Ukraine attacked Russia during the night and hit, among other things, a combined heat and power plant in Belgorod and an oil depot in Luhansk.

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According to preliminary information, Ukraine is said to have attacked Belgorod with HIMARS and hit the central parts of the city, which also caused a power outage. Even a combined heat and power plant is said to have been hit. In Russia, there are unusually many combined heat and power plants, they are used partly for district heating but also for electricity production, and their common presence is due to the fact that they use unusually high amounts of district heating. Up to 70% of households in Russia depend on district heating.
At the same time, the combined heat and power plants make it even more sensitive when they are knocked out because both heat and electricity are lost.
Watch videos here and here.

An oil depot in Luhansk is also reported to have been hit according to eyewitnesses and photos on social media. See pictures and videos here, here, and here.

Russian Losses in Ukraine

Once again, a combined terror attack against Ukraine where both UAVs and cruise missiles were used. In addition, KWIA above average.

  • 1280 KWIA
  • 2 Tanks
  • 6 AFVs
  • 17 Artillery systems
  • 883 UAVs
  • 37 Cruise missiles
  • 116 Vehicles & fuel tanks

Russian Activities in Ukraine

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports:

  • 230 Striders
  • 80 Air strikes (including 44 drones)
  • 286 KAB
  • 6,607 Suicide drones
  • 3,154 Grenades (including 71 from MLRS)

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21 thoughts on “Ukraine attacked Russia during the night and hit, among other things, a combined heat and power plant in Belgorod and an oil depot in Luhansk.”

    1. Lasse W

      It is encouraging to see that UA manages to shoot down so much of what is flying. It is probably the Russians’ hope that the bombings will make UA give up Donetsk. Hasn’t Putin been quite quiet lately.

      Yes, there is a positive basic tone now. It might be worth an extra Friday beer!

    1. MXT

      Yes, that’s right, of course! 👍

      What I was thinking about is that it is common with combined heat and power plants in Russia since they rely heavily on district heating and at the same time take the opportunity to generate electricity. Not that combined heat and power plants would function in a special way in Russia. 

      Rephrasing myself!

       

  4. MXT

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    “IMF provides billion loan to Ukraine The International Monetary Fund has approved a loan to Ukraine totaling 8.1 billion dollars, equivalent to about 73 billion Swedish kronor.

    Of these, the country will have immediate access to 1.5 billion dollars.

    The goal is to “continue to strengthen the economic and financial stability” in Ukraine and push for reforms that contribute to the country’s reconstruction after the war, the International Monetary Fund writes in a statement.” https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/direktrapport-forsamrat-sakerhetslage?inlagg=a93d039416583f82a45edb027f9a114e

  5. MXT

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    “A fully loaded truck with over 20 tons of food, clothing, and medical equipment is heading from Tjörn to Ukraine on Friday. It is the collection Tjörn’s aid to Ukraine that is behind this, and Friday’s transport is the 16th since the war broke out. ‘We receive money from both individuals and foundations,’ says Stefan Krusell, who is one of those who works voluntarily with the collection.”
    https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/16e-gangen-gillt-hjalpsandningen-fran-tjorn-pa-vag-till-ukraina

  6. MXT

    “Ukraine in numbers: this is how the war has affected the country

    Although the number of casualties increased last year and living conditions are difficult, most Ukrainians are determined to continue the fight four years after the Russian major invasion. The need for foreign support remains significant. However, general optimism, as well as childbirth, has increased. Society has in many ways managed to adapt in times of war and the economy is remarkably stable. This is shown in a review of a variety of social indicators conducted by Andreas Umland and Yuliia Zyubrovska at the Center for Eastern European Studies.”

  7. MXT

    “Ukrainian war prisoners’ testimonies: ‘Hell on earth’

    Regular demonstrations are held in Ukraine, including in Odessa, where relatives demand the release of Ukrainian war prisoners and civilians in Russian prisons.
    The number of Ukrainian prisoners is estimated at 16,000-30,000, and many testify to starvation and torture.
    Former prisoner Khuan Alberto Leyva Garcia describes the time in Russian captivity as ‘hell on earth’ to our correspondent Fredrik Wadström”

  8. MXT

    There is probably a lot being done for Ukraine on a smaller scale that we never hear about. Here, for example, Uddevalla municipality has donated four vehicles. I myself heard from someone I know that he helped service a crane truck before it was sent to Ukraine. The crane truck had been donated by a local company.

