It has been the 1451 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:
Since the beginning of the day, 54 combat engagements have taken place along the front line.
The enemy launched artillery shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation targeting areas of the following settlements: Buda-Vorobiivska in Chernihiv region; Volfyne, Yastrubshchyna, Rohizne, Kruzhok, Ryzhivka, and Bachivsk in Sumy region.
In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, one combat engagement with the enemy occurred. The adversary carried out 52 shelling attacks on populated areas and positions of our units.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked five times in the areas of Vovchansk, Lyman, and toward Okhrimivka. One engagement is currently ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, no enemy offensive actions have been recorded so far.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attacks near Hrekivka and Drobysheve. One engagement is ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces attempted three times to advance toward our positions in the direction of Rai-Oleksandrivka. Two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the occupiers carried out 10 offensive actions near the settlements of Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Kostiantynivka and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian occupiers have made 17 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Rodynske, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Ivanivka, and toward Kucheriv Yar, Dorozhne, Novyi Donbas, and Novooleksandrivka. The Defense Forces are holding the line and have already repelled 14 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the aggressor conducted no offensive actions.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks near Huliaipole, Zahirne, Dorozhnianka, and toward Zaliznychne. In addition, enemy aircraft struck the settlements of Samiilivka, Barvinivka, Svoboda, Huliaipilske, and Zaliznychne. Six engagements are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked our positions three times near Mali Shcherbaky, Plavni, and toward Prymorske. The area of the settlement of Zaporozhets was struck by guided aerial bombs.
In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy conducted no offensive actions.
No significant changes in the situation have been recorded in other directions.
Ukrainian forces continue to wear down the enemy along the entire line of contact and in the rear.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
▪️ In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attempted 13 times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of Okhrimivka, Kolodiazne, Hrafske, Prylipka, Vovchanski Khutory, Rybalkyne, and Vovchansk.
▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, one combat engagement took place yesterday near Pishchane.
Over the past day, 10 settlements in Kharkiv region came under enemy fire.
▪️ As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and four others were injured, including a child.
In the village of Rozsokhuvate (Kunie community), a 66-year-old woman was killed and a 45-year-old woman was injured.
In the settlement of Zolochiv, a 67-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl were injured.
In the village of Osynove (Kupiansk community), a 51-year-old man was injured.
Medical assistance was also provided to two women, aged 44 and 47, who were injured on February 11 as a result of shelling in the city of Barvinkove. In addition, it became known that on February 8, an 89-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman were killed as a result of shelling in the village of Novoosynove (Kurylivka community).
The enemy actively used various types of weapons against Kharkiv region:
▪️ 7 guided aerial bombs (KAB);
▪️ 6 Geran-2 type UAVs;
▪️ 4 FPV drones;
▪️ 1 UAV (type being established).
Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed:
▪️ In Bohodukhiv district — 9 private houses, a driving school, 4 vehicles, and power lines were damaged (Zolochiv);
▪️ In Kupiansk district — 5 private houses were damaged (Osynove);
▪️ In Izium district — a car (Borova), a truck (Oskil), and a private house (Rozsokhuvate) were damaged;
▪️ In Kharkiv district — a private house was damaged (Nova Kozacha);
▪️ In Chuhuiv district — an outbuilding and a vehicle were damaged (Vyshneve).
The transit evacuation center in Lozova received 131 people over the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of its operation, a total of 18,811 people have been registered at the Center.
Donetsk oblast
On February 12, police recorded 1,445 enemy strikes along the front line and on residential areas of the region.
Nine settlements came under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, and Sloviansk; the settlements of Malotaranivka, Raihorodok, and Cherkaske; and the villages of Pyskunivka and Yatskivka.
A total of 70 civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged, including 27 residential buildings.
Kramatorsk was attacked 11 times by the enemy using bombs and UAVs. Four people were killed, including a child, and four others were injured. Eleven apartment buildings and two private houses were damaged, along with a store, a pharmacy, a boiler house, a non-residential building, a coffee vehicle, and 28 civilian cars.
