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[Regnum] A Boeing passenger jet with a cracked windshield, en route from St. Petersburg, landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Emergency services reported this on the evening of February 15. Boeing 738 is an alternative designation for the Boeing 737-800
"The crew of the Boeing 738, flying from St. Petersburg to Nizhnekamsk, reported a crack in the windshield and decided to land at Sheremetyevo," TASS quoted a source as saying.
The plane landed safely. It will be grounded for maintenance. There were 186 passengers and six crew members on board the Pobeda Airlines plane.
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[Regnum] A G1.3 magnetic storm has begun on Earth. The Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported this on its Telegram channel on February 15.
According to the report, the Earth experienced its second magnetic storm of February overnight, peaking at 5:00 AM Moscow time at G1.3 on a five-point scale. Therefore, the storm is currently in the weak to moderate range.
According to scientists, the event was caused by a large coronal hole on the Sun, located opposite the Earth. The total duration of the disturbances, which began overnight, could last up to two days, but with a highly uneven impact. However, the storm's progression to G2 is unlikely, the experts clarified.
The laboratory also reported that, against the backdrop of a magnetic storm, a noticeable increase in the brightness of the auroras was observed at night.
Earlier, scientists from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that active region (spot group) 4366 on the Sun, observed from Earth, had set a new 21st-century record for the number of strong solar flares. By February 8, this region had recorded 66 flares of class M or higher.
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[Regnum] Three tremors measuring up to 6.2 magnitude were recorded off the coast of the Kuril Islands. The Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported this on its website on February 15.
According to the agency, the first tremor, measuring 6.2 in magnitude, was recorded at 6:58 PM Moscow time, 311 km from the city of Severo-Kurilsk. Over the next 15 minutes, two more tremors occurred, measuring 4.4 and 4.2 in magnitude, respectively. Their epicenters were located between 290 and 299 km from the city. The epicenter of the tremors was located at a depth of approximately 55 km.
There were no reports of possible damage or casualties.
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[Korrespondent] 22.43 The Odessa Regional CCC and the Joint Service announced an attack on a warning group during a check of military registration documents in the Kyivsky district of Odessa. As a result of the incident, the servicemen suffered bodily injuries and were hospitalized.
On November 22, Russian troops shelled Konotop in the Sumy region in the evening. This was reported by the city's mayor, Artem Semenikhin.
According to him, the Russians destroyed an infrastructure facility in the city.
21.39 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in the evening the introduction of a new package of sanctions against Russian individuals who support war and use sport for military purposes.
The relevant documents have already been prepared, and a decree will be signed in the near future.
"We are preparing a new sanctions package against Russian individuals who work for the war and put sports at the service of war."
Zelensky noted that this package of sanctions should be a signal to the world that "we cannot simply turn a blind eye to supporting aggression."
19.59 Russian troops have advanced in the Pokrovskoye direction. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
"The enemy has advanced near Novomykolaivka," analysts noted.
According to the project data, the area of territories under Russian control in the Pokrovsky direction increased by 6.1 sq. km due to the "infiltration zone".
17.11 Russian troops struck the village of Zarichne in Zaporizhia district with guided bombs. Two people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov.
15.53 Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in Ukraine, losing about 65,000 soldiers over the past two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at the Munich Security Conference, Reuters reports .
Separately, during the panel discussion, he noted that NATO is strong enough that Russia is not currently trying to attack it.
14.20 Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Tamanneftegaz terminal near the village of Volna in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation and the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun complex in temporarily occupied Crimea.
14.00 Military expert Ivan Tymochko stated that the peak of the Russian army's capabilities on the battlefield has begun to decline.
13.20 Due to an accident on the equipment of one of the energy companies, Odessa and Chornomorsk were partially left without electricity and water.
12.30 Due to the increased risk level on certain railway routes, some trains on February 15 will run with restrictions or be replaced by bus services.
12.15 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that an agreement was reached in Munich on specific packages of energy and military assistance for Ukraine by February 24.
11.35 In the Rivne region, law enforcement officers conducted a special operation to detain a man who was hiding after escaping from a military unit and opened fire on police officers during a storming of a house.
