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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,257,880 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 740 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Belarus unable to secure visas for Trump's Board of Peace meeting
Belarusian officials said Feb. 19 that they were unable to obtain visas to travel to the United States for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, despite receiving an official invitation to attend.
Friday, February 20
Polish president ends special refugee support system for Ukrainians, shifts assistance to general foreigner protections
Polish President Karol Nawrocki signed legislation on Feb. 19 transferring support measures for Ukrainian refugees into Poland’s general Law on the Protection of Foreigners, ending a separate legal framework created after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Trump extends Ukraine-related national emergency, certain US sanctions against Russia for another year
U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 19 approved a one-year extension of the national emergency and related sanctions first introduced following Russia’s 2014 occupation of Crimea.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian oil depot in Pskov Oblast, hits Belgorod with missiles
Key developments on Feb. 19: * Ukraine reportedly strikes oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast, targets Belgorod with missiles, leaving blackouts * US reportedly presses allies to block Ukraine from full participation at NATO summit * Moldova, Ukraine investigate alleged Russian-backed plot to assassinate prominent Ukrainians * Sweden to send cutting-edge air defense system to Ukraine as part of new $1.42 billion aid package Ukraine reportedly struck an oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast and
'Don't believe in fairy tales' — Russia scrambles for front-line signal after Starlink cut-off
Russia's assault on Ukraine has gone dark thanks to a recent cut-off of satellite internet. "Their pilots are now forced to pass on information by radio, and I can intercept those messages," Tymur, a deputy battalion commander in the Lyman sector, told the Kyiv Independent. "They have their own versions and alternatives to Starlink. They just need time to expand their use." At the start of February, SpaceX and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry implemented a "white list" for Starlinks to operate
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