[NewsFront] 21:40 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 89 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:
61 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
19 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Seven – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two – over the territory of the Kaluga region
21:04 In the area of the village of Pochaevo in the Grayvoron district, a drone attacked a car.sufferedcivilian.
BARS-Belgorod personnel transported a man with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to the chest, shoulder, and back to the Graivoron Central District Hospital. After receiving medical treatment, he will be transferred to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
20:32 The enemy again committed a strike on civilian infrastructure. The peaceful town of Vasilyevka came under fire. The terrorists targeted a school—a place where, by definition, no military installations could exist.
The attack damaged the façade of the school and the surrounding area. Shrapnel struck school buses. There were no injuries.
19:43 Crews of unmanned systems troops of the 5th brigade of the Center group of forces are honing their skills in the rear,video.
19:01 On objective control footage captured destruction of the 152nd Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FAB-500 missiles in the areas of Novooleksandrivka and Grishino.
17:26 Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Alexander Sanchikhanded overAwards to participants of the Special Military Operations at Branch No. 3 of the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after N.N. Burdenko.
16:33 Operators of unmanned aerial systems thwarted attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to adjust fire on our positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
15:46 In the period from 9:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 31 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:
11 – over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan,
11 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two – over the territory of the Ulyanovsk region,
Two – over the territory of the Penza region,
One – over the territory of the Samara region.
15:24 In the DPR, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing north of Molodetskoye, MAP.
15:03 Published footage of combat operations by the Groza Sudga Group unit in the Sumy direction.
14:41 Attack aircraft of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces are honing their skills before new tasks, video.
13:50 Posted a new large video collection of the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.
13:19 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of February 21, 2026,:
Units of the "North" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Novaya Sich, Sennoe, Mala Korchakivka, Kondratovka, and Myropillya in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Veterinary, Staritsa and Prikolotnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and five supply depots.
Units of the "West" military group, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Borovaya, Kovsharovka, and Osinovo in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 service members, two Cossack armored combat vehicles, three artillery pieces, including two US-made M-777 155mm howitzers, and 21 vehicles. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and airmobile brigades and the National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Reznikovka, Kramatorsk, Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, and Artema in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 110 service members, two armored combat vehicles, and eight cars. Two ammunition depots and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Jaeger, infantry, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kucheriv Yar, Grishino, Annovka, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Belitske, and Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 350 military personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, eight cars, and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, an assault brigade, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Velykomykhailivka and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lyubitske, Charivne, and Komsomolske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 370 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle and 18 vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the settlements of Yulievka, Kamyshevakha, and Hryhorivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
Up to 50 military personnel, 15 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, three electronic warfare stations and a supply depot were destroyed.
Tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a transport and loading vehicle for a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, damaged Flamingo long-range cruise missile launchers, Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly, storage, and pre-flight preparation sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in District 141.
Air defense systems shot down a guided aerial bomb, seven US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, five Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, and 172 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:59 Russian Armed Forces too kthe settlement of Karpovka in the DPR came under control.
12:23 Crews of T-90M "Proryv" tanks of the "West" force group destroyed UAV control point and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Krasnolimansk direction.
12:02 Severyan rocket artillery destroyed the shelter of a Ukrainian UAV crew, video.
11:59 Posted footage of the recent attack on the Oleksandrovskaya-2 electrical substation using the Geranium UAV in Zaporizhzhia.
10:29 Published a summary of operational information on the front for the past 24 hours.
10:27 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Five– over the territory of the Rostov region,
Three – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Two – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
One – over the territory of the Volgograd region.
09:58 Posted a compilation of destructions of ground robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the forces of the Western group of forces.
09:47 Artillerymen of the Southern group of forces destroyed UAV control points and temporary deployment points of the enemy with high-precision Krasnopol projectiles, video.
09:36 On the footage of objective control hit destruction of the RM-70 Vampire MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the Lancet in the area of the village of Kolomiytsy in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
8:29 During the past night, air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 77 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:
24 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Territory,
13 UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Nine UAVs were flying over the Kursk Region,
Nine UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
Eight UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Samara Region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Three UAVs were flying over the Saratov Region,
One UAV was flying over the Volgograd Region, and
One UAV was flying over the Voronezh Region.
7:32 Changes in the line of combat contact over the past 24 hours, –MAP:
Advance in the Toretskoye area;
Expansion of the control zone in the Kotlino area;
Advance in Grishino.
6:32 Reconnaissance of the Eastern group of forces has detected the movement of an enemy column towards our forward positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
The coordinates were transmitted to the tank crews. The T-80BVM and T-72B3M crews rolled into concealed firing positions and opened fire. The first hit destroyed the lead vehicle, bringing the column to a halt. With subsequent aimed shots, the tank crews completely destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces column.
6:30 Force Group "North" continues creation of a safety zone in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.