Donetsk

Russian forces shelled five settlements in the Donetsk region, damaging civilian objects but causing no casualties.

The EU has extended sanctions against Russia for another year, until February 24, 2025, in response to Russia's ongoing illegal occupation of certain areas of Ukraine.

According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled 81 combat engagements on several fronts.

Russia is amassing an army of thousands in the Zaporizhzhya region in an attempt to strengthen its position in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian troops have been forced to retreat from parts of Avdiivka due to a lack of ammunition.

Ukrainian troops repelled most of the Russian attacks along the entire front line in Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia on Monday, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Qatar announces the return of 11 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia to reunite with their families in Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy visited the Ukrainian military defending the Kupyansk sector and awarded the soldiers, including the title of Hero of Ukraine.

An oil depot in occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region, caught fire after explosions, no casualties reported.

Explosions were reported in the Russian cities of Rostov, Taganrog, and Bryansk, and the governor of Bryansk region said that two drones had been shot down there.

A thick column of black smoke rose over the occupied city of Makiivka, Donetsk region, after loud explosions and the sound of air defense work were heard in the area.

In 24 hours, Russians shelled Donetsk region 14 times, wounding two civilians and damaging 18 residential buildings, two schools and a sports and recreation center.

According to an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, a burning plane crashed near a village in Mariupol district, and explosions were heard in the city.

Russian troops have advanced near two villages in Donetsk, but fighting continues around one village in Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainians are holding their ground.

Three people were killed and two injured in a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk that destroyed two houses and damaged 137 others.

Russian proxies in the occupied regions of Ukraine are blocking Ukrainian media and imposing Russian state television, and transferring local administrations to Russian software and communication services.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in the Tavriya sector, inflicting over 550 casualties and destroying 4 tanks.

In Kramatorsk, fragments of the body of a third victim were found, probably the grandmother of a 23-year-old man killed in a rocket attack.

There is no shortage of electricity, but in some regions there are power outages due to damage caused by the fighting.

According to Dmytro Lykhoviy, Russia has lost 47,000 servicemen, including 17,000 killed in the offensive to capture Avdiivka in Donetsk region.

Over the past night, Russians killed two more residents of Donetsk region and wounded two more, while rescue operations continue in Sloviansk to find a person who may have been trapped under rubble after shelling in the region.

Due to the limited supply of ammunition caused by the inaction of the US Congress, the Ukrainian military was forced to retreat from Avdiivka on February 17.

The russian federation launched more than 100 air and missile strikes against Ukraine.

Rescuers in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, have pulled the body of a woman from the rubble after russian missile strikes destroyed two houses and damaged 23 others.

A thermal power plant in Donetsk region was shelled twice in one day, and there are gas outages in Kharkiv region due to damage to a gas pipeline caused by the fighting, although Ukraine has sufficient domestic generation and reserves to meet its electricity needs.

russia launched numerous missile and air strikes across Ukraine, while Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks in several regions.

The occupiers are setting up morgues in schools near Donetsk due to the large number of casualties during the fighting near Avdiivka.

Russian troops suffered heavy losses - up to 500 servicemen were killed in one day of fighting in the Avdiivka sector, said Alexander Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops.

Minister of Internal Affairs Klymenko visited the Avdiivka direction and presented awards to border guards who serve in a difficult area.

The Armed Forces emphasize that the situation in the Zaporizhzhia sector remains stable, and russian troops are distributed along the entire front line.

Two civilians were killed and one injured as a result of an anti-personnel mine explosion in Kharkiv region in Izyum district.