At around 21:15, a private house was directly hit, preliminarily by a drone. Four civilians were killed: an 8-year-old boy, his two 19-year-old twin brothers, and a 63-year-old neighbor. Two women — the children’s mother and grandmother, aged 43 and 65 — were injured.
In Cherkaske, Russian forces struck with a “Geran-2” UAV, killing one civilian and injuring two others. Two private houses and a civilian vehicle were damaged.
In Malotaranivka, three people were injured as a result of a drone strike, and a civilian truck was damaged.
Druzhkivka endured nine shelling attacks, five of them with KAB-250 bombs. Three civilians were injured. Three apartment buildings, eight private houses, an enterprise, and a vehicle were damaged.
Due to drone attacks in Sloviansk and Mykolaivka, one civilian car was damaged in each town. In Raihorodok, two private houses were damaged.
Evacuation continues in the frontline Druzhkivka community. Over the past day alone, 84 people were evacuated, including 8 children.
Luhansk oblast
Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders repelled ten assault attempts on the Lyman and Sloviansk sectors of the front. Fighting took place near seven settlements. Within our area of responsibility, the occupiers used mortars three times. In four cases, they attempted to strike with UAVs and FPV drones.
Three and a half years ago, the invaders announced plans to build six landfills in the so-called “LPR.” Since then, roughly once every six months, they have postponed the start of construction. The latest reason cited is the time needed to address comments from the state expert review regarding the design and cost documentation. This concerns a waste processing complex planned for Rodakove. The issue of construction financing remains unresolved. The completion deadline has now been pushed back by another two years. The new target date is 2029. The situation with the other five facilities is even worse.
The occupation administration of Sievierodonetsk has published another list of residential properties it intends to subject to so-called “nationalization.” The list includes 31 apartments in three multi-story buildings. Allegedly, all of them show signs of being ownerless property. Owners have been given 30 days to appear in the city with a Russian passport. The scheme of property seizure in the occupied Luhansk region remains unchanged.
Kyiv oblast
The construction of distributed generation facilities, their connection to networks, and the engineering and technical protection of critical infrastructure are underway in Kyiv oblast. According to the Regional State Administration, preparations for the next heating season in 2025/26 have already begun. One of the key issues is alternative power supply and decentralised generation. According to the Ministry of Energy, 145 MW of distributed generation has been installed in the Kyiv oblast to increase energy independence in the face of russian shelling. This is the largest amount among all oblasts in Ukraine.
Kyiv has received a second batch of autonomous power sources from the European Union – another 323 generators. They were handed over to the capital by EU Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality Aja Labib. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that Kyiv has already received 500 generators from the EU. The city used the first batch, which arrived earlier, to connect to individual heating points in buildings, where possible.
The Irpin community in Kyiv щидфіе received generators purchased with funds from Azerbaijani citizens who joined forces and jointly donated to support Ukraine. According to the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, the generators were transferred to the water utility that provides centralised water supply to the city.
The Regional State Administration reported that the 11th course on national resistance, which lasted four weeks and included military disciplines, has been completed in Kyiv oblast. The training was conducted by instructors with combat experience. The ‘graduation’ took place during difficult weather conditions – the region experienced prolonged frosts and snow drifts.
Zhytomyr oblast
Thirty-six athletes from Zhytomyr oblast have died since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine. Among them are coaches and presidents of sports clubs, masters and candidates for master of sports, members of national teams, champions and prize-winners of Ukraine and international competitions, heads of federations, teachers of educational institutions, and young athletes. They were between 16 and 42 years old. The information was reported by the Department of National Patriotic Education, Youth and Sports of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration. Among the fallen athletes were volleyball players, footballers, boxers, wrestlers, taekwondo practitioners, swimmers, chess players, representatives of sports tourism, pankration, karate, field hockey, modern pentathlon, kettlebell lifting, and ballroom dancing.
The Berdychiv City History Museum has opened a posthumous exhibition of paintings entitled ‘Colours Breathe War’ by artist, photographer and soldier Oleg Drobotsky, who died on the front lines in 2023. The exhibition is travelling and has arrived in Berdychiv from Sumy. The exhibition will be open until 8 March.
