Conflict Status: 1. Russian Ministry of Defense: Shot down 345 Ukrainian drones within 24 hours. 2. Russian Ministry of Defense: Recaptured Pokrovka and Minkivka in eastern Ukraine. 3. Local authorities stated that the fire in the Russian port of

2026-02-17

Conflict Status: 1. Russian Ministry of Defense: Shot down 345 Ukrainian drones within 24 hours. 2. Russian Ministry of Defense: Recaptured Pokrovka and Minkivka in eastern Ukraine. 3. Local authorities stated that the fire in the Russian port of Taman has been extinguished. Peace Negotiations: 1. Sources: Negotiations on the Ukraine issue and the Iran issue will be held simultaneously in Geneva on February 17. 2. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: The trilateral talks in Geneva will include the territorial issue. 3. Market news: The Russian delegation to the Geneva negotiations will expand to approximately 20 people. 4. Swiss Foreign Ministry: The Geneva talks on the Ukraine issue will be held behind closed doors. 5. Zelensky: Ukraine will not relinquish its territory. Further Russian attacks will make reaching an agreement more difficult; Russia will launch a new round of large-scale energy strikes. Other Developments: 1. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán: Ukrainian President Zelensky must organize elections. 2. Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Service: Former Ukrainian Energy Minister charged with money laundering. 3. Russian media: Hungary and Slovakia request Croatia to allow Russian oil to transit through their borders. 4. Following the attack on Russian ports, European coal futures prices continued to rise.