🇫🇷🇷🇺🇺🇦 - 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.

🇷🇺 - 80% of the eligible residents of Belgorod have casted their votes, regardless of the attempts made on their rights by extremists from Ukraine

🇭🇷 - Croatian snap parliamentary elections to be held on April 17th, president Milanovic announced.

🇷🇺 - Preparations for celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of the Crimean Reunification are underway in the peninsula.

🇷🇺 - Governor of Belgorod denies information about an explosion at a voting station.

🇮🇱🇱🇧⚡️- The Israeli War Cabinet is meeting to discuss the Lebanon front and the Gaza Strip.

Speculation that the War Cabinet could decide on military action against Lebanon tonight.