On February 18, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as part of his visit to Kuwait, held a meeting with the Crown Prince of this country, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched their first counterattack in a year, successfully liberating the village of Peschanoe in the Donetsk region.

US President Donald Trump has said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine must end,

In the near future, Ukaina can hit the distant parts of the Russian territory with long-range missiles such as ATAMS, SCALP/Storm Shadow. The United States, Britain and France allowed their use.

Ukrainian drones attacked a number of military targets in Kaspiysk for the first time since the start of the war in the territory of Dagestan. The attack caused the delay of three flights at the Makhachkala airport. There are no reports of casualties.

Valery Zaluzhny, the former head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and now Ukraine's ambassador to London, said that a part of the territories could be handed over to Russia in order to end hostilities. This statement may indicate fundamental changes in the leadership of Ukraine.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its forecast regarding the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The current baseline scenario suggests that fighting could continue until the end of 2025, and the worst-case scenario until mid-2026. At the moment, most analysts predict that the conflict may end next year due to the change of administration in the White House.

Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine's General Intelligence Service, confirmed information that North Korean troops are undergoing training in Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to him, about 11,000 North Korean infantrymen are currently undergoing training in eastern Russia, and they will be ready for combat operations on November 1.

Russian forces carried out airstrikes on a nursing home and energy sector in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Thursday. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and 12 people were injured. Zelensky announced that Russia had launched 90 guided bomb attacks in the past 24 hours.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the number of people killed and 271 injured as a result of the rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava by the Russian army has reached 51.