Julia Shramko
Due to bad weather in Odesa and Chernivtsi regions, truck traffic to Moldova has been temporarily suspended. The restrictions apply to the Palanca – Mayaky – Udobne, Tudora, Rososhany – Brychen, Sokyriany – Oknytsia, and Mamalyha – Kryva border crossing points due to severe ice.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk clarified the situation regarding the draft law on the alleged lowering of the marriage age to 14. The norm was removed from the draft due to ambiguous public perception.
Due to black ice, the processing of cargo vehicles has been suspended at the Palanca – Mayaky – Udobne and Tudora border crossing points. Drivers are asked to take this into account when planning their routes.
Russia launched 7 missiles, including two "Kinzhal" missiles, and 328 drones at Ukraine. 297 drones were shot down or suppressed, and enemy missiles did not reach their targets.
The SBU has opened a criminal case under the article "terrorist act" due to a car explosion in Odesa, which occurred around 05:00 on Akademika Korolyova Street. As a result of the explosion, the driver, a 21-year-old owner of a Toyota, died.
During the night, Kirovohrad region suffered a massive attack by missiles and drones. In Oleksandriia district, residential buildings and power lines were damaged, while in Kropyvnytskyi district, a warehouse building was hit.
A fatal road accident involving a border guard occurred in Rivne region. A 42-year-old passenger died on the spot, and the driver was hospitalized.
Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials have begun in Oman. The negotiating team is led by Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Trump's special envoy Witkoff.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the budget of the Pension Fund of Ukraine for 2026 with revenues and expenditures of UAH 1. 26 trillion. This is 23.2% more than last year and takes into account the indexation of pensions and insurance payments.
As of February 1, 2026, Ukraine's international reserves increased to $57. 7 billion, setting a new historical record. The increase was due to external financing, which offset the NBU's currency sales and debt payments.
People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced that the parliament would postpone the consideration of financial bills for a month. This means that the IMF and EU issues will not be resolved before March.
Traffic on Ukraine's state-owned highways is ensured despite snow, rain, and fog. Road workers are cleaning and treating the pavement with anti-icing materials.
The Prosecutor General announced the detention of the director of a Kyiv City State Administration utility company. He demanded UAH 1.2 million for signing a contract with a company that won a tender worth UAH 8.29 million.
Oil prices rose more than 1% after a fall, but are heading for their first weekly decline in almost two months. Investors are focused on US-Iran talks.
An assassination attempt has been made on Russian Defense Ministry Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev in Moscow. The officer was hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an attack near his home.
The head of the NSDC's Center for Countering Disinformation, Kovalenko, reported a massive Russian attack on Kropyvnytskyi. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of a threat after the take-off of a MiG-31K and an attack by enemy drones.
About a third of the countries participating in the military AI summit agreed to regulate the use of the technology in combat. However, military giants China and the US refused to participate.
The price of gold rose by 2. 3% to $4879.45 per ounce, while silver increased by 3.8% to $73.91 per ounce after a significant drop. CME raised margins on precious metals to reduce risks.
Due to bad weather (wet snow, ice, strong winds), 90 settlements are without power. Outages have been recorded in Ternopil (65) and Khmelnytskyi (25) regions.
Over the past day, 152 combat engagements took place on the front, including 31 in the Pokrovsk direction and 23 in the Huliaipole direction. The enemy launched 80 air strikes and used 6235 kamikaze drones.
Bitcoin fell to a 16-month low, testing the key support level of $60,000. The overall cryptocurrency market has lost about $2 trillion since October.
In Odesa, a Toyota car exploded this morning, killing its 21-year-old owner. Law enforcement officers are working at the scene to ascertain the circumstances of the incident.
HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are considering purchasing memory chips from Chinese manufacturers like CXMT due to the global supply crisis. This could help address rising prices and the threat to new product launches.
India's Reliance Industries has purchased 2 million barrels of Venezuelan oil from trader Vitol. This is the company's first purchase in almost a year after it stopped refining Russian oil.
China maintains its nuclear forces at the minimum necessary level and will not participate in nuclear disarmament talks. Beijing expresses regret over the expiration of the New START treaty between Russia and the United States.
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that the US will continue to sell weapons to NATO allies for Ukraine until a peace agreement is concluded. This is necessary for self-defense and to prevent the country from being seized.
A mobile fire group destroyed an enemy drone over Lviv. All relevant services are working at the scene.
Reliance Industries partially unloaded a cargo of jet fuel in Italy. This is India's first export to the region since the EU ban on oil products from Russian oil came into force.
Bitcoin fell 3. 8% to $69,858, reaching its lowest level since November 2024. Over the week, Bitcoin lost almost 8%, and since the beginning of the year, almost 20%.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the return of 157 Ukrainians, including military personnel and civilians, as part of the first exchange after a long pause. Most of them had been in captivity since 2022.