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Thursday, 16 April 2026, 23:50
During an official visit to Ukraine, a high-level delegation led by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, visited a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Kyiv that has repeatedly come under targeted Russian attacks.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has attacked Ukrainian positions 102 times, most actively trying to advance in the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk sectors. Defense Forces are holding back the enemy.
Defense Forces carried out counterattacks and assaults, reducing the “gray zone” near the settlements of Vyshneve, Verbove, and Ternove and repelling Russian reinforcement groups.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that contributions to PURL have already reached $584 million this year. In total, according to him, PURL will need $15 billion in 2026.
An enterprise in the Shostka district of the Sumy region has been destroyed as a result of a Russian strike.
After another round of negotiations among Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Geneva, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov said that the Ukrainian team is preparing to continue negotiations in the near future.
Ukrainian defenders are conducting search-and-strike operations to prevent the enemy from infiltrating the town of Berestok in the Donetsk region.
The suspension of fuel imports from Hungary will not affect prices on the Ukrainian fuel market.
The Security Service of Ukraine says it did indeed visit Valerii Zaluzhnyi's secret command post in 2022, but claims no searches were conducted.
Russian troops dropped three FAB-250 guided bombs on three high-rise buildings in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region.
Establishing peace cannot happen without accountability for those who started the war and committed crimes during it.
The village of Dobropillia in the Zaporizhzhia region remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
During the latest round of trilateral negotiations in the Ukraine-U.S.-Russia format, some issues were clarified, while others remain subject to further coordination.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on partners to follow Ukraine's example and impose sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko and his regime for crimes against the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said following the talks in Geneva that progress had been made on military issues – specifically on monitoring a ceasefire – while positions remain divergent on political matters, including territories, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), and other sensitive issues.
Russian troops have stepped up efforts to encircle Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
Talks between the delegations of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia have concluded in Geneva. The negotiations lasted approximately two hours.
A serviceman from an elite unit of Russia's Ministry of Defense voluntarily surrendered to Ukrainian forces and expressed his intention to fight on Ukraine's side.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, summarizing the first day of talks in Geneva, has stated that Russia is attempting to delay the negotiations. According to him, today's agenda includes issues related to the exchange of prisoners of war and the release of civilians.
Ukraine should impose sanctions against Russian athletes at the 2026 Paralympics in Italy, extend these sanctions to the international level, and thus prevent Russians from participating in these competitions.
Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the eastern part of Hryshyne in the Donetsk region from Russian invaders.
The second day of trilateral talks involving representatives of Ukraine, the US, and Russia has begun in Geneva.
The Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia injury toll has increased to seven: A 6-year-old girl was hospitalized with a head trauma.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is imposing sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, who not only provided Belarusian territory for the deployment of the Oreshnik missiles but also allowed Russia to supply critical components for this weapon.
Ukrainian defense manufacturers, once they have fulfilled commitments to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will be able to export their products in a controlled manner to countries with which security agreements have been signed.
On the night of Wednesday, February 18, drones struck the VNIIR-Progress enterprise in Cheboksary, which works directly with the Russian Ministry of Defense.
On the evening of February 17, Sloviansk was attacked by Russian drones, causing damage.
Russian troops carried out 38 strikes on 27 settlements in the Sumy region using various types of weapons in 24 hours, leaving one person dead and 19 wounded.
Russian invaders killed three residents of the Donetsk region yesterday, February 17, and wounded two more people.