11.00 Russia launched a drone strike on civilian railway infrastructure in the Odessa region. In particular, the attack damaged buildings on the territory of the depot. A large-scale fire also broke out - a tank car caught fire. All specialized emergency services worked to eliminate the consequences - the fire was extinguished.
10.40 Moscow is ready to ensure the absence of attacks on voting day in Ukraine, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin.
He also stated that Moscow is ready to discuss with the United States the idea of "temporary external administration of Ukraine under the auspices of the UN."
10.00 On the night of February 15, Russia attacked Ukraine with 83 attack drones from five directions. Air defense forces managed to shoot down 55 enemy drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
9.20 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian artillery shelled Nikopol, Pokrovska, Mezhivska, and Marhanets communities last day, leaving six wounded, including a child.
9.00 The Russian army carried out a drone strike on the infrastructure of Odessa on the night of February 15. The city has water supply disruptions. Also, in one of the districts, the blast wave damaged the glazing in residential buildings and educational institutions.
8.30 The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022 to February 15, 2026 in the war against Ukraine amount to about 1,253,270 people, of which another 1,250 people - over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Sunday, February 15.
The Russian army also lost 11,672 (+4) tanks, 24,037 (+6) armored combat vehicles, 37,293 (+11) artillery systems, 1,648 (+3) MLRS, 1,300 (+0) air defense systems, 435 (+0) aircraft, 347 (+0) helicopters, 134,858 (+552) operational-tactical UAVs, 4,286 (+0) cruise missiles, 29 (+0) ships/boats, 2 (+0) submarines, 78,485 (+97) automotive equipment and tanker trucks, and 4,071 (+0) special equipment.
7.50 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, February 14, during a meeting with the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, assured that the United States is committed to further negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
7.00 ATESH partisans at the railway junction in the city of Orel destroyed an electric locomotive and thus disrupted the logistics of the Russians in the Sumy direction.
05.18 In the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, a tank with petroleum products caught fire due to a drone attack.
04:30 In Zaporizhia, a Shahed attacked a private house. Three people were injured.
00.50 A missile strike destroyed the production line of Flamingo cruise missiles in Ukraine. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, production has already been relocated and has begun to be partially restored.
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[Korrespondent] The area of territories under the control of the Russian army in the Pokrovsky direction increased by 6.1 sq. km.
Russian troops have advanced in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
"The enemy has advanced near Novomykolaivka," analysts noted.
According to the project, the area of territories under the control of the Russian Federation in the Pokrovsky direction increased by 6.1 sq. km. due to the "penetration zone".
As noted by Interfax-Ukraine, last week the Russians increased the area of control by an average of 7.4 sq. km per day, and the "gray zone" increased daily by an average of 7.2 sq. km.
Earlier, analysts reported that the fighting for the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnograd in the Donetsk region continues. The enemy is withdrawing its infantry to the northern part of Pokrovsk.
Note that the total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022 to February 15, 2026 in the war against Ukraine are about 1,253,270 people, of which another 1,250 people - over the past day.
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[NewsFront] 20:42 Severian's drone destroyed an enemy UAV launcher in the Khar'kov region, video. 19:26 In the period from 13:00 to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 123 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flew over the Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula, Kursk, Oryol, Belgorod, Vladimir regions and the Moscow region, including 15 flying to Moscow.
17:52 Destruction of a 155mm self-propelled howitzer "Caesar" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using an FPV drone and a loitering munition "Lancet" in the area of the village of Grishino, –video.
16:04 Electronic warfare specialists from the 11th Army Corps of the North group againleftenemy "without eyes".
The soldiers identified the enemy drones as they approached and skillfully landed them. The skies above their area are now clear – the electronics worked perfectly.
14:49 Change of the LBS south of Zakotnoye in the Krasnolimansky direction, –MAP.
14:33 In the period from 9:00 to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 102 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flew over the Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula and Moscow regions, including three flying toward Moscow.
