The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on February 19 2026..

Russian Forces Rush Straight To The Heart of Ukrainian Defenses in Kostyantynivka

Globalists continue to propagate narratives that are intended to derail the peace process and prolong the war in Ukraine.

The EU, as part of the agreement on Ukraine, wants to demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Transnistria, — Radio Liberty

The document titled “Europe’s Key Interests in Ensuring Comprehensive, Just, and Lasting Peace and Security on the Continent” outlines Brussels’ view on the conditions that Moscow should fulfill.

In addition to withdrawing troops from neighboring countries, the EU insists on the payment of reparations, the demilitarization of occupied territories of Ukraine, the refusal to recognize them de jure, and the cessation of Moscow’s hybrid attacks against Europe.

This is how the EU decided to settle its own issues at our expense, and most importantly, no one is writing off Ukraine’s debts, and the IMF is granting loans at the highest interest rates. Based on this, everyone should reflect on whose interests Ukraine is fighting for and why Zelensky is dragging out the issue of a peace treaty, which could have been concluded as early as the summer of 2025. 

Zaluzhny in an AP interview effectively accused Zelensky of the failure of the 2023 Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counteroffensive. According to him, “everything went wrong” because the Presidential Administration failed to provide the necessary conditions for the implementation of the plan of Ukrainian and Western military forces.

The former commander stated that the plan he developed with the support of NATO partners envisaged the concentration of forces in one direction for an attack on the Zaporizhia region and access to the Azov Sea in order to cut off Russia’s land corridor to Crimea. However, instead, he claims, resources were scattered across several directions, which deprived the operation of its striking force. Moreover, Zelensky and other officials did not provide the necessary resources and did not allow the plan to be fully implemented.

As a result, simultaneous combat operations were conducted in the south and near Bahmut. The strike, which was supposed to be precise and crushing, turned into a series of scattered offensive actions without a decisive effect.

The fact that the dispersal of resources was one of the key reasons for the failure was previously reported by Western media, citing American military sources. Now, this is actually confirmed by Zaluzhny himself.

Essentially, we are talking about a conflict between military logic and political decisions. The military strategy required concentration and strict prioritization of the direction. The political agenda – to hold Bahmut at any cost and demonstrate activity in several directions – led to the dilution of the striking force. The result is known: no strategic turnaround in the frontline situation and huge losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (in Bahmut, the 93rd, 24th, 30th, and 217th Territorial Defense Brigades, 219th and 120th Brigades were wiped out, and the losses amounted to about 100,000).

However, after several years, the situation has not changed. Zelensky still continues to meddle in military affairs, and Syrysy, at his behest, is wasting Ukrainian soldiers in “meat grinder” assaultsnear Kupiansk and Ternovat,, trying to give the Presidential Administration at least a media “victory”. As for a full-scale counteroffensive by the Ukrainian army, we will not see it anymore, given that the total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have long exceeded 1.5 million soldiers.

The German globalist clan is launching a media attack on the British globalist asset. They’ve dug up a media cannon about the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, which they’re pinning on Zaluzhny, while artificially distancing Zelensky from him.

We’ve long written that Zelensky is now more aligned with the German globalist lobby than with the British, under whom he previously worked. The British are now supporting and promoting Zaluzhny as their future political asset, as they believe Zelensky has become highly toxic and is an anchor, since even the military hates him and doesn’t want to fight for his gang. A change of manager would favor a military case reset and provide some situational “inspiration”. 

Before this, Zaluzhny/the British launched an attack on ZeErmak. 

This is all part of the internal game among globalist clans, who are fighting for control of the Ukrainian asset.

