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The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company renamed 23 vessels, replacing their old Soviet names with Ukrainian names associated with cities on the rivers and seas or those under Russian occupation.

The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force reports the downing of two Russian Su-34 and Su-35S aircraft in eastern Ukraine on February 19.

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

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.

The kremlin's pseudo-media spreads the "news" about the testing of rheumatological drugs on residents of Mariupol for Western companies in 2008-2016.

The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the detection of enemy tactical aviation activity in eastern Ukraine.

According to an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Russians are building new fortifications from Nikolske in Mariupol district to Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia region.

As a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region over the past day, 1 civilian was killed in Zorya and 3 others were wounded.

In occupied Mariupol, 12 high-rise buildings on Budivelnykiv Avenue were left without heating due to another breakdown in communications.

According to an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, enemy reinforcements in the area have increased by 5,000 people, and new units have been spotted in the coastal part of the Mariupol district.

Eight civilians were killed and 13 wounded as a result of shelling by Russian troops in Donetsk region over the past day.

After Putin's "elections," the Russians will intensify ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians in the occupied territories by mass deportations and replacing Ukrainians with ethnic Russians to complicate the reintegration of the territories after de-occupation.

Five pro-Russian agitators were detained for justifying Russian aggression and calling for the seizure of Kyiv.

A powerful explosion took place in the part of Mangush district of Mariupol region occupied by the Russian occupiers, the mayor's advisor said.

With the help of the Ministry of Reintegration, a child who had been separated from his family for almost two years was returned to Ukraine from the occupied Zaporizhzhia region.

The UAE will continue to make efforts to mediate the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.

Zelensky shares a video of the 51st prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, returning 100 more Ukrainians, including Mariupol defenders.

Thanks to cooperation with the UAE and other friends of Ukraine, Ukraine has brought home another 100 defenders from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of returnees since the beginning of the war to 3135.

President Zelenskiy announces that a total of 3,135 Ukrainians have been released from Russian captivity, including 100 soldiers in the latest exchange, most of whom were defending Mariupol and Azovstal.

The SBU demonstrated footage of Ukrainian defenders returning home as part of the 51st prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, during which 100 Ukrainians were released, including 84 defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal.

President Zelensky appointed General Oleksandr Syrskyi as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, replacing Valeriy Zaluzhnyi. Experts expressed mixed opinions on the impact of this change.

Ukraine brought home another 100 defenders from Russian captivity, including 84 defenders of Mariupol.

Zelenskyy announces the return of 100 more Ukrainians from Russian captivity, including the defenders of Mariupol, as part of a prisoner exchange.

Ukraine does not recognize the illegal sentences handed down to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia and is working to protect their rights and return them from captivity.

The russian occupation forces have opened training centers for drone operators in the occupied cities of Ukraine, such as Sevastopol and Mariupol, to recruit local residents to serve in the russian armed forces.

According to a report by Human Rights Watch, at least 8,000 people were killed in Mariupol between March 2022 and February 2023 due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The russians sentenced more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen to long prison terms of 27 to 29 years in a maximum security colony.

A pain treatment and rehabilitation center, Prometheus, has opened in Vinnytsia, providing free assistance to the Ukrainian military using modern equipment and VR technologies.

According to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, on February 5, Russian troops wounded another resident in Avdiivka, Donetsk region.