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Friday, February 27
Sweden intercepts suspected Russian drone approaching French aircraft carrier
Sweden's military jammed a suspected Russian drone that was flying toward the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was docked in the port of Malmo.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,265,130 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,280 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
US, Ukraine hold talks in Geneva to discuss recovery, next round of Russia negotiations
Ukrainian delegates met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva as part of the ongoing efforts to broker a peace with Moscow, Ukraine's top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, announced on Feb. 26.
Friday, February 27
Ukraine reportedly hits power station in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, oil depot in occupied Luhansk
Ukraine struck the Russian city of Belgorod and a neighboring district with "a massive missile attack" overnight, causing power outages, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed on Feb. 27.
Ukraine secures $8.1 billion IMF lifeline as funding gaps loom
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko welcomed the IMF decision, saying that, "It is very important for us that in the fifth year of full-scale war, amidst systematic attacks on the energy sector, Ukraine has guaranteed international financial support from partners and resources for the stable functioning of the state."
Orban's election campaign strategy — blackmail EU, Ukraine over Russian oil and hope for a fight
On Feb. 26, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was feeling adventurous, sending two letters — one to Brussels, another one to Kyiv — with a set of demands. The intended target audience for both, however, were not EU and Ukrainian officials, but the domestic population soon heading to the polls. "Viktor Orban's ominous post is not an open letter to a foreign head of state, but rather a campaign message targeting a domestic audience," Daniel Hegedüs, deputy director at the Institute for Europ
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The plant, legally owned by Energoatom, once employed 159 licensed specialists — the only people authorized to directly operate the plant’s six nuclear reactors, which, prewar, provided over a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity.
