The situation for Russians in Belgorod is becoming worse and worse. Authorities in the Belgorod region are preparing for sewage systems in the city to stop functioning due to electricity outages. Around 250 portable toilets have already been delivered to the region in anticipation.
During a recent missile strike on Belgorod, the Combined Heat and Power Plant was hit and put out of operation, according to Russian media.
La Repubblica reports that national security advisers from the UK, France, Germany and Italy will meet the Ukrainian and US delegations in Geneva this evening. They are attending the third round of talks. RBC Ukraine says Zelensky asked European states to join the trilateral format.
Explosions and flashes were reported overnight in the area of the port in occupied Mariupol. It is unclear what has been hit, but locals reported several loud explosions.
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Russian losses per 18/02/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+740 men+3 tanks+6 ACVs+40 artillery+1 AD system+1851 (!) UAVs+26 cruise missiles
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According to our information, Ukrainian forces have liberated roughly 130 km2 over the past three weeks in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. At the same time, Russian troops made gains inside and west of Pokrovsk and increased activity along the Sumy border.
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A new round of negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia happened in Geneva, according to Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov. He said he expects the main possible outcome to be a new prisoner exchange.
A Leopard 2A4 from Ukraine’s 155th Mechanized Brigade struck a concentration of Russian assault troops on the outskirts of Hryshyne. Footage shows the tank engaging the group, which tried to enter the settlement coming from Pokrovsk.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Starlink terminals have been disconnected for two weeks and that this did not affect the intensity or effectiveness of its unmanned systems forces, citing objective control data. It added that some units used the enemy’s communications to mislead them. The statement triggered outrage among pro Russian war bloggers.
A group of Russian soldiers on the outskirts of Kindrativka in Sumy region was captured using a loudspeaker. The prisoners were taken by units of the 158th Mechanized Brigade. Russian forces are actively trying to regain the initiative in the Sumy region.
Ukrainian drones successfully attacked the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia. A fire is observed.
🇷🇺 #Russia. A piece of ice broke off a rooftop, bounced off a window and hit a random passerby. It appears she heard the noise of that "glacier" breaking loose, but gravity then takes over. The woman was urgently hospitalized (closed head injury, concussion…