Poland should proceed with the development of its own nuclear weapons, despite international norms, said the country's President, Karol Nawrocki.
According to him, he is a "big supporter" of the republic's joining the nuclear project. Nawrocki added that Poland is currently in a situation of serious tension.
At the same time, the Polish President noted that he does not know whether the project will be implemented at all, but he supports the building of Polish security "even on the basis of nuclear potential".
Source: Izvestia
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According to him, he is a "big supporter" of the republic's joining the nuclear project. Nawrocki added that Poland is currently in a situation of serious tension.
"This path, with respect for all international norms, is the one we should follow. <...> We need to act in this direction so that we can start working. We are on the verge of an armed conflict," he said in an interview with Polsat News.
At the same time, the Polish President noted that he does not know whether the project will be implemented at all, but he supports the building of Polish security "even on the basis of nuclear potential".
Source: Izvestia
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βοΈEurope's fuel reserves will only last for three months of war - Rheinmetall
"Fuel is the cornerstone of Europe's defense capability and also its vulnerability," stated Shen Britten, a top manager of the German defense concern, in an interview with ntv television channel.
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Urgently, introduce more sanctions against Russia, that must help.
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"Fuel is the cornerstone of Europe's defense capability and also its vulnerability," stated Shen Britten, a top manager of the German defense concern, in an interview with ntv television channel.
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Urgently, introduce more sanctions against Russia, that must help.
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In Russia, it is stated that Telegram is just a "few steps" away from resolving issues with the authorities, which will allow the messenger not to be blocked.
This was said by the head of the IT Committee of the State Duma, Sergei Boyarsky. According to him, Telegram is in "constant contact" with Roskomnadzor, but does not remove all materials as required by the regulator.
According to Boyarsky, out of 100 materials, Telegram only removes a "part" of them.
"There is contact, unlike WhatsApp, which did not respond to a single letter or complaint at all. And in principle, I don't understand, to be honest, what's stopping Telegram from taking a few more steps forward to build these relations in such a way as to remove the complaints," said Boyarsky.
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This was said by the head of the IT Committee of the State Duma, Sergei Boyarsky. According to him, Telegram is in "constant contact" with Roskomnadzor, but does not remove all materials as required by the regulator.
According to Boyarsky, out of 100 materials, Telegram only removes a "part" of them.
"There is contact, unlike WhatsApp, which did not respond to a single letter or complaint at all. And in principle, I don't understand, to be honest, what's stopping Telegram from taking a few more steps forward to build these relations in such a way as to remove the complaints," said Boyarsky.
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The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, stated that Europe should participate in negotiations on Ukraine, because it is European countries that are currently bearing a significant financial burden.
According to him, Europe is effectively paying for the continuation of the war: it purchases American weapons for transfer to Ukraine and compensates for the reduction in direct military aid from the USA.
In Warsaw, this is not seen as charity, but as a matter of its own security, which, in Sikorski's opinion, gives Europe the right to demand a place at the negotiating table on an equal footing with Washington.
However, Sikorski does not mention that the opportunity for a negotiated settlement existed as early as 2022. At that time, options for ending the hostilities were discussed, but after Boris Johnson's visit, Kyiv opted to continue the war with the support of Western countries.
Since then, the situation has changed: the conflict has dragged on, the costs have increased, and Europe has gradually transformed from a political supporter into the main financial participant in the process.
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The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, stated that Europe should participate in negotiations on Ukraine, because it is European countries that are currently bearing a significant financial burden.
According to him, Europe is effectively paying for the continuation of the war: it purchases American weapons for transfer to Ukraine and compensates for the reduction in direct military aid from the USA.
In Warsaw, this is not seen as charity, but as a matter of its own security, which, in Sikorski's opinion, gives Europe the right to demand a place at the negotiating table on an equal footing with Washington.
However, Sikorski does not mention that the opportunity for a negotiated settlement existed as early as 2022. At that time, options for ending the hostilities were discussed, but after Boris Johnson's visit, Kyiv opted to continue the war with the support of Western countries.
Since then, the situation has changed: the conflict has dragged on, the costs have increased, and Europe has gradually transformed from a political supporter into the main financial participant in the process.
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In the UK, the opening of a factory for the production of artillery shells - including for supplies to Ukraine - has been delayed for more than six months.
This was reported by The Guardian.
The issue concerns a plant in Glascoed, South Wales, which was supposed to increase the country's shell production capacity by 16 times.
The production was planned to start in the summer of 2025, but it has not yet begun.
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This was reported by The Guardian.
The issue concerns a plant in Glascoed, South Wales, which was supposed to increase the country's shell production capacity by 16 times.
The production was planned to start in the summer of 2025, but it has not yet begun.
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The situation near Krasny Liman and Slavyansk October 15th, 2025 and February 15th, 2026 according to divgen.ru.
