Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine announces the withdrawal of its troops from positions in the south of Avdiivka amid heavy clashes with Russian forces for control of the city. The withdrawal comes a day after Russian soldiers entered the city from multiple directions. (Kyiv Post)

• https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28161

Disasters and accidents

Five workers are killed and three others are injured after a supermarket under construction collapses in Florence, Italy. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/italy-florence-supermarket-construction-site-workers-accident-3f305f164cd4104880afef08f95f6ef4

Law and crime

Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader and a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, dies while serving a 19-year sentence at the Polar Wolf penal colony in Tyumen Oblast, Russia. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/europe/alexey-navalny-dead-russia-prison-intl/index.html