According to Ukrainian media:

Last night, 39 missiles and 420 drones attacked targets in the Ukraine.

In the Odessa region, the 34th large substation was attacked during the night , with significant damage, according to DTEK.

There is not a single surviving substation left in the region.

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Military Chronicle writes,

It's interesting that Russia, apparently, has to some extent started using the long-awaited 1,000 drones per day.

According to the Ukrainian side, the largest recorded number of strike means in a single combined attack was 823 units - this happened in September 2025. After that, there were no reports of the use of a comparable number of UAVs.

Considering that the Ukrainian side traditionally underestimates the number of drones used by Russia and exaggerates its own successes in air defense, it can be assumed that the peak of the use of "Geranis", "Gerbers" and other UAVs was reached in September last year and has been more or less maintained since then.

Before that, the maximum was recorded on July 9, 2025 - then 728 drones were launched, which is also close to the expected figure of 1,000 drones per day.

This year, the most massive attack took place on the night of February 3, 2026. Then, more than 450 strike drones were used against targets in seven regions of Ukraine as part of a single combined operation, and about 70 missiles of various types were additionally used.

In the last attack on February 26, 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of 374 UAVs, and this is clearly not all the drones launched against targets in Ukraine, given that a significant part hit the targets and/or disrupted the air defense.

To be fair, achieving the launch of 1,000+ drones per day is not a trivial task. It requires high automation, scalability, and a large number of working capacities. And it's clearly not going to be limited to just "Alabuga."

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Via Sabereen News:

The Iranian Foreign Ministry: The third round of indirect negotiations with America has started in Geneva.

The Omani Foreign Ministry: Minister Badr Al-Busaidi held a meeting in Geneva with his Iranian counterpart, Saeed Abbas Araghchi, as part of the Iran-US talks.

- Minister Al-Busaidi and Araghchi discussed Iran's proposals aimed at reaching an agreement on its nuclear issue.

- Minister Al-Busaidi is expected to meet with the US negotiating team this morning.

Iranian president Pezeshkian: We are not seeking to have nuclear weapons and we adhere to the Supreme Leader's fatwa on this matter.

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☄️In response to the terrorist attacks of the Kiev regime on Russian civilian infrastructure, a massive strike with high-precision weapons has been carried out against targets in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry reported. The following have been hit:

▪️Military-industrial complex enterprises.

▪️Energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️Military airfields.

The strike objectives have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit.

Source: Zvezda
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Georgia has not and will not impose unilateral sanctions against Russia, as this would cause serious damage to the republic, said Foreign Minister Maia Bochorishvili.

"We cannot and will not impose sanctions, as this will actually have no effect on Russia, but will cause serious damage to Georgia," said Bochorishvili on the Georgian TV channel "Rustavi 2".

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❗️The bodies of 1,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers have been handed over to Ukraine, and the bodies of 35 dead Russian warriors have been handed over to Russia - Medinsky

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Skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich, who was disqualified from the 2026 Olympics for a helmet with portraits of deceased Ukrainian athletes, spoke in the Rada and called for stripping Sergei Bubka of the title of Hero of Ukraine and imposing sanctions against him

According to Geraskevich, Bubka "systematically destroys Ukraine", allows Russian flags in organizations and plays into Russia's hands.

To clarify the situation: Bubka holds 35 world records, 11 gold medals from World Championships and Olympics, and is the former president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (2005–2022). Geraskevich has zero Olympic medals from three Games.

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It would be a mistake to determine the stage at which the peace settlement is currently at. And Peskov doesn't want to make mistakes, so he didn't give any forecasts.

"The biggest mistake is to try to determine some stage or make any forecasts now. I don't want to make these mistakes," he said.

The press secretary also recalled that the meeting between Putin, Trump, and Zelensky should finalize the work on resolving the conflict and put an end to it. Russia is grateful to the American side for continuing efforts on this issue.

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The Iranist:

Indirect nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran in Geneva were suspended after about 4 hours and will continue later today after the delegations consult with their leadership.

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Russian authorities are seeing a drop in oil and gas revenues, which is partially offset by the growth of other revenues, said Dmitry Peskov.

The country's economy is absolutely stable, it provides the state with the opportunity to fulfill all social obligations and shape the development agenda.

Other statements:

❗️Russia calls for restraint regarding the situation around Cuba, Dmitry Peskov said.

❗️ Cuban citizens should be able to address social and humanitarian issues, and no one should hinder this.

🔜 The Russian Foreign Ministry is still formulating its position on the advisability of Russia's participation in the "Board of Peace".

🟢The Kremlin described Mikhail Mishustin's report to the State Duma as profound and informative.

