Russia-Ukraine War: List of Key Events-Day 1.089 | Russia-Ukraine War News

Here are the main developments on the 1089th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.

Here's the situation on Monday, February 17:

Struggle

• At least four people were killed by Ukrainian drones in two separate incidents in the Russian region Belgorod, said regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. In an incident, a woman was immediately killed by an attack on the car she was traveling. Later, three men were killed in a similar attack.
• Later, the Ukrainian attacks of drones later injured one person and damaged 12 houses in the Russian region of Krasnodar, said governor Venimin Kondratiev.
• The Ministry of Defense of Moscow said nine Ukrainian drones were removed above the sea of ​​Azov and the southern region of Krasnodar.
• Ukrainian military said Russia had fired 143 drones in an attack overnight, of which 95 were removed. Another 46 failed to achieve their goals, the Air Force said.
• At least one person is an injured and critical infrastructure building ignited in the southern part of Ukraine, due to Russian attacks at night, said region governor Vitaly Kim. Several houses in Kyiv have also been damaged, according to the Civil Service for Emergency Aid.
• The thermal power plant was damaged in attacks on Mikolai, leaving tens of thousands of people without heating at freezing temperatures, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Dennis Schmikhal. President Volodimir Zelenski said at least 100,000 people were free.

• According to the military in Ukraine, Russian forces have strengthened their attacks in Eastern Ukraine, aimed mainly at the Logistics Center of Pokrovsk. The military said it recorded 261 clashes within 24 hours.
• Victor Tregubov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk region, said that Kiev had restored a mining village near the city. “A number of counterattacks from the Ukrainian forces have had some success,” he said, adding that “they can now talk about the liberation of the village of Pishchene.”
• Moldova said two Russian drones had again violated the country's airspace, just days after the Russian ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for such an incident.

Policy and diplomacy

• Zelenski said he had instructed his ministers not to sign an agreement with the United States to deliver rare earthly minerals in exchange for previous and future help in the United States. He told the Associated Press that the agreement does not protect Ukraine's interests.
• White House National Security Board spokesman Brian Hughes, without confirming the offer made to Kiev, said that Zelenski is “short -sighted” on the issue and that the mineral deal would allow US taxpayers to “restore” previous aid, while at the same time Grows Ukraine's economy.
• Zelenski warned that Russia would “wage NATO” if US President Donald Trump would return support for the Military Union. He also said that Trump has a lever to push Russian President Vladimir Putin in negotiations to end fire, but said Putin should never be believed.
• Reuters said the United States asked European allies what was needed by Washington to participate in Ukraine's security arrangements. According to the News Agency, Demarche has six points and questions, asking about which countries would contribute to the guarantees and which allies would be ready to unleash troops in Kiev.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the coming days would determine Putin's seriousness about peace in Ukraine, adding that he was talking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about what he described as the difficult operational conditions of the US Embassy in Moscow S
• Rubio also said that the peace process could not be completed with just one meeting and that it would not be easy. As long as conversations were scheduled between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia, Rubio said he was not sure who was sending Moscow and added “nothing is finalized.”

• Zelenski said it would reject any peace agreement between the US and Russia, which does not include Kiev's contribution.
• The Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Julia Svilidko said a delegation traveled to Saudi Arabia for meetings before a possible visit to Zelenski. According to the minister, the delegation will focus on strengthening economic ties, as Kiev “prepares to sign important economic agreements with the countries in the region.”
• Zelenski has announced that he has arrived at the United Arab Emirates for conversations to repatriation of captured Ukrainians, investments and economic cooperation.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken on the phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the role of Saudi Arabia in peace talks in Russia-Ukrena and what role Europe should play.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Europeans would not support the peace process that supports the demilitarization of Ukraine. “Ukraine must remain a democratic, sovereign nation – decisions over their head cannot be made,” he said.
• Trump said he could meet Putin “soon” to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine. He also said he believed that Russian and Ukrainian presidents want to see the end of the battles.
• The Russian newspaper KOMMERSANT has announced that the US and Russia will have talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine on Tuesday.
• British Prime Minister Kyar Starmer said he was ready to send troops to Kiev and contribute to security guarantees if he had to protect his country and security to Europe.