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Russian troops carried out a 6-hour attack on civilian infrastructure of Velyka Pysarivka hromada in Sumy Oblast on 16 February, killing a man. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.

Germany has signed a long-term security pact with Ukraine and pledged additional weapons worth around €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) for its defence against Russia. The weapons package includes 36 howitzers, 120,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, two additional air defence systems and Iris-T rockets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. The aid is a clear show of support from Berlin as Kiev prepares for a third ye...

Russian troops almost surrounded the Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka, but were unable to close the ring. The situation has now stabilised. Source: Major Rodion Kudriashov, Deputy Commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, live on Ukrainska Pravda Quote: "The enemy almost surrounded us but failed to close the ring.

Key developments on Feb. 16: Commander says no Ukrainian units surrounded in Avdiivka, troops withdraw from strongpoint on city's outskirts 3rd Assault Brigade says it wiped out 2 Russian brigades at Avdiivka Prosecutor General: Russia has used 24 North Korean missiles in Ukraine Germany signs long-term security deal with Ukraine, unveils new aid package Ukraine retrieves bodies of 58 fallen soldiers Commander says no Ukrainian units surrounded in Avdiivka, troops withdraw from strongpoint ...

It is estimated that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has cost Russia up to $211 billion in equipping, deploying, and maintaining its troops in Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters on Feb. 16.

Russian forces struck Kherson in southern Ukraine on Feb. 15, killing a 70-year-old woman, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported.

After arriving in Avdiivka, some battalions of the Third Assault Brigade raided the Russian-held parts of the city, inflicting "critical losses" to two Russian brigades, the Ukrainian brigade said on Telegram.

At least one resident was killed after the Russian invaders launched missiles at Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast overnight on Feb. 15, town mayor Halyna Minayeva said, reported Suspilne media.

Units of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup have thwarted one of the latest attempts by Ukrainian troops to advance in the Kupyansk sector of the Ukrainian conflict.

Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov said that Russian troops have been communicating over the Starlink system "for quite a long time" and acquired the terminals from private Russian firms that purchased them from intermediaries. The intermediaries, he said, deliver the equipment to Russia through neighboring countries, including former Soviet Republics.