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Nicholas Zharkikh

February 12, 2026

Houses damaged, children injured: new details of the night attack on Kyiv, Dnipro and Odessa (photo)

ISW: Putin subordinated Gerasimov to the Russian Guard "as a reward for loyalty"

Zelenskyy put into effect the NSDC decision "On security guarantees for Ukraine" with the participation of international partners – decree

On the left bank of Kyiv, houses and cars were damaged as a result of the attack, there are casualties

Over 100,000 families left without electricity in Kyiv

Explosions heard in Ukhta, Russia. Oil refinery appears to have been attacked — media

The enemy attacked Ukraine with 25 missiles and 219 drones, the air defense shot down 16 missiles and 197 drones

Large-scale attack on the power system of the Odessa region: a critical facility was damaged

Geraskevych disqualified before the first race of the 2026 Olympics in skeleton

"They’re grabbing everyone indiscriminately": stories of Ukrainians in the US who are afraid to go out because of raids by ICE agents

Kyiv strengthens energy: how they are trying to protect the capital from new attacks on light and heat

Ukrainian Flamingo missile in action: Defense Forces destroy complex Russian ammunition storage facility

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers’ base in Kurshchyna

"DPR Court" Sentences Georgian Who Fought on the Side of Ukraine to Life Imprisonment

Enemy air defenses were penetrated: four air defense systems were destroyed at once in the occupied territories

In Kyiv, after a massive attack, almost 2,600 houses were left without heat – the mayor

The General Staff confirmed the destruction of a defense plant and arsenal with missiles and ammunition in Russia

The Russian night attack left almost 300,000 Odessa residents without water and partially without heat

For the third time in two months: Russians launched a new attack on the Comfort Town residential complex in Kyiv (video)

Drones attacked Lukoil’s refinery in Ukhta, a large-scale fire broke out

Details of yesterday’s explosions have become known: an ammunition depot was hit near Melitopol

War: Partisan disables Omut electronic warfare complex in Bryansk region

In the Lyman direction, the enemy suffers heavy losses in a ratio of 1 to 10.

Ukrainian "Flamingos" hit one of the largest Russian warehouses, — General Staff — DSnews.ua

"Lyuty" drones attacked a refinery 1,700 kilometers from Ukraine, – media (video)

The main athlete of the Olympics – the world’s reaction to the disqualification of Geraskevych

Great Britain to transfer 1,000 LMM multi-purpose missiles to Ukraine to strengthen air defense

Volgograd refinery suspends operations after Ukrainian attack — Reuters

In the Hulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces are conducting counterattacks, — Bratchuk

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Geraskevych received the Order of Freedom despite being suspended from the Games

It may take up to two days for heat to return to Kyiv after the overnight strike

SAM "Shershen". The project of a multi-caliber air defense complex was developed in Ukraine

A new round of this war begins: Dyky about the explosions in the Volgograd region

German ARX Robotics delivers Gereon RCS robotic system to Ukraine

Satellite images confirm serious damage at Ukhta refinery

SBU warns of life imprisonment for Russians connected to Starlink

"This has never happened before." In the Pokrovsky direction, drone operators repelled a comrade and captured a Russian DRG — video

Ukrainian nuclear power plants have restored over 90% of capacity after the Russian attack, – State Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Shoulder straps did not save: captain and five lieutenants of the Russian Federation officially "demobilized" (PHOTO)

Ukraine conducted a special operation to identify the coordinates of more than 2,000 Starlink terminals from the occupiers – Defense Ministry advisor

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a fuel warehouse of the occupiers in Crimea

Results of repelling the massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine

Belarusian spy Kardash gathered information for the Russian FSB and KGB through interviews with the OP

CHPP-5 and CHPP-6, damaged by shelling, will be launched within two days, – Shmyhal

On the shield – February 12, 2026.

