Olena Zelenska Calls on the World to Restore Justice for Ukrainian Children

23 February 2026 – 19:30

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the Justice Conference held in Kyiv.

“When the full-scale Russian invasion began four years ago, children were being born in bomb shelters already in the very first days. We followed every such story – they frightened us and at the same time gave hope that life is stronger than war. Today those children are already four. Their entire lives have passed under the sound of air raid sirens. And Russia’s aggression continues. It is important to use every opportunity to remind the international community about the children killed and injured by Russia,” the President’s wife noted.

Olena Zelenska paid special attention to the issue of young Ukrainians abducted by Russia. A separate panel of the conference was devoted to bringing these children home and to the mechanisms of the President of Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Participants discussed the need to increase pressure on Russia, as well as to create effective international coordination that will make it possible to return the children home and ensure their rehabilitation.

During the opening of this panel, the First Lady noted that within the Bring Kids Back UA initiative a comprehensive reintegration program for returned children is gradually being developed.

The system of psychological assistance is expanding both at the state level and thanks to private initiatives. In particular, the Olena Zelenska Foundation funded six sessions of the Voices of Children camp in 2024 and four more in 2025.

The Foundation is also implementing the Room for Childhood project, which provides for the construction of fully equipped houses for large foster families. Thanks to this, 18 families have already received a new home. Another 20 houses are under construction.

Ukraine also has initiatives aimed at developing alternatives to orphanages, including Social Housing for Youth and the supported living service.

“It is impossible to compensate children for the years of childhood stolen by Russia’s war. But we must at least try to heal their wounds. There is something without which healing is impossible. It is justice. Only the feeling that the world remains just restores the strength to go on living, to build the future, to plan, and to trust tomorrow,” Olena Zelenska emphasized.

Georgia:

Day 453 of #GeorgiaProtests

📷 Paata Kvirkvaia

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM

European ambassadors in Georgia paid their respects to the fallen young cadets (junkers) in Soviet Russia’s 1921 annexation of Georgia.

Meanwhile, regime bots had a laughing online campaign against the memory of one of the most distinguished martyrs, 19-year-old Maro Makashvili.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM

This picture went viral in Georgia of a building perched precariously on the edge of a massive excavation pit, and quickly turned into a meme.

Scenes like this are common in Tbilisi, with controversial construction permits issued under GD’s Mayor Kakha Kaladze.

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— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM

The currently ongoing court hearing on the “sabotage case” that prosecutes near-entirety of democratic leadership has been closed — no access to journalists, CSOs, or anyone.

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— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM

Turkiye:

Large-scale rallies in support of Ukrainian defenders took place in Türkiye. In the center of Ankara, hundreds of families of missing and captured servicemen unfurled a massive 170-meter flag featuring 5,800 portraits to remind the world of the price of freedom.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM

The Netherlands:

In Amsterdam, Ukrainian servicemen undergoing rehabilitation in the Netherlands took part in a march carrying banners reading “This is who we protect.”

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 5:27 AM

The EU:

🇪🇺 Russia Must Make Concessions: EU Document Outlines Conditions for Peace Between Russia and Ukraine

The EU calls on Russia to withdraw its troops not only from Ukraine, but also from Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Belarus…

Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russia-must-…

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— The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) February 19, 2026 at 7:21 AM

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

Briefing #1: What The EU Says Russia Should Concede

What You Need To Know: The EU top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has distributed a paper among EU member states, seen by RFE/RL, that spells out concessions Russia should make in ongoing diplomatic talks with Ukraine, which the United States is mediating. The demands include a reduction of Russian troops levels and their withdrawal from neighboring countries, reparation payments, and the need to democratize its society.

Neither the EU nor individual European nations have a seat at the table in the various negotiations that have been ongoing for close to a year to stop the war in Ukraine. Seeing as the EU funds most aid to Ukraine and a potential 20-point peace plan spells out clear Brussels competences such as Ukrainian EU membership by 2027, European leaders have bemoaned their lack of political clout in the talks.

Deep Background: The discussion paper, titled European Core Interests in Ensuring a Comprehensive, Just and Lasting Peace and Continent’s Security, insists that there can be no peace or security “without the EU at the negotiating table and without taking into account [the] EU’s core interests.”

