2026 Timeline
19,218 events across 4 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.
2026 Monthly Breakdown
Full War Density
19,218
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Top types: π₯ 2906 βοΈ 193 π‘οΈ 589 βοΈ 226 β 51
Top oblasts: Donetsk (360)Kharkiv (315)Zaporizhzhia (310)Sumy (214)Dnipropetrovsk (207)
January 2026 (5,392 events)
January 1, 2026 88 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈRussian drones have violated NATO airspace in Romania, Poland, and Scandinavia.
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π₯Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted strikes on the Kapustin Yar airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast throughout January 2025, damaging infrastructure including a hangar.
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π₯Fighting for Myrnohrad, located east of Pokrovsk, continued for another month after the Russian Ministry of Defense first reported advances.
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π₯Russia has increased Shahed drone attacks from 30-40 per strike to 500-800 during massive attacks.
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π₯A Russian missile strike targeted Nova Poshta's innovation terminal in Kharkiv, killing four employees and almost completely destroying the facility.
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βοΈUkrainian Defense Forces have been conducting counterattacking actions in the southern direction since late January and continue to achieve successes, according to Defense Forces Southern Command spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn.
βοΈUkrainian Defense Forces have partially seized the initiative at several sections of the front line in the southern direction, actively conducting counterattacking actions to restore control over the "gray zone" and clear several settlements of enemy forces.
βοΈUkrainian Defense Forces have blocked Russian advancement at several sections, destroying enemy assault and consolidation groups that attempt to enter positions.
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π₯Ukraine's defense forces carried out strikes using Flamingo missiles on the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, targeting hangar buildings where pre-launch preparations of Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missiles were conducted.
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ποΈA pumping station ensuring Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia was damaged in a Russian strike in Lviv Oblast in late January.
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π¦A previous Lithuanian Radarom! campaign in January transferred drones and equipment worth nearly β¬6 million to Ukrainian troops.
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π₯Iranian leadership slaughtered about 40,000 protestors in the streets and hunted down hundreds more in hospital wards.
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ποΈIranian authorities disrupted Starlink satellite terminal operations during January 2026 civil unrest using electronic warfare tactics, creating an 'electronic shield' that complicated connections between terminals and LEO satellites.
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ποΈRussian EW systems achieved up to 80% degradation of satellite traffic in dense urban areas during the January 2026 Iranian unrest, using jamming tactics applied from high-rise buildings and television towers.
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January 1, 2026 220 events π₯ 4 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian defense forces conducted a series of strikes using Flamingo missiles on the Kapustin Yar range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, targeting locations where Russian forces had deployed the Oreshnik missile system.
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βWill for Peace naval exercises were held off the coast of South Africa under BRICS auspices with participation from Russia, Iran, China, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, and observers from Indonesia, Brazil, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar, causing multiple fires.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kherson with a strike UAV, hitting a multi-storey residential building in the central district. An 87-year-old woman was injured when the drone flew into her apartment.
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π₯Russian forces struck a suburb of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb, injuring one person.
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January 2, 2026 165 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked an oil refinery in Samara, causing fires.
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π₯A Russian attack on Kharkiv killed Anastasiia Parkhomenko, 22, and her three-year-old son Maksym.
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π΄Russia's defense ministry announced the capture of Rodynske, Myrnohrad and two other villages on Jan. 2.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,209,880 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, including 910 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked dozens of Russian infantrymen caught in the open on roads near Hulyaipole, inflicting heavy casualties according to video evidence.
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January 3, 2026 172 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯US Delta Force, acting on Donald Trump's orders, captured former Venezuelan leader NicolΓ‘s Maduro and his wife in a special operation.
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π₯US helicopters attacked Venezuelan military sites including locations where Russian Buk-M2 air defence systems were stationed in Caracas, La Guaira, and other areas.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, killing a 22-year-old woman and a three-year-old boy and injuring 31 others including a six-month-old infant. Governor later updated the injury count to 27, with five residents remaining under the rubble.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,210,630 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 750 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian strikes killed one person and injured four others in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast.
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January 4, 2026 145 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯One person was killed in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, and one more resident suffered injuries in the region over the past day due to Russian attacks.
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π₯A 50-year-old woman was injured in a Russian attack on the village of Martove in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯A Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured a 51-year-old woman near the village of Novooleksandrivka.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked the Energia defense plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, causing a fire at the facility that produces missile and drone components.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an order imposing sanctions on 95 individuals and 70 entities linked to Russia's military-industrial complex.
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January 5, 2026 176 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck an S-300 radar in Donetsk region.
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π₯Russia attempted to launch an attack on the Kupiansk sector in Kharkiv Oblast by using the Soyuz gas pipeline for covert movement. Ukrainian 77th Airborne Brigade thwarted the attack, eliminating at least 40 of approximately 50 Russian soldiers involved.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone strike on an aid distribution point in a settlement within the Daryivka hromada in Kherson Oblast, killing one civilian and injuring two others.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked a missile parts factory in Yelets, Lipetsk region, causing smoke and fires.
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π₯A Russian overnight drone strike hit a hospital in Kyiv on Jan. 5, killing at least one person and injuring four others.
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January 6, 2026 168 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the 100th central ammunition dump near Nenya village, Kostroma region.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the Gerkon Plus oil storage base in Usman, Lipetsk region, setting it on fire.
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π€Russia officially condemned the U.S. invasion of Venezuela but has done little to help its ally.
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π₯Ukrainian forces carried out six hits causing explosions in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan.
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π€France and Britain signed a declaration of intent to participate in a post-war multinational force deployment as co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing.
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January 7, 2026 203 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 π¦ 1 βΈ
π¦Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has authorized the Zmiy Droid 12.7 ground robotic system for use by defence forces.
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π‘οΈThe 225th Assault Infantry reported that Russian forces around Hulyaipole were pinned down and unable to move due to heavy Ukrainian drone presence, describing the situation as 'drone Hell' for Russian infantry.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the Staroskolsky oil base in Belgorod region.
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π‘οΈAccording to the 210th Assault Infantry Regiment, positions in and around Pokrovsk have stabilized with Ukrainians holding the north, Russians holding the south, and the city center remaining a dangerous gray area.
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π₯Konstantin Maslyanko organised an explosion at a Ukrainian Armed Forces checkpoint near Luhansk in 2015.
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January 8, 2026 123 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russians conducted 77 attacks on the Pokrovsk front over the past day, with Ukrainian forces repelling all assaults near multiple settlements.
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π₯Russians conducted 40 attacks on the Huliaipole front over the past day, with Ukrainian forces repelling all assaults near multiple settlements.
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π₯Russians launched three attacks and conducted 89 strikes including three MLRS strikes on the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces launched a ballistic attack on Kryvyi Rih using two Iskander ballistic missiles, striking residential apartment buildings.
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π₯Russia launched a strike on Lviv Oblast, likely from the Kapustin Yar testing range in Astrakhan Oblast. Explosions were reported after an air-raid warning was issued, and a critical infrastructure facility was hit.
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January 9, 2026 230 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Colonel Yurii Ihnat stated that Russia may have launched a strike on Lviv Oblast from the Kapustin Yar testing range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, where the Oreshnik missile system is reportedly based.
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π₯Russian forces conducted overnight attacks across most districts of Kyiv Oblast, with fires breaking out in residential buildings and outbuildings in Brovary, Obukhiv, and Boryspil districts.
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π‘οΈUkrainian border guards from the Steel Border brigade held positions near Varachyne village in Sumy Oblast for 94-131 days without rotation, repelling six Russian assaults
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π€Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that Europe needs to restore direct communication with the Kremlin to have leverage in negotiations on ending the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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π₯Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed 4 people and injured 24, with damage to residential buildings in Dniprovskyi and Pecherskyi districts and a shopping centre in Desnianskyi district.
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January 10, 2026 139 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, specifically in the Oktyabrsky district.
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ποΈUkrainian Railways has opened seven "invincibility carriages" in Kyiv Oblast to provide heating, internet charging, and other services during large-scale power outages caused by Russian attacks.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 14 attacks trying to break into Ukrainian defenses near Novovodiane, Novoiehorivka, Kolodiazi, Drobysheve and Myrne on the Lyman front.
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π₯Russian strikes damaged energy infrastructure in Kyiv, causing power outages on Jan. 10, 2026
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π‘οΈUkrainian defenders repelled 27 Russian attempts to advance near Solodke, Huliaipole, Varvarivka and Zelene on the Huliaipole front.
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January 11, 2026 107 events π₯ 4 π§ 1 βΈ
π§Partisans from the Atesh resistance movement destroyed a communications tower belonging to a Russian military unit in Moscow Oblast, targeting an element of the air defence system of the 5th Air Defence Division within the Russian Aerospace Forces.
