20 February 2026 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Crimea was attacked by drones
• The Russians launched a missile attack on Kharkiv
• The Russians attacked in Dnipropetrovsk region - 3 were injured, businesses and a gymnasium were damaged
• A military man who ran away from duty stabbed 2 residents in Kyiv - police
• The Russian Federation attacked with 128 drones and ballistic missiles: hits were recorded at 14 locations
• In the US, three engineers are accused of spying for Iran and stealing Google secrets
• In five regions of Ukraine, there is a blackout due to hostilities and shelling of the power system
• As a result of the Russian attack, 8,000 consumers in Zaporizhzhia are left without electricity
• The Russians used drones to attack the gas infrastructure in Poltava Oblast
• Zelenskyi on the withdrawal of troops from Donbas: We cannot withdraw from our territory
• Poland has officially withdrawn from the convention on banning anti-personnel mines
• In Kyiv, a soldier of the Russian Federation was convicted for the shooting of two prisoners of war - he received life imprisonment
• The Russians hit the enterprise in the Kharkiv region - a dead person was pulled out from under the rubble
• Ukraine will receive decommissioned equipment of 6 European thermal power plants and thermal power plants
• The Russians advanced in the Slavic direction
• Russia hit Komyshuvas, Zaporizhzhia region with aerial bombs - two people were injured
• Ukrainian Roboneers created a simulator for operators of robotic complexes
• The EU could not agree on the content of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia
• Zelensky noted the lack of positive results regarding the territories in the negotiations with the Russian Federation
• In Moldova and Ukraine, 10 people were detained who were preparing the murders of famous Ukrainians on the order of the Russian Federation
• In Moldova, three detainees were arrested in the case of contract killings in Ukraine
• FT: Hungary has blocked a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine
• Poland continues to finance the operation of more than 30,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine
• Spain allocated 200 million euros for the modernization of energy and infrastructure of Ukraine
• Pakistan received a large batch of wheat from Ukraine under the Grain from Ukraine program
• Zelenskyi: The Defense Forces liberated 300 square kilometers in the southern direction
• Ukraine will boycott the opening of the 2026 Winter Paralympics because of athletes from Russia and Belarus
• Estonia joined the political boycott of the Paralympics because of the participation of Russians and Belarusians
• The Czech Republic joined the boycott of the opening of the Paralympics because of the participation of Russians and Belarusians
• The Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones in the evening, hitting a transport object