[Korrespondent] 22.50 The Ukrainian side, together with US representatives, at the talks in Geneva, substantively worked out a document on the restoration of Ukraine. The parties also agreed to continue work on the reconstruction investment plan. This was reported by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.
22.34 The next round of trilateral talks with the US and Russia is scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi in early March. This was stated in the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21.34 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky spoke about working meetings with the leadership of corps and individual assault regiments. This is stated in his post on Telegram.
20.54 Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Andriy Nebytov reported that in 2025, 24 minors involved in terrorist attacks ordered by Russian special services were exposed. He stated this in an interview with Lb.ua.
Nebytov noted that 80% of the performers were local residents, while only 20% traveled to neighboring cities. That is, according to him, Russians can find performers anywhere, but it is easier in large cities.
While 85% of the perpetrators of these crimes and those involved in them have already come into the attention of law enforcement officers (in particular, they were arrested for domestic violence). 50% are young people under the age of 25.
19.47 Russian troops are advancing in the Donetsk region as of February 26. This was reported by analysts of the OSINT project DeepState.
The move is being made near the village of Riznykovka in the Siverskyi urban community, the village of Pazeno and the village of Pryvillya in the Soledarskyi urban community of the Bakhmut district.
19.00 Law enforcement officers detained a 37-year-old man in the SZCh region who recorded a mocking video mocking the national memorial to the defenders who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war on Independence Square in Kyiv and posted it on social media. The capital's National Police Department reported this.
18.59 A conflict between two CCC employees occurred in Odessa during patrol. There were no casualties, the servicemen have already been brought to disciplinary responsibility. The incident occurred on February 26 in the Peresypsky district of the city. This was reported by the Odessa Regional CCC and the Joint Service.
18.35 France has called Russian accusations that Ukraine is seeking to acquire nuclear weapons from London or Paris groundless, according to a statement from the French Ministry of Defense, Reuters reports.
18.25 As a result of the attack by Ukrainian drones on the Dorogobuzh chemical plant in the Smolensk region, significant damage was caused. This was reported by the OSINT project CyberBoroshno.
17.57 Part of the city of Sumy and the Sumy district were left without electricity after an attack by Russian aggressors. This was reported by Sumioblenergo.
The Russians attacked Sumy with three attack UAVs. The hits were recorded in the Kovpakiv district. All of them were close to each other.
17.53 On February 26, the Russians struck Kherson. In the Korabelny district of Kherson, a 62-year-old woman received injuries incompatible with life as a result of Russian shelling. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. The Kherson OVA added that later the occupiers struck again at the Korabelny district. As a result of the enemy strike, a 62-year-old man received an explosive injury and contusion. Two more people were also injured as a result of the Russian shelling of the Korabelny district of Kherson: a 63-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman, who were on the street at the time of the attack. They received contusions, explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries.
17.17 The Export Control Commission under the Ministry of Defense has already held two meetings and adopted 80 decisions on arms exports. Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Myronenko announced this during a briefing in Kyiv on February 26, Ukrinform reports.
"Regarding the work of the export control commission. Two meetings of this commission have already been held, we have made a total of 80 decisions - 40 at each of the meetings, and it is obvious that we really need a transparent and understandable procedure for everyone," he noted.
16.47 A 38-year-old FSB agent from the Donetsk region who adjusted the fire of Russian aerial bombs on Ukrainian Army positions in the Pokrovsky direction was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU press service reports this.
SBU officers detained her in the Kirovohrad region, where she had arrived from the Donetsk region, to later travel to the Russian Federation via third countries. During the searches, her Russian passport was seized.
16.43 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 120 battles between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders have taken place at the front, which for the second time in a row exceeded yesterday's figure. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
16.20 Russia has banned the recruitment of foreigners from 43 countries to participate in the war. The list includes countries such as China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Cuba, Iran and Venezuela, as well as many African countries. This is reported by The Telegraph. It is noted that Russia has recruited thousands of citizens from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to cover the large losses in its army. Many foreigners died in the war, and those who survived complained that they were lured to the Russian Federation under false pretenses.
