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Nieuws en achtergronden over de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne 🇺🇦
Steun Oekraïne: u24.gov.ua, savelife.in.ua/en/, sternenkofund.org/en
"Do not ask Ukraine when the war will end. Ask yourself – why Putin is still able to continue it" - Zelensky
Steun Oekraïne: u24.gov.ua, savelife.in.ua/en/, sternenkofund.org/en
"Do not ask Ukraine when the war will end. Ask yourself – why Putin is still able to continue it" - Zelensky
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1/ Russia may be preparing to announce a mass mobilisation, a bad peace deal with the US, or confiscate people's savings to fund the war effort, according to Russian warbloggers. They suspect that the government wants to ban Telegram to block public dissent over such moves. ⬇️
February 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
1/ Russia may be preparing to announce a mass mobilisation, a bad peace deal with the US, or confiscate people's savings to fund the war effort, according to Russian warbloggers. They suspect that the government wants to ban Telegram to block public dissent over such moves. ⬇️
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⚡️ Ukraine's leading postal service breaks into US market with UPS partnership.
Customers will be able to send packages up to 30 kilograms to Ukraine via 6,000 UPS Store locations across the U.S., Nova Poshta said in a press release on Feb. 18.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-po...
Customers will be able to send packages up to 30 kilograms to Ukraine via 6,000 UPS Store locations across the U.S., Nova Poshta said in a press release on Feb. 18.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-po...
Ukraine's leading postal service breaks into US market with UPS partnership
Customers will be able to send packages up to 30 kilograms to Ukraine via 6,000 UPS Store locations across the U.S., Nova Poshta said in a press release on Feb. 18.
kyivindependent.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
⚡️ Ukraine's leading postal service breaks into US market with UPS partnership.
Customers will be able to send packages up to 30 kilograms to Ukraine via 6,000 UPS Store locations across the U.S., Nova Poshta said in a press release on Feb. 18.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-po...
Customers will be able to send packages up to 30 kilograms to Ukraine via 6,000 UPS Store locations across the U.S., Nova Poshta said in a press release on Feb. 18.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-po...
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Police in Poland today arrested a man from Moldova, who tried to derail a freight train full of fuel supplies, heading to Ukraine.
The 25 year old managed to get into the driver's cabin and activated the emergency stop system on three cars.
35 wagons were at risk of derailing.
The 25 year old managed to get into the driver's cabin and activated the emergency stop system on three cars.
35 wagons were at risk of derailing.
February 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Police in Poland today arrested a man from Moldova, who tried to derail a freight train full of fuel supplies, heading to Ukraine.
The 25 year old managed to get into the driver's cabin and activated the emergency stop system on three cars.
35 wagons were at risk of derailing.
The 25 year old managed to get into the driver's cabin and activated the emergency stop system on three cars.
35 wagons were at risk of derailing.
"Uit gegevens van de afgelopen vier jaar blijkt dat Rusland tanks inruilt voor drones, terwijl de nieuwe pantservoertuigen niet naar Oekraïne, maar naar de NAVO-grens gaan."
Russia’s war is getting cheaper. That’s the worst news Europe has heard in years. - Euromaidan Press
Four years of data show Russia trading tanks for drones—while its new armor heads not to Ukraine, but to NATO's border.
euromaidanpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Uit gegevens van de afgelopen vier jaar blijkt dat Rusland tanks inruilt voor drones, terwijl de nieuwe pantservoertuigen niet naar Oekraïne, maar naar de NAVO-grens gaan."
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A tiny Austrian sensor designed for precise motion control made an impressive journey across the globe. Some time after being sold to a company in Hong Kong, it turned up in Ukraine inside a long-range military drone launched from Russia.
Investigation: How Russian drones exploit European technologies to strike Ukraine, and beyond
Editor's note: This story is part of a cross-border investigative project that involved eight newsrooms, initiated by De Tijd (Belgium) and coordinated by the Kyiv Independent and OCCRP.
A tiny Austr...
kyivindependent.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A tiny Austrian sensor designed for precise motion control made an impressive journey across the globe. Some time after being sold to a company in Hong Kong, it turned up in Ukraine inside a long-range military drone launched from Russia.
Het Oekraïense leger voerde in januari meer dan 7.000 missies uit met gronddrones.
Het overgrote deel daarvan zijn logistieke taken, waaronder het leveren van voorraden en het vervoeren van gewonde soldaten.
🇺🇦 Minister van Defensie Fedorov wil de inzet van gronddrones nog veel verder opvoeren.