Gave his life for Ukraine: Artem Buryak from Pidhorodne died in the Kupyansk direction

Defender Yuriy Galagovets from the Lyuta Kostrynska community died in a hospital in Haivoron, Kirovohrad region (PHOTO)

Yaroslav Lukashuk from Volyn died at the front

Vyacheslav Novikov from Sumy region died at the front

Defenders from Rivne region Volodymyr Bakalenko and Leonid Hutsal died

Defenders from Khmelnytskyi region Yuriy Navrotskyi, Serhiy Volokhin and Serhiy Ivanchuk died

For a long time, he was considered missing: Volodymyr Karpenko, a soldier from Zhovty Vody, died in the Donetsk direction

Defender from Volyn Serhiy Sydorovych died in Dnipropetrovsk region

Defender from Nadvirna Andriy Fabiak died in Sloviansk

Hero Mykhailo Oleksandrov from the Luka-Meleshkivska community died in the war

Yuriy Uglytskykh, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Pavel Olegovich Starikovsky, a graduate of the Samara Cooperative College, died at the front

Forever 27: defender from Luhansk region Serhiy Sych died in the war

Dmytro Marchenko from Sumy region died in Donbas

Defender from Pereyaslav region Vitaliy Holub died in Donetsk region

Mourning in the Mlynivska community: defender Yaroslav Melnychuk died

It became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Serhiy Pakholuk. Photo

A soldier from Kirovohrad region, Stanislav Fedorovych Bilyatynskyi, was killed in the Luhansk region.

The Horodkiv community lost another Hero in the war – Dmytro Shynaev died

Almost two years of waiting: the death of a soldier from Chernihiv region, Dmytro Kichkin, has been confirmed

A soldier from Rivne region, Andriy Kushnir, died in the Kharkiv region

Defending Ukraine, a soldier from Kryvyi Rih, Ihor Romanenko, died

Defender from Poltava region Ivan Balan died at the front

28-year-old Defender from the village of Penkivka Denys Kodryan died in the Donetsk region

In the Kursk region, a defender from the Odessa region, Pavlo Kandybolotsky, died while performing a combat mission.

At 18 years old, on the shield. The story of Maksym Yesmeykin from Dnipropetrovsk region, who became an adult and defended Ukraine

Nadvirna community in mourning: defender Ivan Kugutyak died

Defending Ukraine, a soldier from Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Magdalinov, died

Sad news: soldier from Chernihiv region Oleksandr Soroka dies

Volodymyr Bogdanov, a resident of the Pervomaiska community and defender of Ukraine, died in the war.

Ruslan Vepritskyi, an employee of Kharkiv Energy, died in the war.

Former People’s Deputy Roman Kalish died at the front

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

Defender from Trostianets Vitaliy Kotlyar died in the Sumy direction

Oleg Lyzun from Ternopil region died in Donetsk region

Bad news for the Koziatyn community – the death of defender Oleksandr Nahirnyak has been confirmed

Zhytomyr region lost another of its Defenders, Bey Maksym Viktorovych

Poltava region bids farewell to fallen soldiers Viktor Yena, Serhiy Ogyra, Volodymyr Barvink, Oleksandr Osin

Defender from Ternopil region Ivan Krentzel died in Zaporizhia: 6-year-old son left without a father

February 13, 2026

In Odessa, two high-rise buildings were hit by a nighttime attack by the Shaheeds

Ukrainian troops advance in the area of Borovaya and Hulyaipol – ISW

$38 billion in support for Ukraine for drones, air defense and Patriot missiles – the results of one of the most successful Ramsteins

"Helmet of Memory" is banned, Nazi symbols are on sale: the IOC is caught in a new scandal

Unmanned systems forces hit a substation in Luhansk and an airfield in Crimea

Putin attacked Kuchma’s enterprise in Novgorod-Siversky

51 enemy pilots’ takeoff points hit in 24 hours | ArmyInform

Russia launched Iskander and 154 drones against Ukraine: air defense shot down 111