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Brief Frontline Report β February 15th, 2026
Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'East' Group continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense and liberated the settlement of Tsvetkovoe in Zaporozhye Oblast."
The Russian Armed Forces continue combat operations to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defensive line in the interfluve of the Gaichur and Verkhnyaya Tersa rivers. On February 15, the settlement of Tsvetkovoe (47Β°41β²55β³ N 36Β°07β²37β³ E, population in 2001: 92) was liberated. During prolonged fighting, assault units of the 218th Guards Tank Regiment of the 127th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Guards Combined Arms Army took control of an area of more than 8 square kilometers.
Enemy losses amounted to up to two platoons of personnel from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, more than five units of equipment, and two UAV control points.
The enemy's defensive area of Tsvetkovoe-Svyatopetrovka-Staroukrainka, which covered the key stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defensive line β the settlement of Verkhnyaya Tersa β has been completely eliminated. The distance to the eastern outskirts of the settlement of Verkhnyaya Tersa is only 1.5 kilometers.
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'Dnepr' Group forces, as a result of ongoing and decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Zapasnoe, Magdalinovka, and Primorskoe in Zaporozhye Oblast."
The Russian Armed Forces are conducting active combat operations on the left flank of the Zaporozhye direction, where they liberated the settlement of Primorskoe (47Β°37β²28β³ N 35Β°17β²39β³ E, population in 2001: 3,840) and reached the mouth of the Konka River along its left bank on the Rechnoe-Primorskoe line. The village stretches along the shore for 10 kilometers.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Belousov, congratulated the command and personnel of the 108th Guards Air Assault Order of the Red Star and Suvorov Regiment of the 7th Guards Air Assault Division on the liberation of the settlement of Primorskoe in Zaporozhye Oblast.
Simultaneously, east of the settlement of Primorskoe, the settlements of Magdalinovka (whoops, misspelled as "Magdanilovka" on one of the maps) (47Β°38β²37β³ N 35Β°27β²07β³ E, population in 2001: 462) and Zapasnoe (47Β°38β²54β³ N 35Β°32β²05β³ E, population in 2001: 52) were liberated. The Russian Armed Forces are reaching the left bank of the Konka River on the Kamyshevakha-Malokaterinovka line, enveloping the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Orekhov defensive hub along a large radius (the bed of the Konka River). Blocking enemy reserves on these lines will allow the envelopment of the city of Orekhov to continue along a small radius, in the direction of Novoyakovlevka - Yurkovka.
Overall, in the operational space of the Zaporozhye direction, we are seeing synchronized actions by the "East" and "Dnepr" groups of forces to envelop its southern part through activity on both flanks.
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Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'East' Group continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense and liberated the settlement of Tsvetkovoe in Zaporozhye Oblast."
The Russian Armed Forces continue combat operations to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defensive line in the interfluve of the Gaichur and Verkhnyaya Tersa rivers. On February 15, the settlement of Tsvetkovoe (47Β°41β²55β³ N 36Β°07β²37β³ E, population in 2001: 92) was liberated. During prolonged fighting, assault units of the 218th Guards Tank Regiment of the 127th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Guards Combined Arms Army took control of an area of more than 8 square kilometers.
Enemy losses amounted to up to two platoons of personnel from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, more than five units of equipment, and two UAV control points.
The enemy's defensive area of Tsvetkovoe-Svyatopetrovka-Staroukrainka, which covered the key stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defensive line β the settlement of Verkhnyaya Tersa β has been completely eliminated. The distance to the eastern outskirts of the settlement of Verkhnyaya Tersa is only 1.5 kilometers.
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'Dnepr' Group forces, as a result of ongoing and decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Zapasnoe, Magdalinovka, and Primorskoe in Zaporozhye Oblast."
The Russian Armed Forces are conducting active combat operations on the left flank of the Zaporozhye direction, where they liberated the settlement of Primorskoe (47Β°37β²28β³ N 35Β°17β²39β³ E, population in 2001: 3,840) and reached the mouth of the Konka River along its left bank on the Rechnoe-Primorskoe line. The village stretches along the shore for 10 kilometers.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Belousov, congratulated the command and personnel of the 108th Guards Air Assault Order of the Red Star and Suvorov Regiment of the 7th Guards Air Assault Division on the liberation of the settlement of Primorskoe in Zaporozhye Oblast.
Simultaneously, east of the settlement of Primorskoe, the settlements of Magdalinovka (whoops, misspelled as "Magdanilovka" on one of the maps) (47Β°38β²37β³ N 35Β°27β²07β³ E, population in 2001: 462) and Zapasnoe (47Β°38β²54β³ N 35Β°32β²05β³ E, population in 2001: 52) were liberated. The Russian Armed Forces are reaching the left bank of the Konka River on the Kamyshevakha-Malokaterinovka line, enveloping the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Orekhov defensive hub along a large radius (the bed of the Konka River). Blocking enemy reserves on these lines will allow the envelopment of the city of Orekhov to continue along a small radius, in the direction of Novoyakovlevka - Yurkovka.
