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[Korrespondent] 22.52 Ukrainian military drones destroyed two Russian helicopters at an airfield in the Oryol region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Telegram channel Spy's Dossier. The aircraft were located at the Pugachevka airfield, located near the village of the same name in the Oryol region of the Russian Federation.
21.49 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with regional representatives the new tactics of massive strikes by the Russian Federation, when logistics and water supply facilities become targets. He said this in an evening video address.
21.00 The perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Lviv were recruited via Telegram, and their organization is Russian. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video address. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Police, and the Security Service of Ukraine will present the details of the investigation to the public, he promised.
20.20 A detained 33-year-old woman was reported on suspicion of committing a terrorist act in Lviv. The regional prosecutor's office reported this.
As of now, 12 people injured in the terrorist attack are in hospitals. Two of them are in very serious condition.
19.39 On Monday, 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.
18.55 In the city of Kupyansk, three Russian servicemen voluntarily surrendered to captivity after contacting the I Want to Live project. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
18.29 As a result of the Russian massive attack on the Kyiv region, the number of victims has increased to 17, including four children. The number of deaths has not changed - one person, said the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnyk. The Boryspil, Buchan and Fastiv districts suffered the greatest destruction.
18.02 A blackout occurred in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region for the second time in the current day. This was reported by the gamer Yevhen Balytskyi on Telegram.
17.40 The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sunday released video footage of repelling another massive attack by Russian invaders.
17.17 The statement of the Russian invaders about the alleged destruction of HIMARS transport-loading vehicles and launchers for Flamingo missiles is not true. This was reported by the Joint Forces Group (JFG) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Destroying" something that does not exist in nature is something only Russian propaganda is capable of, the military noted.
16.33 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 53 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers have taken place at the front, which is a third less than yesterday's figure as of this time. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
15.39 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a selector on the situation in the regions after the night strike by Russian missiles and drones. He reported this on Telegram. In all border and front-line regions, it should be felt that protection from Russian drones is increasing, the head of state noted.
15.22 Russian aggressors shelled the city of Nikopol with artillery. Three women were injured, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha reported on Telegram. A multi-storey residential building and a local market were damaged.
14.33 The Airborne Assault Forces group is conducting an operation in the Oleksandrivka direction.
"In general, the situation can be described as very dynamic. The enemy clings to every meter of the captured territory, using all available resources, both human and technical, but, despite his fierce resistance, the group's units are fulfilling their tasks and liberating their native land step by step," the post emphasized.
With the beginning of the operation, the DShV group, together with adjacent units, restored control over an area of over 300 sq. km. (cleared of enemy DRGs) over eight settlements.
13.49 Russian troops are intensifying attempts to advance in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk directions, however. units of the Defense Forces are holding the lines and controlling the situation. This was reported by the spokesman for the East Group of Forces, Major Hryhoriy Shapoval, Ukrinform reports.
Shapoval noted that the enemy is increasing pressure in the direction of the settlements of Platonovka, Bondarne, Svyato-Pokrovske, and Pryvillya in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk directions.
According to him, the Russians, disregarding the losses of their manpower, are attempting to infiltrate these settlements, but the infantry groups are being hit by fire and destroyed.
12.49 One person was killed and eight others were injured, including a child, in a Russian attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The main target of the invaders' night strike is the energy sector, there is damage to the railway, and ordinary residential buildings were also damaged.
"Almost 300 strike drones, most of them shaheeds, and 50 missiles of various types, a significant part of which were ballistic, were launched over Ukraine. They hit Kyiv and the region, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, and Sumy regions," the head of state said.
11.43 As a result of another massive attack by the Russian Federation, power outages have been recorded in six Ukrainian regions. This was reported by the press service of Ukrenergo.
"At night and in the morning, the enemy carried out a combined missile and drone attack on energy infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine. As a result, as well as due to shelling along the front line, consumers in the Odessa, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, and Poltava regions are without electricity as of this morning," the message says.
