Ukraine has imposed sanctions on foreign companies supplying components for Russian drones and missiles, President Zelensky said. He said Russia circumvents sanctions to obtain critical parts. Targets include firms from China, the UAE, Panama and post-Soviet states, Reuters reported.
About 80,000 people in Belgorod were left without heating after another strike on the Luch thermal power plant on February 8, Russian reports say. The Belgorod electrical substation was also hit. Temperatures are forecast to drop to between minus 4 and minus 16 degrees.
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People’s Deputy Roman Kostenko said negotiations are currently not in Ukraine’s interest. He said if Ukraine holds until spring and stops Russia on the battlefield, the situation will change. Kostenko stressed increasing enemy losses and downing drones before advancing demands on key territories.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry released footage of damaged energy facilities covered in ice. Despite dangerous conditions, energy workers continue efforts to restore electricity and heating to homes across the country, the ministry said.
Russia’s FSB said a suspect in the attempted assassination of GRU General Vladimir Alekseev was extradited from the UAE to Moscow. The agency claims the attacker was 66-year-old Russian citizen Lyubomyr Korba, assisted by Viktor Vasin, also 66. Another alleged accomplice, Zinaida Serebrytska, is said to have left for Ukraine.
Russian media reported a murder attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev in Moscow. He was shot several times in the back and hospitalized, officials said. The attacker fled. Alekseev is a senior military intelligence officer and a deputy to Igor Kostyukov…
Ukraine’s border guards released footage showing the destruction of drones. The Sumy detachment downed a Gerbera, a Molniya, and 18 FPV drones, most fiber optic guided. The Steel Border brigade destroyed a Shahed, four Molniyas, and eight FPVs, while Odesa border guards downed a Shahed 136/131.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis claimed Ukraine and Russia were close to a peace agreement in April 2022, but the process was disrupted after intervention by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He made the statement commenting on early war negotiations.
President Trump has not imposed any effective sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine during a year of his second term, the BBC reported. Experts say attempts to pressure the ruble were minimal, while Russia’s oil revenue fell due to Europe, not the US.
Ukraine’s General Staff said Defense Forces struck enemy targets in occupied areas and Russia. Hits included a logistics depot near Rozyvka, a troop concentration near Krasnohirske, and a UAV control point near Novoekonomichne. Damage at Russia’s Kapustin…
Ukraine’s General Staff said Defense Forces struck enemy targets in occupied areas and Russia. Hits included a logistics depot near Rozyvka, a troop concentration near Krasnohirske, and a UAV control point near Novoekonomichne. Damage at Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile range was also confirmed.
A Rosneft oil depot in Balashov, Saratov region, was attacked by drones overnight on February 7, according to analysis by ASTRA. The strike hit the Balashov oil depot, which Ukraine’s General Staff had previously reported as a target. Local residents reported firefighting activity near the site.
Russia attacked multiple Ukrainian cities overnight. Odesa came under Shahed drone attack. One person was killed and two wounded in Kramatorsk. In Kherson, six civilians were injured after MLRS strikes caused fires and destruction in residential areas. Reconnaissance drones were also reported over western regions.
Russian losses per 08/02/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+1040 men+1 tank+1 ACV+8 artillery+468 UAVs+24 cruise missiles