Overview
- Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov confirmed a fire at the Velikiye Luki oil depot after an overnight drone attack, with no casualties reported.
- Sources in Ukraine’s Security Service said the SBU ‘Alpha’ unit conducted the long‑range strike and that anti‑drone nets over the tanks failed to stop it, a detail supported by satellite analysis and local footage.
- Belgorod’s governor reported missile strikes on energy sites causing partial losses of electricity and heat, and Bryansk authorities said two civilians were injured in a separate drone attack.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 113 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 237 combat encounters on Feb. 18 and reported the Pokrovsk axis as the day’s hottest sector in new updates.
- Ukraine’s General Staff put Russia’s cumulative personnel losses since 2022 at about 1,256,910, figures disputed by Moscow, which published its own daily claims of Ukrainian losses and strikes on energy infrastructure.