Putin to address Federal Assembly at noon on 21th February. Federation Council re-scheduled their extraordinary meeting from 1st March to 22nd February
Ursula von der Leyen: Today, we are turning up the pressure with a 10th package of sanctions on Russia: 1) New bans on industrial goods exports 2) Further export restrictions of tech products found on the battlefield This includes sanctioning Iranian entities linked to IRGC. 3) Listing of Putin's propagandists and military commanders
At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Yanzhulivka and Tymonovychi of Chernihiv region; Tovstodubove, Bilokopytove, Vovkivka, Volfyne and Basivka of Sumy region, also Veterynarne, Hraniv, Baranivka, Strilecha, Krasne, Ternova, Hlyboke, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Zemlyanky, Rublene, Chuhunivka, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Kupyansk and Ridkodub of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kupiansk and Lyman directions Russian army shelled Krokhmalne, Berestove and Tabayivka of Kharkiv region; Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Novoyehorivka, Makiyivka, Chervonopopivka, Pischane, Dibrova, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Serebryanske forestry and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Fedorivka and Stepove of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Bilohorivka, Vesele, Paraskoviyivka, Vasukivka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Klischiyivka, Kurdumivka, Zalizne, New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Avdiyivka and Shakhtarsk directions Russian army shelled Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Pervomayske, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Heorhiyivka, Pobyeda, Zolota Nyva, Prechystivka, Vuhledar, Mykilske and Vremivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Olhivske, Malynivka, Staroukrayinka, Chervone, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka and Stepove of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Zolota Balka, Havrylivka, Beryslav, Vesele, Inhulets, Lvove, Tyahynka, Antonivka, Zymivnyk, Bilozerka, Dniprovske and Veletenske of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks near Hryanykivka of Kharkiv region; Nevske, Kreminna, Bilohorivka of Luhansk region; Fedorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Vodyane, Pervomayske, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhaylivka, Vuhledar and Prechystivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 35 km ENE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
1 year ago @NORADCommand intercepted 4 Russian aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 13 Per statement, the Russian TU-95 BEAR-H & SU-35 fighter stayed in int'l airspace NORAD the incursion into the ADIZ is "not seen as a threat"
Several Russian reconnaissance drones or balloons with reflectors were recorded over Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr regions moving south from Belarusian border towards Moldova, also drones reportedly in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions
Two Dutch F-35 jets have "remotely escorted" a Russian spy plane and two fighters which crossed into Polish airspace, Netherlands says. Royal Dutch Air Force is carrying out Nato's air policing mission in Poland. First time such intervention made since Ukraine conflict began - BBC
At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Yanzhulivka of Chernihiv region; Tovstodubove, Vovkivka, Bilokopytove, Volfyne and Basivka of Sumy region and Veterynarne, Krasne, Vovchansk and Dvorichanske of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kupiansk and Lyman directions Russian army shelled Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masutivka, Synkivka, Kupyansk, Stepova, Kyslivka, Tabayivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove, Pischane, Vyshneve and Cherneschyna of Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, Ploschanka, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Ivanivka, Spirne and Rozdolivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Bilohorivka, Vesele, Vasukivka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Ozaryanivka, Dyliyivka and Mayorsk of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka directions Russian army shelled Avdiyivka, Syeverne, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrayinka, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Vremivka and Novopil of Donetsk region; Olhivske, Huliaipole, Staroukrayinka, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriyivka, Stepove, Kamyanske of Zaporizhzhia region and Illinka and Nikopol of Dnipropetrovsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Kherson city and Antonivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks near Hryanykivka of Kharkiv region; Nevske, Kreminna, Kuzmyne, Shypylivka and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Fedorivka, Paraskoviyivka, Bakhmut, Vodyane, Maryinka and Pobyeda of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
1 year ago Russian army shelled Ochakiv town in Mykolaiv region this morning
CSTO exercises "Indestructible Brotherhood", which Armenia refused to hold, will be held in Kyrgyzstan - statement
Fire and explosions at natural gas pipeline in Myshkyno town of Yaroslavl region of Russia
Russian military fired mortars at the border villages of the Sumy region: Tovstodubove (Esmans community), Bilokopytove (Glukhiv community) and the village Vovkivka (Shalyhyne community)
Former deputy head of department of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on combating extremism major general Vladimir Makarov has committed suicide in his residence in Moscow region
The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies
1 year ago Russia: A large warehouse on Pogranichnikov Street caught fire in Krasnoyarsk. The building houses the offices of commercial companies. There is no victim report.
1 year ago "Absolutely possible" once Russia is pushed out of Ukraine, NATO allies may be willing to grant some kind of security guarantees to Kyiv to repel future attacks, says Sec Gen Stoltenberg. He doesn't know how that will look because allies' support evolves as needed
1 year ago "[The balloons] we saw over the US last week is part of a pattern where China and Russia are increasing operations," requiring more vigilance and intelligence-sharing, says NATO chief Stoltenberg. He says this week's DefMin will work on increasing cooperation in space
At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Tovstodubove, Bachivsk, Basivka and Popivka of Sumy region and Krasne, Hlyboke, Vovchansk, Fyholivka, Novomlynsk and Dvorichna of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report