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded a missile hit and 22 Russian drones during the night, some of them were launched from Crimea

FP-5 Flamingo missiles have learned to bypass air defense systems

Russian Colonel Igor Petrov was killed by drone in Kursk

Russians are retreating in the Hulyaipil direction, – Mashovets

They got it where the Russians didn’t expect it: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an important compound for Putin

Ukrainian Defense Forces hit the Nebo-U radar station in Crimea and a number of enemy targets in the temporarily occupied territories

Russia blocks the website of the project "I want to return"

Russian troops attacked Odessa with a new version of the Harpy-A1 drone (photo)

The occupiers’ losses per square kilometer increased almost tenfold, and the pace of advance dropped sharply, — Zhmaylo

"Sports outside of war?" Ukrainian stadiums and sports complexes destroyed by Russia in satellite images

Trump said Russia wants a deal, but Zelensky could "miss a great opportunity"

SBU searches at Kyivteploenergo blocked the restoration of heating in the capital, — Kyiv City State Administration

Broadcasted the movement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the church window and transmitted data about Ukrainian equipment: the daughter of a priest from Pokrovsk received 15 years in prison

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ SBS reported a strike on a Russian military airfield near the village of Gvardiyske in Crimea

Defense forces hit the Nebo-SVU radar station and areas where the occupants’ UAV operators were concentrated

A Russian data center was hit in Primorsk, Zaporizhia – details

The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced on the Boriv section — ISW

Fires in Volgograd after drone attack, refinery shut down

A CHP plant is on fire in Moscow after an explosion

Ukrposhta released a stamp in honor of Geraskevych after his disqualification from the 2026 Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed Geraskevych’s lawsuit against the IOC

The war will end when Russia is exhausted. Russia does not want to talk seriously, – Merz

Sibiga on Medinsky’s return to the Geneva talks: There will be "historical pseudo-lectures" again

Poles fighting for Ukraine will be exempted from punishment – the country’s Sejm adopted an amnesty law

Ukrainian soldiers "defeated" NATO troops with drones during joint exercises, – WSJ

On the shield – February 13, 2026.

DNA examination confirmed the death of serviceman Sunychuk Taras Antonovych from a village in the Dubno region

Junior sergeant of the National Guard from Chernihiv region Yaroslav Khlystun died near Pokrovske

Defender Yulia Berezyuk died at the front

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

Sad news for Bershady: fellow soldier Oleksandr Yukhymenko died

Yaroslav Naumenko from Buryn region died on the Kharkiv route

In the Donetsk region, a soldier from Ternopil, Serafymenko Oleksandr Vasyliovych, died while performing a combat mission.

The death of Hero of Lviv Region Roman Korpal, who had been missing since 2024, has been confirmed

Kryvyi Rih resident Oleksandr Panych died from a serious wound at the front

The heart of the Defender from the Shabiv community, Yevheniy Mykhailovych Kalinov, stopped

Ivan Yeremenko, a native of Kamianets-Podilskyi, died defending Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Sumy resident Anton Popovsky died near Kramatorsk

The war took the life of a young soldier Artem Solovyov from the Velykypysarivska community

A son was left without a father: defender from Vilniansk, Oleksiy Kopanev, died in the war

Volyn defender Vasyl Solodukha died in the war

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

Yevhen Skobel, a soldier from the Tarakaniv community, died in Kurshchyna

Oleksandr Bondarenko from Sumy died near Avdiivka

Vasyl Verveka, a brave defender from Mizyakivske Khutory, passed away

Hero from Lutsk Mykola Severeniuk died in the war

Roman Chudyk, a soldier from Ternopil, died in the Kharkiv region.

Volodymyr Mykhniuk, a defender from Volyn, died in the Donetsk region.

