The 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade and the 57th Separate Tank Brigade destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Toretsk sector. The only thing left of the plane was a charred piece of iron with a “branded grid” on the torn off wing.
The song “Bird Of Pray” by Ziferblat has won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The winner was determined by the jury and viewers, including 362.4 thousand votes via Diia.
Over the last day, 125 combat engagements took place, with the hottest spots in the Pokrovsk sector. A Russian Su-25 was shot down in the Toretsk sector, and 27 attacks were repelled in the Kursk region.
Hamas handed over three exhausted hostages to Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement. Netanyahu announced his intention to completely destroy Hamas and release all other prisoners.
At the Krasnoilsk checkpoint, border guards found an ancient Turkish saber in the car of a Romanian citizen. The man tried to hide an object that may be of historical value.
On February 8, at 21:22, an air alert was issued in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine due to the threat of enemy attack drones. In Kyiv region, UAVs were spotted and air defense systems were activated.
Two Rostelecom cables connecting St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad were damaged in the Gulf of Finland. The repair work will take about a week and is being supervised by the Finnish Coast Guard.
North Korea has emphasized that its nuclear arsenal is intended solely to protect sovereignty and deter aggression. The DPRK rejected the possibility of giving up nuclear weapons in exchange for financial compensation.
In the United States, Matthew Kierans spent 36 years impersonating William Woods by stealing his identity. The real Woods was imprisoned and committed to a mental hospital trying to prove his identity until a DNA test revealed the truth.
In Sumy, an enemy drone hit a private residential building, causing a fire and destruction. Rescuers extinguished the fire and cleared the rubble, no one was injured.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released data on the losses of Russian troops over the past day. The total enemy losses since the beginning of the war have reached 847860 people, almost 10 thousand tanks have been destroyed.
Cloudy weather is forecast in Ukraine with clearings, without significant precipitation. There will be ice on the roads in some places, temperatures from 0° to -4°, the coldest in the east of the country.
On the night of February 8, UAVs attacked an oil refinery in the Kumilzhensky district of Volgograd region. According to local authorities, the attack was repelled, with no damage or casualties.
Mishustin and Putin are trying to convince that the Russian economy is stable despite the sanctions. The ISW points to the concealment of the real impact of the war and much higher inflation than the official 9.9%.
There is one Russian Kalibr cruise missile carrier ship in the Black Sea with a volley of up to 4 missiles. In the Mediterranean Sea, there are 6 Russian ships, 2 of which have up to 22 Kalibr missiles on board.
In Rostov-on-Don, 14 high-rise buildings were damaged as a result of a Ukrainian UAV attack. the Russian military announced the destruction of 36 drones over Russian territory.
Pete Hagesse will visit Europe on February 10-17 and participate in the Ramstein meeting. At the meeting, he will reaffirm the US desire for a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump has canceled Joe Biden's access to classified information and daily intelligence briefings. The decision was justified by Biden's poor memory and the precedent he set in 2021.
The President of Ukraine has appointed Ambassador to Hungary Fyodor Shandor as a representative to the Danube Commission. The appointment was made in accordance with Decree No. 76/2025.
Hamas will release three Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023. In exchange, Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners, including 18 life prisoners.
In Busk, a police officer is suspected of using physical force against a foster child from the Good Heart orphanage. The police officer has been suspended from duty for the duration of the investigation.
US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to restore relations with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un. At a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Japan, he emphasized that he gets along well with the North Korean leader.
In western Alaska, the wreckage of a small passenger plane, a Bering Air plane that disappeared while en route to the city of Nome, was found. All 10 people on board were killed, and the plane was found on the sea ice 19 kilometers from the coast.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky met with Keith Kellogg in Washington, DC. He emphasized the need to arm Ukraine in order to negotiate from a strong position.
US President Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk will be in charge of cutting costs at the Pentagon. Musk already leads a group in the Department of Government Effectiveness that has made large-scale layoffs at USAID.
On the night of February 8, at least 5 explosions occurred over Rostov-on-Don. Local residents report the sounds of drones and flashes in the sky.
Ukrainian troops advanced near Cherkasy Konopelka in the Kursk region of Russia. At the same time, the enemy advanced in the area of Yampolivka, Stupochki, Toretsk and Andriivka.
A US federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from sending 2,200 USAID employees on paid furlough. The court sided with two associations of federal employees who challenged the decision to effectively close the agency.
The former acting director of the National Anti-Doping Center held a tender for UAH 42 million with signs of fictitiousness. Due to overpricing of equipment, the state suffered losses of more than UAH 10 million.
Vitali Klitschko reported on the work of air defense in Kyiv's Obolon district. The mayor urged residents of the capital to stay in shelters because of the movement of enemy UAVs towards the city center.
