The Weekly Edition

February 8, 2026 to February 14, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian war

Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war

A 65-year-old man accused of shooting and critically injuring lieutenant general Vladimir Alekseyev on February 6 is detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is deported to Moscow, Russia. (Sky News)

The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is ablaze with multiple explosions reported after being attacked overnight by Ukrainian drones. Volgograd International Airport is closed in response to the attack. (The Kyiv Indpendent) (RBC-Ukraine)

Two electricians are killed and five other people are injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on energy infrastructure and a residential area in Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters)

Kupiansk offensive

Russian troops launch a mechanised assault east of the city of Kupiansk, capturing the towns of Petropavlivka and Stepova Novoselivka. (ISW)

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Russian forces launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine using drones and ballistic missiles, killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old boy and his mother in Kharkiv, and injuring dozens of others. (The Independent)

Kharkiv strikes

Four people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (AFP via The Hindu)

Nigerian bandit conflict

One person is killed in a shooting attack by heavily armed bandits in a community in Kwara State, Nigeria. (The Punch)

Arab–Israeli conflict

Gaza war

An Israeli airstrike destroys a residential building in Gaza City, Palestine, killing four people and injuring dozens of others. (Al Jazeera)

Israeli–Lebanese conflict

An Israeli drone strikes a car in Yanouh, South Governorate, Lebanon, killing three people, including a 3-year-old child. (AP)

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Gaza war

Five Palestinians are killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire on the Gaza Strip. (RTÉ News)

Boko Haram insurgency, Nigeria–United States relations

A United States military official confirms that the U.S. will deploy 200 soldiers to Nigeria to help train the Nigerian military and provide logistical support against Boko Haram and other Islamic terrorist groups. (AA)

Syrian conflict

Four people are killed and eight others are wounded after their vehicle strikes a land mine in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. In a separate incident, a tractor triggers a land mine in the village of Taanah, Aleppo Governorate, killing one person. (MENA via The New Arab)

Yemeni civil war

Southern Transitional Council conflict

A crowd linked to the Southern Transitional Council attempts to storm a local government building in Ataq, Yemen. Security forces open fire, killing five people and wounding 39 more. (Al Jazeera)

Papua conflict

Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked. (Reuters)

Syrian conflict, US intervention in Syria

The United States Armed Forces withdraws from the al-Tanf military base, handing it over to the Syrian Armed Forces. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Operation Southern Spear