, Mykola Reikal, and Serhiy Bandurovsky

The death of soldier Mykola Korniychuk from the Rivne region has been confirmed

Three soldiers from the Khmelnytskyi region died in the war – Postolovskyi Vitaly Leonidovych, Osipov Oleksandr Yuriyovych, Kvasnevskyi Oleksandr Ivanovich.

It became known about the death of a serviceman from the Vynohradiv community, Mykhailo Yuriyovych Brovdiy

Taras Stefanyuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

In the Donetsk region, a soldier from Zubylne, Oleh Tymofiyuk, died while performing a combat mission.

Oleksandr Obopolov, a graduate of Vinnytsia Pedagogical University, died at the front.

Senior rifleman from Kharkiv region Mykola Hnidy died in Donetsk region

Missing in action in the battles near Kursk: Chernihiv region received tragic news about its defender Oleksiy Chekan

A resident of the Pervomaiska community, defender Ihor Zhuravlev, died in the war

Sumy resident Ivan Nestorenko died near Khrapeshchyna

A soldier from Ternopil, Oleksandr Stepanyan, died during a combat mission.

The life of a soldier from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Igor Rvalin, was cut short by the war

Yuriy Shuleschenko, a soldier from Kremenchuk region, died while performing a combat mission in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Oleksandr Tarnay, a resident of Uzhhorod, died in the war.

Faithful to his oath until his last breath: Volyn fighter Serhiy Slipets died at the front

Vitaliy Gontsa, a soldier from Bukovina, died in the war

Serhiy Podhorny, an assistant grenade launcher from the Bar community, died at the front.

Yevhen Yakovenko from Sumy died near Kramatorsk

Senior sergeant Serhiy Chernetskyi from Lanivtsi died in Sumy region

Junior sergeant from the Khmelnytskyi community, Oleg Smuchynskyi, died at the front

Ivan Paliy, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Four days of searching for the body: defender from Rozhyshch Volodymyr Grodskyi died in the Donetsk region

He was a cannon commander. Maksym Kucherenko from Dnipropetrovsk region lost his life in battle.

The death of special forces officer Vladislav Buyukli, who had been missing for more than six months, has been confirmed in Bolgrad.

Death of serviceman Maksym Shevchuk in the Zaporizhia direction

Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Serhiy Kleimahin and Serhiy Kostenko died

The death of a soldier from Dolyna, Myroslav Koza, near Pokrovskoe, has been confirmed

Yuriy Vasyliev, a soldier from Kamyanka-Buzka, died while serving.

The death of Roman Sabanyuk from the village of Kryliv, who had been missing for almost two years, has been confirmed.

The community in the Chernihiv region received tragic news about the death of young soldier Leonid Knut

Defender from Zhytomyr region Andriy Ilchenko died in Sumy region

Kharkiv doctor Volodymyr Lytka died in the war

The war took the life of Volyn defender Yuriy Kot

February 25, 2026

The US has imposed sanctions against individuals and legal entities from Russia involved in cybercrimes

Slovakia’s Prosecutor General’s Office will file a complaint against Fico for treason after Ukraine’s blackmail

“A peace agreement cannot reward aggression and legitimize border changes,” – the Ukraine – Nordic and Baltic countries summit was held in Kyiv

Defense Minister Fedorov thanked Canada for providing $2 billion in assistance as part of Operation UNIFIER

A resident of the Kyiv region who stored explosives on the instructions of Russian special services was convicted of treason

The President of Ukraine awarded military personnel with additional general ranks

Enemy control points, ammunition and MTZ depots, and repair base were hit.

The Uragan MLRS, the Buk-M1 air defense system, and areas of concentration of enemy manpower were hit.

Coalition of the [Cowardly] Willing countries ready to send troops to Ukraine only with Russia’s consent – The Telegraph

Lithuania to supply missiles to Ukraine to strengthen air defense

Russia has recruited over 1,700 African mercenaries to the war against Ukraine – Sibiga

SBU Detains FSB Agent Who Coordinated Attacks on Kyiv

Ignat: Russia has fired 13,000 missiles, 88,000 UAVs and over 120,000 KABs at Ukraine during the 4 years of the war

The names of seven liberated villages in the Dnipro region have become known

Almost 1,400 Ukrainians have become subjects of politically motivated cases in Russia – Memorial

Russian reconnaissance ship "Ivan Khurs" spotted with significant damage in Sevastopol (photo)

Five enemy "geraniums" attacked an energy facility in the Chernihiv region

Russians hit gas production facility in Kharkiv region

Ministry of Energy: There are power outages in four regions due to Russian shelling

A fire broke out at the Dorogobuzh chemical plant in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation as a result of a UAV attack, there are fatalities

SSR hit Russian air defense positions in occupied Crimea

The Russian army lost two regiments near Gulyaipol — military

Russia attacked gas storage facilities and Naftogaz production facilities in two regions: what are the consequences?

