A minute of silence in Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of the war. Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP / Scanpix / LETA.
- The International Monetary Fund approved a loan of $8.1 billion to Ukraine for a period of four years. The first tranche of $1.5 billion will be disbursed immediately.
- A meeting of representatives from Ukraine and the United States took place in Geneva, during which issues of reconstruction and preparations for an upcoming trilateral meeting involving Russia in early March were discussed.
- Russia's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev held talks in Geneva with Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- There was an exchange of the bodies of fallen soldiers between Russia and Ukraine: Kyiv received 1,000 bodies, while Moscow received 35.
- As a result of shelling of Belgorod, carried out from the side of Ukraine on Thursday evening, energy infrastructure was damaged, leading to disruptions in the city's electricity and heating supply.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that on the night of Thursday, the country was attacked by 420 drones and 39 missiles. He noted that most missiles were intercepted, but some did hit their targets.
- Leaders of European Union states are seeking ways to negotiate with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to end his blockade of new financial aid for Ukraine and the adoption of a new sanctions package against Russia. This was reported by Politico, citing sources.
- The State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a law allowing the refusal of extradition of foreign citizens who have served or are serving in the Russian armed forces and fought against Ukraine, in a second and third reading on February 26.
