{"id":12565,"date":"2026-02-18T04:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12565"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:04:49","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1455-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12565","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,455 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>These are the key developments from day 1,455 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/021059e7440d45cba3c79e9ae03f3bbf_6.jpeg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Here is where things stand on Wednesday, February 18:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"fighting\">Fighting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Three people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian car in the city of Mykolaivka in the Kramatorsk district of Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk region, the state\u2019s emergency service said in a statement.<\/li>\n<li>The three people, as well as another person injured in the attack, were workers at the Sloviansk Thermal Power Station, the Kyiv Independent news outlet reported.<\/li>\n<li>A woman died after being injured in a Russian drone attack in Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Six people, including two children, were also injured in the attack, Fedorov said.<\/li>\n<li>Russian-appointed official Yevhen Balitsky, in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhia region, said that a woman was killed by Ukrainian shelling in the village of Vodyane, Russia\u2019s TASS state news agency reported.<\/li>\n<li>A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in the village of Kalinovka, in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said, according to TASS.<\/li>\n<li>Three people were killed when part of a building collapsed following reports of an explosion at a military police facility in the town of Sertolovo in Russia\u2019s Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. The cause of the blast remained unclear.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Ukraine\u2019s General Staff said that the army\u2019s forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia\u2019s Krasnodar region, causing a fire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russian authorities in Krasnodar later said that a fire at an oil reservoir in the Black Sea port of Taman had been extinguished after it was damaged in a drone attack.<\/li>\n<li>Russian forces shot down 151 Ukrainian drones overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning across several Russian regions, as well as over the Black and Azov Seas, Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defence said, according to TASS.<\/li>\n<li>Russian Deputy Defence Minister Aleksei Krivoruchko has acknowledged that Starlink satellite internet terminals used by the Russian military to communicate \u201chave been down for two weeks\u201d, nearly two weeks after Ukrainian officials said the terminals used by Russian forces had been disconnected on the instructions of Starlink\u2019s owner, Elon Musk.<\/li>\n<li>Krivoruchko said the loss of Starlink had \u201cnot affected the intensity or effectiveness\u201d of Russia\u2019s drone operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"peace-talks\">Peace talks<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Russian and Ukrainian negotiators concluded the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, with negotiations set to continue on Wednesday. The talks in Geneva follow two previous rounds of negotiations in Abu Dhabi.<\/li>\n<li>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily evening address that he was ready \u201cto move quickly towards a worthy agreement to end the war\u201d, but he also questioned whether Russia was serious about peace. \u201cWhat do they want?\u201d he added, accusing them of prioritising missile strikes over \u201creal diplomacy\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had earlier told journalists he did not think there would be any updates to share after day one of the talks in Geneva. \u201cI don\u2019t think we should expect any news today,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"politics-and-diplomacy\">Politics and diplomacy<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>The Vatican will not participate in US President Donald Trump\u2019s Board of Peace, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFor us, there are\u2026 some critical issues that should be resolved, let\u2019s say,\u201d Parolin said, noting the Vatican has \u201cinsisted\u201d that \u201cit is above all the UN that manages these crisis situations\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Trump\u2019s peace board has drawn criticism, including for inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to join, despite Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and Russia\u2019s leader being wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.<\/li>\n<li>French authorities have let the suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker Grinch leave French territorial waters after the company owning the vessel paid a penalty of \u201cseveral million euros\u201d, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the key developments from day 1,455 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. 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