Ukraine withdrew from a number of CIS agreements, including the joint air defense system

Kellogg criticized the US for refusing to support the UN peace resolution on Ukraine

Nebenzia suddenly declared at the UN that he is Ukrainian. The representative of Ukraine responded

Analysts exposed 6,000 Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and the data of 1.2 million of their employees

GUR went on the offensive near Stepnogorsk: Artan cut off Russian logistics and created a bridgehead

2,220 buildings have been destroyed and damaged in Dnipro since 2022 due to Russian shelling – authorities

In Russia, the Kaleykino pumping station of the Druzhba-1 oil pipeline has been on fire for the third day

Attack on chemical plant in Dorogobuzh, Russia: authorities begin evacuating people, but assure that everything is fine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces blew up the largest warehouse of drones in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation

Explosions heard in the area of occupied Aydar (Novopskov): preliminary information suggests an energy facility was hit

The end of the occupiers’ digital advantage: Andriy Biletsky on the 40% drop in Russia’s efficiency

The Armed Forces of Ukraine added a lieutenant colonel and a group of lieutenants of the Russian occupation army to the list of those killed (PHOTOS)

"Every second could be the last": a wounded policeman escaped from the encirclement after 12 days of hell near Pokrovskoye

120 days without rotation: the story of a guard with the call sign Mongol, who defends Kupyansk

Eight villages north of Pokrovsk are not even in the "gray zone", they are under the control of the Defense Forces – the military

On the shield – February 25, 2026.

In Lubny, they will say goodbye to two soldiers who died at the front – Oleksandr Murashov and Yevhen Shvedchenko

Vasyl Petryna from Prykarpattia died from old wounds

A fighter from the Rivne region, Heorhiy Yefimchuk, died in the Kupyansk district

29-year-old defender from Rivne region Nazariy Klimus died in Kharkiv region

Pilot of UAV: soldier from Vyshnivets community Tymchuk Andriy Bogdanovych died in Zaporizhia direction (photo)

The Demydiv community lost Ukrainian defender Oleg Voytanovych

It became known about the death in the Dnipropetrovsk region of a soldier from Lviv region, Mykola Romanovych Shchepny (photo)

The war took the lives of two defenders from the Khmelnytskyi region – Andriy Vitaliyovych Belsky and Oleksiy Ivanovich Noskov.

The fallen warriors from Sumy region: Artem Kochin, Oleg Babych, Maksym Garmash, Mykola Krasulya, Valeriy Rohal, Yevhen Rebchunovsky, Oleksiy Tymoshyk, Oleksandr Skichko, Anatoly Ishchenko, Anatoly Yakunin

Died over a year and a half ago: death of defender from Lutsk district Oleksandr Nazarchuk confirmed

Defended Ukraine until his last breath: Oleksiy Datsevych, a resident of the Novohuyvinsk community, died at the front

Hero of Volhynia Yuriy Pavlyak’s heart stopped in the hospital in Dnipro

Fighter Dmytro Artyomov, who defended Ukraine from the first day of the invasion, died in the Kharkiv region

Defender from Gorokhov Mykola Korol died

Yaroslav Gurhulovych, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Kropyvnytskyi residents Anton Heiko, Kostyantyn Slonevskyi, Serhiy Kovalchuk, and Yehor Karnaush died in the war with Russia

A soldier from the Kirovohrad region, Ivan Ivanovich Plakhotny, died in the Kharkiv region.

Soldiers from the Ternopil region Mykhailo Sobko, Mykhailo Kulyk, Mykola Hnyp, Andriy Sapishchuk died

A soldier from the Kyiv region, Vitaliy Zhlobin, died at the front. Photo

Served three months: Chernihiv region receives report of death of soldier Oleg Derevyanko

Vitaliy Oliynyk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Sad news: Volyn Warrior Ihor Savas died in Zaporizhia

Kharkiv bids farewell to 23-year-old policewoman Yulia Keleberda, who died during the evacuation of civilians

In Smila, reconnaissance engineer Yuriy Shynkar returns “on the shield”

It became known about the death of a tank commander from the Lviv region, Roman Romanovich Gordiy

Defender from Pereyaslav community Dmytro Yachin died during treatment in Germany

Defender from Shepetivshchyna, Ruslan Volodymyrovych Shchukin, died in Kharkiv region

A fighter from the Kryvyi Rih district, Serhiy Myronenko, was killed in the fighting in the Donetsk region.

During the fighting in the Kharkiv region, the chief sergeant of the border detachment, Anton Dmytriev, was killed.

Gennady Oleksandrovych Chabanenko died in the Kramatorsk district: Nikopol region lost another Defender (photo)

Soldier Zaitsev Vladislav Viktorovych from Kirovohrad region died in Kharkiv region

Considered missing: death of Hero of Volhynia Bohdan Tyukhtey confirmed

Ruslan Pylypenko, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war

In Sumy region, rescuer Pavlo Mykolayovych Kolisnyk died after being hit by a Russian FPV drone

He is forever 25 years old. Oleksiy Demchenko from Dnipropetrovsk region returned home on a shield

Defenders from Vinnytsia region Ihor Shymonchuk, Valeriy Baranov, Oleksiy Tolmachov and Volodymyr Chernysh died