Sumy oblast
Towards Sumy, the russian army is actively attempting local assault operations, but without success. Thanks to unmanned systems, russian servicemen are detected at the moment of crossing the border. According to Oleksandr Yarmosh, Commander of the 71st Separate Air Assault Brigade of the 8th Air Assault Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russian losses amount to 90–95%.
Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported that on 13 February, the russian army shelled Konotop by strike UAVs. A woman aged around 40 was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured. The identity of the deceased is being established. The strike hit a private house, whose roof was completely destroyed. Windows were blown out in a school, apartment buildings, and private houses located nearby.
The Regional Military Administration informed that after 12pm on 13 February, the enemy launched two strike UAV attacks approximately half an hour apart on the grounds of a children’s hospital in Sumy. Patients and medical staff were in shelter. Dozens of windows were damaged in the hospital building.
According to the Regional Military Administration, as a result of russian shelling across the oblast on 12 February, there were no civilian casualties. A 64-year-old man sought medical assistance after being injured on 10 February in a UAV strike in Seredyna-Buda community.
Over the course of the day, from the morning of 12 February to the morning of 13 February, russian forces carried out up to 20 attacks on 14 settlements across 11 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, guided aerial bombs, and carried out a missile strike. Air raid alerts in the oblast lasted for 7 hours and 39 minutes over the day.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged or destroyed:
- In Znob-Novhorodske community, a private residential house was damaged;
- In Shostka community, a private residential house was destroyed and a passenger vehicle was damaged;
- In Seredyna-Buda community, a private residential house and outbuildings were damaged.
Over the day, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and public organisations, evacuated 12 people from border communities.
The Regional Military Administration announced that in 2026, UAH 605m. is planned to be allocated from local and regional budgets in Sumy oblast to support the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine. The funds will be used to strengthen units defending Sumy oblast, protecting critical infrastructure and public safety.
Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office has issued an in absentia notice of suspicion to a russian serviceman who, on 24 February 2022 — the first day of the full-scale invasion — shot and killed an unarmed Ukrainian soldier in Sumy oblast. According to the Prosecutor’s Office the suspect’s actions have been classified as violations of the laws and customs of war and the intentional killing of a prisoner of war.
Chernihiv oblast
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that over the course of 12 February, russian forces attacked Semenivka and Snovsk border communities in Chernihiv oblast. Six villages came under enemy fire. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (29 explosions), tube artillery strikes (15 explosions), and FPV drone attacks (three explosions).
According to Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, under the “eVidnovlennia” programme, residents of Chernihiv oblast have submitted 8,884 applications for compensation. Compensation has been calculated for 70% of them, totalling UAH 2.7b. Reconstruction of destroyed housing is also ongoing: 117 families have received initial payments amounting to more than UAH 110m. Nearly 5,000 applicants have received compensation for current and capital repairs of damaged homes, totalling UAH 409m. Using housing certificates, residents have purchased 816 homes worth UAH 1.2 b..
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council, reported that the enemy attacked the region by drones, MLRS, and artillery. The regional centre, as well as Marhanets, Myrove, Pokrovske rural, and Chervonohryhorivka communities, were targeted. An enterprise, 11 private houses, six outbuildings, a shop, gas pipelines, and power lines were damaged. The occupiers also struck Verbkivka and Yurivka communities by UAVs, damaging an enterprise and infrastructure facilities.
It was a heavy day for the region, as the occupiers attacked by artillery and drones. The regional centre, as well as Myrove, Marhanets, Pokrovske rural, and Chervonohryhorivka communities, came under fire. A 44-year-old man was killed and a 39-year-old woman was injured. Fires broke out. A dormitory and an apartment building were damaged, seven vehicles were damaged, and a motorcycle was destroyed. Four private houses, an outbuilding, infrastructure facilities, a gas pipeline, and power lines were also damaged. The occupiers struck Synelnykove by UAVs and Pokrovske community by guided aerial bombs. A 57-year-old woman was injured. A summer kitchen caught fire. Seventeen private houses, a church, two vehicles, gas pipelines, and power lines were damaged.
