Published on: 02/15/2026 - 07:39 Modified on: 02/15/2026 - 23:02

The Ukrainian army claimed to have carried out a drone attack on an oil product storage site in the Russian region of Krasnodar, causing a large fire, according to local authorities. The governor reported two injuries and the deployment of around a hundred firefighters to extinguish “several fires”. The thread for February 15, 2025.

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Former Ukrainian Energy Minister arrested as he sought to leave the country

The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agency (NABU) announced the arrest of former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, who resigned last year following a major corruption scandal, as he sought to leave the country.

“Today, while crossing the border, NABU investigators detained the former Energy Minister in connection with the Midas affair,” the agency said in a statement, referring to the corruption scandal that rocked Ukraine's energy sector last year. Galushchenko's name was not mentioned in the statement, but he served as energy minister in 2025 and resigned in November of the same year.

Slovak PM hails Trump's 'approach' to Ukraine war

On the war in Ukraine, with which Slovakia shares around a hundred kilometers of borders, Robert Fico on Sunday welcomed Donald Trump's "approach", according to him "rational and pragmatic", even if he does not think that the conflict in Ukraine will be resolved "in the near future".

Ukraine concludes new military aid deals with its allies

Kyiv has reached new energy and military aid deals with its European allies as it approaches four years since the start of Russia's war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.

Russian oil terminal attacked by Ukrainian drones

The Ukrainian army has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on an oil storage site in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, which led to a large fire according to a Russian official.

“The strike on the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal located near the village of Volna (Krasnodar region, Russia) has been confirmed. A fire was reported at the scene,” said a statement from the Ukrainian forces.

Romanian President to attend Trump's 'Peace Council' meeting as observer

Romanian President Nicusor Dan announced on his X account on Sunday that he will participate in the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump's "Peace Council" on February 19 as an observer.

“Next week I will participate in the first meeting of the Peace Council in Washington, in response to the invitation of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump,” he said on the social network, after recently affirming that his country was still considering joining the Council led by the American president.

Marco Rubio on whirlwind tour among pro-Trump Europeans

After Munich, the American Secretary of State began a two-day visit to Eastern Europe on Sunday where he intends to strengthen ties with Slovakia and Hungary, whose leaders maintain warm relations with President Donald Trump.

Marcoç Rubio will use this trip to address energy cooperation and bilateral issues, including commitments within NATO, the State Department said last week.

Zelensky says allies will provide new energy and military aid within 10 days

Ukraine has agreed new energy and military aid programs with its European allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a message published on X.

“In Munich, we agreed with the leaders of the Berlin Format on specific programs of energy and military aid to Ukraine by February 24,” he wrote. “I am grateful to our partners for their willingness to help, and we look forward to the timely delivery of all supplies,” he added.

Volodymyr Zelensky added that Russia had launched around 1,300 attack drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs and dozens of ballistic missiles on his country in the last week alone.

Russia may remain on alert after Ukraine war

Russia will not end the militarization of its economy after the end of the fighting in Ukraine, the head of Latvia's intelligence services told AFP on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference which ends on Sunday.

“Russia's potential aggressiveness when the war in Ukraine ends will depend on many factors: how the war ends, whether it will be frozen or not, and whether sanctions will remain in force,” said Egils Zviedris, director of the Latvian intelligence service SAB.

The French minister responsible for Europe calls for "focusing on strengthening the EU, rather than on the speeches of the Americans"

Also present in Munich, the French Minister for Europe Benjamin Haddad called on his peers to focus on strengthening the EU, rather than on the speeches of the Americans.

“Let's focus on what we can control, on our rearmament, on supporting Ukraine and on the threat that Russia represents to our democracies,” he argued.

In Munich, the head of EU diplomacy advocates firmness against Russia in the upcoming negotiations

Kaja Kallas insisted from Munich, where the Conference on European Security is being held, on the need to extract concessions from Moscow during the upcoming negotiations.

“The biggest threat that Russia now poses is that it obtains more things at the negotiating table than on the battlefield,” said the head of European diplomacy, calling in particular to limit the size of its army, to force it to pay for the destruction committed, and to ensure that it is accountable for its war crimes.

Kaja Kallas also rejected comments made by American officials tending to denigrate the EU during this Conference this year and last year, while welcoming the change in tone from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Kaja Kallas at the Munich Security Conference, Germany, February 15, 2026. (AP - Michael Probst)

Arrest of a former Ukrainian minister cited in a corruption scandal

The Ukrainian anti-corruption agency NABU announced that it had arrested former Energy Minister German Galushchenko as he attempted to cross the Ukrainian border.

German Galushchenko resigned last year amid a major corruption scandal.

Ukrainian drones at Taman port damaged Russian oil warehouse

Russian officials said an oil depot was damaged by fires caused by Ukrainian drones targeting Volna, home to the Russian port of Taman, used to transport oil, coal and grain.

Volna is located on the Black Sea, near Crimea annexed by Moscow, in the Krasnodar region. "The most difficult situation is in the village of Volna. There, an oil tank, a warehouse and terminals were damaged," said Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.

He added that two people were injured and more than 100 firefighters were deployed to put out "several fires."

Russia says it captured a dozen villages in eastern Ukraine in February

Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov visited Moscow's troops in Ukraine and said Kremlin forces had captured a dozen villages in the east of the country in February, the Defense Ministry said.

“In two weeks in February, despite severe winter conditions, the combined forces and military units of the joint task force liberated 12 settlements,” Gerasimov said. AFP was unable to independently verify these claims.

Russian port of Taman damaged by Ukrainian drone attack, Russian governor says

The Russian port of Taman, bordering Crimea (the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014), was damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack, said the governor of Krasnodar.

According to Veniamin Kondratyev, the attack led to a fire in the port.

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