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π₯Russian forces conducted repeated drone strikes in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district, with a Shahed-type UAV hitting ground in an open area.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Zhytomyr Oblast, injuring two workers.
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces struck three drilling rigs belonging to the Russian company Lukoil in the Caspian Sea.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders hit a Buk-M3 air defense system near Baranycheve in Luhansk Oblast.
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January 12, 2026 151 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drones struck non-residential buildings in Kyiv's Solomyansky district on the night of January 11-12, causing fires that were contained by emergency services.
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π’Former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said a ceasefire could be possible in 2026, but the war with Russia will not end.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Atlant-Aero plant in Taganrog, Russia on the night of 12-13 January.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Novopavlivka direction but did not make confirmed advances.
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π¦Rheinmetall announced that Ukraine will receive its first Lynx KF41 combat vehicles in early 2026, with the contract signed in December 2025.
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January 13, 2026 141 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 π¦ 1 βΈ
π¦Ukrainian technology company Vyriy unveiled its new Popcorn initiation board designed to expand tactical scenarios for drone use and maximize crew safety.
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π₯A Russian Shahed drone struck a children's sanatorium in Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, causing a fire. The attack was part of a large-scale Russian combined attack using drones and ballistic missiles on the night of 12-13 January.
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π₯Drones attacked the Atlant Aero plant in Taganrog, which produces components for Orion UAVs and FPV drones, as well as the Beriev Aircraft Company.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 26 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front near Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Zapovidne, Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and Filiia settlements.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled a Russian attack on the Prydniprovske front towards the Antonivka Bridge.
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January 14, 2026 232 events π€ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€The US Department of State is suspending all visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Russia, as part of tighter screening procedures.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal to discuss a new sanctions package targeting Russia.
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π€Russia launches 'people's bonds' mechanism to extract money from ordinary Russians through regional bond programs in seven Far Eastern regions
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π₯Drones attacked Russia's Rostov Oblast, causing a fire at an industrial facility. Fuel storage tanks at the Empils plant were likely hit by drones.
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π€US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow for a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to advance a peace deal ending Russia's war against Ukraine.
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January 15, 2026 156 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π¦Poland has approved a decision to hand over up to nine MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, with technical discussions still ongoing between Polish and Ukrainian defense ministries.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled 20 Russian attacks near Huliaipole and towards Dobropillia, Zelene and Sviatopetrivka on the Huliaipole front.
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π₯Russian forces launched a strike on Zhytomyr Oblast on the night of 14-15 January, causing a fire at critical infrastructure facilities in Zhytomyr and Korosten districts.
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π₯Debris from a downed Russian drone fell on a residential building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv during an air raid warning on the morning of 15 January.
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π₯Russian forces dropped a guided aerial bomb on the central part of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast, killing 1 person and injuring 4 others at around 10:15.
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January 16, 2026 223 events π₯ 3 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
πAdam Kadyrov, 18-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was involved in a car accident in Grozny and is hospitalized in serious condition, unconscious and in intensive care.
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π₯A Russian BM-35 drone equipped with a satellite communication module for control via Starlink was discovered for the first time, marking a new development in Russian strike systems.
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ποΈMultiple villages in Russia's Ryazan Oblast experienced a complete outage of electricity, heating, gas, and communications lasting approximately one week in the Klepikovsky district.
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π₯Russian forces launched a strike on energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast during the night of January 16-17, damaging one facility and causing a fire.
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π₯An unidentified drone crashed into a residential high-rise building in the Otkrytie residential complex in Ryazan, Russia, overnight on January 16. Russian officials reported no casualties and stated air defenses intercepted 22 drones over Ryazan Oblast.
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January 17, 2026 129 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck a critical infrastructure facility in Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district on January 17, injuring at least one civilian (a 62-year-old man).
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βοΈRussia claims its air defense systems destroyed 99 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 47 over the Black Sea and others over various oblasts
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π₯Russian drones struck an infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia city early on the morning of 17 January, causing a fire.
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ποΈAs of January 17, around 50 residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heating out of the 6,000 that lost heat supply after the January 9 attack.
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π₯On the night of 16-17 January, Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast.
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January 18, 2026 144 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯On January 18, a total of 144 combat clashes took place across the front lines, with the most difficult situation on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.
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π₯Russian forces dropped explosives from a UAV on two people (a 32-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man) in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, injuring them with blast injuries.
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π₯An 86-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man were injured in attacks by Russian drones in the Zaporizhzhia district.
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π₯Russian forces dropped 316 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine on January 18, marking the highest daily total since the war began.
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π₯Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast using strike drones on the night of 17-18 January, causing hits and a fire at energy facilities.
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January 19, 2026 155 events π₯ 2 π 1 ποΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
πRussia lost 1,020 soldiers (killed and wounded) in the past day according to Ukrainian General Staff
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ποΈThe Ukrainian government approved amendments to the rules governing invincibility centres, introducing core points that can operate for more than 48 hours continuously with reserves of water, electricity, stable communications, and sleeping facilities.
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π¦Ukraine paused additional orders for Helsing's HX-2 strike drones after problems emerged during frontline testing, including take-off issues and missing AI components for autonomous control.
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π₯On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Kursk Oblast, Russia conducted 1 combat clash, 2 airstrikes with 3 aerial bombs, 99 attacks including 1 MLRS attack.
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π₯Four combat clashes occurred near Yampil, Stavky and Oleksandrivka on the Lyman front.
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January 20, 2026 243 events ποΈ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
ποΈResearchers at Drexel University and Seoul National University developed a stretchable OLED display using MXene materials that can expand to twice its size without losing brightness, achieving a record 17% external quantum efficiency.
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π₯Russia launched a series of five heavy strikes against Ukraine's energy grid starting in December 2025, with the fifth occurring on January 20, 2026.
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π‘οΈUkrainian authorities implemented a blackout schedule in Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, unlike Kyiv, to ration electricity.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone operator (Maksym, alias "Maliuk") from the Phoenix unit dropped food (bread and biscuits) to an elderly woman in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast after she wrote a message in the snow asking for help.
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ποΈA water leak at a power transmission station on the Dnipro River caused by a Russian weapon was repaired by Ukrainian skin divers in freezing temperatures.
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January 21, 2026 149 events π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone operators from the 413th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces (Raid unit) destroyed a Russian Artikul-S signals intelligence system in a complex operation. The system was housed inside a protective cylindrical shaft sunk into the ground.
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π₯A Russian air defence missile struck an apartment building in the urban settlement of Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
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π¦Denmark is providing β¬20 million (150 million Danish kroner) to support Ukraine's energy sector, including funding for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and equipment donations.
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π‘οΈUkraine's Defence Forces state that Rybne village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast remains a grey zone, not occupied by Russian forces. They explain they left the village due to logistical difficulties and complete destruction, but Russian forces also cannot establish consolidation groups there.
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βAn LR2-class oil tanker named Progress, sanctioned for transporting Russian oil, became adrift in the Mediterranean Sea near Algeria after a possible mechanical failure. The ship was carrying about 730,000 barrels of Russian Urals crude.
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January 22, 2026 192 events π₯ 3 β 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian defence forces struck the Tamanneneftegas oil terminal in Volna, Krasnodar Krai, causing explosions and a fire. The extent of damage is being confirmed.
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βFrance detained the oil tanker Grinch (also known as Carl) in the Alboran Sea on suspicion of sailing under a false flag, diverting it to an anchoring point for further inspection.
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π₯Russian forces launched 101 drones (primarily Shahed loitering munitions) from multiple locations including Kursk, Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, and occupied Donetsk.
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πSix people were injured in the Russian strike on Dnipro, including a 14-year-old girl. Two victims were hospitalized - a 64-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man in moderate condition.
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π₯Russian drones struck Pavlohrad, damaging eight houses and four cars. An 81-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.
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January 23, 2026 197 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Attack on power transmission station or military base in Mariupol.
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π€The first round of trilateral Russia-Ukraine talks was held.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed negotiation strategy with the Ukrainian delegation before the Abu Dhabi talks began.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Penza, Russia, causing a fire. The Penzanefteprodukt oil depot supplies Russian forces.
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π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Europe should build large armed forces given Russia's plans to expand its army to 3.5 million personnel by 2030, and that Ukraine's military experience is essential for this effort.
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January 24, 2026 146 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯One person was killed and four others were injured in Kyiv during Russia's mass attack on Jan. 24.
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π₯The Russian city of Belgorod was hit by what regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described as 'the most massive' strike on the city, allegedly involving HIMARS missile systems. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties but damage to energy infrastructure.
