"Russia injured at least fifteen people in overnight and morning attacks across Ukraine after launching missiles and drones at civilian targets, as peace talks between the two sides go nowhere.
The main target was Odesa Oblast, where two people were injured after drones tore into houses and a four-storey apartment block, the emergency services reported. The attack also damaged energy infrastructure and a warehouse, as well as the second floor of a school." KI
"The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant — a key missile production hub in Russia's UdmurtRepublic — was struck during a drone and missile attack late in the evening of Feb. 20, according to local eyewitnesses and Telegram monitoring channels.
The Votkinsk Plant is a strategic, state-owned defense enterprise and one of the most important missile factories in Russia. It produces short-range Iskander-M ballistic missiles — used frequently in attacks against Ukraine — and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), capable of carrying nuclear warheads as far as the United States.
It is also suspected that the plant produces Russia's new Oreshnik ICBM.
According to independent Russian Telegram news channel Astra, at least 11 people were reported injured as a result of the attack." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 475 km (295 mi)
from Vanuatu in the early morning at 1.57 am local time (GMT +11). The quake had a great depth of 609 km (378 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred in the Bismarck Sea near the coast of Madang
Province, Papua New Guinea, in the afternoon at 4.18 pm local time (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10). The quake had a moderate depth of 72 km (44 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD
"The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.7 quake in Afghanistan near Bazarak, Bazarak District, Panjshir, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon, at 5:09 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 87. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.7 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Bazarak (pop. 65,000) located 42 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Jabal Saraj (pop. 15,000) located 75 km from the epicenter, Nahrin (pop. 22,400) 81 km away, Charikar (pop. 53,700) 88 km away, Pul-e Khumri (pop. 56,400) 107 km away, Baghlan (pop. 108,400) 117 km away, Kabul (pop. 4,434,600) 133 km away, and Jalalabad (pop. 271,900) 142 km away." VD
"175 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line.
The Russian army struck with guided bombs on Velykomykhailivka and Pysanky in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Verkhnia Tersa, Zaliznychne, Hirke, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Liubytske, Lisne, Vozdvyzhivka, Kopani, Komyshuvakha, and Yuliivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatske in the Kherson region.
The Rocket Forces and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven areas where personnel were concentrated, an artillery system, three command posts, and an ammunition depot belonging to the Russian invaders.Three combat engagements took place in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. The enemy carried out five air strikes, dropping six guided bombs, and carried out 72 shellings, two of which were with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Russians launched four assaults in the areas of Starytsia, Lyman, Vovchanski Khutory, and Kruhle.
Eight enemy attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector. Defense Forces repelled assaults in the area of Pishchane and toward Novoosynove and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, the invaders attacked 10 times, trying to advance in the Zarichne area and toward Drobysheve, Lyman, and Stavky.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces repelled 10 Russian attempts to advance in the areas of Yampil, Zakitne, Platonivka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Ozerne.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive operations in the Kramatorsk sector.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian troops carried out 26 attacks in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillia, Berestok, Novopavlivka, Illinivka, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 39 Russian assaults and offensive actions in the areas of Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, and Novomykolaivka, as well as toward Novooleksandrivka, Kucheriv Yar, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked three times in the Stepove area.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Russian army made 18 attempts to advance in the areas of Huliaipole, Zahirne, and toward Varvarivka, Olenokostiantynivka, Zaliznychne, and Sviatopetrivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy attacked three times in the areas of Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Stepnohirsk." Ukrin
