[Korrespondent] 22.58 The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion has reached 55,000. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the French newspaper Le Monde reports.
22.46 Light in those houses in Kyiv that will not be connected to the heat supply in the near future should be on for at least 18 hours a day. This was stated by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on Telegram.
22.10 The outage schedules may worsen against the backdrop of the enemy's latest strike and the fact that the generation deficit in the power system remains significant. Moreover, the Russians are preparing for new strikes. This was reported by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on his Telegram channel.
21.35 Ukraine and Russia are to hold a new prisoner exchange in the near future - the first after a four-month pause. This is evidenced by the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
20.11 In February, two local residents were killed as a result of Russian shelling of Antonivka, in the Kherson region. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
As a result of enemy strikes, men aged 38 and 50 suffered injuries incompatible with life.
On March 20, President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleh Luhovsky as the acting head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. This is evidenced by the relevant decree No. 100/2026, published on the website of the President of Ukraine.
19:45 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the American company RTX Raytheon discussed accelerating the supply of missiles for Patriot air defense systems. The Ukrainian defense ministry wrote about this on its official website.
18.36 Delegations of Ukraine, the United States and Russia have completed the first day of talks in Abu Dhabi. This was reported by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov in Telegram. According to his assessment, the talks were "meaningful and productive", with an orientation "on specific steps and practical solutions", the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council noted.
18.05 A lieutenant colonel of the State Border Service of Ukraine and his Russian cousin smuggled at least 76 conscripts across the border. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this . The criminals earned more than $1.5 million.
17.59 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is hiding Russia's military spending, which probably accounts for half of Russia's state budget and 10% of GDP, according to data from Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), BILD reports.
17.32 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy received an invitation to the Munich Security Conference , which will take place on February 13-15. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi at a briefing.
17.29 The court sentenced a 32-year-old driver of a military hospital in the Kirovohrad region, who passed on personal data of wounded soldiers to the Russians, to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
As the investigation established, the agent was collecting personal data of Ukrainian soldiers who were being treated in the hospital after being wounded on the front line for the Russian GRU.
The traitor also "leaked" information about the number of personnel hospitalized and the locations of "discharges" to points of permanent or temporary deployment.
The enemy hoped to use such data to assess the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units and plan combat operations at the front.
In addition, the agent tracked the coordinates of Ukrainian air defense. To do this, the traitor traveled around the region in a service car and marked military facilities on Google Maps.
17.10 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 40 combat clashes have occurred on the front, which is one of the lowest figures in recent weeks. A lull is observed in five directions , the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.31 The Pentagon planned to create a stockpile of hundreds of thousands of strike drones by 2027 and invited 25 companies to participate in their production. Among them were two Ukrainian ones - General Cherry Corp and Ukranian Defence Drones Tech Corp. This is evidenced by a corresponding publication on the website of the American military department.
16.14 Russian troops hit the market in Druzhkivka in the Donechchyna region with cluster bombs. As a result of enemy shelling, seven people were killed and 15 were injured.
The dead included two women, aged 57 and 81, and five men aged 43 to 60.
Nine men and six women, aged 50-72, were injured. They were diagnosed with explosive mine injuries and fractures. Police warned that the number of victims could increase.
16.13 The Russian army is deliberately attacking Ukraine's energy sector because it considers it "associated with the military complex." This cynical statement was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He made it clear that strikes on energy facilities will continue until the authorities in Kyiv make "appropriate decisions."
15.24 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky announced the increase in capabilities to counter Russian strike drones, after hearing reports on the effectiveness of various types of interceptors.
"It is important that in January, high results were demonstrated by Ukrainian-made means. We are recording positive dynamics in the staffing of newly created interceptor drone divisions," the general noted.
According to him, the training of additional crews is currently underway. Hundreds of UAV crews have already been transferred under the operational control of the Air Force group - they are performing tasks in the I-III echelons of interception. In parallel, anti-drone protection of key administrative centers in front-line regions is being strengthened.
"Small air defense is one of the most dynamic and technological areas of modern warfare. Accordingly, decisions here must be quick, clear, and non-standard," Sysrky added.
14.55 More than 1,100 high-rise buildings in Kyiv remain without heat . The situation has not changed in the past 24 hours. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following the results of a conference call.
14.23 The Russian army struck the city of Druzhkivka in Donetsk region. Seven people are currently reported dead and eight wounded. The occupiers struck with cluster shells and also dropped two aerial bombs.
13.56 In January, Russia increased fuel supplies to the domestic market and resumed gasoline exports. The Russians are restarting oil refineries after a decrease in attacks from Ukraine.
During the month, Ukraine struck only three Russian refineries, compared to 11 in December. All of the plants hit were small, independent enterprises, and together they account for less than 7% of Russia's normal production in January.
