Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.23 The demining coalition has already raised EUR51 million out of the EUR130 million planned for 2025. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
19:37 Russian troops carried out an airstrike on the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region on February 26, three people were injured, 30 houses were damaged. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration on Wednesday, February 26.
19:00 Ukraine uses its own countermeasures to every action of the Russian aggressors. Our military responded to a larger number of "shahids" with FPV drones. This was stated by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Colonel Vadim Sukharevsky, in an interview for LIGA.net .
18:25 The United States will check Russia's readiness to end the war in Ukraine. And to do this, it is necessary to find out the demands of the Russian side. This was stated by US Secretary of State Mark Rubio in an interview with Fox News . It has now been agreed that teams of US and Russian diplomats will discuss what needs to be done to end the war in Ukraine, the Secretary of State noted.
17:59 The Finnish Ministry of Defense has launched a new program to support Ukraine, which includes an order for the Finnish defense industry worth 660 million euros. The Finnish ministry reported this on its website on Wednesday, February 26.
17:50 The American side has invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the United States. Preparations are currently underway. The Ukrainian leader said this during a conversation with journalists. He would like to "coordinate the position of Ukraine and the United States" before Donald Trump speaks with Vladimir Putin.
17:47 A group of men of military age and two smugglers were detained near the border with Hungary. This was reported by the State Border Service of Ukraine on its website on Wednesday, February 26.
17:02 Since the beginning of the day, 58 combat clashes have occurred on the front in 10 directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details in an operational summary as of 16:00.
16:39 Ukrainian military have struck a number of strategic facilities of the Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This concerns strikes on the military airfields of Saki and Kacha, as well as on the Tuapse Oil Refinery.
16:20 The final version of the agreement with the US on mineral resources does not provide for "any debts" on the part of Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. At the same time, one of the points of the agreement with the US contains a mention of security guarantees for Ukraine.
15:27 President Volodymyr Zelensky held another Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief concerning current challenges . He said this today at a meeting with journalists.
14:39 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the idea of ​​peacekeepers in Ukraine. For some reason, he believes that such an approach will "heat up the conflict."
14:00 Russian troops attacked the city of Konstantinovka with aerial bombs. At least five civilians were killed, said Vadim Filashkin, head of the Donetsk OVA.
13:55 The Security Service and the National Police detained three FSB henchmen who committed contract arson in the Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
The enemy's main targets were relay cabinets that ensured the smooth movement of trains, in particular military trains of the Defense Forces. To commit sabotage, the defendants used flammable mixtures that they prepared according to FSB instructions.
13:45 The names of the spouses who died today in Kryukovshchyna in the Kyiv region due to a Russian attack have become known to the general public. They turned out to be surgeon Pavel Ivanchev and his wife, journalist Tatyana Kulik. Ukrainian war correspondent Andrey Tsaplienko reported this on his Telegram channel on Tuesday, February 26.
13:36 Russian invaders suffered huge losses in the village of Kotlino, Pokrovsk community, Donetsk region. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of troops (OSGV) Khortitsa. During the assault actions, our paratroopers cleared the settlement.
13:11 High-level diplomats from the US and Russia will meet in Istanbul on February 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a briefing in Doha. The main topic will be the resumption of "normal activities" of embassies in both countries, he said.
12:50 The share of refugees planning to return to Ukraine has fallen to its lowest level since Russia's full-scale invasion, at 43%. Only 20% of Ukrainians are completely confident that they will return, according to a survey by Info Sapiens.
At the same time, the share of those who definitely do not plan to return to Ukraine has increased - there are already 13.5% of them, which is almost twice as many as in January 2024. Another 20% are unlikely to return.
Almost half of those wishing to return to Ukraine (44%) have not yet decided on the timing of their return.
11:49 A Russian attack on the Kyiv region on the evening of February 25 killed two people and injured two others; an investigation has been launched. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office on its Telegram channel on Wednesday, December 26.
11:20 The issue of liberating Crimea in the context of Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and security remains on the agenda. Russia has failed to "normalize" the occupation of the peninsula. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this on Telegram .
10:33 France, Great Britain, Germany and other European countries are ready to send troops to ensure a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. This was stated by French Finance Minister Eric Lombard, Bloomberg reports . He believes that the United States has agreed to support the deployment of European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.
10:20 The Security Service neutralized an FSB agent group that was spying in the Kiev, Kharkov and Lviv regions on Russia's instructions. The attackers adjusted missile attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces locations.
9:58 Sicheslav paratroopers took control of the village of Kotlino near Pokrovsk: they drove the Russians out of the village. This was reported by the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on their Facebook page.
09.16 At night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 177 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators of various types of directions. Air defense forces shot down 110 drones, another 66 were lost.
As a result of the Russian attack, the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad and Sumy regions suffered.
08.50 Operators of the 3rd regiment of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed about a platoon of Russian soldiers during a raid on an industrial complex in the Donetsk direction.
08:15 Over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 17 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, two command posts, an artillery facility, an ammunition depot and two electronic warfare/radar systems of the Russians.
07:53 In the Kiev region, as a result of a night attack by Russian drones, one person was killed and two others were injured.
The body of the deceased was found during the extinguishing of a fire in a two-story private house in the Buchansky district. In another locality, a girl born in 2005 was hospitalized with a wound to the back of her head. A man born in 1981 received a wound to his right hand.
07:36 As of February 26, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine were estimated at 870,700 people (+1,170 per day).
07:15 In Russia, air defense forces allegedly shot down 128 drones overnight. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry. The drones attacked the Kursk, Bryansk regions, Krasnodar Krai of Russia and occupied Crimea.