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π₯Russian drones struck residential buildings in Kharkiv during the same night, with at least three drones hitting the city.
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π€Military representatives from Ukraine, the United States, and Russia identified a list of issues for further meetings during the January 23-24 Abu Dhabi talks.
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ποΈFollowing the Jan. 24 attack, almost 6,000 of Kyiv's roughly 12,000 apartment buildings were left without heating.
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January 25, 2026 109 events π₯ 3 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
πOne person was killed and four others injured during the Russian attack on Kyiv by explosions on Jan. 24.
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ποΈRussian attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure left 1,330 residential buildings in Kyiv without heating, representing 15% of the city's housing stock.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the regional center of Kharkiv and 11 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two people.
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π₯Russian strikes injured two people in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯A power engineer (linesman) from Mykolaivoblenergo was injured in a Russian attack on the city of Mykolaiv, sustaining shrapnel injuries to his limbs.
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January 26, 2026 162 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, damaging elements of primary oil refining equipment.
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π₯Russian forces continued attempts to expand their offensive around Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, using infiltration tactics and bringing up reserves.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck clusters of Russian military personnel in the area of Yunakivka, Sumy Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defense forces caused Russian forces to abandon their positions on Oleksiivskyi Island in Kherson Oblast due to active Ukrainian actions and low morale among Russian soldiers.
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π€The Council of Europe announced approval of the 15-member list for its new Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces, an initiative designed to engage anti-war opposition figures to support democratic change in Russia and contribute to a just peace in Ukraine.
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January 27, 2026 175 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drones struck an oil terminal in Zolochiv district, Lviv Oblast, causing a fire and heavy smoke. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Explosion at Mariupol port possibly targeting air defense systems.
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πMediazona and BBC Russian confirmed that the verified death toll includes over 54,600 volunteers, 20,200 recruited prisoners, 17,400 mobilized soldiers, and 6,353 officers killed.
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π₯Attack on Khokholskaya oil depot in Voronezh.
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π₯Russian missile strike hit an apartment building in Odesa.
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January 28, 2026 160 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces targeted Russian troop locations near the town of Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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πA Russian soldier returned from fighting in Ukraine abducted a woman from a women's shelter in Irkutsk on January 27, held her hostage for over five hours, and strangled her to death at approximately 2:30 a.m. on January 28 after negotiations with law enforcement failed.
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π₯Explosions in Manhush/Novoazovsk area possibly targeting air defense.
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π₯Attack on military unit and ammunition dump in Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region.
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π₯Explosion in Siverskiy district, Krasnodar, targeting air defense with possible ground strikes.
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January 29, 2026 189 events ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π΄ 1 +1 βΈ
ποΈThe National Bank of Ukraine revised its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 2.2% to 1.8%, a reduction of 0.4 percentage points, due to Russian attacks on the energy sector causing electricity deficits.
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π₯Ukraine returned to Russia the body of a Russian serviceman that had been previously handed over by Russia as part of prisoner exchange, during the repatriation of fallen soldiers on 29 January.
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π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a car carrying Russian troops in the centre of Myrnohrad, killing one soldier and injuring four others using FPV drones operated by the 79th Tavriia Separate Air Assault Brigade.
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π΄Russian authorities arrested Oleksandr Kachkurkin immediately upon his arrival in Moscow on charges of treason, with the criminal case reportedly opened the same night.
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πUALosses database lists approximately 177,000 named Ukrainian military casualties, including 87,000 killed, 85,900 missing, and 4,500 captured.
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January 30, 2026 200 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted more than two dozen attacks on civilian homes and businesses in Donetsk region, including nine shell or mortar strikes near Pokrovsk and 17 near Kramatorsk, resulting in 243 civilian evacuations including 24 children.
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π₯Russian forces conducted daylight glide bomb strikes against targets in Zaporizhzhia region.
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π₯A Russian drone struck a private home in Kryvyi Rih, killing one woman, injuring four others, and destroying the building by blast and fire.
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π₯Russian ballistic missile strike hit the Philip Morris cigarette factory near Rogan village in Kharkiv, causing a major fire requiring 20 fire response vehicles.
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π₯Russian artillery shells fired from across the Dnipro River struck a bus in Kherson city, killing one person and injuring five.
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January 31, 2026 170 events π₯ 3 π 1 π€ 1 βΈ
πRussian forces suffered more than 31,700 personnel killed and seriously wounded during January 2026, exceeding their rate of personnel replenishment according to Commander-in-Chief General Syrskyi.
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π₯Russian UAV struck a residential home in Dnipro during an overnight attack, causing a fire and destroying one house while damaging two others.
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π₯Russian forces launched 85 drones against Ukraine on the night of January 30-31. Ukrainian air defense destroyed or jammed 65 of them, while 20 drones reached their targets at 13 locations.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian UAV command post in Rivnopillia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that resolving territorial issues is impossible without direct contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during negotiations, emphasizing the need for a three-party meeting format involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.
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π₯A Shahed drone strike hit a 17-story residential building near Zvirynetska Metro Station in central Kyiv, causing massive destruction from the 6th to 11th floors and triggering a fire that flooded lower floors.
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πTwo neighbors died from smoke inhalation in the Kyiv apartment building drone strike, and an elderly man died after hospitalization. Volodymyr's wife was badly injured and couldn't walk for two weeks.
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πAccording to a January 2026 CSIS report, Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, with between 100,000 and 140,000 killed in action.
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π₯Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Geran-5 drone near the city of Dnipro, which was in recoverable condition for component analysis.
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πThe protests were violently suppressed by the Iranian regime, with thousands reported killed.
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February 2026 (6,552 events)
February 1, 2026 34 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces conducted a successful mini-counteroffensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia sector, liberating approximately 400 square kilometers of territory. The operation involved small teams of highly trained assault infantry who encircled and captured or destroyed isolated Russian units.
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π₯Russia launched a rare strike on the Druzhba pipeline on Ukrainian territory, causing it to burn.
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π₯Russian forces have been unable to capture Hryshyne village, located just two kilometers from Pokrovsk.
π₯Ukrainian Defence Intelligence's special unit Prymary struck a Project 22460 Ohotnik patrol ship while it was moored at a pier in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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π₯SpaceX restricted Russian access to Starlink through a whitelist system in February 2026, revoking Russian military access while confirming Ukrainian military access.
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π₯U.S. and Israeli forces targeted senior officials of the Iranian regime.
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February 1, 2026 201 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck mines belonging to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Riznykivka, Drobysheve, and Yarova.
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π₯Russian forces launched two attacks on Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 9 people including a child, with one attack targeting a maternity hospital.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Starytsya, Prylipka, Hrafske, Vilcha, Vovchanski Khutory, and Symynivka.
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February 2, 2026 193 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued efforts to seize Lyman with the objective of reaching the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration from the northeast, targeting a Spring 2026 offensive timeline.
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π₯Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia, causing significant damage to power and heating infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a concentration of Russian military personnel near Terebreno, Belgorod Oblast, approximately three kilometers from the international border.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted successful counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction, liberating most of Kupyansk and forcing Russian Western Grouping reserves to deploy there instead of supporting Lyman operations.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on February 2, including attacks near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, Yablunivka, and Yunakivka, but did not make confirmed advances.
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February 3, 2026 241 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck CHPP-5 and two substations in Kharkiv City, prompting Ukrainian officials to declare a local state of emergency and leaving over 200,000 consumers without power.
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π₯Russian strikes hit combined heat and power plants and substations in Kyiv City, causing complete heat outages in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi raions affecting 1,170 high-rise buildings.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the need for rapid deliveries of interceptor missiles with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during Rutte's visit to Kyiv.
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π₯Attack on two power transformer stations in Belgorod region using missiles or artillery rockets.
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π₯Ukrainian forces used approximately 5-10 HIMARS rockets to hit air defenses around Belgorod city.
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February 4, 2026 241 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces likely used HIMARS to strike power transformer stations in Belgorod, causing major blackouts and loss of heating.
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π’President Zelensky stated in pre-recorded comments aired on France 2 TV that approximately 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the February 2022 invasion.
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π₯Russian forces intensified battlefield air interdiction campaign in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, targeting Ukrainian logistics with drones and glide bombs to set conditions for future offensive operations.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Hrafske, Prylipka, Vovchansk, Starytsya, Vovchanski Khutory, and Neskuchne but did not advance.
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ποΈThe Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv was damaged by a Russian attack on February 4, 2026.
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February 5, 2026 222 events π€ 3 π₯ 2 βΈ
π€The United States and Russia agreed to resume high-level military-to-military dialogue that had been suspended since autumn 2021, following meetings in Abu Dhabi.
