Below are the main developments on the day of 1089 of Russia’s widespread invasion of Ukraine.

This is the situation on Monday, February 17:

Fighting

• Regional ruler Vicesclav Ghadrafouh said that at least four people were killed by Ukrainian drones in two separate incidents in the Russian Bluewood region. In one of the accidents, a woman was killed immediately due to an attack on the car where she was traveling. Three men were later killed in a similar attack.
• Governor Vinnamin Condateev said that more Ukrainian drone attacks were later wounded by one person and killed 12 homes in the Russian Krasnodar area.
• The Moscow Ministry of Defense said that nine Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Azov Sea and the southern region of Russia in Krasnodar.
• The Ukrainian army said that Russia fired 143 drones in an overnight attack, 95 of which were dropped. The Air Force said 46 failed to reach their targets.
• The governor of the region, Vitaly Kim, said that at least one person was wounded, and it was caught fire in building the critical infrastructure in southern Ukraine due to the Russian attacks overnight. The government emergency service said that many houses in Kyiv were also damaged.
• Ukrainian Prime Minister Dennis Shmeisal said that the thermal power plant was damaged in the attacks on Miklav, leaving tens of thousands of people without heating at fewer temperatures than freezing. President Voludmir Zelinski said at least 100,000 people were without authority.

• According to the Army, Ukraine, Russian forces increased their attacks in eastern Ukraine, mainly targeting the logistics center. The army said it had recorded 261 clashes within 24 hours.
• Victor Tregopov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian forces in the Boukerrovsk area, said Kiev has regained the village of Tamin near the city. He said: “A number of counter -attacks by the Ukrainian forces have achieved some success,” adding that they can already “talking about the liberation of the village of Bishan.”
• Moldova said that Russian drones violated the country’s airspace again, a few days after the Russian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry due to a similar accident.

Politics and diplomacy

• Zelinski said he ordered his ministers not to sign an agreement with the United States to provide rare ground minerals in exchange for previous and future American assistance. He told Associated Press that the agreement did not protect the interests of Ukraine.
• The National Security Council spokesman, Brian Hughes, said, without confirming the offer he made to Kiev, that Zelinski was “short -sighted” in this matter and that the mineral deal will allow us to “compensate” the previous “compensation” with the increase in the economy in Ukraine.
• Zelinski warned that Russia “waging a war” against NATO if US President Donald Trump provided support for the military alliance. He also said that Trump had influence to push Russian President Vladimir Putin to the ceasefire talks, but he said that Putin should never be trusted.
• Reuters reported that the United States asked the European allies about what they had requested from Washington to participate in the security arrangements of Ukraine. According to the News Agency, Demarchhe had six points and questions asking the countries that will contribute to the guarantees and that the allies will be ready to deploy forces in Kiev.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the coming days will determine Putin’s seriousness about peace in Ukraine, adding that he had spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about what he described as the difficult operational conditions of the American embassy in Moscow.
• Rubio also said that the process towards peace cannot be completed with only one meeting and that it will not be easy. While the date of the talks between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia has been determined, Rubio said it was not sure of Moscow was sending, “Nothing has been completed yet.”

• Zelinski said he would reject any peace agreement between the United States and Russia that did not include Kyiv’s inputs.
• The Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Ukrainian, Trade and Agriculture, Yulia Sferidko, said that the delegation traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold meetings before a possible visit. According to the minister, the delegation will focus on strengthening economic relations, as Kyiv “is preparing to sign important economic agreements with countries in the region.”
• Zelenskyy announced that he had arrived in the United Arab Emirates to hold talks on the re -arrested Ukrainians, investment and economic cooperation.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said that he spoke by phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Russian-Ukraine peace talks and what role should Europe play.
• German Chancellor Olaf Schools said that the Europeans will not support any peace process that supports the stripping of Ukraine. “Ukraine must remain a sovereign democratic nation – decisions cannot be taken on their heads,” he said.
• Trump said he could meet with Putin “very soon” to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine. He also said he believed that the Russian and Ukrainian presidents want to see an end to fighting.
• The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that the United States and Russia will hold talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the war in Ukraine on Tuesday.
• British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer said he was ready to send forces to Kiev and contribute to security guarantees if it becomes necessary to protect his country and the security of Europe.