[NewsFront] 21:33 In the period from 16:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 34 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
12 over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory,
10 over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Seven over the waters of the Black Sea,
Four over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One over the territory of the Belgorod Region.
21:06 FPV fighter operators from the Zapad group destroyed several enemy attack and reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs in the Khar'kov region.
Drone operators from the Volunteer Corps of the Southern Group of Forces shot down Ukrainian Armed Forces reconnaissance drones in the air in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka direction.
Drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed UAVs in the air and disrupted the enemy's rotation in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Molniya-2 UAV crews from the Center group of forces destroyed an enemy UAV control point in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
19:51 Military engineers of the 177th Naval infantry Regiment of the Center group of forces cleared the way for assault groups in the Dobropillya direction.
19:12 Drone crews destroyed:
Personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
Automobile and armored vehicles,
Ground-based robotic systems,
Elements of communication systems,
Electronic warfare equipment,
Storage points for material resources,
Enemy UAVs of various types.
17:20 Strikes by guided FABs were subjected to temporary deployment points of the 58th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the center of the village of Kazachya Lopan.
16:00 Crews of howitzers 130mm M‑46 11 AK GV “Sever” are working against strongholds, fortifications, dugouts and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Khar'kov region.
15:19 On frames: FAB-500 strikes on the antitank missile system of the 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Kolodeznoye, Khar'kov region.
13:38 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of February 19, 2026:
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Pisarevka, Bereza, Mykhailivka, and Myropillya in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Kolodeznoye, Veterinary, Aniskino and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, six artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, and a counter-battery radar station. An ammunition depot and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Lesnaya Stenka, Petrovka, and Novoosinovo in the Khar'kov region and Brusivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 17 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Belokuzminovka, Kondratovka, Konstantinovka, and Artema of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 115 service members, nine vehicles, and two artillery pieces, including one foreign-made. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Annovka, Belozerske, Novooleksandrivka, Sergeyevka, and Vodyanske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Gavrilovka, and Raipole in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 350 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and eight cars.
Units of the "East" force group continued their advance into the enemy's defensive depths. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Voskresenka, Komsomolske, Vozdvizhevka, Samoylovka, Barvinovka, and Verkhnyaya Tersa in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Velikomykhailivka, Aleksandrovka, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 375 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 13 cars, two multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, including a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system launcher, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, and coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Lyubimovka, Shcherbaki, and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 20 military personnel, five vehicles and a warehouse of supplies were destroyed.
12:43 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the Center group of forces destroyed a stronghold and manpower for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
09:51 Short bursts: anti-aircraft gunners of the 58th Army of the Dnepr group landed another enemy "bird" in the Zaporizhzhia region.
08:24 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
50 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
35 UAVs – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
12 UAVs – over the territory of the Tver region,
10 UAVs – over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Four UAVs – over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region.
07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Khar'kovka was liberated
Advance in the area of Belitsky and Rodinsky
Krinichnoye was liberated
Russian Armed Forces control Ternovatoye.
Advance in the area of Tsvetkovo and Zaliznichny
06:03 Crews of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers of the Zapad group inflicted strikes on strongholds, UAV control points and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.