Het overgrote deel daarvan zijn logistieke taken, waaronder het leveren van voorraden en het vervoeren van gewonde soldaten.
🇺🇦 Minister van Defensie Fedorov wil de inzet van gronddrones nog veel verder opvoeren.
Ukrainian ground robots carry out over 7,000 missions per month, defence minister says
Mykhailo Fedorov says that Ukraine is systematically scaling up the use of ground robotic systems on the front. In January 2026 alone, more than 7,000 missions were carried out using ground robotic sy...
www.pravda.com.ua
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Het Oekraïense leger voerde in januari meer dan 7.000 missies uit met gronddrones.
Het overgrote deel daarvan zijn logistieke taken, waaronder het leveren van voorraden en het vervoeren van gewonde soldaten.
🇺🇦 Minister van Defensie Fedorov wil de inzet van gronddrones nog veel verder opvoeren.
Het overgrote deel daarvan zijn logistieke taken, waaronder het leveren van voorraden en het vervoeren van gewonde soldaten.
🇺🇦 Minister van Defensie Fedorov wil de inzet van gronddrones nog veel verder opvoeren.
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As Ukraine experienced its coldest January in over a decade, Russia launched 4,442 drones and 135 missiles at the country — most of which targeted energy infrastructure, depriving millions of heat, electricity, and water.
February 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
As Ukraine experienced its coldest January in over a decade, Russia launched 4,442 drones and 135 missiles at the country — most of which targeted energy infrastructure, depriving millions of heat, electricity, and water.
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⚡ Ukraine named suspects in a program removing children from occupied areas.
Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine says it added individuals and groups to its “Child Abductors” database tied to state-backed deportation schemes.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine says it added individuals and groups to its “Child Abductors” database tied to state-backed deportation schemes.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Ukraine Names Russian Officials Behind Program Removing Children From Occupied Territories
HUR names people and groups tied to Russia’s “Cultural Map 4+85” scheme moving Ukrainian children from occupied areas via “excursions”.
united24media.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
⚡ Ukraine named suspects in a program removing children from occupied areas.
Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine says it added individuals and groups to its “Child Abductors” database tied to state-backed deportation schemes.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine says it added individuals and groups to its “Child Abductors” database tied to state-backed deportation schemes.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
In een dorpje in het verre oosten van Rusland (250 inwoners) trokken 39 van de 67 mannen naar Oekraïne om te vechten.
19 daarvan sneuvelden. "Waarvoor zijn onze mannen gestorven?", vraagt een inwoonster zich hardop af.
19 daarvan sneuvelden. "Waarvoor zijn onze mannen gestorven?", vraagt een inwoonster zich hardop af.
A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In een dorpje in het verre oosten van Rusland (250 inwoners) trokken 39 van de 67 mannen naar Oekraïne om te vechten.
19 daarvan sneuvelden. "Waarvoor zijn onze mannen gestorven?", vraagt een inwoonster zich hardop af.
19 daarvan sneuvelden. "Waarvoor zijn onze mannen gestorven?", vraagt een inwoonster zich hardop af.
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More from Belgorod 💥💥💥
February 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
More from Belgorod 💥💥💥
38% van alle personeelskosten van het Russische leger in Oekraïne gaat naar uitkeringen bij overlijden.
Rusland geeft nu meer roebels uit aan soldaten die zijn gesneuveld, dan aan salarissen voor nog levende militairen of aan de werving van nieuwe soldaten.
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/70236
Rusland geeft nu meer roebels uit aan soldaten die zijn gesneuveld, dan aan salarissen voor nog levende militairen of aan de werving van nieuwe soldaten.
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/70236
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
38% van alle personeelskosten van het Russische leger in Oekraïne gaat naar uitkeringen bij overlijden.
Rusland geeft nu meer roebels uit aan soldaten die zijn gesneuveld, dan aan salarissen voor nog levende militairen of aan de werving van nieuwe soldaten.
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/70236
Rusland geeft nu meer roebels uit aan soldaten die zijn gesneuveld, dan aan salarissen voor nog levende militairen of aan de werving van nieuwe soldaten.
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/70236
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Zelenskyy: US promised Europe licenses to produce Patriot missiles — then refused
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
Washington promised missile licenses, then walked back — now Europe is scrambling to arm itself, Zelenskyy says
Germany has run out of air defense missiles to give Ukraine. The US declined to license Patriot missile production in Europe when Ukraine proposed it years ago. Zelenskyy said
euromaidanpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Zelenskyy: US promised Europe licenses to produce Patriot missiles — then refused
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
Germany now has no air defense missiles left to give Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it didn't have to be this way: "There were promises of licenses, but America did not go along with it"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/18/w...
