Peace talks have stalled and the war in Ukraine could last another 1 to 3 years, European officials told The Wall Street Journal. US mediated Geneva talks ended without results. Officials said Russia is negotiating in bad faith, seeking gains it cannot achieve on the battlefield, while also trying to avoid new US sanctions and increased aid to Ukraine.
South Korea is considering joining NATO’s PURL initiative to fund US made weapons for Ukraine, The Korea Times reports. Seoul confirmed talks with NATO, which requested participation. The program coordinates funding and delivery of US arms for Ukraine’s defense needs.
High quality satellite images show the aftermath of a strike on the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, where a production and packaging workshop for specialized fats was completely destroyed. The site was likely repurposed for military use.
Russia attacked an oil and gas facility in the Poltava region, causing significant destruction. Emergency services are working to extinguish the fire, according to local officials.
Vovchansk direction: Ukrainian forces regained control over the remaining part of Hrafs'ke, Prylipka and advanced along the Siverskyi Donets River into the forest area towards Synelnykove. From Tsehelne, the AFU is trying to remove Russian forward units in Lyman.AFU regained: ~15.03km²
Ukrainian authorities say they uncovered a network allegedly preparing contract killings of citizens and foreigners for payments of up to $100,000 per target, the Prosecutor General said. Seven suspects were detained in Ukraine and three more in Moldova, including the organizer. The group was reportedly operating under the guidance of the Russian FSB.
Ukraine has enough resources to continue fighting for years and will not cede any part of its land to Russia, National Guard commander Pivnenko said. He stated that victory means the return of all occupied territories. He acknowledged this may not happen soon but said it remains the strategic goal regardless of how many years it takes.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or suppressed 107 of 128 attack drones launched overnight from multiple directions, including about 80 Shahed drones, and reported a ballistic Iskander-M missile fired from Russia’s Rostov region. Impacts were recorded at 14 locations, with debris from downed targets at one additional site.
Russian losses per 20/02/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+970 men+2 tanks+6 ACVs+3 artillery+1 AD systems+551 UAVs
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Explosions are reported in occupied Crimea. Russian air defense is reportedly active against Ukrainian drones.
Several workers burned to death in an accident at an oil well in Russia’s Samara region, according to local media.
Explosions are reported in occupied Crimea. Russian air defense is reportedly active against Ukrainian drones.
Ukraine has lost half of its electric generation capacity, according to Hromadske. Before Russia’s 2014 invasion, power plants produced up to 24 GW. Now output is under 11 GW. Restoring 13 GW of destroyed or occupied capacity could cost about $39 billion and take between 3 and 7 years.