[Korrespondent] 22.43 Poland has transferred more than 29,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine and continues to finance their operation.
21.53 Work to eliminate the consequences of Russian attacks continues continuously and there is a tendency to improve the situation with electricity supply. At the same time, there is a threat of new Russian attacks on the energy sector.
"At the same time, we have information about the enemy preparing new attacks on the energy sector," First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said.
20:36 In Malynivka, Kharkiv region, rescuers found the bodies of two more people killed under the rubble of a warehouse building destroyed by a Russian drone attack.
"As of now, the number of victims of the Russian attack has increased to three people, two more people were injured. Emergency rescue and search operations at the scene are ongoing," the State Emergency Service reported.
20.19 3,788,285 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have the right to vote. Of these, 538,023 citizens indicated in the IDP register their addresses, which are attributed to the temporarily occupied territory, 174,113 - to places where active hostilities are taking place.
In addition, 405 IDPs are registered in small settlements where, according to the State Voter Register, there are no permanent electoral addresses for voters to vote.
19:44 Russian military attacked two districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery almost 60 times during the day.
In the Nikopol district, Nikopol itself, Marhanetska, Myrivska, Pokrovska and Chervonohryhorivska communities were under attack. Three people were injured. A 54-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were hospitalized. Infrastructure, more than 10 private houses, a high-rise building, a dormitory, a fire station and a rescue vehicle were damaged.
Housing was damaged in the Pishchanska community of the Samaritan district.
19.36 French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a video conference of the Coalition of the Willing to Support Ukraine on Tuesday, February 24. The Elysee Palace press service reported this on Friday, Le Monde reports.
19.19 On Saturday, electricity outage schedules will be in effect again in most regions of Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrenergo. The reason for the permanent restrictions is the consequences of regular Russian missile and drone attacks on energy facilities.
18.50 Ukrainian military destroyed three Tor anti-aircraft missile systems in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
18.44 Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in a southerly direction. This happened on Thursday, February 19, reports the monitoring channel monitor.
"Minus Su-34 in the south direction yesterday 02/19/26," the post says.
The downing of the plane was also confirmed by the Russian channel, which writes about military aviation, FighterBomber. "The legendary twenty-first, red," the message states.
18.00 Russia will continue to strike at Ukraine's energy sector after winter. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers, together with the regions, has already begun preparing the energy system for the next heating season. Prime Minister Yulia Svirydenko stated this in Telegram.
17.55 A meeting at the leadership level may be decisive in the negotiations to achieve peace in Ukraine, and our state is ready for such a format. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following the results of the report of the negotiating group, which met with the US and Russian delegations in Switzerland this week.
17.47 In Kharkiv, the management of a private educational enterprise was exposed, which since June 2024 has organized fictitious employment of more than 70 conscripted men from various regions of Ukraine in order to illegally obtain a deferment from mobilization.
The scheme was coordinated by two directors of the enterprise. For money, they registered men for teaching positions, after which they sent documents to the CCC and the Joint Service to obtain a deferral from the draft.
To cover up their activities, they involved an acquaintance who kept financial documentation and created the illusion of legal work. In reality, the "employees" did not show up for work and did not fulfill their duties.
Law enforcement officers conducted searches in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, and Rivne regions at the residences of organizers and "collaborators." Three participants were notified of suspicion.
17.09 Since the beginning of the day, 51 combat clashes have been recorded on the front, which is significantly less than on Thursday. The defense forces are having success in two directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.54 Several countries have signaled their readiness to join Germany's initiative to transfer additional PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for Patriot air defense systems. This was stated by German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a press conference of the defense ministers of the Group of Five (Germany, Great Britain, France, Poland, Italy) in Krakow.
16.53 As a result of a Russian drone strike on an enterprise in the Malynivska community of the Chuhuyiv district of the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and two others were injured.
16.46 A Russian agent who tried to organize a double terrorist attack in the Lviv region in 2025 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
As it turned out, the attacker was carrying out orders from the Russian Federation and was trying to blow up a checkpoint and a service vehicle of the Defense Forces in the western region. Law enforcement officers worked ahead of time and detained the agent "red-handed" in a hotel room, where he was equipping homemade bombs for planned terrorist attacks.
The preparations for the explosions were carried out by a 33-year-old unemployed man from the Dnipropetrovsk region who was recruited by the enemy. After being recruited, he arrived in the Lviv region, checked into a hotel, and took two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a cache.
