Russian troops are increasingly using ballistic missiles in their attacks on Ukraine, as they are harder to shoot down by air defenses than cruise missiles and drones.
Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 11 of the 24 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia, and at least 7 more failed to reach their targets on the night of February 2.
The explosions occurred in Kryvyi Rih at 03:27 after the Ukrainian Air Force reported drone attacks on southeastern regions, including Kirovohrad.
Ukraine's Air Force warned of a missile fired toward Dnipro on Thursday.
During the attack on Sevastopol, a communication node may have been damaged, which, according to open sources, belongs to the Belbek military airfield.
Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat urged Ukrainians to wait for official confirmation of the consequences of the "explosions" at the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of two Shahed drones launched by Russian troops on the night of February 1 in Kharkiv region.
Over the past day, the enemy fired 97 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
The mayor of Kharkiv reported that the city was attacked by Shahed drones, which, according to preliminary data, struck at civilian infrastructure. Information on casualties and destruction is being clarified.
President Zelenskiy said that Ukraine's energy system has been preserved since last winter despite ongoing Russian attacks, but that there is still a long way to go this winter.
Mykola Oleshchuk, the commander of the Air Force, released a video of cotton in Crimea and hinted that the Belbek airfield was hit by the Ukrainian military.
On January 31, russians attacked Ukraine's Dnipro region using 13 kamikaze drones and artillery fire. The attack wounded one woman and damaged residential buildings, infrastructure, and industrial facilities.
An air alert was declared in russian-occupied Sevastopol, and air defense systems were spotted on the peninsula amid reports of explosions in Crimea.
An air alert was declared in Ukraine after a MiG-31K fighter jet took off from an airfield in Russia.
Ukrainian air defense shoots down a missile in Kryvyi Rih district, as confirmed by the head of the Ukrainian Air Defense Agency Serhiy Lysak.
Ukraine's Air Force warns of missile targeting Kryvyi Rih.
The air force has issued a warning about a missile heading west over Mykolaiv region.
The Ukrainian military reported that Russia's losses since the invasion have reached about 385,230 personnel and more than 6,000 tanks.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of 14 of the 20 Shahed drones launched by Russian forces over Ukraine on the night of January 31.
The Mariinka sector remains the hottest spot in the frontline, where Ukrainian troops repelled 14 enemy attacks over the last day, destroying 12 armored vehicles during one assault near Kostiantynivka.
Over the past 24 hours, russian forces attacked Ukraine's Dnipro region more than a dozen times, using drones, artillery and rockets, damaging dozens of buildings and vehicles.
Ukrainian Air Force reports a missile fired in the direction of Dnipro.
An explosion occurred in Kharkiv during an air raid alert, the city's mayor Igor Terekhov said. Earlier, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of a ballistic missile threat.
Russia launched 35 Shaheed drones against Ukraine overnight, targeting frontline areas near the border and occupied territories. Ukrainian troops shot down 15 drones, most of which were aimed at frontline areas that are difficult to defend, rather than at Ukraine's interior.
Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down 15 of the 35 Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight across Ukraine.
On the night of Monday, 29 January, Russian drones flew towards Ukraine's western border. The Ukrainian armed forces shot down all eight drones over the Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi regions.
According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, Russian troops shelled the city of Vovchansk in the evening. More than 15 settlements in Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russia, but no casualties were reported.
Russian troops shelled Kherson region 89 times over the last day, 2 people were wounded. The shelling was conducted with various types of weapons at residential areas.
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down eight Russian Shahid drones that were used to attack several regions of Ukraine. Russia also fired one Iskander missile and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from the occupied territories, but these attacks were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military aviation carried out 6 air strikes against Russian troops, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense also shot down one Russian cruise missile, and missile forces struck one Russian artillery installation and one electronic warfare station.