The document presents a very “EU maximalist” view on what Russia should do, with one EU diplomat telling RFE/RL that “we pay back to Russian maximalists demands on Ukraine.” The Kremlin has so far refused to give up its goal of controlling the entire Ukrainian region of Donbas and reportedly also balked at ideas such as stationing NATO troops in western Ukraine as a post-deal security deal or paying for damages caused by the war.

Another European official familiar with the paper says: “Getting to peace isn’t all about Ukraine conceding. We also have to talk about what Russia must do, ahead of sending any envoy there.”

There have been discussions among EU capitals about creating an EU envoy who deals specifically with Russia even though there is no agreement who this person would be or what their mandate would be.

The paper will be discussed by EU ambassadors on February 17, and it is expected that at least parts of might come up for debate when the bloc’s foreign ministers meet in Brussels on February 23.

Drilling Down:

• In the first chapter, titled Russia to Respect Independence, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of States, the main idea is that if Ukraine should cap its troop levels or even withdraw them from some areas — something discussed during the US-mediated talks — then Russia should do the same. It also demands that no “de jure” recognition of the occupied Ukrainian territories occur and that those areas are de-militarized.
• The next chapter, A Secure and Stable Europe, includes a demand that “Russia stops disinformation campaigns, sabotage, cyber-attacks, airspace violations and interference in elections on European territory and in neighbouring countries.”
• Another ultimatum stipulates no nuclear weapons in Belarus and a “ban of Russian military presence and deployments in Belarus, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Armenia.” Russian troops have for decades been stationed in Russian-controlled breakaway regions such as Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transdniester, as well as bases in Armenia and Belarus.
• On the need for Moscow to adhere to international law, the call by the EU includes no blanket amnesty for war crimes, access for international investigators to sites of suspected war crimes, and that no domestic Russian law is elevated above international treaties spelling out various Russian obligations globally.
• When it comes to reparations, the text notes that “Russia must compensate and contribute to Ukraine’s reconstruction, for damages to European states and European companies, and for ecological damages it has caused.”
• The EU has frozen some 210 billion euros worth of Russian sovereign wealth assets but has so far failed to agree on a method to either legally confiscate them or leverage them to channel funds to Ukraine. Brussels has, however, sent the quarterly windfall profits of this money to Kyiv.
• The final demands concern the domestic situation in Russia with the paper calling for free and fair elections with international monitoring, a release of all political prisoners, a return of deported civilians and children, media freedom, a repeal of the foreign agent law, ceasing “historical falsification and other laws that criminalize dissent and delegitimize independent media and civil society” and full cooperation in investigations of the killings of the Russian opposition leaders Aleksei Navalny and Boris Nemtsov.

France:

“Ambassador” Charles Kushner has his credentials shelved by France.
This convicted felon was chosen by Trump to be ambassador.
Chris Christie described Kushner’s crime as”one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was US Attorney.”
#scumbag
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl…

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— Charlie Angus (@charlieangus104.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM

From CTV News:

France on Monday moved to block U.S. envoy Charles Kushner from having access to government ministers, after he failed to show up to explain comments about a killed far-right activist.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot summoned Kushner after the U.S. embassy in Paris on Sunday reposted comments by the Trump administration in Washington about Quentin Deranque.

Deranque, 23, died from head injuries following clashes between radical-left and far-right supporters on the sidelines of a February 12 protest against a politician from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party in Lyon.

Barrot on Sunday denounced any attempts to exploit the killing “for political ends” and summoned Kushner for a meeting at 7:00 pm local time (1800 GMT) on Monday.

But a diplomatic source told AFP that the ambassador — whose son, Jared, is married to President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka — sent a senior official from the embassy in his place, citing personal commitments.

“In light of this apparent failure to grasp the basic requirements of the ambassadorial mission and the honour of representing one’s country, the minister (Barrot) has requested that he (Kushner) no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government,” the foreign ministry said.

Kushner would, however, be permitted to continue his diplomatic duties and have “exchanges” with officials, it added in a statement.

The U.S. administration had denounced far-left political violence and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has also weighed in, triggering a war of words with French President Emmanuel Macron, who urged her to stop “commenting on what happens in other countries”.

Kushner, who took up his post in Paris last year, had already been summoned to the foreign ministry at the end of August, after the French government took exception to his criticism that Macron was not tackling antisemitism.