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π€NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave a speech to the Ukrainian Rada stating NATO absolutely has Ukraine's back, with approximately half the parliamentary seats empty and reception described as polite applause.
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π₯Missiles struck Belgorod power station and transformers, resulting in approximately 80 percent of the city losing power, water shutoff, and no heating.
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π€Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner exchange returning 157 captives to each side. Ukraine received military personnel and civilians held by Russia, while Russia received convicted prisoners and fighters from the Akhmat unit, including five prisoners exchanged under specific medical protocols.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a drone strike using a Lancet-type UAV on the village of Bakhtyn in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two women and damaging a civilian car, an emergency medical service vehicle, and a Ukrposhta vehicle.
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February 6, 2026 200 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked the Vasylkivka, Malomykhailivka, Slovianka and Pokrovske hromadas in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using drones and guided aerial bombs, killing one man and injuring two people.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia, damaging residential buildings in a residential area.
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π₯Ukrainian law enforcement served eight leaders of the Yunarmiya movement in occupied Donetsk Oblast with notices of suspicion for their involvement in military training programs that drew Ukrainian children into Russian military systems.
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ποΈSpaceX cut off Russian military access to Starlink satellite internet terminals that were being used via gray or black market channels, effective last Friday. This has forced frontline Russian units to operate without internet, significantly degrading their drone operations, UGV functionality, and tactical communications.
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π₯Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and seriously wounded inside an apartment building in Moscow.
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February 7, 2026 173 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that talks in Abu Dhabi failed to resolve the territorial issue regarding Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Tver and Saratov oblasts on the night of February 6-7, targeting a chemical plant in the town of Redkino.
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π₯Russia carried out a large-scale combined attack using drones and missiles against Ukrainian substations and power lines, causing significant damage to the energy infrastructure.
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π₯Russia attacked DTEK thermal power plants in several oblasts, seriously damaging key equipment.
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π’Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n called Ukraine a national 'enemy' at a political rally.
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February 8, 2026 132 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson using multiple-launch rocket systems at approximately 23:10, injuring eight women total.
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π€A poll by Insa Institute for German tabloid Bild found that 52% of Germans favor stronger support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.
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π‘οΈUkraine's defence forces cleared the settlement of Ternuvate of Russian forces, located two villages north of Huliaipole.
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π₯Russian forces struck a giant electrical substation near Khmelnitsky during the weekend, severely disrupting power delivery from nuclear stations and causing extensive electricity rationing in Kyiv and central Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Lviv Oblast, targeting critical infrastructure facilities in the city of Lviv and the town of Khodoriv.
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February 9, 2026 232 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces recorded a strike on a Russian drone command post near the village of Tyotkino in Russia's Kursk region.
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π₯Russian forces struck Naftogaz Group facilities in Poltava Oblast, damaging and partially destroying equipment. This was the 20th attack on Naftogaz facilities since the beginning of the year.
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ποΈHeat supply and cold/hot water have been partly restored in the city of Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast following a Russian attack on the thermal power plant, but full restoration is not yet complete.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces advanced near Velykyi Burluk, countering Russian advances in the area.
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βUS forces in the Indian Ocean detained the tanker Aquila II for violating sanctions, conducting an inspection, maritime blockade and boarding of the vessel.
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February 10, 2026 310 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π¦The 'Sunray' laser system was developed at a cost of several million dollars and could be sold for several hundred thousand dollars per unit.
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π₯Russian drones attacked Vilniansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring a one-year-old child and damaging residential buildings.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian repair unit in the village of Yalta in occupied Donetsk region.
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ποΈThe Kremlin enforced a major slowdown on Telegram, shut down WhatsApp, and reportedly shut down YouTube ostensibly for national security reasons, severely disrupting Russian military communications and civilian information exchange.
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π₯Russia struck a critical energy infrastructure facility in Odesa Oblast, damaging an administrative building and partially cutting power to settlements in three communities.
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February 11, 2026 295 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range drones struck and set fire to the LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd, hitting the site's cracking tower and causing the facility to shut down.
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π₯The Ukrainian 412 USF Brigade Nemesis published video showing the destruction of two Russian Tor-M2 (SA-15 Gauntlet) air defense systems, one in Donetsk region and one in Kherson region.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators from the Kairos unit struck an ammunition depot in the settlement of Rozivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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β‘οΈRussia is constructing a new military base near Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region to accommodate personnel and train drone operators.
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π₯Russia launched two Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from aircraft over Kursk region targeting locations in Lviv region during daytime Wednesday operations.
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February 12, 2026 335 events π₯ 4 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯At least five Ukrainian Flamingo missiles struck GRAU military unit 57229-51, a giant ammunition storage site in Kotluban, Volgograd region. The facility, rated for 264,000 tons of ammunition, reportedly stores Iskander missiles and Shahed drones. While explosions were confirmed, the success of the strike remains unverified as NASA FIRMS satellites detected no fires.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale aerial bombardment overnight targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa with 24 Iskander-M and S-300 ballistic missiles, one X-59/69 cruise missile, and 219 drones, focusing on power grid and heating infrastructure.
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π₯An oil refinery in Ukhta, Russia's Komi Republic, was reportedly struck by a drone attack approximately 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
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π΄Ukrainian infantry company cleared the village of Chuhunivka near the Russian border, ending a three-day operation.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 16 attacks on the Pavlohrad and Nikopol districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region on February 12, using drones, artillery, and Grad MLRS systems.
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February 13, 2026 306 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and German politician Johann Wadephul officially opened the 'Ukraine House' at the 62nd Munich Security Conference.
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π₯Russian strike drones targeted civilian and energy infrastructure in the Odesa region.
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π₯Russian forces launched attack drones on the evening of 13 February, targeting the Vyshhorod district of Kyiv Oblast. Two civilians were injured - a man with shrapnel wounds to his upper limbs, face and neck, and a woman with a closed forearm fracture. The attack caused a fire in their house, destroying the roof and floors and damaging windows and doors.
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π₯Russian drones attacked a hospital in Sumy oblast twice, damaging dozens of windows. The attack occurred at 12:00 with a half-hour interval between strikes.
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π’Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated at the Munich Security Conference that Europe can no longer rely on American protection and that Ukraine must become an integral part of a new European security architecture.
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February 14, 2026 160 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π’German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the Munich Security Conference, warning that Europe has entered a new era defined by great-power politics and needs to strengthen its military, political, and economic capacity.
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π₯Ukrainian forces hit a Russian artillery repair unit and personnel in occupied territories on 14 February.
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π₯Russian strike drones attacked a residential building in Odesa, killing a 1950-born woman trapped under the rubble, while damaging neighboring properties.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia city on the night of 14-15 February, injuring three people and setting a house on fire.
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π₯Russian forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Kursk Oblast along with 112 drones (Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types) from multiple Russian locations and occupied territories.
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February 15, 2026 204 events π₯ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π₯Russian troops carried out nearly 20 shelling attacks on 11 settlements in 9 territorial communities of the Sumy region, using mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs.
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π’US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured the G7 of the United States' commitment to negotiations to end the Russo-Ukrainian war during a meeting in Munich.
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π’Latvia's intelligence chief Egils Zviedris stated that Russia will not end the militarization of its economy after the Ukraine war ends, citing the factors of how the war concludes and the continuation of sanctions.
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π₯Russian authorities in Krasnodar Krai reported a large-scale attack overnight, claiming that a fuel storage tank, a warehouse, terminals, and other facilities were damaged in the settlement of Volna, and a house and boiler house were damaged in Sochi and Yurovka.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia overnight, injuring three people and damaging a house with a drone strike.
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February 16, 2026 188 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 π€ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
ποΈAs of February 16, approximately 500 buildings in Kyiv were still without heat due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian defenders hit a cluster of Russian troops in Kalynivka, a settlement in temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π€Ukraine's Defence Intelligence published detailed data on 39 companies that are part of the Russian Kalashnikov group, revealing that almost half of these companies are not under sanctions from any country in the sanctions coalition.
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π΄Russian forces captured the village of Rivne, located between Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯A North Korean Koksan self-propelled artillery unit was firing towards Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast when it was struck.
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February 17, 2026 155 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯SBU's Alpha unit conducted a deep strike drone attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai, targeting a facility that produces methanol, urotropine, urea and pentaerythritol - all precursors for weapons-grade explosives.
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π₯Russia carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Odesa and the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, damaging civilian and energy infrastructure. Two people were reported injured.
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π₯A fire was reported in the port area of temporarily occupied Mariupol following drone activity.
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π₯Ukraine reported recapturing 201 square kilometers of territory last week, with gains concentrated about 80 kilometers east of Zaporizhzhia.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, causing a large fire. The refinery processes 6.42 million tons of oil annually and supplies fuel to Russian troops.