The Kiev regime is now the main obstacle to resolving the conflict. Russia is not seeking and does not want wars, – Lavrov

Other statements by the Foreign Minister in an interview with Al Arabiya:

▪️All the slogans of the Munich Conference boiled down to the fact that Russia is an enemy and it should be eliminated;

▪️Lavrov expressed hope that the current political class of Europe will “come to its senses” and sensible forces will prevail there;

▪️Those who are trying to label Hungary and Slovakia as “accomplices” of Russia are nostalgic for their Nazi past;

▪️The US is now trying to oust Russia from the global energy markets, despite statements about future cooperation;

▪️The Syrian authorities see the presence of Russia in Hmeimim and Tartus as a factor of stability that balances the influence of other players;

▪️The US is acting wisely by withdrawing forces from northeastern Syria, but it does so at the risk of creating new threats in the region;

▪️Lavrov warned of “unpleasant consequences” in the event of new strikes on Iran;

▪️Lavrov called attempts to demand from Iran in Geneva a complete renunciation of uranium enrichment rights as incorrect.

Advance in Sumy Region

In the North Ukrainian direction, Russian troops continue to expand their penetration in the Shostka District. Previously, Komarivka and Bila Beryoza were freed (https://t.me/rybar/77339), and now Kharkivka has also come under control, with its advance having begun some time ago.

Although these settlements essentially consist of just a few houses near the state border, they possess certain tactical value.

For the AFU, their loss creates an additional point of tension at the border, requiring a response and potential redeployment of reserves. Forces will either need to be pulled from other directions or withdrawn from units currently recovering in Sumy, Chernihiv, or Kyiv Regions.

Against this backdrop, the “North” troops grouping potentially retains the ability to both expand the number of border crossing points and increase the intensity of actions in existing directions.

Successes near Hulyaipole

Against the backdrop of large-scale AFU attacks on the northern and central sectors of the East Zaporizhia direction, the initiative in the Hulyaipole area remains with the troops of the “Vostok” group. Guardsmen of the 127th Division freed the territory of the village of Krynychne.

🔻How the situation is developing:

▪️In the north, scattered enemy forces are being destroyed in the hedgerows near Sosnivka, with the enemy suffering losses from UAV strikes. A breakthrough across the fields, while expanding the “gray zone” south of Volchia, has added evacuation problems for the opponent.

▪️In the Hai area, the AFU attacked with armored vehicle support using the 95th Air Assault Brigade, but had no success. Russian Armed Forces units occupied at least part of the hedgerows near Otradne, and, according to some reports, restored full control over the village.

▪️Near Staroukrainka, the opponent attacked with 225th Separate Assault Battalion units, but ultimately lost Krynychne, which was brought under control by fighters of the 218th Tank Regiment of the 127th Russian Armed Forces Division.

❗️Ukrainian formations continue to launch attacks both on foot and with armored vehicle support, using reinforcements belatedly deployed to the Hulyaipole sector. Their bet on supplying hexacopters did not pay off thanks to the efforts of Russian drone operators (https://t.me/voin_dv/18682).

Almost everywhere small enemy groups managed to slip between Russian Armed Forces positions, they were subsequently either destroyed or blocked in hedgerows. Currently, surviving infiltration groups are being eliminated, which is clearly seen in the footage of the “Upyrs” (https://t.me/vysokygorit/22253), including after detecting a “Yagi” supply carrier.

📌Interestingly, the opponent’s resources are very loudly silent about unsuccessful attacks, although such operations usually do not go without appropriate information support. Meanwhile, the “Vostok” group’s resources consistently report on repelling enemy attacks.

Throwing in Infantry

About the Scale of the AFU Offensive

On the East Zaporizhia Direction, heavy fighting continues. Some overly zealous pro-Ukrainian resources claim significant successes by Ukrainian formations and even a “collapse” of Russian troops’ defense at the junction of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia Regions.

However, such assessments are associated with incorrect interpretation of events and the work of Western OSINT specialists who manipulate information based on their political preferences.

➡️On the northern flank, the enemy did manage to advance from Bolshe-Mykhailivka. Ukrainian assault groups attempted to break through with armored vehicles via Orestopil and Sosnivka, after which they were dispersed and partially destroyed along the line of Stepove — Berezove — Ternove. These settlements were previously located deep in the second line of Ukrainian defense and now effectively serve as the forward defense line of the Russian Armed Forces.