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Why Flamingo matters, even if it isn't a wonder weapon. Russia is afraid of it, and righty so, because while its not a game changer on its own, its contribution to Ukraine winning the war will be greater than the sum of its parts.
THE FLAMINGO CONUNDRUM
Why Flamingo matters, even if it isn't a wonder weapon. Russia is afraid of it, and righty so, because while its not a game changer on its own, its contribution to Ukraine winning the war will be greater than the sum of its parts.
themilitaryanalyst.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Why Flamingo matters, even if it isn't a wonder weapon. Russia is afraid of it, and righty so, because while its not a game changer on its own, its contribution to Ukraine winning the war will be greater than the sum of its parts.
De eigenaar van 🇺🇦 voetbalclub Sjachtar Donetsk heeft omgerekend 169.000 euro gedoneerd aan skeletonracer Vladyslav Heraskevytsj.
"Heraskevytsj heeft niet de kans gekregen om te strijden voor de overwinning op de Olympische Spelen, maar hij keert terug naar Oekraïne als een ware winnaar."
"Heraskevytsj heeft niet de kans gekregen om te strijden voor de overwinning op de Olympische Spelen, maar hij keert terug naar Oekraïne als een ware winnaar."
Ukraine skeleton racer gifted $200,000 by Shakhtar Donetsk owner after Winter Olympics ban
Football club donation equal to prize money Ukraine pays gold medallists after Heraskevych was barred from racing while wearing ‘helmet of memory’
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
De eigenaar van 🇺🇦 voetbalclub Sjachtar Donetsk heeft omgerekend 169.000 euro gedoneerd aan skeletonracer Vladyslav Heraskevytsj.
"Heraskevytsj heeft niet de kans gekregen om te strijden voor de overwinning op de Olympische Spelen, maar hij keert terug naar Oekraïne als een ware winnaar."
"Heraskevytsj heeft niet de kans gekregen om te strijden voor de overwinning op de Olympische Spelen, maar hij keert terug naar Oekraïne als een ware winnaar."
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OTD in 2022 i denied any invasion would happen.
So you can believe my promises about peace now.
So you can believe my promises about peace now.
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
OTD in 2022 i denied any invasion would happen.
So you can believe my promises about peace now.
So you can believe my promises about peace now.
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How Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin’s network kept operating in Africa and Latin America after his death (with Russian intelligence’s help) — an investigation by IStories, The Continent, Forbidden Stories, Dossier Center, All Eyes On Wagner, and openDemocracy 🔽
istories.media/en/stories/2...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
“The Central African Republic Supports Trump”
How Wagner’s network operated in Africa and Latin America after Prigozhin’s death
istories.media
February 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
How Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin’s network kept operating in Africa and Latin America after his death (with Russian intelligence’s help) — an investigation by IStories, The Continent, Forbidden Stories, Dossier Center, All Eyes On Wagner, and openDemocracy 🔽
istories.media/en/stories/2...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
Sinds 2022 zijn ongeveer 8.000 🇷🇺 veteranen van de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne – waaronder contractsoldaten, gemobiliseerde troepen en Wagner-huurlingen – veroordeeld voor misdrijven tegen burgers, blijkt uit onderzoek van Novaya Gazeta Europe.
War Comes Home: How Returning Veterans Are Driving a Surge in Violent Crime in Russia
A new report by the support group Vyhod suggests that queer Russians over 45 are among the most vulnerable groups in the LGBTQ+ community in Russia. Their vulnerability has its roots in a decades-long...
russiapost.info
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Sinds 2022 zijn ongeveer 8.000 🇷🇺 veteranen van de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne – waaronder contractsoldaten, gemobiliseerde troepen en Wagner-huurlingen – veroordeeld voor misdrijven tegen burgers, blijkt uit onderzoek van Novaya Gazeta Europe.
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No surprise there. Ru wants Ukraine to surrender but can’t compel them. Ukraine isn’t losing on the battlefield and they don’t want to submit to Ru occupation. The US is not an honest broker but trying to help Ru achieve its goals diplomatically. US has stopped aid to Ukr so it has little leverage.
