Overview
- Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said forces are advancing on all fronts, as the Defense Ministry reported heavy Ukrainian losses in the “Center” and “East” groupings and additional losses in the “Dnepr” sector.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported 83 Russian drones launched overnight on Feb. 15 with 55 neutralized and strikes recorded at 12 sites, while regional officials cited injuries in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia and infrastructure damage in Odesa including a rail facility fire.
- Russia’s Bryansk governor said air defenses downed about 120 Ukrainian UAVs during a mass attack on the region, adding that a telecom worker was injured in a related strike.
- Explosions were reported in Kirovohrad after widespread air-raid alerts across central and southern Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian media.
- The Kremlin announced Russia–U.S.–Ukraine talks in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, as a Russian envoy alleged intensified Ukrainian strikes on border infrastructure and outside analysts circulated unverified warnings about new Russian strike capabilities.