11.27 In schools of temporarily occupied Crimea, a mandatory campaign to write letters to the so-called "unknown soldiers" of the Russian Armed Forces was held until February 23. Students were obliged to join the campaign as part of "patriotic education", the Central Election Commission reports.
As it became known, such events took place, in particular, at school No. 27 in Simferopol, lyceum No. 2 in Dzhankoy, and school No. 11 in Yevpatoria. Students were given sample texts and recommendations on the content. The children were explained that the letters were addressed to servicemen participating in hostilities.
10.26 On the night of February 22, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 345 missiles and strike drones targeting critical infrastructure in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.
In particular, four Zircon anti-ship missiles, 22 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, 18 Kh-101, two Iskander-K missiles, four Kh-59/69 guided aircraft, as well as 297 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and other types of drones were recorded.
The main areas of attack are Kyiv, Odessa, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions.
10.03 As a result of another massive Russian attack in the Kyiv region at night, one person was killed and at least five others were injured. This was reported by the head of the OVA Mykola Kalashnyk and the press service of the regional State Emergency Service.
As of now, the consequences have been recorded in five districts.
09.19 Poland and its allies scrambled combat aircraft on Sunday night due to the activity of Russian long-range aircraft and large-scale shelling of the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces.
08.33 The 1460th day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. 138 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line over the past day. This was noted in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
07.57 Two victims were taken to hospitals from the suburbs of Kyiv after a combined attack by Russian troops. This was reported by the mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko.
"Two victims - a woman and a child - were hospitalized from the suburbs of the capital to Kyiv hospitals. Previously, debris fell in the private sector," the head of the capital noted.
07.43 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated and wounded 890 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, bringing the total enemy losses in the war to 1,259,780 people. The General Staff reported this.
04.57 Around four in the morning, a series of powerful explosions thundered in the capital. The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported that the enemy was attacking the capital with ballistic weapons. An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine due to possible launches of Kinzhal missiles. Missiles from strategic bombers are also expected.
03.03 Russian military on Saturday, February 21, shelled the American company Mondelez, located in Trostiantsa, Sumy region. A Russian missile hit one of the production buildings of the company, which produces chocolate, cookies, and salty snacks.
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[Korrespondent] The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on three directions, but most of their attacks have already been thwarted.
Since the beginning of the day and as of 4:00 p.m., 53 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers have taken place at the front, which is a third less than yesterday's figure as of this time. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary on Sunday, February 22.
Thus, one combat clash was recorded in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attacked once in the Dvorichansky area, and the fighting continues.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy once tried to advance towards Glushkivka.
In the Lymansky direction, our soldiers repelled five attacks by invaders in the Drobyshevye area and towards Novosergiyevka and Oleksandrivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 12 offensive actions near Pleshchiivka, Sofiivka and towards Illinivka, Kostyantynivka, and Stepanivka. Two attacks are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders carried out 14 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Filiya and towards the settlements of Bilytske, Hryshyne. The defense forces have already repelled 13 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the aggressor attacked four times in the areas of the settlements of Stepove, Kalynivske, Ternove and towards Novy Zaporizhzhia. One battle is ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, our defenders repelled nine attacks in the Hulyaipil area and towards Zaliznychne. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of our defenders in the Primorsky and Stepovy areas.
No enemy offensive actions have been recorded in the Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Prydniprovsk directions yet.
As a reminder, Russia lost almost 900 soldiers killed and wounded in the 24 hours of February 21. The total number of Russian casualties since the beginning of the Great War is approaching 1.3 million people.
It was previously reported that Russia is losing almost two hundred soldiers killed and seriously wounded per kilometer of occupied Ukrainian territory.
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[NewsFront] 21:46 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 130 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
65 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
26 UAVs over the territory of the Moscow region,
20 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
14 UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Four UAVs over the territory of the Tver region,
One UAV over the territory of the Tula region.