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February 18, 2026 308 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 π΄ 1 βΈ
π€The parties agreed that monitoring of compliance with a ceasefire would be carried out with the participation of the United States.
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π€US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Washington-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia produced "meaningful progress" following a third round of trilateral discussions hosted in Switzerland.
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π΄Special forces unit Dozor of the State Border Guard Service and fighters of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade conducted a successful operation on the Lyman direction, capturing two Russian soldiers identified as a sniper and a signalman. The prisoners were transferred to competent authorities following filtering activities.π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian UAV workshop near Tokmak in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 39 attacks attempting to advance near Zatyshok, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne, and Bilytske in the Pokrovsk sector.
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February 19, 2026 232 events π€ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine reportedly struck an oil depot in the town of Velikiye Luki in Pskov Oblast, causing explosions and fires overnight.
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π€US-brokered peace talks in Geneva lasted only two hours with minimal progress on political negotiations, though some technical military dialogue occurred.
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π€Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on international officials representing Vienna-based non-proliferation institutions to boycott the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference scheduled for March 12-14, calling it a political choice that undermines international peace and security.
π€A European intelligence chief said Russia neither wants nor needs a quick peace and its economy is not on the verge of collapse.
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π€A European intelligence chief said Russia could be satisfied territorially if it obtained the rest of Donetsk, but this would not fulfill its objective of overthrowing Zelenskyy's pro-Western government.
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February 20, 2026 327 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯The Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed three Russian Tor-M1 air defense systems worth $75 million in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region.
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π₯Russian strikes targeted Kharkiv city and 11 other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two civilians.
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π₯Russian forces attacked twice near Stepove and Mali Shcherbaky in the Orikhiv sector.
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π’Joint Forces spokesperson Viktor Tregubov stated that Russian forces aim to encircle Lyman to facilitate advancement toward the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk urban agglomeration from the north, but have failed to achieve this objective despite high-intensity combat operations.
π¦Ukrainian company Roboneers developed the Shadow, a simulator to train operators of military robotic systems including ground robots, drones, unmanned surface vessels and air defense systems.
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February 21, 2026 208 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched overnight drone attacks on Odesa Oblast, injuring two people and damaging a four-storey apartment block, houses, energy infrastructure (a DTEK substation), a warehouse, and a school.
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π‘οΈRussia's Defense Ministry claimed that 77 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over Russian territory and Crimea, including 24 over Krasnodar region, 13 over Crimea, nine each over Kursk and Rostov regions, eight over Belgorod, five over Samara, four over the Sea of Azov, three over Saratov, and one each over Volgograd and Voronezh.
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πOne man was injured in the Russian drone attack on Odesa, suffering burns and being hospitalized for treatment.
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π₯Russian troops launched 20 strikes on the Sumy region over the past day, damaging residential infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian missile troops and artillery struck the Votkinsk defense plant using FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles on the night of February 21, causing a fire at the facility.
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February 22, 2026 253 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈPolice and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a suspected perpetrator of the Lviv terrorist attack, described as a Ukrainian citizen and woman.
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π₯Explosions occurred in Lviv near midnight, striking a central shopping street and killing a policewoman while injuring 15 people. The attack occurred after officers responded to a reported break-in.
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π₯Russian forces advanced in Pokrovsk and Sviato-Pokrovske in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russia conducted a overnight air attack on February 22, targeting only Kyiv and Kropyvnytskyi due to limited air attack resources. The attack featured significant use of ballistic weapons including Zircon hypersonic missiles carried by MiG-31 fighters.
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π₯Russia launched a Shahed 131/136 drone attack on Mykolaiv city, damaging transport infrastructure.
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February 23, 2026 238 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck the Kaleykino oil pumping station near Almetyevsk in Russia's Tatarstan region, setting it ablaze and shutting down a critical transit node in the Druzhba pipeline system that supplies crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia overnight, hitting an industrial facility. A 33-year-old man was killed and a 45-year-old man was injured.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot belonging to Russia's South grouping of troops near Nyzhnia Krynka, a rural settlement in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast.
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ποΈFrontline oblasts account for 75% of total damage, with Donetsk region at 27.2%, Kharkiv region at 16.5%, Zaporizhzhia at 9.9%, Luhansk at 7.9%, and Kherson regions each recording significant destruction.
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π₯A Russian drone crashed in the Odesa region and set two trucks on fire, damaging several other vehicles and infrastructure facilities. A car dealership and trucks in a parking lot also caught fire.
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February 24, 2026 359 events π’ 2 π₯ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π’Four U.S. Congress members (Marcy Kaptur, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Quigley, Joe Wilson) issued a statement on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion supporting Ukraine's struggle and calling for stronger U.S. support.
π₯An explosion struck a police administrative building in Dnipro's Amur-Nizhnyodniprovskyi district at 8:30 p.m., damaging windows, furniture, computer equipment and a nearby car. No casualties were reported.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, delivering it from a previously undisclosed bunker on Bankova Street in Kyiv.
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π€EU officials (European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola) issued a joint statement on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming EU support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on UN Charter principles.
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π₯Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery struck an auxiliary command post of Russia's 5th Army near Novopetrykivka in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
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February 25, 2026 204 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π¦Kyivstar and the Come Back Alive Foundation delivered communications equipment, vehicles, and power systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for four newly formed army corps defending Ukraine's northern border. The handover took place in Kyiv as part of the seventh joint initiative 'Mission 077'.
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βοΈThe SBU detained two senior officials - the logistics chief of the Air Force Command and the head of the SBU's Zhytomyr regional office - for allegedly embezzling defense funds allocated for construction of modular arched shelters at operational airfields.
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π₯Russian forces attempted five times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines near Vilcha, Synelnykove, Mala Vovcha, and Zelene in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
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π₯Russian forces launched seven attacks attempting to break into Ukrainian defenses near Shyikivka, Drobysheve, Stavky, Novoserhiivka, and Stepove in the Lyman sector.
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π₯Russian troops carried out over 30 attacks on 19 settlements in Sumy region, injuring a 37-year-old civilian woman with an enemy drone strike.
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February 26, 2026 190 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia attacked Kharkiv with 17 drones and two missiles, damaging apartment buildings, private homes, overhead power lines, a gas pipeline, and hitting Central Park.
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π€The U.S. and Iran are scheduled to hold another round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Feb. 26.
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π₯Zaporizhzhia was heavily targeted by drones, damaging 19 apartment buildings, four private houses, several non-residential buildings, and two shopping centers including an Epicenter store.
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π§Russian military's access to Starlink was disabled, significantly reducing their combat capabilities including long-range drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and forward reconnaissance.
π₯Ballistic missiles were launched by Russia toward Kyiv and Kharkiv at 3:52 a.m.
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February 27, 2026 180 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone attack across Ukrainian regions using strike drones (Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types), striking civilian and port infrastructure in Odesa.
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π₯Russian forces struck the center of Sumy city around 4 a.m., hitting a hotel. A second strike followed while firefighters were extinguishing the blaze.
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βοΈTwo Russian soldiers (Commander of 99th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and a driver from 752nd Motor Rifle Regiment) were convicted in absentia for raping a Ukrainian woman during the occupation of Kharkiv Oblast in April 2022.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod region, leaving nearly 60,000 residents without electricity.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck fuel and lubricants depots near Mariupol, Novotoretske and Koptexte in occupied Donetsk region.
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February 28, 2026 215 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πAccording to Ukrainian General Staff report, Russia has lost 11,707 tanks, 24,102 armored combat vehicles, 80,329 vehicles and fuel tanks, 37,663 artillery systems, 1,661 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,305 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 348 helicopters, 149,637 operational-tactical drones, 29 ships and boats, and two submarines.
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π₯A drone attack on an oil refinery in Novominskaya, Krasnodar Krai caused a fire that engulfed one tank and burned about 150 square meters. Emergency crews responded, deploying 39 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
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π₯Russian air defenses intercepted 97 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions, including 40 over occupied Crimea, 22 over Bryansk region, 16 over Belgorod region, 10 over the Black Sea, and at least four in Krasnodar Krai.
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π₯US and Israeli forces launched large-scale military strikes on Tehran, targeting senior Iranian political and military leadership.
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π₯The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini and a number of other top officials.
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π₯A Russian attack on a civilian passenger train in the Kharkiv region killed five people and injured two more
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ποΈUkrzaliznytsia announced it would hide exact schedules and routes of some intercity trains to make it more difficult for Russian kamikaze drones to attack them
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βοΈA bombing in Lviv, western Ukraine targeted police officers, killing 1 person and injuring 25 others.
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βοΈBombings in Mykolaiv and Dnipro injured additional law enforcement officers and damaged a police station.
