Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 191 combat clashes on February 14, including 55 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, 38 airstrikes, 129 guided bombs, 3,068 kamikaze drones and 2,160 shellings, with Ukrainian forces saying 85 Russian troops were killed on that front.
- At the Munich Security Conference, President Volodymyr Zelensky said security guarantees must precede any agreement to end the war, urged the US administration to increase pressure on Moscow and signaled Congress may need to vote to underpin long‑term guarantees, with Kyiv seeking terms beyond 20 years versus a 15‑year US offer under discussion.
- Zelensky showcased a visualization of Russia’s February 12 mass strike and thanked partners for air‑defense missiles, while urging continued support through mechanisms like PURL.
- Ukrainian officials said partners will keep funding the Czech ammunition initiative and reported nearly $5 billion flowed last year via PURL from 24 NATO countries plus Australia and New Zealand, with a new Coalition of the Willing meeting expected this month to broaden participation.
- Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha thanked China’s Wang Yi for additional humanitarian energy aid; Zelensky estimated Russia holds roughly 7,000 Ukrainian prisoners and said Kyiv is ready for exchanges, as further US‑Ukraine‑Russia talks are planned in Geneva on February 17–18 and Western leaders in Munich argued Moscow is not yet ready for real peace.