As a result of a UAV attack in Yurivka community, infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Vinnytsia oblast
A defender from Vinnytsia oblast, Oleksandr Buran, won a bronze medal at the Ukrainian Cup in alpine skiing among athletes with musculoskeletal impairments.
Kirovohrad oblast
A rally in support of Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych was held in Kropyvnytskyi. Athletes, coaches, and representatives of regional sports federations gathered to publicly express support for the Ukrainian skeleton racer.
Poltava oblast
In Poltava oblast, an explosive ordnance disposal team neutralised a russian Heran-2 type strike UAV equipped by anti-tank mines. The drone was discovered in one of the oblast’s communities. The munitions did not detonate but posed a lethal danger to those nearby.
Cherkasy oblast
In Cherkasy, the community paid tribute to fallen serviceman Volodymyr Smahlii. He was killed as a result of a UAV strike.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
According to Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, yesterday, 12 February, the occupiers carried out 559 strikes on 37 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces conducted 17 air strikes on Barvinivka, Holubkove, Rybalske, Lisne, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, Kopani, Charivne, Hirske, and Tsvitkove. 338 UAVs of various types (mostly FPV drones) attacked Zaporizhzhia, Vilniansk, Novomykolaivka, Bilenke, Sofiivka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Lukianivske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Vasynivka, Omelnyk, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohiria, Luhivske, Zelene, Zahirne, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Pryvilne, and Mykilske. Five MLRS strikes hit Pavlivka, Zaliznychne, Novodanylivka, Luhivske, and Dobropillia. 199 artillery strikes targeted Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohiria, Zelene, Varvarivka, and Dobropillia. Authorities received 51 reports of damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure facilities. One man was killed and one woman injured as a result of enemy attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Polohy regions.
The General Staff reported that as of 16:00 on 13 February, Ukrainian defenders were repelling 11 enemy attacks in the areas of Huliaipole, Zahirne, Dorozhnianka, and Zaliznychne towards Huliaipole. Six clashes were still ongoing. The enemy attacked Ukrainian positions three times in the areas of Mali Shcherbaky, Plavni, and Prymorske towards Orikhiv. Over the past day, 12 February, russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 24 times towards Huliaipole.
On the night of 13 February, the Defense Forces struck russian troops and UAV operator deployment buildups in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia oblast. In particular, Ukrainian forces hit concentrations of russian troops in the areas of Solodkovodne and Liubymivka, and struck UAV operator positions in the areas of Tokmak and Mykhailivka. The extent of the damage is being clarified.
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the 414th Separate Brigade “Birds of Magyar” struck an ammunition depot in Rozivka and a data center in Prymorsk in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia oblast.
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that on 12 February they hit a russian data center located in the temporarily occupied city of Prymorsk in Zaporizhzhia oblast. In addition, on 11 February an ammunition depot was struck near the settlement of Rozivka in Zaporizhzhia oblast.
Mykolaiv oblast
Explosions were heard in Mykolaiv on the morning of 13 February. An air raid alert was declared in the region due to the threat of UAV use. According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim, an energy infrastructure facility and transport infrastructure were damaged. The mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych, added that 18 windows were shattered in apartment buildings as a result of the attack.
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that during the night and morning of 13 February, seven Shahed 131/136 attack drones and various types of decoy drones were shot down or suppressed over Mykolaiv oblast. Yesterday, the enemy attacked Kutsurub community once with an FPV drone and also carried out an artillery strike on the community. There were no casualties.
Odesa oblast
On the night of 13 February, russia attacked Odesa with strike drones. Residential, industrial, energy, and port infrastructure in Odesa region were damaged. Fires broke out at the impact sites, including at a car dealership. The blaze covered about two thousand square meters, and nearly 30 vehicles were damaged. One person was killed, and six others were injured. Three of the injured are in critical condition.
Kherson oblast
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that as a result of today’s russian attacks, one person was killed and three others were injured. At around 07:00, russian forces shelled Antonivka. A 65-year-old man sustained fatal injuries. In the morning, in Tsentralnyi district of Kherson, a man stepped on a russian explosive device and suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs, a concussion, blast injury, and closed traumatic brain injury. At approximately 10:20, russian forces shelled Korabelnyi district of Kherson, injuring an 83-year-old man who sustained a concussion, blast and closed traumatic brain injuries, and shrapnel wounds to the head and leg. In Bilozerka, at 06:10, russians attacked a 51-year-old man with a drone; he suffered a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his torso and leg.