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π€Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky linked the bombings to Russian intelligence, stating that most locals were recruited via Telegram.
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March 2026 (6,279 events)
March 1, 2026 34 events π₯ 3 π 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
πUkrainian forces inflicted over 35,000 Russian casualties in March 2026, the highest monthly level since the full-scale war began. Of these, 33,988 were killed or severely wounded in drone strikes alone.
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π΄Russian forces occupied the eastern part of Hryshyne after outflanking it from the east.
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π₯Russia's Izdeliye-30 cruise missile struck a residential building in Kharkiv, killing 11 people within seconds.
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π₯A Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying 140,000 tons of oil was hit by a drone in the Black Sea. The drone attack damaged the vessel's deck, bridge, and engine room, causing it to take on water. All 27 crew members on board were unharmed.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Baltic port terminals in Ust-Luga with at least four strikes in a single week, causing damage to oil export infrastructure.
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π₯Earlier in March, drones from the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center struck infrastructure of the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai.
March 1, 2026 242 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯An Iranian drone strike damaged a French naval base in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A hangar at the base was hit during an attack targeting Abu Dhabi port.
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π₯Ukrainian strikes against the Novorossiysk naval base on the night of March 1-2 damaged the Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates.
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π’Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) issued a press release stating that Russia has formally adopted federal-level drone training in schools, with returning war veterans teaching students to operate combat drones as part of the 'Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Homeland' (OBZB) course.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a radar station of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast during the night of 28 February-1 March.
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π₯Ukrainian troops hit a fuel and lubricants storage point in Zaporizhzhia Oblast during strikes on the night of 28 February-1 March.
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March 2, 2026 187 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯SBU drones struck Russian warships, air defense systems, and oil infrastructure in Novorossiysk port. The attack targeted the Sheskharis oil terminal, an S-300 PMU-2 Favorit radar system, and a Pantsir-S2 air defense system.
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π₯A Russian Geran drone struck a residential building in Snovska community, killing an elderly woman born in 1937 and destroying the house.
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π₯Russian forces targeted Druzhkivka with an FPV drone at 5 a.m., injuring three 72-year-old civilians.
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π‘οΈUkraine's government approved changes allowing critical infrastructure enterprises to establish their own air defense units and receive weapons to protect facilities from Russian aerial attacks. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the decision on March 2, which expands an experimental project launched in November 2025.
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π₯Russia launched a massive drone attack on Kryvyi Rih early Monday morning using Shahed drones, damaging an enterprise and sparking several fires.
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March 3, 2026 240 events π’ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that escalating tensions in the Middle East could disrupt Ukraine's ability to obtain air defense systems, including Patriot missiles, as US and allied military needs in the region may reduce available supplies for Kyiv.
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π€Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n sent a letter to the head of the European Commission urging the EU to enforce agreements requiring Ukraine to allow Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.
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π€EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss energy security and the ongoing Druzhba pipeline dispute.
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π’Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated there is no clarity on the timing or location of the next round of trilateral peace talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and US delegations, and that a meeting expected in Abu Dhabi this week is unlikely.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian citizens were affected during restoration work on the Druzhba pipeline, criticized Hungary and Slovakia for blocking EU support while demanding pipeline restoration, and disputed Viktor Orban's claims that the pipeline is undamaged based on satellite imagery.
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March 4, 2026 310 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II on March 4, discussing the situation in the Middle East and Gulf region, expressing Ukraine's support and solidarity with Jordan and the broader region.
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π₯A Russian military helicopter crashed in the Rostov region after being allegedly shot down by friendly fire while attempting to intercept Ukrainian drones. The incident occurred on March 3, 2026, with the helicopter reportedly scrambled at 8 p.m. and destroyed at 11:45 p.m.
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π₯Ukrainian media speculated about the possible destruction of an Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate in Novorossiysk, though former Verkhovna Rada deputy Anton Gerashchenko later removed this reference from his Telegram channel. Exilenova+ subsequently stated that the information about destruction of the Admiral Grigorovich was false, noting it has not been seen in Novorossiysk for a long time.
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π₯A Russian attack on the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast killed one person.
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π₯A 48-year-old man was killed in Esmanska community, Sumy Oblast, due to a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) strike.
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March 5, 2026 378 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has also lost 11,727 tanks, 24,142 armored combat vehicles, 81,434 vehicles and fuel tanks, 37,915 artillery systems, 1,667 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,319 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 348 helicopters, 158,381 operational-tactical drones, 30 ships and boats, and two submarines since Feb. 24, 2022
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π₯Russia attacked four districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with artillery, drones, and guided aerial bombs (KABs), wounding two men aged 35 and 45.
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π€The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution warning that strikes on Ukraine's energy system supplying nuclear power plants pose a direct threat to nuclear safety and security.
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π₯Iranian drones and missiles struck near Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave, injuring two people.
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π₯Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction are attacking dams to flood Ukrainian defensive lines and positions, with the goal of complicating logistics and preventing maneuver capability for Defense Forces.
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March 6, 2026 285 events π 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
πAccording to Ukrainian General Staff, Russia has also lost 11,734 tanks, 24,148 armored combat vehicles, 81,642 vehicles and fuel tanks, 37,960 artillery systems, 1,669 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,320 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 349 helicopters, 159,990 operational-tactical drones, 30 ships and boats, and two submarines.
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π₯Ukraine secured the release of 300 Ukrainian military personnel and 2 civilians from Russian captivity, representing the second stage of a prisoner exchange. The released defenders served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard, and border service, including privates, sergeants, and officers who defended in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mariupol. Most had been in captivity for over a year, with some since 2022.
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βοΈRussian forces abducted 19 Ukrainian civilians from the village of Sopych in the Esman community, Sumy region, and transported them to Russia.
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π₯Russian occupying forces are attempting to break through along the coastline of the former Kakhovka Reservoir and take control of Stepnohorsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π¦Ukraine sent interceptor drones and a team of drone experts to protect U.S. military bases in Jordan following a request from the United States.
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March 7, 2026 275 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a Shahed drone storage, preparation and launch site near Donetsk airport using ATACMS and SCALP missiles on March 7.
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π₯Russia launched a missile strike using a new missile called "Izdeliye-30" (Product-30) against a 5-story residential building in Kharkiv.
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π₯Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv on March 7, 2026, striking critical infrastructure and injuring three people. Due to damage to the infrastructure facility, 1,905 homes in Pechersk, Dnipro, Holosiyiv, and Solomyansky districts were left without heating.
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ποΈDebris from the attack caused smoke and fire on non-residential construction sites in Holosiyivskyi district, which was extinguished. A rocket fragment was found on a road in Desnyanskyi district, and fragments were found in three locations in Dnipro district.
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πFour people were killed and ten others injured, including children (two boys aged 6 and 11, and a 17-year-old girl), after a Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential building in Kharkiv.
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March 8, 2026 184 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted Lancet loitering munition strike against passenger train between Sumy and Kyiv cities in Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces likely struck an ammunition depot at the Tochmash Plant in occupied Donetsk City, with reports of massive explosions and secondary detonation.
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π₯Russian forces struck the Zaporizhzhia region, partially destroying a private house and completely destroying a farm building, injuring a 65-year-old man.
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π₯Russian forces conducted double-tap strike against firefighters responding to a drone strike in Velyka Babka, Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces struck energy and civilian infrastructure in Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts.
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March 9, 2026 291 events π 1 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
πRescue operations recovered body parts from the rubble for identification; four people remain missing following the Russian missile strike on a Kharkiv residential building.
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π€Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, during which they discussed the situation around Iran and negotiations on resolving Russia's war against Ukraine.
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ποΈOil prices surged 30% on supply disruption fears, with benchmark crude surpassing $100 per barrel for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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π₯Russian military forces struck Zaporizhzhia, damaging a private house and causing a fire. No casualties were reported.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces are taking more territory than they are losing for the first time since the Kursk incursion in August 2024, including recovering nine population centers near Oleksandrivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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March 10, 2026 283 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Russian microelectronics plant "Kremnyi El" in Bryansk with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, destroying the facility that produced control systems for various missile types including Iskander missiles.
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π₯Russian forces attacked Dnipro with a strike that caused a fire, damaged a high-rise residential building and a bank.
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π₯Russian forces launched 137 drones against Dnipro and Kharkiv cities.
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π₯Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district with a drone, damaging houses and outbuildings. No casualties were reported initially.
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π₯Russian forces conducted 115 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements in the North Slobozhanshchyna front area and Russia's Kursk Oblast, including four from multiple-launch rocket systems.
