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Russia-Ukraine Daily News
The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).
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🇷🇺 In 2013, employees of the Moscow-based State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, known by its Russian acronym GosNIIOKhT, published a scientific paper describing a method for producing epibatidine.

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theins.ru/en/news/289394

#Russia
Toxin used to poison Alexei Navalny was synthesized at the same institute that created the Novichok nerve agent
In 2013, employees of the Moscow-based State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, known by its Russian acronym GosNIIOKhT, published a scientific paper describing a method for produ...
theins.ru
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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💬 President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 14 that territorial concessions by #Ukraine would not bring peace, just like the 1938 Munich Agreement did not prevent World War II.

kyivindependent.com/zelensky-giv...
Territorial concessions by Ukraine won't bring peace, Zelensky says in Munich
"It would be an illusion to believe that this war can now be reliably ended by dividing Ukraine – just as it was an illusion to believe that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would save Europe from a greater...
kyivindependent.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s Security Service reported that its Alpha special operations unit destroyed approximately half of Russia’s Pantsir air defense systems in 2025 through a series of long-range strikes.

united24media.com/latest-news/...
Ukraine Destroyed Half of Russia’s Key Pantsir Air Defenses Worth Up to $20 Million Each
SBU says Alpha unit destroyed about half of Russia’s Pantsir systems in 2025, weakening air defense and enabling deeper Ukrainian strikes.
united24media.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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💬 #Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in #Ukraine, tallying around 65,000 soldiers over the last two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
NATO's Rutte says Russians suffering 'crazy losses' in Ukraine
Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in Ukraine, tallying around 65,000 soldiers over the last two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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💬 French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot on Saturday said #Putin was willing to use chemical weapons against Russians, citing latest Western conclusions that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal nerve agent.

www.reuters.com/world/france...

#Russia
France: Navalny poisoning shows Putin ready to use nerve agents on own people
French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot on Saturday said President Vladimir Putin was willing to use chemical weapons against Russians, citing latest Western conclusions that Kremlin critic Alexei Na...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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⚡️ The UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands are confident that Alexei #Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin.

This is the conclusion of our Governments based on analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny. These analyses have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.

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February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian BK-16 landing craft and several other military targets in occupied #Crimea and southern Ukraine on February 12–13, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine

united24media.com/latest-news/...
Ukraine Hits Russian BK-16 Assault Boat And RSP-10 Radar In Crimea
Ukraine’s General Staff reports strikes on a Russian BK-16 craft, radar, comms site, and ammo depot in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine.
united24media.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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💬 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks next week in Geneva will be serious and substantive, but he voiced concern that #Ukraine was being asked "too often" to make concessions.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

#usa #russia
Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks next week in Geneva will be serious and substantive, but he voiced concern that Ukraine was being aske...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Google Threat Intelligence Group identified a previously undocumented threat actor behind attacks on Ukrainian organizations using CANFAIL malware. The group is possibly linked to Russian intelligence services.

securityaffairs.com/187976/hacki...

#russia #ukraine
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine
A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted Ukrainian defense, government, and energy groups, with CANFAIL malware.
securityaffairs.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 As battlefield dynamics continue to evolve, #Ukraine is now introducing a new drone-deployable, anti-vehicle landmine intended to target the smaller vehicles currently used in Russian assaults.

www.forbes.com/sites/vikram...
Ukraine Develops New Landmine To Counter Russian Offensive Tactics
Ukraine is deploying drone-delivered, anti-vehicle landmines to counter Russian assault tactics that are increasingly reliant on motorcycles, ATVs, and light vehicles.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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🇺🇲🇳🇴 U.S. officials investigated a previously unreported experiment in #Norway in which a government scientist tested a microwave device and developed neurological symptoms similar to so-called Havana syndrome, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

#usa
CIA, Pentagon reviewed secret 'Havana syndrome' device in Norway, Washington Post reports
U.S. officials investigated a previously unreported experiment in Norway in which a government scientist tested a microwave device and developed neurological symptoms similar to so-called Havana syndr...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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🇺🇦 Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to ease some conditions, including sensitive tax increases, for a new $8.2 billion lending programme, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Saturday.

www.reuters.com/business/ukr...
Ukraine, IMF ease conditions on new $8.2 billion loan program
Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to ease some conditions, including sensitive tax increases, for a new $8.2 billion lending programme, Prime Minister Yulia Svyryden...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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💬 The European Union should "bring to life" a mutual defence pact anchored in its founding treaty, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

www.reuters.com/business/med...

