Drone attacks are happening in Bryansk, Russia. Local channels report there are blackouts and parts of the region are without power. It is reported that the Novobryanskaya 750kV power substation was hit.
A Russian drone operator from the elite “Rubikon” unit has defected to Ukraine, according to an interview published by the Ukrainian intelligence project “I Want to Live.” Miroslav Simonov said he underwent UAV training in Russia, was deployed near Kupyansk, and later crossed to Ukrainian positions.
China expanded its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine in 2025 and is expected to deepen cooperation with Moscow further this year, Western officials told Bloomberg. They said President Xi Jinping has become more assertive in backing Vladimir Putin and that European attempts to encourage Beijing to help end the war have grown more difficult.
Ukrainian drones are active in the Moscow region, Russian air defense is operating. As of this morning, already 100+ UAVs have been spotted and reported in Moscow region territory.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed the strike on the Tamanneftegaz oil export terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region on Feb 15. Operators acted with special forces and military intelligence. Explosions were recorded. Damage assessment is still ongoing.
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are being deployed to Ukraine. He warned they are learning new methods of warfare across drones, artificial intelligence, cyber and conventional arms. Koizumi said the implications of how these capabilities might be used after they return to North Korea must be considered.
Ukraine’s General Staff said strikes hit the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal near Volna in Russia’s Krasnodar region and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system near Kacha in occupied Crimea. A Russian artillery repair unit in occupied Donetsk and troop concentration in occupied Zaporizhzhia were also struck.
Russian forces attacked Sumy with a reportedly new type of UAV, the Shahed 107. A drone impact was recorded, with windows blown out at the site of impact. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far.
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President Zelensky said in Munich that leaders of the Berlin format agreed on energy and military aid packages for Ukraine before Feb 24. He said deliveries must arrive quickly, noting Russia attacked Ukraine this week with about 1,300 drones, over 1,200 guided bombs and 50 missiles.
Russian authorities reported a “massive attack” on the Krasnodar region, saying a fuel storage tank, warehouse and terminals were allegedly damaged in the village of Volna in Temryuk district. Damage was also reported in Sochi and Yurovka.
Air alarm and explosions in Sochi and Adler. It is reported that approximately 200 Ukrainian drones are attacking in the direction of occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Kraj.
Footage published from February 12 shows a Ukrainian MIM-104 Patriot air defense system intercepting two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles over Kyiv. In the same video, a cruise missile can also be seen being destroyed in the sky during the attack.
Russia is not serious about peace. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said Moscow is "ready to discuss with the US and other countries the idea of external governance of Ukraine under UN auspices", proposing a temporary administration role. That will be a very short conversation.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or suppressed 55 Russian UAVs as of 08:00 after an overnight attack involving 83 strike drones, about 50 of them Shahed type. Twenty five drones hit 12 locations, with debris falling at three sites.