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[00:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Defense Ministry: Wagner Group losing up to 80% of some assault units near Bakhmut. "Evacuation of the dead and wounded is limited or not carried out at all," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Telegram.

[01:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: Western officials say new Russian offensive 'more aspirational than realistic.' The U.S., U.K., and Ukraine do not believe that Russia has amassed the resources to make meaningful gains in its new offensive in eastern Ukraine, officials from the countries told CNN.

[01:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Explosions heard in central Poltava Oblast. The sounds of explosions were reported in different parts of the central Poltava Oblast overnight on Feb. 16. Suspile reported, citing local residents, that explosions were heard near the city of Poltava, the oblast capital. (1/2)

[01:43:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: Later, Poltava Oblast Governor Dmytro Lunin also said on Telegram that air defense in the oblast was at work. (2/2)

[01:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Lviv Oblast governor warns of 'real threat' "Residents of Lviv Oblast, there is a real threat. Please stay in shelters until the end of the air alert," Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram. He did not provide any details about the threat.

[01:58:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Mayor: Explosions heard in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast. Kremenchuk Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi also warned of an "increased threat of a missile attack" and urged residents to stay in shelters. Maletskyi said on Telegram that more details would follow.

[02:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces strike critical infrastructure in Lviv Oblast. Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Lviv Oblast in the early hours of Feb. 16, regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram. There are no casualties, according to the governor.

[05:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US concerned about reports of Russian plot to overthrow power in Moldova. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried said on Feb. 15 that the U.S. "well knows the playbook by which Russia is governed."

[05:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Moldova’s President outlined on Feb. 13 what she described as a coup d'état by Moscow to use external saboteurs to overthrow her country’s government, put the nation “at the disposal of Russia” and derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union.

[05:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Sandu’s comments came a week after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova. Moldovan intelligence officials later confirmed those claims.

[05:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Putin is unlikely to announce new Russian mobilization initiatives in his address on Feb. 21. Vladimir Putin is unlikely to announce measures for further escalation of the war in Ukraine or major Russian mobilization initiatives in his address to the Federal Assembly.

[05:58:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Putin postponed his annual address to the Federal Assembly several times in 2022, likely in hopes of eventually using this speech to celebrate sweeping Russian victories in Ukraine," the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on Feb. 15.

[05:58:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: "(Putin) was unable to do so due to the lack of such victories and amidst heightened criticism of the Kremlin’s management of the war," the ISW said.

[06:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️1 killed, 2 injured in Russian missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhiy Lysak reported that a 79-year-old woman was killed amid a Russian missile strike on the city of Pavlohrad, located 75 kilometers east of the regional capital Dnipro. https://t.co/RsMutPT7lz

[06:58:01] Twitter DefenceU: "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." William Ernest Henley Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Aug 10. https://t.co/E5TEFKZuHI

[07:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air Force: Russia launched 32 missiles in Feb. 16 strike on Ukraine. Ukrainian military downed 16 missiles on Feb. 16 amid Russia's 15th mass missile strike on Ukraine's critical infrastructure. Ukraine's Air Force reported that a total of 32 missiles had been launched.

[08:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Russia hits targets in north, west, center of Ukraine. Russia hit targets in the north and west of Ukraine, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, with drones and missiles on Feb. 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said.

[09:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 16, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/9TCrNMk2La

[09:28:02] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Congratulations to colleague & friend @GitanasNauseda & people on the 105th anniversary of the Lithuanian State restoration. I wish peace & prosperity! is grateful to for all the aid, firm solidarity & faith in a common victory over the aggressor. Stronger together!

[09:43:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Israeli foreign minister arrives in Kyiv for official visit. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen wrote on Twitter on Feb. 16 that he had arrived in Kyiv and was planning to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

[10:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Officials: Russian missiles hit infrastructure in Kirovohrad, Poltava oblasts Two Russian missiles hit critical infrastructure overnight on Feb. 16 in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, the governor Dmytro Lunin reported.

[10:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Another missile hit critical infrastructure in Kirovohrad Oblast's Kropyvnytsky District without causing any casualties, Kirovohrad Oblast Governor Andriy Raykovich said.

[11:13:03] Twitter DefenceU: Another massive missile attack by the terrorist state on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. A total of 36 missiles were launched. 14 cruise missiles & 2 guided air missiles were shot down by air defense. Unfortunately, some of the Kh-22 cruise missiles reached their targets.