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March 11, 2026 212 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El Group microelectronics plant in Bryansk with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, damaging a facility that produces components for Russian missile systems including the Iskander.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a radar station at Cape Fiolent in occupied Sevastopol, causing the radar dome to burn down completely.
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βοΈA former military officer in Dnipro was charged with abuse of influence for offering to help a conscript avoid mobilization through a $20,000 scheme involving fake medical documents and bribes to military officials.
π₯Russia launched a Shahed drone attack on a civilian enterprise in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, resulting in casualties.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kherson killed one person and injured 12, including one child.
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March 12, 2026 191 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯SBU drones struck the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai overnight, causing fires at several fuel storage tanks at one of Russia's largest petroleum logistics hubs in southern Russia.
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βοΈSwedish Coast Guard and Police boarded the suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker Sea Owl I off Trelleborg, Sweden, which was sailing under a suspected false Comorian flag.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attacking northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchanski Khutory, Prylipka, and Symynivka, and toward Zybyne and Vesele.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Romanian President NicuΘor Dan at Cotroceni Palace. The leaders will discuss economic, energy, and defence cooperation, EU enlargement, transatlantic relations, and security in the Black Sea region.
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π₯Russian attacks wounded 11 people in Kherson Oblast.
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March 13, 2026 184 events π€ 2 π₯ 1 π 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Starytsya, Vovchansk, and Vovchanski Khutory but did not advance.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to discuss the situation in the Middle East, Iranian domestic affairs, and US operations against the Iranian regime.
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πLocal authorities reported that Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least three people and injured 27 others, with casualties in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, plus a port infrastructure attack in Odesa Oblast with no casualties.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday to discuss increasing sanctions pressure on Russia, including measures targeting Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers, and diplomatic efforts to halt the war.
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π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned during a joint press conference with Emmanuel Macron in Paris that a recent US decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil exports could generate approximately $10 billion for Moscow's war effort and finance drone production used against Ukraine.
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March 14, 2026 168 events π₯ 3 π 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone struck a commuter train in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 13-14 March, injuring the train driver and assistant with shrapnel wounds and damaging a diesel locomotive. No passengers were injured in the attack.
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πMykola Kalashnyk, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported that four people were killed and fifteen injured in the overnight strikes, with three in serious condition and two undergoing surgery.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on March 14, sparking a large fire according to Russian media and local officials.
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π₯Seven Ukrainian children and teenagers were evacuated from temporarily occupied territories to government-controlled Ukraine amid reports of Russian pressure, indoctrination, and attempted forced conscription.
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π₯Russian forces launched overnight drone and missile strikes targeting multiple districts in Kyiv Oblast, damaging residential buildings, schools, businesses and critical infrastructure facilities.
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March 15, 2026 116 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 2 βΈ
βοΈA Russian milblogger claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of Kupyansk.
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βοΈA Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces are counterattacking near Prymorske and Stepnohirsk.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire. The strike occurred overnight on March 14 to 15.
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π₯Russian forces attacked near multiple locations in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area on March 14 and 15.
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π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Tor-M1 air defense system near Korobkyne in occupied Luhansk Oblast
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March 16, 2026 231 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked toward Borova and north of Borova near Novoplatonivka on March 16-17.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone strike on Kyiv using what is reported to be a Lancet drone with autonomous AI capabilities, marking a potential first use of such technology. Debris fell near the Independence Monument in central Kyiv.
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π₯Russian military forces launched a Shahed UAV strike on the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, injuring one person.
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βοΈA police officer in Zaporizhzhia shot and killed an armed attacker who was identified as a serviceman who had gone AWOL from his military unit. The officer fired two shots in self-defense after the suspect pulled out an object resembling a pistol and approached threateningly.
π€Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi denied that such talks had ever been planned, stating it is impossible to refuse something that was never agreed upon.
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March 17, 2026 166 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, which repairs and modernizes military transport aircraft for Russian forces.
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π₯Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced east of Staryi Karavan and southwest of Riznykivka.
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π₯Geolocated footage shows Russian forces striking Ukrainian-occupied building in central Riznykivka.
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π€Britain and Ukraine signed a defence partnership agreement aimed at addressing the threat of low-cost drones, leveraging Ukraine's expertise in drone defense and Britain's industrial base to manufacture and supply drones.
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πTwo people were killed and nine others injured in Russian drone attacks across Sumy region, including a 40-year-old grain truck driver and a 48-year-old motorcyclist.
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March 18, 2026 213 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone struck a Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC) building in Sumy, injuring a 16-year-old civilian boy who was taken to hospital. The strike caused a fire and shattered windows, though no personnel inside were injured as the facility had been relocated and was not being used for mobilization activities at the time.
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π‘οΈUkraine's 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces repelled a Russian assault near Myrnohrad with two armored fighting vehicles, destroying both.
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π₯Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck a Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies base and drone coordination center in occupied Donetsk City.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a drone strike, likely with Geran-2, against a residential area in Zolochiv, northwest of Kharkiv City.
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π€EU leaders are set to meet for a major summit in Brussels later in the week to potentially showdown over plans to provide Ukraine with a β¬90 billion loan package.
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March 19, 2026 101 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π€Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked a β¬90 billion EU loan to Ukraine, using it as leverage to pressure Kyiv to reopen the Druzhba pipeline that supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators destroyed an entire battery of six Russian Grad MLRS in the Pokrovsk direction.
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π€European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would find ways to deliver the promised β¬90 billion loan to Ukraine despite Hungary's opposition.
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π₯Ukrainian military intelligence's Chimera unit conducted sweep operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction, clearing Russian positions in a settlement through close-quarters fighting, killing and capturing Russian servicemen.
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π₯Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, targeting the 3rd Radio-Technical Air Defense Regiment building belonging to Russian defense conglomerate Almaz-Antey.
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March 20, 2026 227 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian fiber-optic FPV drones operated by the 59th Separate Assault Brigade destroyed a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter near Nadiyivka in the Donetsk region.
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π₯Russian forces struck the Zaporizhzhia region with attacks on civilian infrastructure, destroying private houses in two separate strikes. A 30-year-old woman was killed, and a 48-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy were injured.
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π₯Russian shelling injured a 54-year-old woman in the village of Hrachivka in Vilkhuvatka community, Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Naftogaz Group facilities in Poltava and Sumy oblasts overnight, hitting several facilities simultaneously.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone strike on the Odesa region, damaging two civilian commercial vessels under the flags of Palau and Barbados. The vessels were loaded with grain and positioned near berths. Two people were injured, administrative buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out but was quickly contained.
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March 21, 2026 110 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones conducted overnight strikes on Saratov and Samara oblasts, targeting the cities of Saratov, Engels in Saratov Oblast, and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian 413th Regiment 'Raid' operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Russian R-330Zh 'Zhytel' electronic warfare station in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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π€Ukrainian and US negotiating teams met in Miami for talks attended by US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian Ka-52 'Alligator' attack helicopter using an FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast.
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ποΈCritical and social infrastructure facilities in communities without electricity switched to alternative power sources.
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March 22, 2026 75 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones destroyed a Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system and a transporter-loader vehicle of a Buk-M2 system in Bryansk Oblast.
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ποΈUkrainian forces struck the Transneft-Port Primorsk oil terminal in Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, damaging a tank farm and oil loading infrastructure on March 22-23.
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π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed 1 person and injured 6, damaging houses, power lines, and utility structures.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery in Ufa.
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π‘οΈLeningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that more than 50 drones were shot down over the region during the attack.
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March 23, 2026 257 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Transneft-Port Primorsk oil terminal in Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, damaging a fuel tank and causing a fire.
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π₯An explosion hit the Bucha district of Kyiv region early March 23, damaging windows in a local resident's home.
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π¦The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense codified and authorized the JEDI Shahed Hunter high-speed interceptor drone system for use in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, with drones overnight on March 23, sparking a fire at the facility.
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π₯Russian forces carried out 619 assaults across multiple fronts in Ukraine between March 17-20, 2026.
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March 24, 2026 222 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a facility in occupied Sevastopol that handles repairs of Russian air defense systems.
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πRussia lost 890 soldiers (killed and wounded), 6 tanks, and 180 vehicles/fuel tankers in the past day according to Ukrainian General Staff.
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π₯A Russian FPV drone struck an electric train on the Slatyno-Kharkiv route, killing a 61-year-old passenger.
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π₯Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, striking residential buildings in Poltava region.
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π₯Russian Shahed drones struck Lviv, hitting a 9-story residential building and a two-story residential building that is part of the UNESCO-listed Bernardine Monastery ensemble on Soborna Square, injuring more than 22 people.
