Ukraine strikes 2,000km deep into Russia in 'longest range strike of the war' & Zelensky accuses Olympics of playing into Putin’s hands after Ukrainian athlete disqualified

Day 1,449.


Today, as Ukraine’s security services claim responsibility for
the longest-range strike yet on Russian oil and gas
infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion, we
examine reports of a surge in Russian army casualties and what
that could mean for Vladimir Putin’s war effort. Then we bring
you the latest from the NATO summit in Brussels, where allies are
discussing military support for Ukraine and European security,
before returning to the escalating controversy at the Winter
Olympics, where Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych
has been disqualified over his “Helmet of Memory” tribute to
Ukrainian athletes killed in the war.


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Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


Jeremy Wilson (Chief Sports Reporter). @JWTelegraph on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Zelensky accuses Olympics of ‘playing into Russia’s hands’ after
Ukraine athlete disqualified (Jeremy in The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2026/02/12/winter-olympics-2026-ukrainian-skeleton-helmet-ioc/ 


Halyna Klepikovska: participation in the International Cultural
Programme of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics:


https://www.halynaklepikovska.com/post/movement-as-a-form-of-thinking


Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge (Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/ce74d2d8-5562-4e6d-9e5f-041b017b5d39


SBU sends text warning Russians are trying to recruit Ukrainians
to register Starlink terminals (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-sends-messages-to-holders-of-ukrainian-phone-numbers-warning-russians-trying-to-recruit-ukrainians-to-register-block-starlink-terminals


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