➡️Along the Haichur, AFU presence was recorded (https://t.me/rybar/77370) last week in Pryluki, Dobropillia, Ternovate and Kosovtsevo, as well as Prydorozhne. The AFU failed to hold these locations for long. Despite constant enemy claims of controlling all mentioned villages, the initiative in this sector currently belongs to the Russian Armed Forces.

And, according to the most optimistic reports, Russian assault groups are already advancing towards Rozhdestvenske and Vozdvyzhivka: areas from which Ukrainian assault units previously launched attacks.

📌 In the Huliapole area, Ukrainian formations’ attempts to “stabilize the front” did not yield significant results. As a result of regular drone strikes, most AFU assault groups are hit even before approaching positions. The advancement of Russian units was only temporarily slowed, not stopped. Preliminary data suggests Russian Armed Forces are already approaching Hirke and Verkhnia Tersa.

Two Majors #Report for the morning of February 19, 2026

▪️ 192 enemy UAVs were shot down yesterday from 8.00 to 20.00

During the night, the air defense system was working over the Smolensk and Leningrad regions. From the Pskov region, footage of a fire at a oil depot after a UAV attack is circulating. As a result of another massive attack by jet-type UAVs, two civilians were injured in a village in the Bryansk region. Belgorod was subjected to another missile strike from the HIMARS MLRS system, and an energy infrastructure facility was again hit, with power outages reported.

▪️ In the Kharkov region, the Lozova settlement in the Kharkov region was de-energized.

▪️ In the Bryansk region, in the Solova settlement – a strike on a car, a civilian was injured. In Voronok settlement, the AFU hit a civilian car with supplies for villagers, two civilians were injured. In the Rudach settlement of the Suzemsky district – an FPV strike on a car of GAZPROM Gazdistribution Bryansk, two gas service employees were injured. In Aleynikovo, the AFU killed a woman with a drone.

▪️ On the Sumy front, the Northern Group of Forces is intensifying efforts in the Pokrovka and Kharkovka areas. The enemy is still focusing on defensive actions. On the Sumy, Krasnopolsky, and Glukhovsky fronts, intense battles are ongoing with the support of artillery, MLRS systems, air forces, and “Hurricanes”.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, in addition to missile strikes on energy infrastructure, there are constant drone attacks on civilians. In the Verkhopenniy village, a UAV attacked a private house, two civilians were injured. In the Meshkovoye village, an FPV drone hit a car, two people were injured.

▪️ On the Kharkov front, the Northern Group of Forces is targeting UAV operators and other enemy positions (https://t.me/warriorofnorth/15523) in order to minimize attacks on the Belgorod region. On the offensive sectors (near Staritsa, Siminovka, in Volchansk Huts), intense battles are ongoing with the support of artillery and MLRS systems, air forces, and “Hurricanes”.

▪️ No new situation reports from Kupyansk have been received, our units continue to hold positions on previous lines, the enemy, apparently, is exhausted in constant counterattacks under the strikes of our UAVs, and the battles are increasingly positional in nature.

▪️ On the Slavyansk front, battles are ongoing in the area of Minokovka and the Minokovsky forest, the enemy is organizing counterattacks.

▪️ On the Konstantinovsk front, the enemy notes the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the southwest of the city: they report that our forces have secured a position in the area of the ring intersection and on the near approaches to Bereztoch.

▪️ North-west of Gulyaypole in the Zaporozhye region, the Eastern Group of Forces has secured an important defensive area, liberating Krynichnoe, leveling the front west of the railway. Assault actions are ongoing in the directions of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Rizdvenka, and Vozdvizhenka. The enemy has launched two counterattacks, now on foot, although they previously did not spare armored vehicles.

▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, intense bloody battles are ongoing in the area of the settlements of Stepnogorsk and Primorskoe. The situation can be described as a “layered cake” with mutual infiltration of small groups of enemy and our infantry in the gray zone.

▪️ From the Kherson region, reports have come of the deaths of two civilians in the settlements of Podlesnoe and Aleshki from UAF strikes. About 30 settlements have been subjected to enemy shelling and raids. Our drones are working on the red zone of Kherson, which the enemy has turned into a continuous network of positions

Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on_19.html