13:46 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of February 15, 2026:
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Myropillia and Melya in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of a mechanized brigade, the center of special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a detachment of the nationalist formation "Kraken" 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 over 180 servicemen, 22 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. Two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two National Guard brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Grushevka, Gusinka, Petrovka, Samborovka, and Blagodatovka in the Khar'kov region and Korovy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 service members, five armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit. Five 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, Cherevkovka, Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 130 troops, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, a Polish-made Oncilla armored vehicle, two Kazak armored vehicles, 16 pickup trucks, and two artillery pieces, including a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery unit. An ammunition depot, three supply depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, and an airmobile brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Kucherov Yar, Grishino, Belitskoye, Toretskoye, Dobropolye, Sergeyevka, Annovka, Novy Donbas in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gavrilovka and Novopavlovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 275 servicemen, a tank, five armored combat vehicles, and six cars.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Tsvetkovoe in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Formations of a mechanized, two assault, two airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the populated areas of Pokrovskoe, Dobropasovo, Vasilkovka, Bratskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Trudovoe, Rozovka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Novonikolaevka and Gorkoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost over 320 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, eight armored combat vehicles, 16 automobiles, two field artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot.
As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Dnepr military group liberated the settlements of Zapasnoye, Magdalinovka and Primorskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region, Solnechnoye and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 45 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 15 vehicles and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
10:47 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 88 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Astrakhan region, the Republic of Adygea, Bryansk region, Volgograd region, Krasnodar region, Stavropol region and the waters of the Black and Azov seas.
09:27 Guardsmen of the 218th Tank Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Army of the East Group of Forces liberated Tsvetkovoe in the Zaporizhzhia region, MAP.
08:12 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on February 14 to 7:00 Moscow time on February 15, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 68 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type flew over the waters of the Sea of Azov, the territories of Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, Kursk Oblast, Stavropol Krai and the Black Sea.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in the New Donbass region
Expansion of the control zone in Kupyansk
06:02 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery unit of the 35th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group destroyed concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Artillerymen from the Vostok group hit enemy UAV control points in the Zaporizhzhia region with precise shots from 152mm Msta-B towed howitzers.
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[Regnum] Russian troops are advancing on all fronts in the special operation zone. This was stated by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, during an inspection of the Center Group of Forces.
"The tasks of the special military operation continue to be carried out, and the offensive is being conducted in all directions," Gerasimov said.
In two weeks of February, in harsh winter conditions, troops liberated 12 settlements. Russian-controlled territory increased by more than 200 square kilometers, he noted.
The most intense fighting, Gerasimov clarified, is taking place in the area of responsibility of the Center Group of Forces, whose units are advancing in the Dobropolye direction. The military continues to liberate Novy Donbas, Belitskoye, and Grishino. Fighting continues for Novopavlovka and Novopodgornoye.
The general added that the "North" group continues to expand its security zone in the border area. Popovka and Sidorovka have been liberated in the Sumy region, and the village of Chugunovka in the Kharkiv region.
The Western Group is actively advancing on a broad front in its area of responsibility, continuing to destroy enemy units on the eastern bank of the Oskol River. Glushkovka has been liberated in this area, and fighting for Novoosinovo is underway.
Forces of the "South" group are advancing toward Slavyansk. Reznikovka has been nearly liberated, and Konstantinovka is being cleared. In the Aleksandro-Kalininov direction, Stepanovka has come under Russian control, and in the Krasnoliman direction, Drobyshevo and Yarovaya are being cleared of Ukrainian forces.
The Eastern Group of Forces is advancing in the eastern part of the Zaporizhia Oblast, liberating Staroukrainka, Prydorozhne, Zaliznychne, and Tsvetkovo in February. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command has deployed its most trained assault groups to the eastern part of the oblast, but Russian forces are confidently repelling their attacks and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
The Dnepr group of forces is advancing towards the city of Zaporizhzhia; its units have liberated Magdalinovka, Primorskoye, and Zapasnoye, the Chief of the General Staff added.
Ukrainian troops are unable to replace significant losses. Under these circumstances, they are attempting to form additional units and increase the number of attack drones. Meanwhile, Russian troops are using, on average, twice as many UAVs, Gerasimov concluded.
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