Here are the main developments on the 1086th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.
Here's the situation on Friday, February 14th:
Struggle
The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that its forces have captured Ukraine of the Donetsk region in the Donetsk region.
Moscow claims that a coordinated attack overnight against military airports, ports and workshops of Ukraine for drone production, as well as fuel storage and lubricant materials has launched.
Ukraine launches a huge wave of drones as well as rockets, Russia said, with 202 unmanned aerial vehicles being removed, along with three bombs made of French hammer and Himari missiles.
The Ukraine Security Service said the attack was aimed at the pumping station for oil in Andreapol in Russia, causing oil and subsequent fire, the Reuters Agency reports.
Russia has launched 140 drones on an attack overnight, the DPA news agency reports, with the Ukrainian forces destroying 85 or more than 50 being lost before reaching a goal. The damage and injuries have been reported in the areas of Harciv and Odessa in Ukraine.
Resident Natalia collects her granddaughter's toys, who were scattered around her home after being struck by a Russian air strike in the city of Kostyantinov, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 9, 2025 (Anatoly Stepanov/Reuters)
The Ukrainian military commander Alexander Sirsky said his troops were holding about 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) from the Russian region of West Kursk. The figure is about 800 square km (309 square meters) less than what Kiev's forces controlled in September.
A Russian attack on the city of Kramask in the eastern part of Ukraine in Donetsk killed a 46-year-old man and injured five others, including a 16-year-old girl. A separate attack in the southern region of Herson has been reported to have killed two more, at 58 and 62 years old.
Policy and diplomacy
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should be organized “immediately”.
Peskov said Moscow wants to discuss European security with the US president.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrius Sibiha said to Le Mond newspaper that Kiev and Europe should not be excluded from future negotiations between Trump and Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski said Kiev would not accept any agreements on his country's fate, resolved by Washington and Moscow if Ukraine and Europe do not participate. He also called for a Putin Stop Plan before any peace talks occurred.
Zelenski warned global leaders not to trust Putin's claim to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kalas has warned that any deal for the war in Ukraine, made behind Europe, will fail.
The Moldova Foreign Ministry “urgently” called the Russian Ambassador after two Russian drones broke out in Moldova.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the number of documented missing people due to the Russian war against Ukraine was more than doubled to 50,000 in the last year. ICRC said about 90 percent of the missing men and women in the military.
NATO Secretary -General Mark Rute said that the Military Union should make sure that Putin never attacks Ukraine again, but explained that Ukraine has never been promised NATO membership as part of a peace deal.
Reuters reported that the United Arab Emirates have suggested that they host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.