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26.02.2026

The Day of the Thousand Bodies Exchange

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 26.02.2026.

It displays 136 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

26.02.2026The Day of the Thousand Bodies Exchange
Russian media prioritized coverage of a military body exchange between Russia and Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting that Russia transferred 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers in return for 35 Russian bodies.
This development emerged alongside continued reporting on U.S. President Trump's one-month deadline for Ukraine to end the conflict, which had been a focus from earlier in the day.
Evening coverage shifted to diplomatic and security developments regarding Ukraine, including Kremlin statements about nuclear rhetoric in negotiations and actions labeled as sabotage on the Druzhba pipeline.
Later reports covered Putin and Lukashenko's agreement on Union State responses to threats, maintaining the day's focus on external tensions.
26.02.2026
00:09
RIA Novosti

Катер под флагом США вторгся в воды Кубы и открыл стрельбу, есть погибшие

00:09 (21:09 in your timezone)
00:15
Подразделения войск противовоздушной обороны (ПВО) России вечером 25 февраля в течение трех часов сбили 60 беспилотных летательных аппаратов (БПЛА), запущенных Вооруженными силами Украины (ВСУ).
00:15 (21:15 in your timezone)
00:43
04:21
04:21
04:33
RIA Novosti

Вэнс выступил с угрозой в адрес Ирана накануне переговоров по ядерной программе

04:33 (01:33 in your timezone)
04:52
RIA Novosti

МВД Кубы допросило нападавших с катера под флагом США в водах республики

04:52 (01:52 in your timezone)
05:04
RIA Novosti

В нескольких городах на Украине прогремели взрывы

05:04 (02:04 in your timezone)
05:42
Американский госсекретарь Марко Рубио сообщил, что президент США Дональд Трамп не может понять, почему Россия и Украина никак не придут к завершению вооруженного противостояния.
05:42 (02:42 in your timezone)

06:29 (03:29)Trump and Zelenskyy's Call for Ceasefire

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of diplomatic developments regarding Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting on a phone call between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy about the conflict's potential end (Lenta.ru, Interfax.ru, NTV.ru, Meduza). This focus on high-level diplomacy competes with reports on explosions in Ukrainian cities (RIA Novosti) and Russia's demand to end Cuba's financial blockade (TASS, RT).
06:59
07:20
08:42
09:30
09:38
09:43

10:10 (07:10)Trump's One-Month Ultimatum

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of diplomatic developments regarding Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting on U.S. President Trump's one-month deadline for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to end the conflict (NTV.ru, The Moscow Times, Lenta.ru, Interfax.ru). This focus on high-level diplomacy competes with reports on Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán's open letter to Zelenskyy (Lenta.ru, Svoboda.org) and a foiled terrorist plot near Moscow (TASS).
10:27
11:22
Евросоюз не планирует применять юридические меры против Венгрии за отказ поддержать выделение кредита Украине на 90 млрд евро, а намерен сосредоточиться на политическом давлении и уговорах.
11:22 (08:22 in your timezone)
11:53
RIA Novosti

В Петербурге сорвали теракт против высокопоставленного военного

11:53 (08:53 in your timezone)
11:53
11:59
12:06
12:19
RIA Novosti

"Планировали за год". Американский десант внезапно высадился в Гренландии

12:19 (09:19 in your timezone)

12:32 (09:32)The Thousand Bodies Exchange

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of a military body exchange between Russia and Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting that Russia transferred 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers in return for 35 Russian bodies (RBC.ru, Vesti, TASS, Interfax.ru, Kommersant, Meduza). This development emerges alongside continued reporting on U.S. President Trump's one-month deadline for Ukraine to end the conflict (NTV.ru, The Moscow Times).
12:51
13:17
13:23
13:24
RIA Novosti