Overall, in the operational space of the Zaporozhye direction, we are seeing synchronized actions by the "East" and "Dnepr" groups of forces to envelop its southern part through activity on both flanks.
Read this report and many others on Marat Khairullin's Substack! That's where I post the high-definition maps, and frankly, the formatting on Substack makes the reports easier to follow. Any questions for Marat and Mikhail will be answered there.
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Ukrainian Education Minister Lisovoy blamed the Russian language for the missile strikes on Ukraine.
"If a person can't correlate the arrival of a missile with the Russian language, then they have certain problems with causal relationships," he said.
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"If a person can't correlate the arrival of a missile with the Russian language, then they have certain problems with causal relationships," he said.
I'll respond with Jelena's favorite:
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"Fuck away to Russia". Zelensky in a vulgar manner called for the expulsion of Russian citizens and their children from Western countries.
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They are on a roll today...
High on their own sense of self entitlement.
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They are on a roll today...
High on their own sense of self entitlement.
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Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban representative, states that Afghanistan is "ready to cooperate with the Iranian people" in the event of a potential conflict with the United States.
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Strong frosts are returning to Ukraine. On Tuesday, according to the Ukrhydrometcenter, the temperature in Kyiv and a number of regions will drop to -17 degrees.
Snowfall is also expected. In Kyiv, local social media accounts report that snow drifts and icy roads have already started to appear.
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There has been a dip in missile and drone strikes lately.
Timing is everything.
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Snowfall is also expected. In Kyiv, local social media accounts report that snow drifts and icy roads have already started to appear.
There has been a dip in missile and drone strikes lately.
Timing is everything.
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The enemy has published footage of the interception of a little-known Russian UAV called the "Klin" (another name: "Podsolnukh" / "Sunflower"). Among the known characteristics of the device are: takeoff weight of 13.5 kg, flight speed of up to 300 km/h, and a payload of 5 kg (two warhead options: high-explosive or shaped charge).
The flight range with a signal repeater is 120 km, and the "Klin" can remain in the air for up to 80 minutes. The drone can autonomously identify targets and attack them through the use of artificial intelligence and machine vision.
The "Klin" UAV was presented in October of last year, but footage of one being intercepted has only appeared recently.
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The enemy has published footage of the interception of a little-known Russian UAV called the "Klin" (another name: "Podsolnukh" / "Sunflower"). Among the known characteristics of the device are: takeoff weight of 13.5 kg, flight speed of up to 300 km/h, and a payload of 5 kg (two warhead options: high-explosive or shaped charge).
The flight range with a signal repeater is 120 km, and the "Klin" can remain in the air for up to 80 minutes. The drone can autonomously identify targets and attack them through the use of artificial intelligence and machine vision.
The "Klin" UAV was presented in October of last year, but footage of one being intercepted has only appeared recently.
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Bloomberg: The US operation against Maduro has cost nearly 3 billion dollars - the majority of these costs were spent on fuel, combat flights, and maintaining/deploying forces in the Caribbean.
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Judging by the footage of Russian UAV operators from the "Irishmen" unit, the AFU command continues to deploy self-propelled artillery in the area of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, trying to complicate the situation for the "Center" grouping.
The self-propelled artillery is being deployed in small batches, probably to reduce the risk of detection and maintain the element of surprise.
The loss of each installation is sensitive for the AFU, however, judging by the nature of the actions, the task of keeping Russian units within the Pokrovsk area is of priority importance, and Syrsky still does not care about the losses.
After establishing control over Pokrovsk itself, Russian units, according to available data, are engaged in regrouping: they are replenishing ammunition, repairing damaged equipment, and deploying command posts on new positions. After the completion of these activities, we can expect a continuation of the advance in the western direction.
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Judging by the footage of Russian UAV operators from the "Irishmen" unit, the AFU command continues to deploy self-propelled artillery in the area of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, trying to complicate the situation for the "Center" grouping.
The self-propelled artillery is being deployed in small batches, probably to reduce the risk of detection and maintain the element of surprise.
The loss of each installation is sensitive for the AFU, however, judging by the nature of the actions, the task of keeping Russian units within the Pokrovsk area is of priority importance, and Syrsky still does not care about the losses.
After establishing control over Pokrovsk itself, Russian units, according to available data, are engaged in regrouping: they are replenishing ammunition, repairing damaged equipment, and deploying command posts on new positions. After the completion of these activities, we can expect a continuation of the advance in the western direction.
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