The death of 58-year-old Defender Volodymyr Bilusyak from the Volodymyr community has been confirmed

The death of the Defender from the Ulanivska community, Yuriy Oleksandrovych Palamarchuk, has been confirmed

The Kiliya community mourns the death of Junior Sergeant Volodymyr Skrypkar in the Kupyansk direction

Hero of Volhynia Oleksandr Oksenyuk died near Bakhmut almost three years ago

4 foreigners, including US veterans, died in battles for Ukraine – GUR

February 14, 2026

At night, enemy drones once again attacked Odessa and Kyiv region, local authorities on the consequences of the strikes

Rubio Cancels Meeting with European Leaders on War in Ukraine at Munich Conference

At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with Iskander and 112 drones, 91 drones were neutralized, 18 hits were recorded

Defense forces "minus" a Russian boat and hit an arsenal of ammunition

A downed Russian Kinzhal missile was found in the Lviv region

Russia attacked DTEK power plant in Odessa region: this is the 11th massive attack on a TPP since October

The International Legion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that four foreigners died in the battles for Ukraine

Explosions at a CHP plant in Belgorod, there are casualties

Ukraine relocated Flamingo production after Russian missile strike, Zelenskyy says

Russia targeted Azerbaijan’s diplomatic missions in Ukraine three times – Aliyev in Munich

Fighters of the 412th Nemesis Brigade told how they defeated NATO troops during the exercises and showed several photos and videos

Gladkov said that some houses in Belgorod will be left without hot water until the end of the heating season

Seven thousand Colombian citizens are fighting on the side of Ukraine

"I’m ready to give my life": BBC explains why Colombians are going to fight for Ukraine

Several areas in Kursk region were left without electricity due to the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian oil tankers still freely travel along European coasts, Zelenskyy says

Russia damaged all of Ukraine’s power plants, but the system survived, – Zelensky

Zelensky: 7,000 Ukrainians are in Russian captivity, we have 4,000 occupiers

On the shield – February 14, 2026.

Young mother of two: 24-year-old drone operator Liliya Heckendorff died in the war. Photo

On the shield: Pomichnyan community reported the death of defender Yevseev Denis

The life of the defender of Ukraine from the Kiliya community, Eduard Strelchuk, was cut short

Junior sergeant from Kostopil Oleh Vasylchuk died in Donetsk region

Volodymyr Melnyk, a defender from the Radekhiv community, died

Oleg Malaszytsky from Volyn died in the war.

Ditkivskyi Veniamin Valeriyovych from Zhytomyr region died at the front

Defender from Poltava region Valeriy Milka died in the war

Volyn defender Oleksandr Nahalyuk died at the front

Another life for the freedom of Ukraine: Lviv region lost Hero Andriy Vasylkiv (photo)

The war took a young life: 25-year-old soldier from the Ozernya community Vorobets Nazar Yaroslavovych died (photo)

Hero of Volyn Vasyl Yarmolyuk’s heart stopped in the hospital — news

The death of 51-year-old soldier from Rivne region Petro Vasyliovych Panasyuk has been confirmed

The Oleksandrivska community reported the death of Serhiy Legush at the front -

Considered missing for over 2 years. Oleksandr Brukhno from Novoslobodsk community dies

The war took the life of a defender from Berehiv: soldier Oleh Buzuliuk died in the Donetsk region

The war took another Defender: Mykola Kovalchuk, a resident of Malyn, died in the Donetsk region

Oleksandr Topornytskyi died for Ukraine: Uzhhorod region prepares to meet the fallen Hero

February 15, 2026

There are places on the front where there are absolutely no our infantry, but we manage to ensure defense — a battalion commander from Azov

On the night of February 15, Russia attacked Ukraine with 83 attack drones from five directions, 55 were neutralized.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil terminal in Russia and a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun complex in Crimea

The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a former youth football team player who betrayed Ukraine and fought for the Russians

Partisans destroyed an electric locomotive in Oryol

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated new territories in Zaporizhia

Developed a replacement for Starlink: Russians launch stratospheric platform "Barrage-1"

Ukrainian Defense Forces hit Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Russia — General Staff

Moscow under attack by unknown drones: Russian air defense tries to repel the attack

Massive attack on Moscow: Army general names most wanted targets in Russian capital

About half a thousand houses remain without heating in Kyiv – Klitschko

Over 100 targets: Russia announces drone attack on Moscow and regions

Russian authorities announce massive drone attack on Moscow and Bryansk region

There is no heat or electricity in Bryansk, Russia, and its surroundings after attacks on energy systems

On the shield – February 15, 2026.