[11:42:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrenergo: No power shortage after Russia's Feb. 16 missile strike Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned power grid operator, said that Russia's Feb. 16 nationwide missile strike would not lead to blackouts.

[12:13:00] Twitter DefenceU: .@TIME tells a horrifying story of russian war crimes during the occupation of Yahidne, Chernihiv region, where more than 360 people, including children and the elderly, were kept in a small basement for nearly a month. https://t.co/OyUTeqcu5u https://t.co/CJjzT29MKF

[12:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russian attacks kill 6, injure 13 in Donetsk Oblast Russian forces on Feb. 15 killed three people in Pokrovsk, two in Bakhmut and one in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on Telegram.

[13:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Norwegian parliament approves 7 billion euro aid plan for Ukraine Norway’s parliament on Feb. 16 approved a 7.4 billion euro (75 billion kroner) support plan for Ukraine as part of a five-year aid package, the Norwegian government reported.

[14:58:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian shelling kills couple in Kherson Oblast Russian shelling damaged a house in the village of Zmiivka in Kherson Oblast on Feb. 16, killing a couple, the Kherson regional administration reported.

[14:58:08] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Putin, Lukashenko to discuss military cooperation on Feb. 17 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will meet his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Feb. 17 to discuss military cooperation, Lukashenko said.

[14:58:20] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian attack injures 6 in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast A Russian airstrike injured six people in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on Feb. 16, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

[15:13:08] Twitter DefenceU: RT @KpsZSU: Okay, let's go https://t.co/C0zPF1M62t

[15:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Missile debris found in Moldovan border region. A Moldovan police patrol found part of a missile near the border village of Briceni in the country's north on Feb. 16, according to the Moldovan interior ministry. https://t.co/oUXQ6K1gTW

[15:58:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: This is the fourth time a missile part has fallen in Moldovan territory since Russia started launching mass missile strikes on Ukraine on Oct. 10, according to the ministry, with the most recent incident having occurred on Jan. 14. Photo: Moldovan Interior Ministry

[15:58:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Israel to support Zelensky's peace formula at the UN. Israel intends to support President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace plan at the United Nations next week, said Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Feb. 16.

[15:58:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russian air force underperforms in Ukraine Russia's air force continues to underperform in Ukraine due to air defense and dispersed basing caused by the threat of strikes on Russian airfields, the UK’s Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 16.

[16:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bloomberg: US concerned over China, Iran helping Russia import foreign chips G7 member states are discussing whether to sanction companies in China, Iran, and North Korea that are providing Russia with parts and technology that have military purposes, Bloomberg reported.

[16:28:01] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з Президентом Казахстану @TokayevKZ. Обговорили співпрацю на міжнародних майданчиках. Також подякував Казахстану за гуманітарну допомогу для України.

[16:28:03] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had a phone call with the President of Kazakhstan @TokayevKZ. We discussed cooperation on international platforms. I also thanked Kazakhstan for its humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

[16:28:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia shells Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, killing 1. Earlier today, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that a Russian airstrike had injured 6 men between the ages of 36 and 65. The victims were repairmen carrying out work on powerlines.

[16:28:08] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Slovakian parliament recognizes Kremlin as terrorist regime. Slovak lawmakers condemned Russia’s large-scale attacks on civilians, civilian objects and critical infrastructure after the latest Russian missile strike unleashed on Ukraine on Feb. 16.

[16:58:00] Twitter DefenceU: The EU’s 10th package of sanctions includes a ban on the export of “sanitary ware” to russia. This may become another “red line” for the kremlin, as the favorite trophies of the army of marauders are toilet bowls and washstands.

[17:13:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrenergo CEO: Worst of Russian attacks on energy grid likely over. “The adversary has largely lost the ability to inflict significant damage,” said Volodymyr Kudrytsky in an interview with Bloomberg on Feb. 16, adding that the coming months will nonetheless not be easy.

[17:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️European Parliament urges EU countries to consider giving fighter jets, missile systems to Ukraine Critics argue that allies’ reluctance to supply F-16 fighter jets and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will prevent Kyiv from launching a major counteroffensive.