A resident of Bilozerka also sought medical attention after being injured in russian shelling on the morning of 11 February. The 55-year-old woman sustained a blast injury and a concussion.
Police of Kherson oblast reported that yesterday, 12 February, the russian forces attacked Kherson, Antonivka, Sadove, Zelenivka, Zymivnyk, Prydniprovske, Bilozerka, Romashkove, Velytenske, Kizomys, Dariivka, Sofiivka, Dniprovske, Stanislav, Oleksandrivka, Beryslav, Arkhanhelske, Novovorontsovka, Rakivka, Novoraivsk, Zolota Balka, Tarasa Shevchenka, Kozatske, and Vesele. As a result of the shelling, 19 facilities were damaged: six apartment buildings and two private houses, a critical infrastructure facility, two medical institutions, five vehicles, a cellular tower, and a gas pipeline. One person was killed, and four were injured, including two medical workers.
In the temporarily occupied left bank of Kherson region, russian authorities are intensifying “military-patriotic education” for children and teenagers. According to the National Resistance Center, such activities were held regularly since the beginning of the occupation. However, it is currently observed that this propaganda is becoming more systematic and organized. Through propaganda, russian authorities aim to build loyalty to russia, impose russian narratives, suppress Ukrainian identity, language, and historical memory, and prepare a reserve for the russian armed forces and other security structures.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
In Lutsk, recruits of Volyn Border Guard Unit took the military oath, officially joining the ranks and promising to faithfully fulfill their military duty to the Ukrainian people. The ceremony was attended by officers of the unit and a military chaplain, who blessed the soldiers for service. The oath was taken by both conscripts and contract soldiers.
Zakarpattia oblast
In Uzhhorod, the partnership between the authorities and business is being strengthened for the stable development of the community under martial law. The city leadership met the day before with representatives of large businesses operating in the community to move to a format of direct and open dialogue and prompt resolution of the current problems of entrepreneurs.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
The 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade received 50 FPV drones from Ivano-Frankivsk community.
Lviv oblast
Neil Crompton, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine, arrived on his 1st working visit to Lviv oblast. The RMA discussed the development of interregional cooperation between Lviv oblast and British regions.
200 FPV drones from Lviv oblast went to reinforce soldiers on the front line. Funds for the purchase of drones were raised during the Birds of Victory charity auction with the participation of Morshynska, Stryiska and Hrabovets-Dulibivska communities and businesses.
Rivne oblast
In the morning, sirens sounded for over 5 hours in Sarny oblast, somewhat less in the Vara and Rivne oblast. Thanks to the work of air defense, enemy air targets were shot down. People and civilian infrastructure were not harmed.
In the afternoon, the enemy continued to attack Rivne oblast. Several outbuildings and a shop were damaged. One of the residents of the region was wounded. He is in the hospital. All life support services are working normally.
Ternopil oblast
The Municipal Galician Chamber Orchestra once again met with soldiers undergoing treatment in the Recovery rehabilitation department of Ternopil City Communal Ambulance Hospital. Both soldiers recovering from injuries and medical personnel were present in the hall.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Last night, air defense forces shot down/suppressed 2 enemy UAVs. No injuries or damage.
Chernivtsi oblast
Craftswomen from Mamayev community have begun work on creating embroidered chevrons for the Ukrainian military. The women are using authentic Bukovina ornaments from Erich Kolbenhayer’s centennial album and ancient motifs from shirts from their villages.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
The Munich Security Conference begins in Germany. The 3-day event will bring together around 1,000 participants from 120 countries, including nearly 60 heads of state and government, 56 foreign ministers, over 30 heads of defense agencies, and leaders of over 40 international organizations.
Slovakia has raised over EUR 1m for generators for Ukraine. The raise started in late January on the initiative of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Slovak Republic, the Donio platform and public organizations. The campaign is aimed at helping oblasts most affected by the winter shelling.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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