Kyrylo Mykolayovych Vitko was a volunteer, had awards: Nikopol region lost another Defender (photo)

Residents of Nikopol region killed by Russia: Defender from Nikopol Oleksandr Vakulenko died on February 15

Ukrainian defender from Izmail Andriy Hryhorenko died in the Donetsk direction

A young defender from Volyn, Roman Klymarchuk, died in Zaporizhia region

Volunteer from Rivne region Oleh Adamovych Tverdyy died in Dnipro

Defender from Poltava region Oleksandr Shevnikov fell in the Sumy direction

Painful news for the Glukhovets community – the death of soldier Vasyl Chayun has been confirmed

The death of 29-year-old soldier from the Rivne region, Mykola Valeriyovych Sichkaruk, has been confirmed

Volodymyr Lavreniuk, a defender from Volyn, was killed in an enemy drone strike in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Our compatriot Mykola Gafurov died in the battle for Ukraine

Three police officers from the rifle battalion from Bukovina died in the war – Volodymyr Voytsehovskyi, Mykhailo Geshko, and Anatoliy Yurchak.

A soldier from a village in the Rivne region, Yevheniy Khromets, was killed as a result of mortar shelling

A young defender from Zvenyhorod region, Serhiy Koval, who was considered missing for a long time, died in the war.

Signal commander from Poltava region Vitaliy Hasenko died at the front

Zhytomyr region lost another of its Defenders – Oleksandr Viktorovych Rudak

February 16, 2026

Mykola Kalashnyk: Kyiv region is the leader in terms of distributed generation in Ukraine — 145 MW

Poland withdraws from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines

Attack on Ukraine – Russia attacked Ukraine with six missiles and 62 drones, air defense destroyed 54 targets, including two Zircons

A drone from the Russian Rubicon unit has defected to Ukraine

GUR exposed Kalashnikov concern companies that evade sanctions

Konotop was left without electricity after a ballistics strike

Massive drone attack on Moscow and Bryansk: what really happened

The Kremlin’s summer plan was thwarted: the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the enemy from more than a dozen villages in 6 directions, – ISW

Putin’s plans thwarted: the Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the Russian army by 9 km in some places, the occupiers’ offensive is slowing down — ISW

Night of "cotton" near occupied Sevastopol: Russian Pantsir-S1 SAM system hit in Kach

"And what about us?" The governor of the Bryansk region complains about the most powerful attack by Ukrainian UAVs and damage to energy facilities

The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced near Boguslavka

In Zaporizhia, Russians damaged every third high-rise building — Kharchenko

Ukraine imposes sanctions against 10 Russian propagandist athletes

As part of the "Czech Shell Initiative", the Armed Forces of Ukraine received about 4.4 million artillery ammunition

"Our units are conducting effective assault operations" – Syrsky on the situation in Zaporizhia

In some areas of the front, the losses of the Russian army are 25 times higher than those of Ukraine, — Gili

The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to disable the power supply of the fifth regional center of the Russian Federation – Bryansk: where a blackout occurred in Russia

Fire extinguished for over eight days: new photos reveal the scale of the fire at the Roshen logistics center near Yagotyn after the Russian attack

Over 23% of Kyiv’s warehouse space destroyed or significantly damaged by Russian shelling

Three captured Azov soldiers sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia

Russian base on fire in Mariupol – Andryuschenko

Two of the four Zircons were neutralized. Russia launched six missiles and 62 drones at Ukraine overnight — Air Force