"Вторжение неизбежно". За кого возьмутся США после Кубы

13:24 (10:24 in your timezone)
13:36
Государственная Дума на заседании в четверг приняла во втором и третьем чтениях закон, запрещающий выдачу зарубежным государствам иностранцев, проходящих службу по контракту в Вооруженных силах РФ и участвовавших в боевых действиях в составе ВС РФ.
13:36 (10:36 in your timezone)
13:49
14:02
14:20
14:21
14:28
14:46
RIA Novosti

Путин и Лукашенко переговорили тет-а-тет перед заседанием Союзного государства

14:46 (11:46 in your timezone)

14:48 (11:48)Kremlin's Pipeline Sabotage Accusation

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of diplomatic and security developments regarding Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting on Kremlin statements about nuclear rhetoric in negotiations (TASS), actions labeled as sabotage on the Druzhba pipeline (Vesti), and a foiled assassination plot against a Russian officer (Lenta.ru). This focus on Ukraine-related tensions competes with reports on a body exchange between Russia and Ukraine (The Moscow Times, Interfax.ru) and internal allegations of corruption linked to a 'Putin palace' (Meduza).
14:52
RIA Novosti

Путин и Лукашенко поговорили тет-а-тет перед заседанием Союзного государства

14:52 (11:52 in your timezone)
14:59
15:19
RIA Novosti

Путин и Лукашенко обсудили, как Союзное государство ответит на новые угрозы

15:19 (12:19 in your timezone)
15:46
15:58
16:11
16:34
16:40
RIA Novosti

Путин и Лукашенко договорились, как Союзное государство ответит на новые угрозы

16:40 (13:40 in your timezone)
16:40
17:06
17:19
17:44

18:05 (15:05)The Union State's Threat Response

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of diplomatic and security developments regarding Ukraine, with multiple outlets reporting on Putin and Lukashenko's agreement on Union State responses to threats (RIA Novosti, TASS), Hungary's claim that Ukraine admitted political motives for stopping the Druzhba pipeline (Vesti), and Poland's foreign minister calling for war preparations (Lenta.ru). This focus on external tensions competes with reports on Telegram blocking timelines (RBC.ru) and the detention of former presidential candidate Duntsova (Meduza).
18:23
18:23
18:30
18:36
18:42
19:07
20:18

20:19 (17:19)The Smolensk Girl Found

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of the rescue of a missing 9-year-old girl in Smolensk, with multiple outlets reporting on her discovery alive (TASS, NTV.ru) and the subsequent detention of a suspect (Vesti). This focus on the local incident competes with reports on the potential blocking of Telegram in April (Lenta.ru, Kommersant, Meduza) and economic forecasts about the ruble (The Moscow Times).
20:24
RIA Novosti

Афганистан заявил о начале операции возмездия против Пакистана

20:24 (17:24 in your timezone)
20:42
20:43
20:54
RIA Novosti

Афганистан начал военные действия против Пакистана

20:54 (17:54 in your timezone)
20:55
21:20
21:32
21:32
RIA Novosti

"Вторжение неизбежно". За кого возьмутся США после Кубы

21:32 (18:32 in your timezone)
21:52
Специальный посланник президента США Стивен Уиткофф и зять главы Белого дома Джаред Кушнер остались разочарованы итогами утренних переговоров по иранской ядерной программе.
21:52 (18:52 in your timezone)
22:11
22:18
22:24
22:51

23:00 (20:00)The Nuclear Smuggling Allegation

Russian media are currently prioritizing coverage of alleged Western nuclear threats regarding Ukraine, with state-aligned outlets reporting Russian intelligence claims that the UK and France plan to smuggle nuclear materials into Ukraine (RT, RIA Novosti) and framing this as European 'desperation' (RT). This focus on external security threats competes with reports on diplomatic developments, including Russia-US negotiations in Geneva (TASS) and Iran-US talks (Meduza).
23:10
23:42
RIA Novosti

Венгрия пообещала блокировать важные для Киева решения ЕС, пока не запустят "Дружбу"

23:42 (20:42 in your timezone)