{"id":7161,"date":"2026-02-28T05:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7161"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:51:10","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1465-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7161","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,465 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>These are the key developments from day 1,465 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span 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attack on port infrastructure on the Danube River, Romania\u2019s Ministry of National Defence said.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"1125\">Romania said it scrambled fighter jets and that the drone was brought down 100 metres (110 yards) from the Romanian village of Chilia Veche, on the opposite side of the Danube River to Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1305\">Russian forces have taken control of the village of Biliakivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Russian RIA Novosti state news agency reported, citing the Ministry of Defence.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1443\">Ukraine\u2019s military said it struck an oil depot in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region overnight, causing a large fire at the facility.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1443\">Firefighters were trying to bring a fire at an oil refinery in Russia\u2019s southern Krasnodar region under control, local officials said early Saturday.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1668\">Ukraine is considering forming partnerships with allies to build air defences capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and to address a critical shortage of munitions for United States-made Patriot systems, the country\u2019s defence minister said.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1855\">Ghana\u2019s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said 55 Ghanaians had been killed fighting in Ukraine, and that some 272 citizens of the African country are believed to have been lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine since 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3107328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3107328\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3107328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-08T175712Z_1378255417_RC2LB9AVWXP5_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-SEVERODONETSK-1723195679.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"multi-storey residential building destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3107328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A multistorey residential building was destroyed in the town of Severodonetsk in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, Ukraine [File: Alexander Ermochenko\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"regional-security\">Regional security<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2199\">The Swedish military intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the country\u2019s south coast while a French aircraft carrier was docked in Malmo, officials said.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2353\">Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was \u201cabsurd\u201d to suggest the drone that was electronically disabled near a French aircraft carrier in Sweden earlier this week was Russian.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2518\">The European Commission said Croatia is assessing whether it can legally import seaborne Russian crude to supply Hungary and Slovakia through its Adria pipeline.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2716\">The move by Croatia follows after oil supplies via the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia \u2013 the only European Union countries still importing Russian oil \u2013 were halted last month due to damage Ukraine blamed on a Russian drone strike.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3106\">In a video posted on Facebook, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to grant Hungarian and Slovak inspectors access to repair and restart the Druzhba pipeline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3902920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3902920\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3902920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/000_329M3WH-1755887124.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows the receiver station of the Druzhba pipeline of petroleum between Hungary and Russia with a memorial plate of its construction at the Duna (Danube) [File: Attila Kisbenedek\/ AFP}\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3902920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The receiver station of the Druzhba pipeline of petroleum between Hungary and Russia, with a memorial plate of its construction at the Danube Refinery of the Hungarian MOL gas company [File: Attila Kisbenedek\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>President Zelenskyy said he had not been offered nuclear weapons by the United Kingdom or France, but added he would accept such an offer \u201cwith pleasure\u201d, after Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service accused both countries of working to provide Kyiv with a nuclear bomb.<\/li>\n<li>Poland\u2019s parliament approved a law to implement the EU\u2019s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence procurement programme aimed at boosting member states\u2019 military readiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"economy\">Economy<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li data-start=\"3578\" data-end=\"3816\">The International Monetary Fund said its executive board had approved an $8.1bn, four-year loan for Ukraine, anchoring a broader $136.5bn international support package. The World Bank estimates Ukraine will need $588bn for post-war reconstruction.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3978\">Economists say Russia is grappling with heavy state defence spending alongside deepening structural challenges, including labour shortages and high inflation.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3982\" data-end=\"4165\">Ukraine\u2019s major steelmaker ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih said it is closing another division due to a worsening energy crisis caused by continued Russian attacks on Ukraine\u2019s power system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"peace-talks\">Peace talks<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li data-start=\"4190\" data-end=\"4370\">Bilateral talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Geneva concluded on Thursday, with Kyiv saying preparations are under way for the next round of negotiations aimed at ending the war.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4374\" data-end=\"4567\">Ukraine\u2019s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said on X that discussions were held in two formats: separate meetings with the United States and a trilateral session involving the US and Switzerland.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4571\" data-end=\"4753\">Umerov said participants spoke with President Zelenskyy and were working to ensure the next three-sided meeting with Russia on a settlement is \u201cas substantive as possible\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"politics-and-diplomacy\">Politics and diplomacy<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li data-start=\"4789\" data-end=\"4957\">Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has begun advising the Ukrainian government on economic renewal as Kyiv works to rebuild its energy sector before next winter.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4961\" data-end=\"5135\">Finland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic will skip the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Paralympics in protest against the inclusion of Russian athletes competing under their own flag while the war in Ukraine is ongoing.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5139\" data-end=\"5294\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said \u201cdiplomacy cannot succeed at the moment\u201d with Russia, and that greater emphasis should be placed on defending Ukraine from Moscow\u2019s aggression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/28\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1465?traffic_source=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the key developments from day 1,465 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. 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