"Heat in Crimea": GUR reported on new destroyed Russian equipment

Major, lieutenants and "DPR police": the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the liquidation of another group of occupier officers (PHOTOS)

All communications and the power grid in Novgorod-Siverskyi have been destroyed, – OVA

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

IT specialist who coordinated attacks on Kyiv CHP plants on behalf of the FSB was sentenced to life imprisonment

IT specialist ordered by FSB to correct attacks on Kyiv CHP plants | Censor.NET

About 1,200 houses in Kyiv remain without heat after Russian attacks, says Klitschko

On the shield – February 16, 2026.

Sumy resident Serhiy Solomyanikov died at the front

Hryhoriy Hoshovsky, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Romain defender Valentyn Dobryn died at the front: farewell today

Volodymyr Shulga, a 40-year-old resident of Stary Saltov, died in the battles for Ukraine

44-year-old junior sergeant Dmytro Orlenko died in the war

Ukrainian soldier, WPKA world kickboxing champion Mykola Litovchenko from Severskodonetsk, died at the front

Soldiers Anatoly Shalnev and Yevgeny Pavlov from Kropyvnytskyi died in the war with Russia

Soldiers from Kropyvnytskyi died in the war with Russia

Forever in the ranks: The Glukhovets community lost its soldier Oleg Leonidovich Titor

Hero of Kryvyi Rih Rodion Dyatko died from injuries sustained after the Russian attack

On February 9, Russians killed a soldier from the Donetsk region, Serhiy Rakovsky, at the front.

Roman Stefankiv, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

The death of the soldier from Horodenka, Andriy Shumovsky, has been confirmed

A serious illness cut short the life of Oleksandr Kushnir, a resident of the Dzhulinska community, who was drafted into military service last year.

Dubensk resident Andriy Svintozelsky died on a combat mission

Igor Shalashov from Sumy region died in the war

Bitter news: the death of a fighter from Volyn, Valentyn Scypalsky, has been confirmed

Ruslan Hasanov, a soldier from the Petrovirivska community, died in the war

Forever 26: it became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Vladyslav Nedashkivsky. Photo

A soldier from Beryslav, Oleksandr Polovinkin, was killed in battle in the Donetsk region.

Rostyslav Krip, a 26-year-old soldier from the Zhovkva community, died in the Sumy region.

Valentyn Protsko, a senior sergeant from Cherkasy, was killed in the Donetsk region.

The death of soldier Yevhen Anisey was confirmed in the Velykymykhaylivka community in the Odessa region

Zhytomyr region lost another of its Defenders – Serhiy Petrovych Gerasymovich

The last battle in the Serebryansk Forest: the death of a soldier from Chernihiv region, Viktor Pushkar, has been confirmed

The war took the life of Senior Sergeant Anton Boldyrev from Dnipropetrovsk region

Forever 32 years: Serhiy Stepanov, a defender from Zaporizhia district, died in the war

The death of Roman Berezyuk, a defender from the village of Kulykiv, has been confirmed

Volyn defender Mykola Balikovskyi died at the front

40-year-old defender Vitaliy Boretsky, who had been missing since March 2025, returned to Zhytomyr on the board.

Petro Palamarchuk, a fighter of an anti-tank missile system platoon from the Haisyn district, died in the war.

Defender Cherevaty Oleksandr Vasylyovych returns to Zvenyhorod region on the shield

Fighter from Lviv region Mykola Demydenko died in a missile strike

28-year-old Viktor Shevchenko from the Ulanivska community died in the war

43-year-old soldier Maksym Dranysh from Synelnykovye died at the front

Life ended in April 2024: the death of Volodymyr Nevirets, a soldier from Volyn, was reported

A soldier from Chernihiv region, Borys Borysovych Gorhol, died while performing a combat mission in Sumy region.