The U.S. charge d’affaires — the ambassador’s de facto deputy — attended that meeting.

This is France setting the conditions to declare Kushner Persona Non Grata (PNG) and boot him out of the country. Normally it would never get to this because we’d actually have a foreign service executive as the ambassador to France, not a political appointee and this would get resolved through routine diplomatic channels. However, we do not have a foreign service executive as our ambassador to France. Rather, we have one who only has the job because he’s both the father of Trump’s son in law and a now pardoned by Trump convicted felon. Kushner was charged, tried, and convicted for trying to extort his sister and brother in law over a dispute within the family business. The extortion scheme revolved around hiring a high end sex worker, video taping her having sex with Kushner’s brother in law, then blackmailing him with the tape in exchange for not destroying his sister’s marriage.

It would have been far better for all of humanity if the Bielskys had not rescued Kushner’s parents.

Back to Ukraine.

LTG Budanov, who is now running the Presidential Office, provided his thoughts regarding the peace negotiations:

Kyrylo Budanov: Negotiations Aren’t Going Smoothly, but We Are Clearly Moving Forward and Approaching a Point When All Parties Will Need to Make Final Decisions: Continue This War or Move Toward Peace

23 February 2026 – 15:00

Ukraine’s focus is on peace negotiations that must not only end the war but also prevent a recurrence of Russian aggression. This was stated by Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, during his speech at the Justice Conference in Kyiv. The conference is dedicated to holding Russia accountable for the war it initiated against Ukraine.

Kyrylo Budanov emphasized that the war unleashed by the Russian Federation has several key dimensions. According to him, Russia is testing the resilience of the world order and the viability of international institutions. For the Russian Federation, the war is also existential, as the restoration of the Russian empire and spheres of influence is impossible without Ukraine.

The Head of the Presidential Office stressed that such wars do not end on their own. They either conclude with a just resolution or return in an even larger and more dangerous form. Therefore, peace negotiations must not simply halt the war – they must ensure that Russian aggression cannot happen again.

“It is no secret that negotiations aren’t going smoothly, but we are clearly moving forward and approaching a point when all parties will need to make final decisions: continue this war or move toward peace. I hope that justice will ultimately prevail. Thanks to diplomatic efforts and the support of our partners, primarily the United States, we are advancing step by step toward a result,” Kyrylo Budanov said.

According to him, if there are no personal consequences for deciding to wage war against a sovereign state, then all international rules cease to function, the global security order is destroyed, and any other country could become a victim.

“Accountability for aggression is not only a signal about the past – it is a signal about the future: about how the world responds to unlawful uses of force and what consequences await those who violate international norms,” the Head of the Presidential Office noted.

Furthermore, in restoring justice, a compensation mechanism is also crucial, as the war carries a concrete cost: destroyed cities, lost homes, ruined infrastructure, and, most importantly, lives taken, disabilities, and trauma inflicted on Ukrainians. Kyrylo Budanov stressed that at this stage, it is vital to move from documenting damages to making concrete decisions on the compensation mechanism and initiating its operation.

Another important area that requires ongoing attention is the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

“This is not simply a humanitarian issue – it concerns the future, identity, and safety of our next generations. From the state’s perspective, there are no secondary cases. Every case must be documented, every violation must receive legal assessment, and every child must ultimately be returned home,” he emphasized.

The Head of the Office of the President also highlighted that justice must function both internally and externally, making it essential to reform Ukraine’s judicial system and strengthen its institutions.

“For Ukrainian society, a visible manifestation of justice is the fight against corruption. That is why anti-corruption policy remains a top priority for the Office of the President of Ukraine and the entire government chain,” he said.

Kyrylo Budanov concluded by noting that the world is currently at a point of instability, and how it responds to the war in Ukraine will set rules for decades to come.

“Ukraine has clearly defined its position. Accountability is inevitable. Justice is systemic. And security, ultimately, is reliable. I want to remind us all: the guarantee of justice, the establishment of peace, the restoration of trust, and the safeguarding of our future is our Ukrainian army. As long as the Ukrainian soldier holds the front, both the rear and every citizen of Ukraine remain safe,” said the Head of the Office of the President.

Budanov commented on the negotiations and also added that he hopes a prisoner exchange will take place as early as this week.