    “The first two of the four vehicles donated by the municipality have been delivered to Kiev. The cars were loaded with generators, stoves, children’s clothes, among other things.

    For security reasons, we do not show any pictures of the vehicles in Ukraine. But here is a link to the organization that received the vehicles. Initiative e+ >> “

    https://www.uddevalla.se/kommun-och-politik/nyheter/nyhetsarkiv/2026-02-26-skankta-fordon-framme-i-ukraina.html

  9. MXT

    Off-Topic – USA, midterm election

    “Trump supporters urge the president to declare a national state of emergency to gain expanded power over the voting process during the midterm election. This is reported by the Washington Post.

    A draft of a presidential decree circulating among Trump loyalists claims that China manipulated the 2020 election, when Trump lost, and that this puts the nation in danger.

    ‘We have a situation where the president knows that a foreign power is interfering in our elections. It is a national emergency and the president must be able to act,’ says lawyer Peter Ticktin to the newspaper.

    The decree would give the president the right to impose the bans on mail-in voting and the requirement for ID verification that he has urged Congress to pass.

    The White House does not want to comment on the proposal, but says that they are regularly in contact with grassroots and listen to their opinions.

    Donald Trump has previously stated that if Congress does not vote for his proposal for stricter voting rules, he will take action on his own to push them through.

    There is no evidence that China manipulated the 2020 election.”
    https://omni.se/uppmaningen-till-trump-utlys-nodlage-och-ta-kontroll-over-valen/a/zOE8l9

  10. MXT

    Off-Topic, Trump Approval Ratings

    In The New York Times, we have now reached the highest percentage of dissatisfied people so far, where we are at 57%. At the same time, the percentage of satisfied people also increased by one percent from the bottom line, so it has now risen to 41%.
    Trump is currently at -16%.

     

    In The Economist, it went down slightly since last time, so it is at -17%, but it is still slightly above the bottom line.

     

     

    One can understand that Trump supporters are nervous and would gladly see that all rules are disregarded to have a chance in the midterm election, as it does not look promising for them. (see also the comment above).

    1. MXT

      The New York Times weighs in on a multitude of surveys, the latest one they have included is the one conducted by the Republicans themselves. I don’t know how high credibility it may have when their survey differs by 6 – 30% compared to the others. Or maybe they are the ones who are right and everyone else is wrong.. 🤔

    2. Lasse W

      There is no population register in the USA and one must register individually to be able to vote. An ad hoc voting register is established. In Sweden, you are not allowed to vote in the parliamentary election if you are not a Swedish citizen. In the USA, it seems unclear what applies. The system in the USA can be abused based on political perspectives. Yes, it matters who establishes the voting register and how generous the conscience is there. It doesn’t seem to be any order. Then we are better off in Sweden.

  11. MXT

    🇺🇦❄️ The winter of 2026 has become the harshest in the last 20 years, – Zelensky in an interview with Sky News The president also noted that Ukraine has “phenomenal people” who are restoring electricity supply in the conditions of a “very harsh” winter.

    “Civilians also helped, who really helped a lot during this war… we had truly heroic teams who restored electricity supply and the energy system, and we suffered losses because they were carrying out repairs under rocket fire,” he said.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mftfgjiqjk24

  13. MXT

    🇺🇦 Ukraine is critically short of PAC-3 missiles for air defense, but has the potential to independently produce anti-ballistic complexes, — Defense Minister Fedorov

    ▪️Air Defense. MoD has implemented After Action Review system, and every time after a large-scale attack, teams analyzed it in detail.

    ▪️As part of the reform, a “small” air defense command system has already been formed.

    ▪️Starlink. After the Russian terminals were disconnected, the number of streams from the Russians decreased by 11 times, Ukraine began to intercept radio broadcasts more often.

    ▪️Procurement. In February, the army received the fewest FPV drones, so it was necessary to intervene quickly. The Ministry of Defense began to purchase based on data.

    ▪️Economic war. The Ministry of Defense focuses on blocking the Russian shadow fleet and restricting oil refining.

  17. MXT

    📉💸 Russia records first refinery bankruptcy. VPK-Oil, which owns the Kochenivsky refinery in the Novosibirsk region, intends to initiate its own bankruptcy and appeal to the arbitration court.

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