On November 16, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the destruction of new important targets on the TOT, and also clarified the effectiveness of the destruction of the Neftegorsk GPP in the Samara region and the missile plant in Votkinsk (both in the Russian Federation).
15.35 The UK has refused asylum to several Ukrainian refugee families. One of them has a child who suffers from panic attacks due to the war, but the British Home Office has advised the family to settle in a "safer area in western Ukraine" and their daughter to use noise-canceling headphones. This is reported by the British TV channel Sky News.
14.55 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, at the head of the Ukrainian delegation, is holding bilateral talks in Geneva with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He reported this on Telegram.
The recovery package for Ukraine and preparations for the upcoming trilateral meeting with Russian representatives will be discussed.
14.04 The bodies of 1,000 dead, who, according to the Russian side, may belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
13.58 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense published information about ten Russian public figures who support Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and justify Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories.
13.40 The aggressor country Russia cannot ignore the "nuclear issue" and will bring it up for discussion at the next round of negotiations with Ukraine and the United States. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
13.31 Russia's Federal Security Service said it had "prevented a terrorist attack" in St. Petersburg, which was allegedly being prepared by Ukrainian special services against a high-ranking officer of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Two Russians have been detained on suspicion of blowing up the car of a high-ranking Russian Defense Ministry officer. They allegedly planned to carry out a terrorist attack against a military officer using an improvised explosive device.
"The suspects, using the Telegram messenger, began correspondence with a representative of the Ukrainian special services, during which they reported their readiness to commit a terrorist act. On the instructions of the curator, they removed an improvised explosive device from the hiding place, conducted reconnaissance of the residence address, and planted an IED under the serviceman's vehicle," the FSB said.
12.23 The SBU has created regional cybersecurity centers in all regions of Ukraine. Their task is to identify vulnerabilities of local critical infrastructure facilities in advance, prevent and neutralize cyberattacks on these facilities. This was stated by the head of the SBU Cybersecurity Department, Volodymyr Karastelov, during a speech at the Kyiv International Cyber ​​Resilience Forum.
12.10 Over 90,000 Ukrainians are considered missing under special circumstances. This was announced by the Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances Artur Dobroserdov, Ukrainka Pravda reports.
"Based on the results of considering the request, we inform you that as of February 23, 2026, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances contains information about more than 90 thousand people (both military personnel and civilians, including children), whose search is ongoing," the Commissioner's response to the journalists' request states.
12.02 In Kyiv, heat supply has begun to be restored to some houses in the Dnipro district on the left bank after previous attacks by the Russian Federation. This was announced by the mayor of the capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, on Telegram.
11.47 An agent of Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) was detained in the Kharkiv region. The attacker was preparing coordinates for rocket and bomb attacks by the racists in the Kupyansk direction. The SBU reported this on February 26. It is noted that the occupiers hoped to use the intelligence of their corrector to prepare new attempts to break through to the district center. According to the investigation, the agent task was carried out by a 49-year-old Kharkiv resident recruited by the enemy, who was hiding from mobilization in his parents' house in the Chuhuyiv district.
11.46 On the morning of February 26, Russian troops again shelled Zaporizhia, damaging an educational institution. The hit occurred outside the building. At the time of the alarm, 41 children were in the shelter - no injuries were reported.
11.39 New power outages have been recorded in five regions of Ukraine due to a massive Russian attack. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Energy companies were forced to increase the volume of outages in some regions.
11.12 In Russia, the only plant in the country for the production of optical fiber, which is used in the telecommunications industry and by the Russian military in the war against Ukraine, has ceased to operate since May 2025. This is reported by rosZMI. It is noted that in April-May last year, JSC Optical Fiber Systems in Saransk went out of order as a result of a series of Ukrainian attacks and has not yet resumed work, said Leonid Konik, CEO of ComNews Group. The production capacity of the enterprise was approximately 4 million km of optical fiber per year, from which two dozen Russian cable factories manufactured fiber-optic cables. Now they are 100% dependent on fiber supplies from China.