Missing for almost a year: Ternopil soldier Oleksandr Slobodyan dies in Donetsk region

A fighter from Kryvyi Rih, Dmytro Shlyakhtov, was killed in the Donetsk direction.

Killed in battle over a year ago: reported death of Hero of Volhynia Yuriy Koshulynsky

Oleksandr Sirenko was considered missing for a year: it became known about the death of a volunteer from the Kharkiv region

Sniper Bohdan Tsarapora died: The Slovechanska community lost a Hero in the Dnipropetrovsk region

Death in battle with the enemy of sailor from Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksiy Surkov, confirmed

The Zarichna community received the tragic news of the loss of Sergeant Chepura Oleksandr Viktorovych

The war ended the life of Yaroslav Babych, a major, chief of staff, and deputy commander of a territorial defense battalion from the Tulchyn community.

Another loss in Bershad: Dmitry Ropotilov died in the war

Oleksandr Murovany, a 30-year-old senior sergeant and border guard from the Trostyanets community, was killed on the Kherson front line.

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

February 17, 2026

A series of explosions in Burshtyn: missiles fired at Ivano-Frankivsk region

Hungary turns to Croatia for oil supplies after transit through Ukraine halted

Odesa, Burshtyn and Dnipro under attack: the main thing about the Russian night attack (photo, video)

A multi-story building was hit, two people were injured: the enemy attacked Odessa with drones

Explosions in Lviv region on February 17 – what is known

Defense forces hit Russian Ka-27 helicopter in Crimea – General Staff

SBU successfully targets Russian oil terminal "Tamannaftogas" for the second time

Severe fires, destruction and casualties: the consequences of the Russian attack are being eliminated in Dnipro and Odessa (VIDEO)

Ground robotic complexes completed over 7,000 missions in January — Fedorov

About 40 Bangladeshi citizens died as part of the Russian army in the war against Ukraine

Russia reports large-scale drone attack: hundreds of UAVs spotted in the night sky

A Russian robot with ammunition was destroyed near Chasov Yar

Powerful explosions heard at Belbek airfield in Crimea

Patriot SAM intercepted two Russian Zircon hypersonic missiles over Kyiv. VIDEO

At night, the enemy again struck devastating blows at the energy infrastructure of Odessa, – DTEK

Massive attack on Ukraine: Air Defense shoots down 25 missiles out of 29 and 367 drones out of 396

Two UAV control points and an enemy communications hub were hit in Zaporizhia

UAVs attacked a military chemical plant in the Perm region of Russia

Special operations forces destroyed important occupiers’ facilities (VIDEO)

The cost of ground robots that Ukraine is sending to the front line has reached thousands

From Ryazan to Tuapse: "Magyar" showed a list of Russian military-industrial complex and energy facilities destroyed in 2026

Not only from China, but also from Europe, the USA, and Japan: Zelensky revealed the origin of components in Russian missiles and drones

The enemy is massively recruiting Ukrainian teenagers through social networks: the SBU records hundreds of attempts to involve them in sabotage

Kharkiv police identified 425 bodies of defenders out of over 1,100 returned by Russia

Heat and hot water supply in Burshtyn lost due to Russian attack

Conducted 20-30 operations per night: the story of a military doctor and experience working in the Kherson direction

The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back and surrounded the occupiers in Zaporizhia

There is no high-voltage substation on the energy map of Ukraine that the enemy has not attacked at least once, – Ukrenergo

The results of the Russian Federation’s massive missile attack on Ukraine

Drones blew up energy facilities in Kazan

On the shield – February 17, 2026.