16.39 Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (GUR MO), stated that an assassination attempt was being prepared against him, and this is not the first time. He reported this on Facebook.
16.11 Already this year, Ukraine can export military goods and services worth "several billions of dollars." This was stated by Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) David Aloyan in a comment to Reuters.
15:59 As a result of a Russian strike with guided aerial bombs on the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhia district, a 22-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were injured, and residential buildings were damaged.
15:44 In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone attacked the White Angels evacuation unit in the Kupyansky district. Two police officers were killed, the National Police reported.
15.03 The information that President Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly told his advisers that the peace talks had failed and ordered them to prepare to fight for another three years is fake. This was stated by the head of state's advisor on communications Dmytro Lytvyn, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
14.59 Five European countries plan to announce an investment plan in military drones to strengthen their defense industry, Reuters reports, citing a source in the Polish Defense Ministry.
14.56 The Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv found a Russian serviceman guilty of a war crime and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on February 20. The convict is a member of the 1st Marine Company of the 1st Battalion of the 40th Separate Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces.
14.30 During the performance of a combat mission near the settlement of Pysarivka, Sumy region, on February 15, an athlete and coach, a military serviceman Dmytro Rusetskyi died. This was reported by the President of the Kickboxing Federation of Ukraine, Olga Pavlenko. Dmytro Rusetskyi was the Ukrainian kickboxing champion, a World and European Cup winner, and had the title of international master of sports in WAKO kickboxing. In civilian life, he also worked as a coach, educating young athletes and future champions.
14.11 Drones from China are now entering Russia via Thailand, according to trade data and a Bloomberg investigation.
The scheme works like this: China supplies drones to Thailand, while Thai companies re-export them to Russia. Among the participants in this chain is the company Skyhub Technologies.
In the first 11 months of 2025, Russia purchased drones worth $125 million from Thailand, accounting for 88% of all Thai exports of these products and eight times more than a year earlier. During the same period, China supplied drones to Thailand worth $186 million.
14.07 During the International Energy Agency events in Paris, the Ukrainian side reached agreements on attracting over 600 million euros to restore the power system and obtain used equipment for repairs of thermal power plants and CHP plants. This was reported by First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal in Telegram on Friday, February 20.
13.45 Japan produces missiles and air defense systems, in return Ukraine can share technologies of naval drones and interceptor drones. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Kyodo News.
13.43 US President Donald Trump, who previously announced his intention to end the Russian-Ukrainian war in 24 hours, after more than a year in power without reaching a peace agreement between the parties, is gradually losing enthusiasm. The Wall Street Journal reports this, citing American officials.
There have been several meetings between representatives of Ukraine and Russia during Trump's 13 months in office. However, three rounds of talks this year - two in Abu Dhabi and one in Geneva - have not brought the parties closer to a peace agreement. Sources say Trump's attention is now more focused on a possible deal with Iran and the reopening of Gaza.
13.39 Moscow called US President Donald Trump's decision to extend sanctions against Russia for a year "automatic." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in a comment to Russian propagandists. According to him, Russia "did not have any inflated expectations on this matter."
13.35 Journalists intercepted correspondence from the deputy commander of the Russian 20th Army, Major General Roman Demurchiev, which directly confirms the torture and execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This is evidenced by an investigation by the Radio Liberty project called Schemes.
13.19 Law enforcement officers reported new suspicions to the head of the food service of one of the military units, whom the investigation considers to be involved in the embezzlement of funds allocated for the food of the military.
"During the investigation of the case of a large-scale corruption scheme during the supply of food to combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region, investigators established that in 2024, one of the defendants - a major - purchased an elite apartment on the island of Bali worth $190,000. In addition, in one of the brand stores in Dnipro alone, he spent almost 2.5 million hryvnias on clothes," the report says.
The value of the assets acquired by the officer exceeds 10 million hryvnias. The final amount will be determined as part of the pre-trial investigation.
12.59 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense published data on 31 sea vessels involved in the transportation of Russian oil and liquefied gas on the War&Sanctions portal.
We are talking about vessels that belong to the so-called "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation and Iran and ensure the transportation of Russian energy resources, which form critically important export revenues for the aggressor state.