At the end of January, the Russian government lifted the ban on most gasoline exports, allowing producers to resume supplies a month earlier than planned.
While Russia previously stopped exporting gasoline to ensure sufficient supply to the domestic market, it now faces the risk of excess supplies and may be forced to reduce refining volumes if it does not allow producers to sell products abroad.
13.52 The DPRK army contingent continues to participate in Russia's war against Ukraine. This was reported by the GUR of the Ministry of Defense. North Korean troops are located in the Kursk region, from which they are carrying out attacks on border Ukrainian communities.
12.46 An FSB agent was detained in the Khmelnytskyi region, who was adjusting missile and drone strikes in the region, collecting data on the deployment of Ukrainian military, mobile fire groups, and air defense assets. The SBU press service reports this.
To carry out combined strikes, the defendant created a group in the Telegram channel, which he administered under the guise of collecting data on mobilization activities.
In fact, the agent selected messages with information about the places of the largest concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If similar messages were found, he separately contacted the author and additionally specified the addresses of the bases and routes of movement of the Defense Forces.
The agent was most interested in data on the deployment and directions of mobile air defense fire groups.
12.19 The Ukrainian negotiating team arrived in Abu Dhabi and began another round of negotiations with representatives of the US and the Russian Federation . This was announced by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.
According to him, the negotiations have started in a trilateral format - Ukraine, the United States, and Russia. Further work is planned in separate groups, after which a repeated joint synchronization of positions is planned.
12.06 In Zaporizhia, the number of victims of yesterday's Russian strikes has increased - 12 wounded, including four children . This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov in Telegram.
11.47 Russia spent more than $300 million on a massive strike on Ukraine on the night of February 3. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense's GUR. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast of the Russian Federation, with a population of about 144,000, could live on the money spent for a whole year.
11.20 In Oleksandrivka, Stanislavsky community, Kherson region, a nurse born in 1974 was fatally wounded as a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone.
10.54 On Wednesday night, Russian aggressors attacked energy infrastructure in six regions of Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy and Ukrenergo.
Due to enemy strikes, consumers in Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions are without power. Emergency restoration work is already underway wherever security conditions allow.
10.22 Counterintelligence officers detained an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU) in Dnipro, who was conducting enemy air attacks on the city's defense-industrial complex. The SBU reported this.
A 63-year-old security guard at a local driving school worked for the Russians. He recruited his 17-year-old schoolboy son to cooperate with the occupiers .
10:00 Russian forces attacked Odessa with strike drones at night. The shelling caused a large-scale fire at a company, and also damaged a house and a school.
In a two-story residential building, the ceilings in 4 apartments were damaged, windows in neighboring residential buildings were broken, and two cars were damaged. Four people were rescued from the building.
After the Russian strikes, a large-scale fire broke out at the enterprise, which firefighters quickly extinguished. In addition, rescuers extinguished a fire in an abandoned building. According to preliminary information, one person was injured.
09.20 Over the past 24 hours , 153 combat clashes have been recorded on the front . The most difficult situation remains in the Pokrovsky direction. Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit one area of ​​​​concentration of enemy personnel, nine enemy anti-aircraft defense systems, one air defense system and four control points.
08.52 On the night of February 4, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 105 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and drones of other types, about 70 of them - "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 88 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 17 strike UAVs were hit at 14 locations, as well as debris falling at five locations.
08.13 From February 24, 2022 to February 4, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,243,070 people (+780 per day).
06.21 Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanishyna stated that the embassy had provided the US State Department with detailed information on the shelling that occurred after Russia announced an "energy truce." Particular attention was paid to the data collected after the night shelling on Tuesday, February 3.
04.47 The upcoming trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, could be a turning point in the conflict. According to The Telegraph, Trump's peace plan could become a trap for Ukraine. The main topic will be the fate of six thousand square kilometers of Donetsk region - the territory that includes the strategically important cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, and which remains under Ukrainian control despite four years of intense attacks by Russian troops. However, Putin seeks not only to maintain control over the occupied 20% of Ukraine's territory, but also to achieve the transfer of the rest of Donetsk region.
03.45 As a result of the Russian drone attack on Odessa, which occurred on the night of Wednesday, February 4, civilian and industrial infrastructure buildings in two districts of the city were damaged. A two-story residential building was damaged as a result of the shelling. In addition, a school and a kindergarten were damaged. An administrative building of an industrial facility was hit, where a fire broke out.
01.24 Russia carried out two missile strikes on the outskirts and Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv on the night of Wednesday, February 4. As a result of the hits, private residential buildings in the Saltivskyi district were damaged.
00.32 The Darnytsia CHP in Kyiv has temporarily stopped operating due to serious damage sustained as a result of large-scale Russian shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure on the night of Tuesday, February 3. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that a plan to restore the CHP has already been determined, but the full return of the plant to operation will take a long time.