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
No surprise there. Ru wants Ukraine to surrender but can’t compel them. Ukraine isn’t losing on the battlefield and they don’t want to submit to Ru occupation. The US is not an honest broker but trying to help Ru achieve its goals diplomatically. US has stopped aid to Ukr so it has little leverage.
🇺🇦 Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Andrii Sybiha over de beslissing om Rusland en Belarus onder hun eigen vlag toe te laten tot de Paralympische Winterspelen:
"Deze vlaggen en volksliederen vertegenwoordigen regimes die agressie voeren, steden verwoesten en sport misbruiken voor propaganda."
"Deze vlaggen en volksliederen vertegenwoordigen regimes die agressie voeren, steden verwoesten en sport misbruiken voor propaganda."
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🇺🇦 Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Andrii Sybiha over de beslissing om Rusland en Belarus onder hun eigen vlag toe te laten tot de Paralympische Winterspelen:
"Deze vlaggen en volksliederen vertegenwoordigen regimes die agressie voeren, steden verwoesten en sport misbruiken voor propaganda."
"Deze vlaggen en volksliederen vertegenwoordigen regimes die agressie voeren, steden verwoesten en sport misbruiken voor propaganda."
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🧵 A thread: what’s happening right now with FPV drones being dropped from larger russian UAVs?
February 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🧵 A thread: what’s happening right now with FPV drones being dropped from larger russian UAVs?
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Really fresh and intelligent and interesting French doc of 10 minutes on Ukrainian recruitment posters. I had no idea brigades do their own recruitment. It's entirely decentralized. Fascinating contrast with Russian campaigns. www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
Ukraine: Pin-up Propaganda - The World in Images - Watch the full show | ARTE
The Third Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army has caused a stir with its recruitment campaign: Glossy images of beautiful young people reminiscent of film poster art, where the brutal reality of war...
www.arte.tv
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Really fresh and intelligent and interesting French doc of 10 minutes on Ukrainian recruitment posters. I had no idea brigades do their own recruitment. It's entirely decentralized. Fascinating contrast with Russian campaigns. www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...
🌬️🎈 Als er dan toch één land last moet hebben van ballonnen:
✈️👀 Belarusian Air Force Su-30 fighter jet has been shooting down air targets over the country for several hours. We are talking about balloons with equipment "similar to Starlink", which the Russians launched a few days ago, - monitoring channels
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
🌬️🎈 Als er dan toch één land last moet hebben van ballonnen:
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John Bolton: Our biggest mistake in the 1990s and during the Bush administration was leaving Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus in a gray zone - not pushing harder for their eventual NATO membership.
Eastern and Central Europeans were begging for protection from Russia. We expanded NATO but left
Eastern and Central Europeans were begging for protection from Russia. We expanded NATO but left
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
John Bolton: Our biggest mistake in the 1990s and during the Bush administration was leaving Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus in a gray zone - not pushing harder for their eventual NATO membership.
Eastern and Central Europeans were begging for protection from Russia. We expanded NATO but left
Eastern and Central Europeans were begging for protection from Russia. We expanded NATO but left
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Russian "liberation" of Donetsk and Donbas - no water, no help from the local "authorities".
Russia says it wants to "protect" the people of Donbas. But in fact, it destroys Donbas, drains it out (literally and figuratively).
Russia says it wants to "protect" the people of Donbas. But in fact, it destroys Donbas, drains it out (literally and figuratively).
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Russian "liberation" of Donetsk and Donbas - no water, no help from the local "authorities".
Russia says it wants to "protect" the people of Donbas. But in fact, it destroys Donbas, drains it out (literally and figuratively).
Russia says it wants to "protect" the people of Donbas. But in fact, it destroys Donbas, drains it out (literally and figuratively).
Karina Bakhur, een 17-jarige kickbokskampioene die in Oekraïne door een Russische raket om het leven kwam, wordt geëerd op de helm van de Oekraïense olympische sporter Vladyslav Heraskevytsj.
Hij werd vanwege dit eerbetoon uitgesloten van deelname aan skeletonwedstrijden.
Hij werd vanwege dit eerbetoon uitgesloten van deelname aan skeletonwedstrijden.
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Karina Bakhur, een 17-jarige kickbokskampioene die in Oekraïne door een Russische raket om het leven kwam, wordt geëerd op de helm van de Oekraïense olympische sporter Vladyslav Heraskevytsj.
Hij werd vanwege dit eerbetoon uitgesloten van deelname aan skeletonwedstrijden.
Hij werd vanwege dit eerbetoon uitgesloten van deelname aan skeletonwedstrijden.