The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to February 20, 2026, amount to approximately 1,257,880 personnel, including 970 troops killed and wounded over the past day.

Preparations for the operational phase of the special operation Rubikon, which resulted in the seizure of illicit substances worth UAH 400 million, lasted nearly seven months.

The US is surging forces to the Middle East amid negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.

Special operations personnel of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), together with the public organization H.A.R.T., conducted tactical control exercises at the Air Assault Forces and Marine Corps Faculty of the Odesa Military Academy.

The government of New Zealand has once again expanded its sanctions against Russia, adding 23 individuals and 13 companies from Russia and Iran to its sanctions list, and lowering the price cap on Russian oil to $44.10 per barrel, in line with the level previously set by the European Union.

Operators of the Lasar’s Group strike UAV unit of the National Guard of Ukraine struck 13 pieces of enemy equipment during a special operation behind Russian lines in the Luhansk region, including a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and three Pion self-propelled artillery systems.

Russian forces have carried out a missile strike on Kharkiv’s Slobidskyi district.

Ukrainian startups in the fields of sustainable technologies, machine learning, and educational innovation can receive up to €40,000 for scaling.

Osaka’s mayor says he is ’lost for words’ and that he has ’nothing but appreciation’ for the gesture.

Slovakia has automatically extended temporary protection for people who fled Ukraine due to Russia’s full-scale war until March 4, 2027.