Slovakia halts emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine – Fico
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that Slovakia would stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine starting February 23.
23 February 2026
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that Slovakia would stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine starting February 23.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Kyiv to discuss the next steps in Ukrainian-American cooperation, including strengthening defense support, maintaining sanctions pressure, and establishing reliable security guarantees.
Operational assessment of key frontline axes: January–February 2026
Long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck a critically important hub for transporting Russian oil overnight – the main Kaleikino Oil Pumping Station near Almetyevsk, in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.
On February 23, the Council of the European Union imposed restrictive measures on eight individuals responsible for serious human rights violations, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, as well as for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia.
At the end of March or the beginning of April, the Polish side may begin search operations at burial sites.
Ukraine must not cede any part of its territory to Russia, and the European Union must facilitate Ukraine's swiftest possible integration into the EU.
On the night of February 23, UAVs attacked an oil pumping station located near the Russian city of Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan.
In most regions of Ukraine, hourly power outages will affect residential users throughout the day on Monday, February 23, while industrial users will face power restrictions.
Kremlin propagandists are circulating a staged video featuring a Russian serviceman who has returned from captivity and allegedly speaks about the “atrocities of Ukrainian troops.”
Today, the key platforms for spreading disinformation and harmful information operations are Telegram, TikTok, and Viber. In particular, Telegram requires restrictions in Ukraine,
22 February 2026
The European Union needs new tools to overcome non-constructive blockages of decisions, including those taken in support of Ukraine, by individual member states.
Law enforcement officials have charged a 33-year-old resident of Kostopil, Rivne region, with committing a terrorist act in Lviv.
The town of Yampil in the Donetsk region is under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Almost all of the victims of the terrorist attack in the Lviv hospitals are emergency service workers who responded to the call, two of whom are in critical condition.
Russian troops struck Mykolaiv while a rally in support of prisoners of war was taking place in the city.
Despite difficulties on the battlefield, Ukraine’s armed forces succeeded in disrupting Russia’s large-scale offensive plans in 2025, including preventing the capture of the entire Donbas as well as territories in three regions, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, believes.
Russia, together with representatives of the Lukashenko regime, including former Belarusian Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov, has set up a multi-tier network to remove agricultural products from Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories and launder them as “Russian” or “Belarusian,” with subsequent deliveries to third-country markets.
The Air Assault Forces (AAF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in the Oleksandrivka sector of the front, have already neutralized Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the area of more than 300 square kilometers and restored control over eight settlements.
Russian troops are increasing pressure near Platonivka, Bondarne, and Pryvillia on the Sloviansk and Kramatorsk axes. However, Ukrainian forces are holding their lines and maintaining control of the situation.
In Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, only a few buildings remain under the control of Russian forces, housing several dozen soldiers.
The National Police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, have detained the suspected attacker responsible for the Lviv police bombing.
Thanks to asymmetric solutions in the information sphere, Ukraine can effectively counter Russian propaganda even with significantly fewer resources.
Over the past week, Russia launched about 1,300 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs, and 96 missiles of various types at Ukraine.
As of 10:00 on Sunday, February 22, Ukrainian forces had neutralized 33 missiles and 274 drones of various types used by Russia against Ukraine since the evening of February 21.
In Putrivka in the Fastiv district, Kyiv region, eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble following a Russian missile and drone attack. One person died while being transported to hospital. Five injured people were hospitalized.
A new round of negotiations involving the Ukrainian and Russian delegations will take place within three weeks and could potentially lead to a summit at the highest level.
Two victims of a combined enemy attack were hospitalized in Kyiv hospitals from the suburbs of the capital.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and awarded her the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd Class.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and awarded her the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd Class.