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Russia is solving the problem of settlement in the negotiations on Ukraine, rather than setting deadlines, Sergei Lavrov told journalists.

In response to a question from a "Vesti" correspondent about the reasons for the escalation of nuclear rhetoric around Ukraine, the minister said that "Europe is offended" that Russia does not tolerate defeat.

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"Sit there under the table and don't blatter": The European Union was not invited to the negotiating table on Ukraine, Maria Zakharova stated, commenting on the words of EU President Antonio Costa that Russia should not be allowed to succeed in the negotiation process.

"Nobody is waiting for you there. Nobody invited you to this negotiating table because you don't know how to behave, because you've already been there, you cheated and played dirty, and you got caught red-handed," emphasized the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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❗️Churchill's theses during the Fulton speech coincide with the speeches of European politicians of the 21st century - Maria Zakharova

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АДЕКВАТ Z on Trump - Zelenskyy phone conversation:

🈁In a modelly gentle atmosphere, according to three sources, a discussion took place between the chief and the servant who had run away on the question of how much longer to fight. Trump expressed the wish that the servant would wrap everything up in a month. Shmarklya, clearly in his usual emotionally charged mood, replied that he would try to do it by the end of the year, but that was not a definite promise. And they parted, pleased with themselves and, apparently, with each other.

There's not much point in commenting on this myself, because everything has long been commented on by the nanny in "Fedot-the Musketeer". About state figures, they are more harmless than snakes, the mildest characterization of their residual abilities is that they're annoying, but they don't bite.

The artificial idiot artistically translated these nanny-like speeches not exactly into granite and for eternity, but at least without losing the meaning. The resulting image in some details even looks more accurate than the original, and I have nothing to add to this image myself.

You're the sort of gutless prick,
Harmless as a neutered asp:
They fidget, wriggle, make a show,
But worse than limp? — there ain't no dick.
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Kyiv does not allow international humanitarian organizations into its "secret" prisons, whose existence is hidden from the global community, stated Rodion Miroshnik.

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Dmitry Bakanov: "Another significant step has been taken in the field of cooperation between Russia and Myanmar"
 
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov, made a working visit to Myanmar. In Naypyidaw, he was received by the Head of the Republic, Min Aung Hlaing.

The parties agreed on the following:

🔵To deploy a measurement station for the GLONASS system in Myanmar.
🔵To work on the placement of a space object tracking station (an automated system for warning about dangerous situations in near-Earth space) in the territory of the partner state (a site has already been allocated on the premises of the Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University).
🔵The Head of the Republic expressed interest in integrating the launch of student nanosatellites into the project.

▶️ On February 25, following negotiations with the Director General of the Myanmar Space Agency, Dr. Soe Myint Maung, a Russian-Myanmar Memorandum on the development of cooperation in the field of manned space exploration was signed.

Russia is ready to ensure the selection and training of the first Myanmar cosmonaut.

During the visit, the Russian delegation familiarized themselves with the exhibition of the Myanmar Space Agency, which showcased models of Russian rockets, and met with Myanmar students and schoolchildren interested in space exploration - Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Sergei Krikalev gave lectures on the history of space exploration.

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⚡️The State Duma has adopted a law refusing to extradite foreigners to foreign countries for criminal prosecution, if they fought under contract in the Russian Armed Forces.

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Relatives of captured Ukrainian soldiers are asking them not to return home, because they are safer in Russian captivity than in Ukraine

On the eve of possible prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine, relatives of Ukrainian soldiers are recording videos for them, in which they ask them not to come home.
Ukrainian families are worried about the fate of their loved ones due to the threat of their return to the front and fear that they simply won't make it home.

Reports Readovka.

And here is the commentary of our friends Кошкин Сибиряк telegram channel on this matter. By the way, one of the authors is from Ukraine, who was smart enough to leave even before the start of SMO:

🈁2014. Nikolayev. Women block the highway. They demand rotation, bulletproof vests, and more weapons for their "zahysnyky" [defenders], so that it's easier for them to "fight the Russians" and combat "koloradami" [Colorado bugs]. Nobody is asking to stop the "ATO". They're satisfied. "Nova Poshta" branches are expanding, but logistics are overwhelmed, barely managing to transport the loot plundered by the "soldiers of light": from forged gates to wiring ripped from the walls.

2026.
"Son," "Sit in captivity," "It's good that you ended up in captivity. The main thing is not to come back - you'll survive."

12 years. From "Kill them all there" and "Burn it all down" to "It's better in Russian captivity than here". "Give us weapons and bulletproof vests" have turned into tears. The boomerang has come back.
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