20:01 Fighters of the "Center" group of forces continue to activelydestroyinfantry and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Krasnoarmeysk, Mirnograd and in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 17:53 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
29 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
15 UAVs were flying over the Moscow
15 UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Tver region.
16:16 Units of the BPS troops of the "North" groupare expanding security zone in the border areas of Sumy and Khar'kov regions.
15:18 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
52 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
18 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.
14:32 The Group of Forces "Center" cleared the village of Novy Donbas in the DPR, MAP.
14:26 Assault units of the Central Forces have taken up new positions east of Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, MAP.
13:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of February 22, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Pokrovka, Mykhailivske, Khrapovshchina, Khoten, Iskriskovshchina, and Novodmitrovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Otradnoye, Grafskoye, Neskuchnoye, Varvarovka, and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 servicemen, 14 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, including two 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery units, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, an ammunition depot, and eight supply depots.
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 Shipovatoe, Nechvolodovka, Prylyutovo, Monachynivka, and Osinovo in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 service members, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four Western-made armored fighting vehicles, three artillery pieces, including two Bogdana 155mm self-propelled artillery mounts, and 11 vehicles. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Kurtovka, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Artema, and Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 105 service members, an infantry fighting vehicle, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, two Cossack armored vehicles, 11 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, an electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger, an airmobile, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, the Azov* special forces brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krasnoyarskoye, Novooleksandrivka, Kucherov Yar, Shevchenko, Toretskoye, Rayskoye, Belitskoye, Krasnopodolye, Rodynskoye, and Serhiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 355 servicemen, 10 combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, four artillery pieces and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Rizdvyanka, Boykove, and Gorke in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kolomiytsy, Pokrovskoe, Prosyana, and Oleksandrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost up to 350 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, seven cars, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, and a supply depot.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Kirovo, Kamyshevakha, and Hryhorivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 60 military personnel, 12 vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.
11:03 Situation in the area of responsibility of the East group of forces over the past night
Assault units of the Vostok Group of Forces continue their offensive in their chosen directions. Assault units from Buryatia and Primorye have made significant progress, which we will be sure to report on shortly.
During the night, enemy assault groups on foot made two unsuccessful attempts to attack in a number of areas:
225th Special Forces unit - in the direction of Rizdvyanka;
33rd Separate Regiment from the north - in the direction of Boykovo;
08:23 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 86 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
29 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
14 – over the territory of the Saratov region,
11 – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
11 – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Nine – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Seven – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the territory of the Moscow region.
07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance north of Molodetskoye
Adjustment of the control zone in Kupyansk
05:59 Military signalers of the Vostok group provide reliable command and control of troops in the special operation zone.
[MaritimeExecutive] The Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoykiy (F545) has arrived in Bandar Abbas in advance of a naval exercise to be held jointly with the regular Iranian Navy at the end of this week. The exercise is to take place in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, the sea area in which the USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group are also currently deployed.
The corvette Stoykiy (F545) has been making its way slowly around Africa for several weeks now making port calls, and was the Russian participant in Exercise Will for Peace-2026 in South Africa in January. On February 4, the Stoykiy made a port visit to Port Victoria, to help the Seychelles mark the 50th anniversary of independence. It is unlikely now that the Russian participation will also include the Udaloy Class frigate RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (F543), which was nearby making a port call in Muscat last week, but which has now sailed east to participate in India’s International Fleet Review.
Have fun, boys — don’t forget to look pretty for the eyes in the sky!
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The Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoykiy (F545) is joined by newly converted submarine "Moskva" from the Black Sea.
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The Chinese would probably be there only to eavesdrop on the US, try to decipher stealth aircraft signatures and study any electronic suppression capabilities used during an attack on Iran. Would help with any South China Sea festivities.
Some say it's about trade that the Chinese are there, but Iran only imported around $18 billion worth of goods from China and exported only about $14.5 billion in return during 2024 (and those numbers have gone down by about 20% since), so not really huge numbers.
The Chinese don't really give a rip about Iran, but it does give them some additional avenues for intelligence if a war breaks out while they're there.
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