By Staff Reporter
Here are the major developments from day 1,448 of Russia’s war on Ukraine, as of Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
Fighting
A Russian strike on the city of Bohodukhiv, west of Kharkiv, killed four people, including three young children, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. The victims included two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl, along with a 34-year-old man. A 74-year-old woman was also injured in the attack.
Russian bombardment targeting energy facilities left the Lozova community in the Kharkiv region without electricity. Local official Serhii Zelenskyy reported the outages, while Syniehubov later declared an energy emergency due to what he described as ongoing and intense shelling across the region.
In the Donetsk region, a Russian missile strike killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter and injured 16 others, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.
Meanwhile, in Russian-occupied areas, Moscow-installed officials reported casualties from Ukrainian attacks. Five people were killed in Vasylivka, in the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region, according to Russian state media. A priest was also reported killed during a Ukrainian strike on a funeral procession in Skelki, also in occupied Zaporizhia.
Power and heating disruptions were reported in Russian-controlled areas of Zaporizhia, including Enerhodar. Russian-appointed officials said Ukrainian attacks caused electricity outages in several locations.
Management at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said one of its two external power lines was severed following a Ukrainian attack, raising fresh concerns about the facility’s energy supply stability.
In Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a Ukrainian drone strike killed a man travelling in a van in the Shebekinsky district.
Russia’s Defence Ministry reported that its air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs and 72 Ukrainian drones in a single day.
Military Aid
The United States ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, announced that 21 NATO member states and two partner countries have pledged to purchase more than $4.5 billion worth of US weapons under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. Further announcements are expected during a meeting of defence ministers in Brussels on Thursday.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence also confirmed that its armed forces received an additional 4.5 billion hryvnias (approximately $104.5 million) over the past month. The funds will be used to procure drones and electronic warfare systems.
Politics and Diplomacy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed his country’s support for efforts to end the war during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin confirmed that the conflict was discussed during the conversation.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that France has not formally restored diplomatic ties with Russia but noted recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about the need to rebuild relations. Peskov said Moscow was “impressed” by the comments.
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, announced additional restrictions on the Telegram messaging platform, accusing it of failing to comply with Russian laws and alleging insufficient protections against fraud and criminal activity.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov responded by stating that the platform would continue to defend freedom of speech and user privacy despite mounting pressure.
Sanctions
The management of Germany’s PCK Schwedt oil refinery, which is controlled by Russia’s Rosneft, has issued an urgent appeal to Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche. The refinery warned that potential US sanctions could disrupt fuel supplies to Berlin and surrounding areas.
Germany had previously secured a sanctions exemption for the refinery, but that waiver is scheduled to expire on April 29.