The Balaklia community accompanied the Defender of Ukraine Yevhen Kolhan to his final journey

He faithfully performed his military duty: soldier Oleg Shyshman from Fastiv died in the hospital

Considered missing since 2024: death of soldier from Chernihiv region Mykola Serhienko confirmed

Soldier from Lviv region Stepan Yaroslavovych Prystoyak died in hospital

Soldier Volodymyr Kyrychinsky returned to Ternopil "on a shield"

30-year-old Ivan Chorny from Ternopil region died in the war

Petro Onyshchenko, a defender from the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, died in the war

38-year-old Hero from Samara Sergey Lobanov returned home on the shield

Defender from Zhytomyr region Andrienko Yuriy Anatoliyovych died in the Kupyansk direction

Defender of Ukraine from Dorosynivka community Oleh Hrynyuk died from injuries

Defender from Nizhny Solotvyn in Uzhhorod region, Oleksiy Romanenko, died in the war with the Russian Federation (PHOTO)

Soldier from Pivdenny Andriy Myronchenko died in hospital

Serhiy Bondarenko, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Valery Linnikov, a father of three children, was mobilized last summer and died in the war.

"Kara" and "Liza" on the shield: servicemen who were rescuing the wounded died in the Zaporizhia direction

Soldier from Dubno, Mykola Volodymyrovych Voloshyn, who was considered missing for over a year, died near Selydovoye

Hero of Volhynia Bohdan Rudchyk died in Donetsk region

Defender from Khrystynivka Serhiy Kostyk died in the war

Andriy Kitsera, an artilleryman of the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Galician Brigade, died in the war.

Oleksandr Klyuyev from Sumy region died near Pokrovsk

Lviv region lost young defender Hnatyuk Mykola Ivanovych

He was considered missing for six months: Nikopol region lost another Hero – Volodymyr Yuriyovych Zhiryakov (photo)

Three daughters left: defender from Kaniv Kostyantyn Sushchenko died in the war

Viktor Pylypchuk, a defender from the Wieliczka community, died in the war with Russia

Died in Zaporizhia region: Nikopol region lost another Defender – Yegor Oleksiyovych Dymnich (photo)

Defender from the village of Vovkoshiv Mykola Omelchuk died in Zaporizhia

Hero of Volhynia Oleksiy Nazarchuk died in the war

The Stanislavchytsk community lost Defender of Ukraine Vadym Krychkivskyi

In the Kramatorsk direction, a soldier from Chernihiv region, Leonenko Andriy Mykolayovych, was killed.

Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Bodnevych from Poltava region died in the war

The death of a soldier from Kalushchyna, Vasyl Goshovsky, has been confirmed.

A soldier from Kirovohrad region, Romanenko Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, died defending the state.

Soldier from Uzhhorod region Oleksiy Romanenko died on the front line

A 49-year-old soldier from the Orativ community, Ivan Maryshchuk, was killed on the Kharkiv front line.

26-year-old native of Zbarazh Yuriy Hnatko died in Zaporizhia region (photo)

It became known about the death of servicemen from the Rivne region: Yuriy Bogdanovich Svyrydyuk, Serhiy Bondar, Oleg Hrybachev, Volodymyr Vasylovich Honcharuk, Andriy Petrovich Stelmakh

Drone operator from Chernihiv region, Zaychenko Ivan Borysovych, died in Donetsk region

Kyrylo Honcharuk, a 30-year-old sergeant from Berdychiv, was killed in fighting in the Donetsk region.

The death of a soldier from the Shumska community, Anatoly Borisovych Protsyshin, has been confirmed (photo)

Forever 33: Maksym Tyshchenko, a soldier from Luhansk region, died at the front

Mykhailo Garhat, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war

The Hero from Zhytomyr Serhiy Vasyliovych Vyhlyadovsky returned to the shield

A fighter from Kryvyi Rih, Serhiy Serhiyenko, died at the front.

Two losses in one community: defenders from Volyn Valeriy Mykhalevych and Serhiy Gul died at the front

A soldier from the Zdolbunivska community, Vladyslav Honcharuk, died in Kurshchyna

A soldier from the Frankivsk region, Mykhailo Maryuk, died in a Lviv hospital.

Defender from Zhytomyr region Vitaliy Yuryevich Vitrynskyi died in Sumy region

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 air defense system 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