[17:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine returns 101 more POWs from Russian captivity. 100 military personnel and one civilian were released from Russian captivity during a prisoner exchange on Feb. 16. The majority of military personnel are from Mariupol, including 63 Azovstal defenders. https://t.co/o87f151Yro

[17:28:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: Photo: Andriy Yermak/Telegram

[17:28:04] Twitter DefenceU: As a result of another prisoner exchange, 100 defenders of Ukraine and 1 civilian returned home from russian captivity! Soldiers of #UAarmy, National Guard and border guards... 94 are defenders of Mariupol, 63 of them - Heroes of Azovstal. https://t.co/hADLL7FVIM

[17:28:08] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️MP: Defense Ministry confirms that some food procurement prices were above average The Defense Ministry has published the prices at which it purchased food in 2022, MP Anastasia Radina said. Some of the them were double the average market price.

[18:58:10] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Transfer of damaged weapons across Slovakia border stalled over legal issues. Slovakia has not allowed 15 German-made howitzers in need of repairs to pass across its border with Ukraine for several weeks, the German edition of Business Insider reported.

[18:58:22] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Milley: Russia-Ukraine war will end with negotiations.

[18:58:24] Twitter KyivIndependent: "It is unlikely that Russia is going to overrun Ukraine. It's just not going to happen," said Generak Mark Milley, also adding that it will be "very, very difficult" for Ukraine to expel all Russian forces from occupied territory.

[19:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: We reached out to our listeners on Twitter to see what they wanted to be answered on rebuilding, both now and after Russia’s war. We received a lot of questions, but most can be boiled down to “how on earth are we going to pay for this?” Listen here: https://t.co/UpofzULzAv https://t.co/GzoNMBMc1y

[19:58:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine nationalizes assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The properties include the Mykolaiv Alumina Refinery, the Hlukhiv Quartzite Quarry, Khust Quarry, and the Zhezheliv Quarry. The total value of Deripaska's assets seized is around $271 million.

[20:28:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Politico: EU Commission backs out of Russian nuclear sanctions. Three unnamed diplomats told Politico on Feb. 16 that the EU Commission will not include sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector or its representatives in its latest sanctions package.

[21:13:09] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Explosions reported in Kharkiv. Local Telegram channels reported around seven missiles fired at the northeastern city from Russia's neighboring Belgorod Oblast late in the evening of Feb. 16. Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov urged residents to seek shelter.

[21:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️France sends 14 wheeled tank destroyers to Ukraine. Fourteen AMX-10RC wheeled tank destroyers are en route to Ukraine from France, Forces Operations reported on Feb. 16. The delivery is the first batch of the armored vehicles, with more expected to be sent in the near future.

[21:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK opposition leader Keir Starmer visits Ukraine. The two discussed the current situation on the front line and what to expect in the coming months, sanctions and the confiscation of Russian-held assets, post-war rebuilding, and the creation of a Russian war crimes tribunal.

[21:43:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Today, on the Military Journalist Day in Ukraine, we want to celebrate our reporters who go to the front lines, risking their safety to bring the rest of the world news about Russia’s invasion. https://t.co/DLEAR9PPnU

[21:43:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: Support our reporting and help fund more trips to the front line here: https://t.co/IbR3o7izPB

[22:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Nuland: New G7 sanctions package to be announced on Russian invasion anniversary.

[22:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: "These sanctions will expand and deepen the previously introduced restrictions in certain categories, related, in particular, to limiting the flow of technology and equipment for the Russian defense industry, etc.," U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said.

[22:13:02] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Parliament of Slovak Republic joined , the PACE, the PA NATO and passed a resolution recognizing: current russian regime as a terrorist one; russia as the state sponsor of terrorism. Together we'll defeat russia, restore the peace, and punish the war criminals.

[22:13:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Feb. 16, Russia launched a new mass missile strike against Ukraine. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Moscow fired 32 missiles. Ukrainian military downed 16. Russia also used drones for the attack. https://t.co/STmVyEdmrs

[22:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to preliminary data, Russia used S-300 surface-to-air missiles for the attack.

[22:43:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russia strikes infrastructure in Kharkiv. Late on Feb. 16, Russian forces hit Kharkiv with missiles, targeting infrastructure facilities, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. There is no information about casualties at the moment.

[22:43:02] Twitter DefenceU: To see Vuhledar and die. 68th Jager Infantry Brigade https://t.co/hqpe5xtPpw

[22:58:03] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Russia has been waging a war against for almost a year, destroying cities, killing people. Can art be outside politics? Not when it is a policy of aggression. In that case art cannot be neutral. I said this in an address at @berlinale https://t.co/sUrZiV3F6X

[23:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Canada to allocate additional $5.6 million for demining Ukraine. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on Feb. 16 that Canada will provide Ukraine with 7.5 million CAD ($5.6 million) for demining.

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