"Explosions as a result of a terrorist attack shook Lviv, injuring 15 and killing a police officer, authorities reported overnight.
"This was a terrorist attack. At present, 14 victims have been hospitalized," Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi reported. Afterwards, he said that 15 people were injured in the explosion.
The blasts took place near Lviv's historic Old Town and shattered windows in the area.
"It has been preliminarily established that a 23-year-old policewoman was killed. A patrol car and a civilian vehicle were damaged," Lviv Oblast's Prosecutor's Office said." KI
"Explosions were heard in the capital during an air raid alert.
In addition, an air raid alert was declared in the Kyiv region and several other regions due to the threat of enemy drones." Ukrin
"A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea near the coast of Solomon Islands in the early morning at 3.42 am local time (GMT +11). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.
The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Since the end of 2025, the security situation in South Sudan, the youngest country in Africa, has sharply deteriorated, raising fears of a new civil war. Jonglei State, located near the Ethiopian border, has been particularly hard-hit by violence. The renewed fighting threatens to undermine the 2018 peace agreement between the government and opposition forces.
Intense clashes have erupted between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the opposition factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) across Jonglei State, Upper Nile State, and Unity State, as well as in parts of Equatoria.In late December 2025 and early January 2026, SPLM/A-IO, alongside allied forces primarily composed of Nuer militias known as the White Army, seized several key cities and government positions in northern Jonglei State, forcing the SSPDF to retreat. Shortly thereafter, the opposition called for a march on Juba. On January 25, the SSPDF announced the launch of Operation Enduring Peace and ordered the evacuation of civilians and UN Mission in South Sudan personnel from Nyirol, Uror, and Akobo counties, designating them as combat zones.
The main clashes erupted on January 26 on the outskirts of the heavily populated city of Yuai in eastern Jonglei State. While the SSPDF managed to capture some villages, the opposition has retained control over the city. By early February, the SSPDF had claimed “victory” and recaptured certain positions; however, the SPLM/A-IO described this as a “tactical withdrawal” to regroup.
Both sides employed heavy weaponry, including tanks, during these confrontations; during the course of combat, huts were burned and weapons seized.
This latest surge of violence comes amid preparations for the country’s first-ever general parliamentary elections, planned for December 2026. It was preceded by a series of contentious decisions by South Sudan President Salva Kiir, including the arrest of South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar in March 2025 on charges of treason and involvement in killings linked to the takeover of an SSPDF base by the White Army, as well as the dismissal of Machar’s wife, Angelina Teny, from her post as Minister of Interior in early 2026.
Machar’s supporters view these developments as a blatant violation of the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), particularly its provisions regarding power-sharing.
The conflict flared up in the capital, Juba, and rapidly spread to other regions. Soon, it evolved into an ethnic conflict: the Dinka people, loyal to Kiir, clashed with the Nuer people, who supported Machar. Both groups belong to the Nilotic ethnic group and make up the largest segments of South Sudan’s population (the Dinka comprise about 35% and the Nuer around 15% of the country’s population)." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 494 km (307 mi) from Antarctica at 17:01 GMT. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"138 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops.
According to the General Staff, yesterday the Russian army launched one missile and 97 air strikes, using, in particular, 280 guided aerial bombs.
The invaders also used 8,328 kamikaze drones. They fired on populated areas and Ukrainian defense positions 3,389 times, including 80 times with multiple launch rocket systems.
Enemy air strikes were carried out, in particular, on the areas of Sumy, Velykomykhailivka, Prosiana, Pysantsi, Rozivka, Hirke, Zaliznychne, Myrne, Huliaipilske, Luhivske, Charivne, Barvinivka, Liubytske, Dolynka, Komyshuvakha, Yulivka, Novoandriivka, Tavriiske, and Novooleksandrivka.Ukrainian Rocket Forces, Artillery, and Air Force struck 15 Russian army targets in 24 hours: two command posts, three drone control posts, two command and observation posts, three areas of troop concentration, an electronic warfare station, three artillery pieces, and another important target.
One combat engagement was recorded in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors over the past day. In these areas of the front, the Russians carried out 74 shellings, including six with the use of multiple launch rocket systems, and also dropped four guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshcyna sector, the Russian army attempted to break through the defensive lines in the Dvorichanske area once.
In the Kupiansk sector, the invaders attacked four times in the Pishchane area.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops carried out six attacks, attempting to break through the defenses in the areas of Hrekivka, Stavky, Drobysheve, and Masliakivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped nine enemy attempts to advance toward Yampil, Dronivka, and Zakitne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Russians attacked 14 times near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Shcherbynivka, Berestok, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Novopavlivka, and Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 29 enemy assaults near Shakhove, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian troops attacked three times in the Zaporizhzhia area.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Russians carried out 35 attacks in the areas of Huliaipole and Zaliznychne, Staroukrainka, Sviatopetrivka, Zelene, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Zahirne, Myrne, and Hirke.
In the Orikhiv sector, the invaders attempted to improve their position in the Prymorske area once." Ukrin
"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
"Air Defense Forces destroyed 107 of 128 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening. Air Defense Forces shot down/jammed 107 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of drones in the north, south, and east of the country." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean 154 km (96 mi)from Puerto Rico in the morning at 10.18 am local time (GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 34 km (21 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"Russian aviation targeted settlements including Ivanivka, Havrylivka, Malomykhailivka, Kolomiitsi, Velykomykhailivka, Pokrovske, Oleksandrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Andriivka-Klevtsove in the Donetsk region; Verkhnia Tersa, Lisne, Liubytske, Huliaipole, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, Dolynka, Hirke, Kopani in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation struck two clusters of enemy personnel and another important target.In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, there were 12 engagements; the enemy conducted two airstrikes, dropped four bombs, and carried out 81 artillery strikes, including three using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attempted 12 breakthroughs toward Ukrainian positions near Veterinarne, Zelene, Starytsia, Vovchansk, Vilcha, and toward Okhrimivka, Zarubynka, Chuhunivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, four attacks occurred near Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, Russians launched 13 attacks, including attempts to breach defenses near Shandryholove and toward Novyi Myr, Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, 12 enemy advance attempts were blocked near Ozerne, Dronivka, Zakitne, Zvanivka, Riznykivka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy carried out three offensive actions near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Fedorivka, and Vasiukivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces launched 19 attacks near Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, and toward Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Novopavlivka, Berestok.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 37 attacks near Rodynske, Zatyshok, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, Novomykolaivka, Filiia, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, there were 14 enemy attacks near Sosnivka, Zlahoda, and toward Dobropillia, Andriivka-Klevtsove.
In the Huliaipole sector, 29 enemy attacks toward Staroukrainka, Zaliznychne, Zelene, Sviatopetrivka, and toward Huliaipole were repelled.
In the Prydniprovske sector, there was one unsuccessful enemy offensive action." Ukrin