The update includes vessels that serve key players in the Russian Federation's oil and gas sector and the largest taxpayers in this industry, including:
oil tankers transporting crude oil and petroleum products in the interests of PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Surgutneftegaz, PJSC Tatneft;
gas carriers transporting Russian liquefied natural gas from both the sanctioned medium-tonnage Gazprom LNG Portovaya project and the Yamal LNG project, which is still not under full restrictions by partner countries.
12.55 Ukraine is ready to talk about peace with Russia now on the basis of the principle of "we stand where we stand" and this is a big compromise. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with Kyodo News.
12.35 The Defense Forces hit several important military targets in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported details.
12.20 Russian troops attacked the critical infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia at around 6 am on February 20, leaving 8,000 consumers without electricity. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. It is noted that 41,000 subscribers were left without electricity as a result of the attack. Energy workers immediately began to eliminate the consequences.
12.13 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni announced significant progress in work on security guarantees for Ukraine, and separately noted positive dynamics in the preparation of a recovery plan and a peace initiative. She spoke about this in an interview with Sky TG.
According to the head of the Italian government, the prepared documents contain significant developments regarding security guarantees for Kyiv. Meloni noted that these proposals are based on the Italian initiative, which envisages a model similar to Article 5 of NATO.
12.09 Currently, 10,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia, where they are training in hybrid warfare. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with Kyodo News.
11.43 Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement organized a resistance action in Crimea before the date of the start of the occupation of the peninsula. Pro-Ukrainian symbols were distributed in Yalta, Simferopol, Sevastopol and Alushta.
They reported this on their Telegram channel.
11.40 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the memory of the fallen participants of the Revolution of Dignity on the Day of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
11.12 Russian troops again attacked Ukraine's oil and gas infrastructure. This time, the "shaheeds" struck facilities in the Poltava region, the Naftogaz press service reported.
10.59 On Friday morning, seven regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Russian invaders struck the energy infrastructure of five regions.
10.52 Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko, said that Ukraine is ready to fight for several more years, but any fighting for territories and resources must end. He said this in an interview with the BBC.
10.25 Law enforcement officers of Ukraine and Moldova have foiled an attempt by racists to carry out a series of contract killings in our country. This was reported by the SBU.
The attackers were preparing assassination attempts on Ukrainian journalists, public figures, the head of a strategic enterprise, and military personnel of the GUR. The attackers promised a reward of up to $100,000 for the murder.
9.19 Over the past 24 hours, 237 combat engagements have taken place at the front, with the enemy being most active in the Pokrov and Hulyaipil directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on February 20. Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces' aviation struck two areas of personnel concentration and one other important facility of the Russian invaders.
8.49 Air defense shot down/suppressed 107 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A ballistic missile and 21 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 14 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at 1 location.
8.20 A Russian strike, initially with an Iskander-M missile, on the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv damaged an administrative building, cars, broke windows in residential buildings, and injured a person. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on February 20.
7.50 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 970 Russian occupiers over the past year, with the enemy's total losses in the war amounting to 1,257,880 people. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on February 20.
7.23 On the morning of February 20, Russian troops struck the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv. As a result of the strike, two cars caught fire. This was reported by the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov, and the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov. Subsequently, Terekhov, referring to the Situation Center, reported that as a result of the strike on the Slobidsky district, windows in several high-rise buildings were broken.
06.09 On the night of Friday, February 20, a series of explosions occurred on the outskirts of Krasnodar and the Northern District of the Krasnodar Territory. According to preliminary information, Russian air defense repelled an air attack. Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of flights were also introduced.
05.04 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni commented on the progress of negotiations on ending Russia's war against Ukraine, noting that the main issue - the territorial one - is still far from being resolved. However, she noted important steps in the documents currently being worked on, in particular regarding security guarantees for Kyiv and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
03.29 On the evening of February 19 and during the night of February 20, a series of explosions were heard in various areas of the temporarily occupied Crimea. Representatives of the occupation authorities reported a large-scale drone attack on the territory of the peninsula. Explosions against the backdrop of the UAV raid were heard in particular in the area of ​​the Kacha and Belbek military airfields in Crimea, as well as in Bakhchisarai, Sevastopol, Kerch and Sochi.
02.01 The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and decided to transfer the property of JSC Aviakor to the state. This aircraft plant is part of the Russian defense complex. As a result, aviation spare parts for the AN-140 aircraft, the estimated value of which is 1.5 million dollars, were confiscated.