Daily brief
Ukrainian drones damaged an oil warehouse in Russia, while Russian air defense forces reported shooting down 102 Ukrainian drones in a four-hour period on February 15. The two sides also traded overnight strikes that injured civilians.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that capturing the village of Tsvetkovoye creates a base for the liberation of the Zaporizhzhia region, while a Russian military chief claimed Ukrainian forces suffered significant, irreplaceable losses on the eastern bank of the Oskol River.
One person died following a Ukrainian drone attack on the Luhansk People's Republic, according to local reports (ongoing coverage).
A Russian military blogger criticized the Ukrainian army's use of firepower, and a Russian diplomat compared Moscow's proposed Ukraine ceasefire to a historical model of Japanese occupation.
Latvia's spy chief warned that Russia's war footing may persist even after the conflict in Ukraine ends.