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“We are moving slowly, but we are moving. You will only see the finale.” – Budanov said about the negotiations, adding that either the parties will reach an end to the war, or the hostilities will continue.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM

“The Russians’ position in the negotiations is: give us Donbas.” – Budanov also emphasized that the Russians have not given a final response regarding a personal meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin.

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President Zelenskyy did meet with Ukrainian service members today and presented them with awards and honors.

Ukraine Is in a Strong Position Because Our Warriors Withstand All Assaults – President Honored Defenders Ahead of the Fourth Anniversary of the Full-Scale Russian War

23 February 2026 – 20:58

On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Orders of the Golden Star to Heroes of Ukraine and handed the awards to the families of fallen Heroes, presented Ukrainian warriors with the Cross of Military Merit and other high state awards, and also presented units of the Defense Forces with combat flags, honorary distinction ribbons “For Courage and Bravery,” and honorary name ribbons.

“Ukraine honors its heroes and lives, unquestionably, thanks to its heroes. Thanks to your relatives, loved ones, our warriors, thanks to our people who did not surrender, were not afraid, and who fight for our state. Fight in the way necessary so that the Russians do not succeed,” the Head of State noted.

The President emphasized: unlike the Russians, we do not consider war, abuse of people, killings, violence, emptiness, and ruin to be something normal. That is why Ukraine cannot surrender, and no one in the world can reconcile with such a Russia if they value life instead. But the Russians can be forced to end the war they themselves started and are prolonging.

“Ukraine is now in its positions, in strong positions. We have withstood many strikes. Ukraine restores and protects life, withstands all assaults, because first and foremost you, the warriors, withstand all assaults. You are our protection,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The President is convinced that Ukraine will definitely endure, defend its independence, and the right to live.

“We guarantee security for Ukraine and will never betray our people, all Ukrainian heroes of different times who fought for Ukraine and, unfortunately, gave their lives so that Ukraine would exist,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

Those present honored with a moment of silence all the heroes of our state who died for Ukraine.

The President handed the Orders of the Golden Star to the families of the fallen Heroes of Ukraine. The highest title was awarded posthumously to:

Junior Sergeant Roman Havriliuk. During an attack on enemy positions, he enabled his brothers-in-arms to begin the encirclement by drawing attention to himself and consciously risking his life. Later, he destroyed a reinforcement group with machine-gun fire, forcing the surrounded occupiers to surrender. On August 9, 2023, near Krasnohorivka, his group was ambushed. Roman Havriliuk sustained gunshot wounds, provided aid to himself, but was killed as a result of a subsequent massive Russian artillery shelling.

Senior Police Lieutenant Kyrylo Zibrov (the National Police united assault brigade “Liut”). As a UAV pilot, he monitored the situation, conducted reconnaissance, and adjusted fire in the Donetsk region. In August 2024, he detected a concentration of 25 occupiers and their armored vehicles and struck them with a munition-equipped drone. Kyrylo Zibrov was killed during Russian shelling while covering a brother-in-arms with his body.

Captain Ivan Kotsur. He defended the city of Voznesensk in the Mykolaiv region and prevented occupiers from reaching the Martynivka airfield. In 2023, as deputy company commander of the Marine Corps, he carried out combat missions in the Avdiivka and Berdiansk sectors. During the liberation of the village of Storozhove, his group destroyed about 70 occupiers. On June 13, 2023, the armored vehicle of the group led by Ivan Kotsur was hit by a tank. He sustained a severe wound and was killed while covering the withdrawal of his brothers-in-arms.

Colonel Vasyl Simushyn (State Border Guard Service of Ukraine). He took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation. In July 2023, he repelled enemy assaults in the Kharkiv region, during which he sustained several wounds but refused evacuation. The border guards held their positions, destroyed equipment and occupiers, but the enemy forces prevailed. To evacuate the wounded and move his brothers-in-arms to a safer place, the wounded Vasyl Simushyn detonated a grenade near the enemy and continued firing a grenade launcher until the end.

