Ukraine
Russians kill three, injure 26 in four regions over past day
Three people were killed and 26 others injured in Russian shelling over the past day in the Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions
Russia carried out a massive attack on the energy of Ukraine overnight: under strike are substations, power lines, and TPPs
On the night of February 7, Russian troops carried out another massive attack on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. The Russian army launched strikes on substations and overhead lines, as well as on the Burshtyn and Dobrotvir TPPs
Last year’s Russian shelling of boarding school in Sudzha: analysts identified the likely perpetrators
During the Ukrainian occupation of parts of Russia's Kurs'k region, Russian troops launched a series of strikes using various weaponry on a boarding school in Sudzha. The facility served as a shelter for civilians and housed a military command post. According to a thematic report by Truth Hounds, a member of the "Ukraine. Five AM" coalition, soldiers from the "Sever" grouping may be responsible for the attacks. The unit is under the command of Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin.
Human rights defenders urge Zelenskyy to prioritize protection for war victims
Human rights advocates believe that following the liquidation of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories -- a decision approved by the President -- the head of state himself could initiate a revision of the support architecture and the creation of an effective government body
At least seven killed, 15 injured in Russian cluster munitions strike on Druzhkivka market
Russian forces also dropped two aerial bombs on Druzhkivka, damaging an industrial area, three apartment buildings, and three houses
Overnight Russian strikes leave dead and injured in several regions in Ukraine
Russian military strikes on the night of February 4, 2026, left civilians dead and injured in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, while also causing large-scale destruction
Russian strikes took the lives of six people in Ukraine on February 2
As a result of Russian shelling over the course of February 2, 2026, seven civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and at least 26 more were injured, including in the Sumy and Cherkasy Oblasts
On February 1, Russians killed 17 civilians in Ukraine
Russian military shelling on February 1, 2026, killed 17 civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, while over three dozen others sustained injuries across the Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions
From Nairobi to the Donbas: Nearly 300 deceived Kenyans trapped on Russian front lines
Wellington Nyongesa, intake editor at Standard Group PLC, stated at the Third International Conference Crimea Global that nearly 300 young Kenyan men are trapped on the Russian front lines in Ukraine, lured by false promises of jobs in supermarkets, logistics, and construction
From Venezuela to Ukraine, behind every repressed person stands a woman who becomes their voice
Tamara Sujú Roa addressed the audience during a panel discussion "Girl Power. Women against violence and oppression worldwide", which provided a glimpse into the position and the role of women in various parts of the world seized by authoritarian and other destructive forces
Drone arms race intensifies in Asia-Pacific while international law falls by the wayside
Myanmar has become the third-deadliest drone war zone globally, trailing only Russia and Ukraine — yet the world barely notices
Ukraine urges IAEA and countries to stop Russia’s planned strikes on nuclear plant substations
Ukraine is sharing relevant intelligence with its partners and warning of potentially catastrophic repercussions, Sybiha reported
Majority of Ukrainians oppose trading Donbas for Western security guarantees
The majority of Ukrainians – 54% – consider it categorically unacceptable to transfer the entire Donbas to Russia in exchange for security guarantees. At the same time, 39% are ready for such a concession, though most admit it is a difficult condition. Another 5% could not decide on their opinion
Sybiha invites Ghana’s FM to Ukraine amid appeal over captured Ghanaian fighter on Ukrainian soil
Andrii Sybiha stated that Ghanaian diplomats will be granted access to prisoners of war upon their request, in accordance with international humanitarian law
Russia deliberately attacked U.S.-owned Bunge facility in Dnipro — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister
The foreign minister recalled that last year, Russian strikes damaged Boeing offices in Kyiv, a major American electronics manufacturer in Zakarpattia, and other sites
Russia struck Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight: There are casualties, injured people and destruction (updated)
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched more than 170 missiles and drones overnight, with strikes recorded in at least 26 locations
Russian shelling on December 24 killed at least three civilians and injured 32
Local Oblast Military Administrations and the National Police of Ukraine reported that on December 24, Russian troops conducted massive shelling of the Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, and Sumy regions. As a result of the attacks, at least three people were killed, and another 32 were injured
In Denmark, sculptures about the war by Ukrainian artist Maria Kulikovska were destroyed at exhibition
Commenting on the events in Copenhagen, Kulikovska explained that she sees the same logic in them – the destruction of art as a form of political pressure and an attack on a defenseless body. She understands that the sculptures were intentionally broken and views their destruction as the beginning of a period of mourning and a shift toward a more radical artistic language
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