#europe
EU should 'bring to life' mutual defence pact, von der Leyen says
The European Union should "bring to life" a mutual defence pact anchored in its founding treaty, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 An overnight Russian drone strike on Odesa set a residential building on fire and killed a woman inside, the governor of the southern Ukrainian region said on Saturday morning.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/14/r...

#Russia #Ukraine
Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Woman – Governor - The Moscow Times
An overnight Russian drone strike on Odesa set a residential building on fire and killed a woman inside, the governor of the southern Ukrainian region said on Saturday morning.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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🇺🇲🇷🇺

#Trump: "Russia wants to make a deal"

Rubio: "US doesn't know if Russia is 'serious' about Ukraine peace"

🤦

#usa #russia #ukraine
February 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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💬 US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said that #China is providing decisive support to Russia's aggression against #Ukraine and could end the war with a single phone call.

www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
US ambassador to NATO believes China could stop Russia's war in Ukraine with one call
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says China plays a decisive role in supporting Russia and could help bring the war in Ukraine to an end.
www.pravda.com.ua
February 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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#ICYMI

🇷🇺 Russia’s Channel One airs fake front pages spread by Matryoshka bot network for the first time

A Jan. 29 program showed non-existent cover stories from Le Parisien & Liberation criticizing Zelensky for his “inability to negotiate”

theins.press/en/news/289380

#propaganda #disinformation
Russia’s Channel One airs fake front pages spread by Matryoshka bot network for the first time
On Jan. 29, the “Vremya Pokazhet” talk show on Russia’s Kremlin-controlled Channel One (Perviy Kanal) presented “proof” of what the program’s host said was criticism directed against Ukrainian Preside...
theins.press
February 14, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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🇷🇺 An unprecedented leak of 1,431 internal documents exposes a Russian network orchestrating #disinformation and political influence operations across Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

forbiddenstories.org/propaganda-m...

#Russia #propaganda
Propaganda Machine: Secret documents reveal Russia’s foreign influence strategy across three continents - Forbidden Stories
Propaganda Machine Reading time: 12 min. Propaganda Machine: Secret documents reveal Russia’s foreign influence strategy across three continents The Company is a network of experts tasked with orchest...
forbiddenstories.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, injuring two people late on Feb. 13, officials reported.

kyivindependent.com/terrorizing-...

#russia #ukraine
'Terrorizing the civilian population' — At least 2 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast
The attack targeted the Vyshhorod district of Ukraine's national capital region, which is located on the northern outskirts of Kyiv. Regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported that a man and a woman ...
kyivindependent.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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🇺🇦 & 🇮🇷 Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on #Ukraine and Iran, are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday in Geneva, source says
Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on Ukraine and Iran, are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia is unlikely to accept any meaningful security guarantees for #Ukraine even if the United States and Ukraine concede to Russia’s territorial demands.

understandingwar.org/research/rus...
February 14, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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💬 “Russia wants to make a deal, and Zelensky’s going to have to get moving, otherwise he’s going to miss a great opportunity. He has to move,” #Trump said, according to AFP.

www.kyivpost.com/post/70032

Gosh, I absolutely despise this putin's clown 🤬

#usa #russia #ukraine
Trump Tells Zelensky to ‘Get Moving’ on Peace Talks
The US president once again heaped pressure on Ukraine, claiming that “Russia wants to make a deal.”
www.kyivpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A Ukrainian cyber unit claims it tricked Russian soldiers into revealing their positions and donating money to Ukraine's Armed Forces by pretending to help them reconnect Starlink devices they were using on the battlefield.

kyivindependent.com/using-starli...
Using Starlink ruse, Ukrainian cyber forces trick Russian soldiers into revealing positions, donating to armed forces
The group received $5,870 from Russian soldiers seeking to restore connectivity which it is donating to fundraising efforts for Ukrainian drones.
kyivindependent.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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💬 #Germany should beef up its intelligence services and allow them more freedom to act in the face of a range of hybrid threats from Russia, the head of the country's foreign intelligence service said on Friday.

www.reuters.com/world/german...
German spy chief calls for more operational freedom to counter threats
Germany should beef up its intelligence services and allow them more freedom to act in the face of a range of hybrid threats from Russia, the head of the country's foreign intelligence service said on...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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💬 A top EU official said there is no shortcut to #Ukraine carrying out reforms, amid speculation over Kyiv's accelerated entry to the European Union as soon as next year.

kyivindependent.com/eu-says-no-s...
EU says no shortcut to Ukraine reforms amid 2027 membership speculation
"Let's have this discussion, with one baseline: full membership comes only after full reforms," Marta Kos, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, said on Feb. 13 in Tallinn.
kyivindependent.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM