TOP HEADLINES

· Ukraine's armed forces say Russian forces have fired more than 100 missiles throughout the country and staged 12 air and 20 shelling attacks, while 61 cruise missiles were destroyed. 

· Russians targeted cities and critical infrastructure, claimed the Ukraine air force, adding there had been a "massive" attack with "up to 35 anti-aircraft guided missiles" targeting Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.

· Ukraine energy Minister German Galushchenko said Russia had hit power facilities in six regions with missiles and drones, causing blackouts across most of the country.

· U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Poland for February 20-22 to meet allies and speak about Ukraine, the White House said on Friday ahead of the anniversary of the conflict. READ MORE BELOW

· Britain said Russian forces were making gains north of the city of Bakhmut which they are trying to surround, but are having a more difficult time attacking Vuhledar further south, where they abandoned more than 30 armored vehicles in a failed assault.

· Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, said Russian forces must capture Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign but faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders.

· The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his annual state of the nation speech on February 21.

· Galina Danilchenko, the Russia-installed mayor of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, said on Saturday one civilian died in overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces.

· Thirty-five countries backed calls by Ukraine for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be barred from participating in the summer Olympics next year, the Lithuanian sports minister said, stepping up pressure on the International Olympic Committee. The IOC wants to allow them to compete under a neutral flag.

· Russia said it would cut oil production by about 5 percent in March, a decision that the White House said showed Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to weaponize energy.

IN DETAIL

Joe Biden to travel to Ukraine's neighbor Poland a year after conflict began

Ukraine said Russia had launched a major new wave of aerial attacks, as President Joe Biden announced he would mark one year since the invasion by visiting Kyiv's neighbor Poland.

Strikes were reported from the eastern region of Kharkiv to the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to other European countries to lobby leaders for long-range weapons and fighter jets. 

Zelenskyy said Russian missiles had crossed over Moldova and NATO member Romania while heading to Ukraine, though Bucharest denied the claim.

With the conflict approaching its one-year anniversary on February 24, the White House said Biden would travel to NATO ally Poland on February 20-22.

Biden will make a speech to mark "Russia's brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, addressing how the United States has rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and democracy," the White House said.

The Kremlin has also announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would deliver his annual state of the nation speech on February 21.

Russia last targeted Ukraine with a mass strike in late January, days after Western allies agreed to deliver heavy tanks to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy called the new Russian attacks "a challenge to NATO," adding "this is terror that can and must be stopped."

Romania's defense ministry said it detected an "aerial target launched from the Black Sea from a Russian Federation ship" but that it didn't "intersect with Romania's airspace."

The Moldovan defense ministry confirmed that Russian missiles had crossed its airspace, adding it would summon Russia's ambassador.