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Archive: February 2026

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Operation Midas: the arrest at Ukraine's border

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the detention of a former energy minister in a corruption inquiry into the energy sector.

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Why was Galushchenko detained at the border?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the arrest of Ukraine's former energy minister on 15 February 2026 as part of Operation Midas.

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Why was Galushchenko detained at Ukraine's border?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the arrest of a former energy minister in the Operation Midas corruption investigation.

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Strikes and a helmet: Ukraine on 12 February 2026

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day when the war's toll followed Ukraine into the Winter Olympics and drone attacks continued on both sides of the border.

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Heraskevych's helmet and the limits of Olympic neutrality

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the IOC's disqualification of a Ukrainian skeleton racer over a helmet showing athletes killed in the war.

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Why a helmet became a flashpoint at the Olympics

Posted: | Opinion

On 12 February 2026, the disqualification of a Ukrainian skeleton racer placed the toll of the war inside a sporting arena.

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What happened in Ukraine's war on 10 February 2026?

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on a strike on Sloviansk and the fighting and attacks reported in the days just before it.

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Strikes and a ground push: Ukraine, 10 February 2026

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on a day of civilian deaths in Sloviansk, a Russian advance near Kupiansk, and an arrest linked to the shooting of a Russian general.

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What did 10 February 2026 show about the war?

Posted: | Opinion

A retrospective on a day of strikes in Donetsk Oblast, following a heavy overnight assault and gains near Kupiansk.

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Emergency blackouts and a Moscow shooting

Posted: | Security

A look back at 7 February 2026, when Ukraine scheduled nationwide power cuts and news emerged of a shooting in the Russian capital.

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What Russian strikes did in Ukraine, 3–5 February 2026

Posted: | Security

A look back at the days around 5 February 2026, when strikes hit energy infrastructure, Zaporizhzhia and a market in Druzhkivka.

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What the early February 2026 strikes showed

Posted: | Security

A look back at Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians in the days up to 5 February 2026.

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What happened on 3 February 2026 in Ukraine?

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of Russian drone and missile strikes that followed a brief pause on hits to Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

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What the 2 February 2026 strikes showed

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of drone attacks on both sides of the border, and a Starlink restriction announced a day earlier.

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Two blows to Ukraine's wartime routines on 1 February 2026

Posted: | Opinion

A deadly drone strike on mineworkers in Dnipro and a Starlink restriction marked a hard day for Ukraine, a retrospective look shows.

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