Soldier Dmytro Chornyi. In the summer of 2025, he was expanding the system of engineering fortifications on the forward edge of defense near the village of Shakhove, Pokrovsk district. He neutralized more than 200 explosive devices, cleared territories, and created passages in minefields. On September 2, he was ambushed by an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group. In an unequal battle, he eliminated part of the occupiers and, at the cost of his life, enabled an adjacent group to take up defense.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally awarded the Heroes of Ukraine the Order of the Golden Star. The awards were received by:

Soldier Vladyslav Bilousov. From March to December 2025, he continuously remained at combat positions near the village of Shevchenko, Pokrovsk district. He held the positions alone and, after waiting for reinforcement with personnel and ammunition, continued repelling numerous attacks by the occupier, inflicting significant losses on them.

Soldier Oleksandr Maretskyi. Since the summer of 2025, he has been carrying out combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia region. In September, while on duty, he detected the movement of occupiers, destroyed some of them, and prevented the loss of a forward position. He covered 2 km under fire to reach a position attacked by the enemy with which contact had been lost. He sustained a head wound but managed to reach the nearest trench and report the situation. Only the next morning was he evacuated.

Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Khyzhniak. He set up positions near Klishchiivka and took part in battles. His platoon destroyed at least 17 Wagner fighters. In the summer of 2024, he planned combat actions in the Svatove district of the Luhansk region, where the defenders recaptured four positions and destroyed at least 17 occupiers. In 2025, Oleksandr Khyzhniak and his group engaged Russians near Novovodianе, destroying at least 16 enemies.

The Head of State also presented the Cross of Military Merit to the warriors. The award was received by:

Hero of Ukraine, Captain Ivan Kozin. The first Ukrainian defender to receive the Cross of Military Merit for the third time. Commander of a mechanized battalion. In September 2025, near Orestopil in the Dnipro region, he organized a flanking maneuver and an attack on enemy positions. The warriors destroyed more than 40 occupiers and secured the village. For 84 days in semi-encirclement, the units under his command held settlements near the village of Vorone, destroyed more than 200 occupiers, two tanks, and three IFVs. In November, they repelled an attempt by Russians to retake positions near Novoselivka, eliminating more than 70 occupiers.

Captain Andrii Barkovskyi (State Border Guard Service of Ukraine). In January–February 2024 in the Kharkiv region, he was part of a group for detecting and eliminating enemy sabotage groups; later he carried out combat missions in the Sumy region and took part in the Kursk operation. In April last year, thanks to aerial reconnaissance, Ukrainian defenders detected occupiers. The group led by Andrii Barkovskyi destroyed three Russians and captured two. During interrogation, it was possible to determine the operational situation and the enemy’s plans.

Senior Lieutenant Valentyn Bryka. Since December 2024, he has been carrying out combat missions in the Pokrovsk sector. Last year, his artillery platoon destroyed an enemy mortar crew, ensured accurate fire against superior enemy forces, and stopped an offensive by invaders on motorcycles.

Senior Lieutenant Vadym Loza. In the summer of 2025, his unit destroyed a squad of enemy infantry. Then it eliminated eight more occupiers, thwarting a breakthrough attempt. In September, the battalion drove the enemy from positions and advanced 800 m into the defense depth. During one of the Russian attacks, Vadym Loza hit a machine-gun position, forcing the occupiers to stop the assault.

Junior Sergeant Vasyl Mulko (National Guard of Ukraine, “Khartiia”). He repeatedly went to forward positions to rotate personnel, deliver ammunition, and evacuate the wounded. In April last year, after his armored vehicle hit a mine, he dragged wounded brothers-in-arms to the nearest shelter, provided aid, and waited for the arrival of another evacuation group. This saved the lives of three warriors.

Senior Sergeant Ivan Palamarchuk (National Guard of Ukraine, “Azov”). In April 2025, he repelled assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk region, including personally destroying three occupiers during one of the attacks. On April 24 last year, under intense enemy fire, he carried a wounded officer on his back, provided aid, and called for evacuation, thereby saving the warrior’s life.

Soldiers Vladyslav Savchuk and Ihor Trotsko. Since August 2025, they have been carrying out combat missions as part of a motorized infantry battalion. In September last year, near a firing position, they destroyed an occupier and captured enemy communications equipment. They passed the obtained intelligence data to the command. As a result, four enemy attacks in the Donetsk region were thwarted and the elimination of 15 occupiers was confirmed.

Sergeant Oleh Skoryk. Since the end of 2024, he has been carrying out combat missions near Kotlyne, Pokrovsk district. In June last year, together with his brothers-in-arms, he was attacked with an unknown poisonous gas – the defenders used gas masks and remained in position. He repeatedly provided aid to wounded brothers-in-arms. In total, for more than 150 days in semi-encirclement, he carried out tasks on the line of combat contact.

