🇮🇱🇱🇧⚡️- Israeli raids on a number of towns in southern Lebanon.

🇫🇷 - "By invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia triggered a war on the EU's doorstep and a geopolitical crisis which is undoubtedly the most dramatic in the last twenty years. To the attacked Ukrainian nation, we owe our respect and support," – Marine Le Pen.

🇷🇺⚡- Large raids taking place against Russia, in the Belgorod and Kursk regions, again. Russian sources claim these are the biggest yet, with the use of combat helicopters. Sirens across the regions.

🇺🇸⚡️- PornHub has suspended access in Texas due to the state legislature passing a law requiring age verification.

🇫🇷⚡️- Macron: People who are opposed to French troops being sent to Ukraine are against our sovereignity and are in favor of defeat.

🇫🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 - According to a local French publication, Macron said in a private conversation, "In any case, in the coming year I will have to send some guys to Odessa,” on the night of February 21 at the Elysee Palace.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Governor of Belgorod Oblast Gladkov is en route to the Graivoronsky district where AFU forces have concentrated attacks and infiltrations.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️- British and American airstrikes reported against Yemen.

🇮🇱🇾🇪⚡️- Ansar Allah says it will begin targeting Israeli-linked ships traveling through the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa.

🇷🇺⚡- Russian sources are claiming fierce fighting along a few border towns. They report casualties on both sides.

The Governor of Kursk has provided residents with an emergency line to call, and urged calmness.

🇱🇾🇹🇷⚡️ - Haftar says patience for political solutions running out, all foreign troops must go from Libya - Turkish outlets

🇮🇱🇺🇸⚡ - Axios describes US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer's comments on the necessity to oust Netanyahu as Israeli PM as a "earthquake".

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Pro-Ukraine Denys Davydov says Robotyne to fall within a few weeks.

🇷🇺 - Kremlin announces the start of the General Elections.

🇫🇷⚡️ - French news TV channel BFMTV and radio station RMC was bought by Rodolphe Saade, a pro-Macron Lebanese Christian orthodox.

Channel was previously owned by French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi, who is also pro-Macron.

🇹🇷🇮🇶⚡- Iraq designates PKK as a banned organization in joint statement with Turkey amid rumored incoming Turkish offensive in Northern Iraq.

🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡ - Azerbaijani outlet Caliber says Armenian FM announced that a "consensus" with Azerbaijan on mutual recognition based on 1991 border was "close", even more than a "month ago", the Armenian top diplomat said.

🇷🇺 - Within just 12 hours, 5.47% of the population has already voted, indicating attempts to disrupt the elections have not gone well.

🇦🇲🇹🇷⚡️- Turkish pro-Erdogan newspaper says Turkey proposed to Armenia to grant Syunik a special status akin to Kaliningrad.

🇷🇺 - Military personnel have been allowed to exercise their right to vote. All those involved in the special operation are currently in the process of voting in this year's General Elections.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ - Freedom of Russia legion TG channel tells Belgorod residents to shelter in place as they promise massive strikes on the Russian city over the next hour.