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20 February 2026
Operators of the Lasar’s Group strike UAV unit of the National Guard of Ukraine struck 13 pieces of enemy equipment during a special operation behind Russian lines in the Luhansk region, including a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and three Pion self-propelled artillery systems.
Operators of the Lasar’s Group strike UAV unit of the National Guard of Ukraine struck 13 pieces of enemy equipment during a special operation behind Russian lines in the Luhansk region, including a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and three Pion self-propelled artillery systems.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was preparing an assassination attempt on an official of one of the state institutions responsible for the defense training of the population in the Kirovohrad region.
19 February 2026
Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin emphasized that there is currently no information about cases of remote mining by Russian forces on the Kherson–Mykolaiv highway.
The Swedish government has presented its 21st military support package for Ukraine, worth nearly SEK 12.9 billion (approximately $1.42 billion), making it one of Sweden's largest-ever military aid packages.
The Ukrainian government will establish a coordination center to work on upgrading energy supply systems in communities ahead of the next heating season.
Russian troops are trying to drive Ukrainian defenders out of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region, but these attempts remain unsuccessful.
Russian troops are trying to advance in small groups in the Kostiantynivka area of the Donetsk region. Still, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are exterminating the enemies during search and strike operations.
The settlements of Nykiforivka, Nelipivka, Nove Shakhove, and Zatyshok in the Donetsk region are under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, despite Russian claims of advances.
Last night, drones from the SSU's Special Operations Center "A" successfully struck the Velikie Luki oil depot in the Pskov region, almost 500 km from the Ukrainian border.
On February 18, Russian troops struck civilian infrastructure in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, with ballistic missiles, injuring a resident.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops launched about 70 strikes on 30 settlements in 18 communities of the Sumy region.
In the Pskov region of the Russian Federation, a tank containing petroleum products caught fire after a drone attack on a local oil depot on Thursday night.
Over the past day, seven settlements in the Kharkiv region were under Russian attack.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 29 of 37 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of February 18.
On the front line yesterday, February 18, 237 combat encounters between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded.
A five-storey residential building in Kryvyi Rih was damaged during a Russian drone attack; there are casualties.
In the Kherson region, five people were injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.
Schools in Mykolaiv are switching to remote learning due to unfavorable weather conditions.
18 February 2026
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk met with members of the permanent delegation of the United States Congress to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly – Senator Roger Wicker and Congressman Marc Veasey.
There have been more than 200 combat clashes on the front line, with the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk sectors remaining the hottest areas.
JATEC’s innovative solutions are already instrumental in taking out Russian drones
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck a number of key Russian military targets both on Russian territory and in the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.
Defense Forces carried out counterattacks and assaults, reducing the “gray zone” near the settlements of Vyshneve, Verbove, and Ternove and repelling Russian reinforcement groups.
Russian troops have stepped up efforts to encircle Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the eastern part of Hryshyne in the Donetsk region from Russian invaders.
Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the eastern part of Hryshyne in the Donetsk region from Russian invaders.
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.