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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of February 2 (updated)
2026-02-03
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:28 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Nine UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region.

20:36 UAV crews in the Center group shot down heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the air in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Drone operators of the Zapad group of forces destroyed several heavy R-18 quadcopters and Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAVs of the enemy in the Kupyansk direction.

Crews of attack UAVs from the BARS-31 volunteer corps of the Southern Group of Forces burned a US-made Humvee in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka area.

Ulyanovsk paratroopers destroyed armored vehicles, robotic systems, lightly armored vehicles carrying personnel, and enemy manpower in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.

FPV drone operators from the Eastern Forces Group destroyed several HMMWV armored combat vehicles and pickup trucks carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia region.

19:33 Crew of the 240mm 2S4 self-propelled mortar "Tulip" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed fortified structures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

18:48 The village of Zelenoye in the Khar'kov region was liberated by forces of the 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the North group,video.

17:57 Servicemen of the air surveillance posts of the anti-aircraft missile units of the Center group of forces lead effective combat against unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

16:24 In the period from 11:00 to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

12 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region.

14:46 Iskander-M missile system crews struck positions of the S-300 air defense missile system and HIMARS MLRS.

An Iskander crew launched a missile strike on S-300 air defense systems near the town of Volnyansk in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

13:13 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of February 2, 2026

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Terny in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.🔥

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the territorial defense brigade, the National Guard brigade, and the border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Revolyutsionnoye, Zybino, and Nesternoye in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 250 troops, an armored combat vehicle, 14 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Five supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, Kutkovka, Palamarevka, Petrovka, Grushevka, Osadkovka, and Novoplatonovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.

The enemy lost over 150 troops, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.◽️

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Stepanovka, Lipovka, Nikiforovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and two supply depots.

Units of the "Center" force group have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, two airmobile brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitskoye, Grishino, Svyatogorovka, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlovka and Novopidgorodnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 410 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and five vehicles.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Pridorozhnoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.💥

Formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Barvinovka, Vozdvizhevka, Boykovo, Zarnitsa in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kommunarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The enemy lost more than 320 service members, 12 vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, and an artillery piece. A supply depot was destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mountain assault brigade and the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Zapasne, Veselyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Nikolske in the Kherson region.

Up to 45 military personnel, six vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

11:41 Far Easterners liberated Pridorozhnoye north of Gulyaipole, MAP

11:03 Military personnel of the Vostok group told details of the liberation of the village of Ternovatoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

10:36 Zaporizhia Oblast. Assault units have taken up new positions west of Dorozhnianka. MAP

08:53 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed31 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

22 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four UAVs – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Astrakhan region.
One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region.
One UAV – over the territory of Kursk region.

08:43 The Sever group reports progress in the Miropol direction, MAP

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Zelenoe was liberated.
Movement in the Dvurechanskoye-Ambarnoye area was completed.
Russian Armed Forces entered the settlement of Krugloe
Russian Armed Forces entered Chugunovka
Peschanoye has been cleared
Expansion of the control zone east of Konstantinovka
Adjustment of the zone of control in favor of the enemy in Novodanilovka
Adjustment of the zone of control in favor of the enemy in Malaya Tokmachka

06:02 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Zapad group destroyed military equipment and strongholds with enemy manpower.

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