Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions. The blackouts are carried out at the command of Ukrenergo.
A petition to award Iryna Farion the title of Hero of Ukraine posthumously received 25,000 votes. Lviv RMA sent a corresponding petition to President Zelensky.
The Ombudsman's Office appealed to the Dnipropetrovs'k RMA regarding the evacuation of children from boarding schools in Kryvyi Rih, Synelnykivka and Pavlohrad districts. Particular attention is paid to the “House of the Child” in Kryvyi Rih, where 22 children under the age of 4 are staying.
The 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Kotlyne from Russian occupants. Control over the village will prevent the enemy from reaching the Pokrovsk-Dnipro highway.
A hearing in the case of the murder of Iryna Farion has begun in the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Lviv. The court stopped the live broadcast due to the transition to the examination of written evidence.
In Odesa and Dnipropetrovs'k regions, blackouts are introduced due to the effects of enemy shelling. Electricity consumption is decreasing due to warming, and there are no restrictions for the population.
During a massive attack on February 26, the occupiers hit a DTEK facility in Dnipropetrovska oblast. Specialists are working to eliminate the consequences of the strike and restore the power system.
The SBU detained a 32-year-old Odesa resident recruited by the Russian GRU while trying to plant explosives near the port. The traitor had previously set fire to railway facilities and planned to obtain weapons.
During the three years of war, Russians damaged 1984 medical facilities, 301 of which were completely destroyed. Hospitals in 8 regions of Ukraine have suffered the most, and the restoration of medical infrastructure requires $17 billion.
Enemy troops attacked Dnipropetrovs'k region with drones, causing a fire at an enterprise. In Nikopol, a local resident was wounded by shelling and infrastructure was damaged.
Explosions were reported in the suburbs of Dnipro.
In Dnipro, the SBU detained three agents of enemy special services who tried to blow up a veteran law enforcement officer. The attackers planted an improvised explosive device near the victim's garage but were detained red-handed.
On February 19, cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with localized precipitation in the north and west. Temperatures will range from -7°C in the east to +2°C in the south, with possible ice cover.
The Ministry of Healthcare, together with law enforcement agencies, is checking the decisions of the MSEC on the disability of government officials. Out of 1359 cases reviewed, 281 decisions were canceled, 232 disability groups were changed, and 500 people were summoned for examination.
Five people were injured in the Chervonohryhorivka community in the Nikopol region as a result of a kamikaze drone attack. A gas station and a car were damaged, and one woman was hospitalized.
Russian troops shelled the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery. Four people were injured, an educational institution, an administrative building, businesses and residential buildings were damaged.
Dry frosty weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -13° to +2°. Light snow is expected in the central and eastern regions, with ice on the roads.
Active movement of enemy drones was recorded in Ukrainian airspace over Kherson, Dnipro, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions. The greatest threat of attacks is in Kryvyi Rih, Poltava and Mykolaiv.
The occupiers shelled Nikopol and four communities in Dnipropetrovs'k region with drones and artillery. An administrative building, residential buildings, a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged, with no casualties.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports active movement of attack UAVs in different parts of the country. The drones are moving in Rivne, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Vinnytsia regions.
A high level of air pollution has been recorded in Kyiv due to low wind speed and fog. Harmful substances accumulate in the ground layer of the atmosphere, especially from industry and transport.
An employee of the TCC was detained in Odesa region who was transporting conscripts to Transnistria for 5-8 thousand dollars. Six men of conscription age from different regions of Ukraine were found in his car.
Over the three years of war, the Recovery Agency has paid UAH 54. 69 billion in debts for road repairs. The largest payments were made to repay bonds and loans from the IBRD, EBRD, and EIB.
Emergency power outages are occurring in Dnipro due to damage to distribution networks after enemy shelling. The equipment needs urgent repair, said YASNO CEO.
Cloudy weather with clearings and no precipitation is expected in Ukraine. Temperatures will range from -5°C at night to +2°C during the day in Melitopol, which will be the warmest city.
As a result of a Russian drone attack, the Mezhivskyi archival unit in Dnipropetrovs'k region was damaged. About 10% of the collection of documents of the National Archival Fond was lost due to the fire and its extinguishing.
In Ukraine, 123,000 people are looking for work, while 221,000 vacancies are open. Women are actively mastering traditionally "male" professions, and the number of working teenagers has doubled.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports the possibility of using air strikes in Dnipropetrovs'k region. Air defense is on high alert, and the population is advised to follow the reports.
In different regions of Ukraine, 17 organizers of draft evasion schemes were detained. Among the detainees are doctors, officials, and carriers who helped transport conscripts abroad for $14,000.
In 2024, Ukrainians entered into 2,762 marriage contracts, up 7% from the year before. There is one prenuptial agreement for every 54 marriages, which is significantly more frequent compared to 2023.