10.53 On Thursday night, the aggressor country Russia launched 39 missiles and 420 drones of various types at Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare units intercepted/suppressed the vast majority of enemy targets – 409, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
10.40 About 20 residential buildings in Vinnytsia region were damaged by Russian shelling. Windows and doors were broken, roofs were damaged. Walls in some rooms burst. One woman was injured.
10.38 Due to the nightly shelling by Russia, some trains may be delayed, and bus transportation of passengers has been introduced in some regions.
10.29 The aggressor country Russia attacked eight regions of Ukraine with missiles and drones at night. As of now, dozens of people are known to have been injured, including children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram.
09.54 Ukraine continues to strengthen the state border with Belarus and is increasing its defense capabilities in the northern direction. This was reported by the spokesman for the State Border Service, Andriy Demchenko.
At the same time, according to him, currently Ukrainian border guards are not recording any changes or movements of equipment or personnel on the territory of Belarus near the border with Ukraine.
09.42 Chinese leader Xi Jinping, at a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, stated that it is necessary to ensure equal participation of all parties in the peace negotiations in Ukraine, apparently referring to the need to involve the European Union in the peace process.
During the exchange of views on Russia's war against Ukraine, Xi Jinping expressed China's principled position that the key to finding a solution lies in consistent dialogue and negotiations.
"It is important to ensure equal participation of all parties in the negotiation process and lay a solid foundation for peace, take into account the legitimate concerns of all parties, strengthen the will for peace, and create conditions for building a solid architecture of common security," the Chinese leader noted.
9.53 A Russian attack damaged an energy facility in the Odessa region. This was reported by the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Oleg Kiper, on February 26. According to him, "the enemy continues to strike at the energy infrastructure of the Odessa region. As a result of the attack, an energy facility in the south of the region was damaged."
9.21 In Zaporizhia, the number of people injured in a Russian night strike has increased to nine. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on February 26. It is noted that rescuers have extinguished all fires that arose as a result of the strikes and have surveyed the areas to identify and provide assistance to the injured.
08.50 In Poltava region, as a result of a night Russian attack, the facilities of an industrial enterprise in Poltava district were damaged. In Lubny district, as a result of falling debris, a private household and a power line were damaged. 18,209 households and 1,781 legal consumers were left without electricity.
08.37 Over the past 24 hours, 235 combat clashes were recorded on the front. In particular, in the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 57 offensive actions of the Russians.
Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit four areas of concentration of personnel and one UAV control point of the Russian invaders.
08.22 In Kryvyi Rih, the number of casualties increased to two as a result of the night Russian attack.
An 82-year-old woman sought medical attention. An 89-year-old man was also injured.
A fire broke out in the city due to the Russian attack. The Russian invaders damaged a five-story building. Damage to structural elements and a significant number of broken windows were recorded.
07.59 Damage and fires have been recorded in several areas of Kyiv as a result of the nighttime Russian attack.
Holosiivskyi district: garage fire.
Pechersk district: fire in a two-story residential building on the territory of a private estate.
Darnytskyi district: in a 9-story residential building, the blast wave damaged windows and doors in one of the apartments on the first floor.
All fires have been extinguished. There is currently no information about casualties.
07.35 From February 24, 2022 to February 26, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,263,850 people (+1,360 per day).
07.20 Due to the night attack by Russia on Zaporizhia, more than 500 houses in three districts of the city are without heat supply.
As a result of the night enemy attack, 19 apartment buildings, four private sector houses and non-residential buildings were damaged.
04.42. Russians attacked Kyiv and Kharkiv with ballistic missiles. Zaporizhzhia is under massive attack by UAVs. Damage to a private house and two shopping centers, one of which is Epicenter, is reported. In addition, several floors of a high-rise building in the city collapsed as a result of the attack. A person is trapped in one of the apartments.
03.23 In Kryvyi Rih, a UAV hit a five-story building. At least one person is reported to have been injured.
01.22 A series of explosions thundered in Poltava amid warnings of a drone attack.