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March 25, 2026 194 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Novatek Ust-Luga oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 24 and 25, marking the second strike in three days against Russian oil terminals in Leningrad Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian communications node near occupied Fedorivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.π₯A Russian attack on the regional center of Kharkiv on March 25 killed a 70-year-old woman and injured eight others, including a 15-year-old girl.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone struck the chimney of the Auvere power station near the Estonian-Russian border.
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βοΈUkraine's Digital Transformation Ministry announced the development of a new system to limit military personnel's access to online gambling during martial law. The system will verify users against registries of individuals barred from gambling and military personnel, blocking access if a person appears in either registry.
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March 26, 2026 165 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, setting fire to primary oil refining plants and two tanks.
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π§Ukrainian agents sabotaged railroad infrastructure in occupied Luhansk Oblast, disabling a railway relay cabinet near occupied Luhansk City.
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π₯Russian forces struck a dam along the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal with two aerial bombs on March 23.
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βοΈUkrainian forces liberated Berezove (southeast of Oleksandrivka), eliminating a Russian salient.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in southwestern Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City).
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March 27, 2026 133 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Transneft-Port Primorsk oil terminal and Novatek Ust-Luga oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 26-27, marking the fourth strike in five days against Russian oil infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Severstal Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works in Vologda Oblast, with at least one drone striking the blast furnace workshop.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Valdai radar system near occupied Hvardiiske in Crimea.
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π₯Russian forces conducted overnight strikes on Naftogaz gas production facilities in Poltava region, causing a fire and significant damage that forced the facility to shut down.
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π€Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed a defense cooperation agreement on March 27, with Ukraine agreeing to help Saudi Arabia with air defenses and technological cooperation.
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March 28, 2026 163 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces used the Flamingo missile to strike an explosives plant in Russia's Samara Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Odesa, including a maternity hospital in the Primorskyi district, killing one person and injuring 11 people including a child.
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π₯Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast killed one civilian and injured six others.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in the central Russian city of Yaroslavl overnight on March 28.
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π₯Russian forces carried out a mass drone attack on Kryvyi Rih targeting an industrial facility, killing two men and injuring others.
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March 29, 2026 116 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal at the port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast, marking the fifth Ukrainian strike against Russian oil infrastructure in the last week.
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π₯Russian forces conducted five KAB-250 glide bomb strikes against Kramatorsk, killing three and injuring 13 others.
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π₯Russian forces used Shahed, Gerbera, KVN fiber-optic, and Molniya drones to target Ukrainian logistics and civilian objects in the Kupyansk direction.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Russian fuel tanks near occupied Novosvitlivka in Luhansk Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in the Hulyaipole direction (east of Pryluky).
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March 30, 2026 149 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Bulgaria's acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov signed a 10-year security agreement in Kyiv formalizing cooperation in defense and energy sectors.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's major Baltic export hub of Ust-Luga overnight on March 30-31, marking the fourth strike on the port in seven days. Russian air defenses shot down 38 drones but confirmed the port sustained damage.
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π₯More than 60 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Rostov Region on March 30, targeting Taganrog where residential buildings caught fire from falling debris.
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π₯Russian forces launched 164 drones and one missile against Ukraine.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators struck a Russian Tor air defense system north of occupied Pokrovske and four power substations and the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in Alchevsk.
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March 31, 2026 159 events π₯ 2 π 1 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯An explosion occurred at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim synthetic rubber plant in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, killing 3 people and injuring at least 22 others. The cause is officially attributed to equipment malfunction, though Ukrainian sources suggested it may have been a drone attack.
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π₯A Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashed over occupied Crimea on March 31, killing 29 military personnel.
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πA Russian Antonov-26 military transport plane crashed over the Crimean peninsula, killing all 29 people on board (6 crew members and 23 passengers).
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ποΈDebris from an Iranian cluster missile fell approximately 30 meters from Ukraine's embassy in Israel, with no injuries reported.
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βοΈUkrainian forces advanced in Yarova (northwest of Lyman) as shown by geolocated footage published on March 31.
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π₯Israel conducted recent strikes on the Taleghan compound as part of a series of operations aimed at damaging Iran's nuclear aspirations, after Iran had taken steps to rehabilitate the compound following earlier Israeli strikes.
π₯Ukrainian military personnel stationed in Libya attacked the Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz using a Magura V5 surface drone launched from a base near Mellita, striking the vessel's engine room.
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π₯A fire broke out aboard the Russian-flagged tanker Arctic Metagaz carrying over 60,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas after being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Libya.
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βοΈUkrainian Air Assault Forces conducted a counteroffensive on the southern front, regaining control of 285.6 square kilometers according to Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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π€A full trilateral session including Russia is expected to take place in early March.
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April 2026 (995 events)
April 1, 2026 1 event ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈAll 15 of Ukraine's thermal power plants have been damaged or destroyed by Russian strikes.
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April 1, 2026 218 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Vovchanski Khutory, Izbytske, Starytsya, Okhrimivka and toward Verkhnya Pysarivka.
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π₯A Russian drone strike destroyed a Nova Poshta delivery branch in Lutsk, western Ukraine. All employees were in shelters and remained unharmed.
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π‘οΈUkraine's Third Assault Brigade denies Russia's claim of fully capturing Luhansk Oblast, stating Ukrainian forces remain in the region holding the last lines of defense.
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π₯Russian forces struck energy, industrial, and civilian infrastructure across 11 Ukrainian oblasts including Volyn, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Odesa, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Zakarpattia, and Khmelnytskyi.
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ποΈUkrainian forces struck the Strela Joint Stock Company in Bryansk Oblast, which produces cruise missiles for the Russian military.
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April 2, 2026 155 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, causing a major fire. Air defenses intercepted some drones, with wreckage falling in an industrial zone.
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π₯A Shahed drone strike hit the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv after midnight on April 2, causing a fire.
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π₯The city of Synelnykove in Dnipropetrovsk region was attacked, killing one man and injuring a woman and a 12-year-old boy.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian An-72P transport aircraft, an Orion drone facility, and a P-37 Mech mobile radar station near occupied Krasnosilske in Crimea.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea using FP-2 strike weapons, destroying a Russian An-72P patrol aircraft and a drone preparation site.
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April 3, 2026 180 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian manpower concentration in occupied Shandryholove on the frontline northwest of Slovyansk.
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π€Bipartisan US senators Roger Wicker and Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding explanations about a visit by sanctioned Russian officials to the US Capitol.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system near occupied Liubymivka, fuel tanks near Shchotove, and an equipment depot near Valyanivske in occupied Luhansk Oblast.
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π₯Russia conducted morning drone strikes on Kharkiv in several waves, killing at least one person near the central park and damaging a nearby hospital.
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π₯Russian forces struck the Obukhiv, Bucha, and Fastiv districts in the Kyiv region with drones and missiles.
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April 4, 2026 186 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia has lost 11,835 tanks, 24,344 armored combat vehicles, 87,149 vehicles and fuel tanks, 39,378 artillery systems, 1,716 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,338 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 350 helicopters, 217,016 drones, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck multiple targets in occupied Luhansk Oblast including deployment points of the Russian 3rd Combined Arms Army near Shulhynka and Bilovodsk, command posts, a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun near Lozivskyi, and a fuel tanker near Novosimeikine.
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πAt least 11 people were injured in the drone attack on Sumy, including a teenager.
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π₯Russian forces launched a mass drone strike using Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas loitering munitions, striking residential buildings in Sumy city. The attack hit a 13th floor of a 16-story apartment building in the city center, causing a fire.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast.
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April 5, 2026 199 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Odesa's Khadzhybeyskyi district, injuring three people and causing extensive damage to residential infrastructure including approximately 250 shattered windows and 25 damaged balconies.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, overnight on April 5, damaging two facilities.
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π₯Russian Geran drone strike on an agricultural enterprise and bread delivery vehicle in the Snovsk community, Chernihiv region killed a man born in 1985.
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πAt least three people were injured in the Russian drone attack on Odesa on April 5. Two victims were hospitalized while another received outpatient treatment.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil pipeline near the Baltic port of Primorsk in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
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April 6, 2026 56 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted a drone attack on Odesa overnight April 6, killing three people including a 2.6-year-old girl and injuring at least 15-16 civilians including children.
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π₯A separate Russian strike on the Chernihiv region damaged power infrastructure, causing major blackouts affecting over 280,000 subscribers in Chernihiv and Koriukivka districts.
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π₯Russia launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine overnight (April 5-6), deploying 141 drones including Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas-type drones. Air defense successfully neutralized 114 drones across northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine.
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π₯Russia launched a drone attack on energy infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, causing the city of Slavutych to lose power affecting approximately 21,000 people.
ποΈUkraine has repaired 2.7 million square meters of damaged roads since the start of 2026, with about half of current repairs on international highways now completed.
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