The defenders also received from the Head of State the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III class; the Orders “For Courage,” I–III classes; and the Orders of Danylo Halytskyi.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented combat flags to the commanders of the 144th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “Nemesis,” and the 1121st Training Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Regiment.

The distinction “For Courage and Bravery” was received by the commanders of the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the 47th Separate Artillery Brigade, the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade “Kherson,” and the 4th Pavlohrad Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine.

The President also presented honorary name ribbons to the leadership of units: the 127th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade was assigned the honorary name “Kharkivska,” the 27th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine – “named after Prince Sviatoslav Yaroslavych,” and the 36th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine – “Podilskyi.”

Kyiv:

Just another Monday in Kyiv, when your neighbours are terrorists.

A fragment of an Iskander missile was found on the roof of McDonald’s.

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— Maria Drutska (@mariadrutska.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast:

Newly released archival footage by Russians. March 2022, Hostomel: video filmed by a member of a Russian Rosgvardiya special forces unit captures the moment Ka-52 is struck by a Ukrainian MANPADS launched from the direction of Irpin.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM

Odesa:

In Odesa region as a result of a russian attack last night, two people were killed.

A fire broke out at an auto parts store and among several trucks in a parking lot. Sadly, two people died in the strike, and three others were injured.

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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM

Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russia:

The Russians showcased an underground town of the “Vostok” troop grouping in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Kilometer-long tunnels lead to a command post where, at a depth of 3 meters beneath concrete slabs, there are a fountain, a swimming pool, a sauna, and even a private museum.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM

Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

The Armed Forces of Ukraine deny yet another Russian false claim about the alleged capture of the settlement of Ternuvate in the Huliaipole sector.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM

The 225th Separate Assault Regiment reported that the settlement had not been occupied, and that a small number of Russian troops may be hiding in basements somewhere; they are currently being searched for.

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM

Two fighters from the assault group “Morok” of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment captured six Russian infantrymen from the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment. A Russian platoon commander also surrendered, providing valuable intelligence information.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 6:44 AM

Kharkiv Oblast:

In Kharkiv region, Russians attacked an evacuation car. Volunteer Denis “Hollander” Khristov, who evacuates civilians from frontline areas, was injured

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 10:05 AM

“I’m returning on my own. If there are no leaks on the way to Kharkiv, I’ll write my standard message to the UAV pilots. Not today, bastards. Stay in touch.”

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 10:05 AM

Russia:

🚨Russian economic collapse: majority of Russian companies now seeing profit loss, investment cuts, and layoffs.

There’s a liquidity crisis, widespread non-payments, and dramatically rising costs, all at once.

The impact is growing as the whole system crumbles under the stress.

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— Maria Drutska (@mariadrutska.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 2:03 AM

The Udmurt Republic, Russia:

🥳Important strike on Iskander/Oreshnik missile production plant verified!

The electroplating and stamping shop in the Votkinsky plant was likely completely destroyed, based on satellite photos and expert analysis.

This may mean a lot less ballistic missiles hitting Ukraine.🤞

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— Maria Drutska (@mariadrutska.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 3:25 AM

Perm Krai, Russia:

Superb long range strike by a Ukrainian Liutyi drone on one of fascist Russia’s largest methanol producers, Metafrax Chemicals, in Gubakha, Perm Krai about 1,600 km from Ukraine.

Two workshops, a storage tank and a distillation column were damaged in the attack.

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— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM

The Republic of Tartarstan, Russia:

🔥At night, the Russian oil pumping station Druzhba-1 at Kaleikino was attacked. A large 60-meter-diameter oil storage tank is burning. The facility is located about 1,100 km from the front line.

The Druzhba-1 station at Kaleikino is a major hub of the Druzhba oil pipeline system.

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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) February 23, 2026 at 5:18 AM

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Saturday lunch for the displaced cats and dogs in Izium, eastern Ukraine. Izium was liberated in 2022 but remains very close to the frontline with drone attacks frequent. We have a number of feeding stations here, and the team delivers to residents taking care of dozens of pets.

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— Nate Mook (@natemook.bsky.social) February 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM

Open thread!