Donetsk

The Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise told about the peculiarities of establishing damages for enterprises affected by the aggression of the Russian Federation.

According to the Prosecutor General, an independent UN commission of inquiry into violations in Ukraine concluded that "in none of the situations considered by the Commission did the displacement of children meet the requirements established by international humanitarian law.

Russians are establishing new military bases near civilian areas in the Primorsky district of Mariupol, as reported by the mayor's advisor Petro Andriushchenko.

According to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, one local resident was killed and two others were wounded in the past 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression in the village of Tsukuryno, Donetsk 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 commander and four subordinates of a military unit in Donetsk region were detained for embezzling almost 5 million hryvnias in combat pay by including soldiers who were not on the front line in the payroll.

A 70-year-old woman was killed after Russians shelled the village of Tsukuryno in Donetsk region with Uragan rocket launchers.

About 966 people remain in Avdiivka, evacuations continue, while Russian forces continue to shell the city.

Among those released from captivity are many defenders of Mariupol, soldiers who were on "Azovstal", Zmiiny Island, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson and Sumy directions.

Russian missiles hit a business in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, at night, wounding six civilians.

The de-energization of the substation due to technical problems disrupted train traffic, but the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine says there is no overall electricity shortage.

One civilian was killed and nine injured as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region over the past day.

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.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Russia failed to achieve the goals of its offensive, which began in November 2023, and that the enemy's offensive potential would be completely exhausted by early spring.

russian artillery shelling of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, killed a 47-year-old woman and damaged several houses.

At night, russian troops attacked the village of Veletynske in Kherson region, killing a 65-year-old man and wounding a 51-year-old woman.

An enemy Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile system and 235 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the Tavria sector.

Border guards in Zakarpattia region detected a group of men who were trying to illegally cross the border with Hungary. The men were were hiding in the woods near the border with bags of essentials, having paid smugglers from 500 to 4000 USD to help them cross the border illegally. After the detention, the group was taken to draw up administrative reports.

Rescuers in Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, rescued a woman trapped in the rubble after a Russian strike damaged a two-story building.

Hostile shelling damaged equipment at a power substation in Dnipropetrovs'k region, causing localized power outages, but Ukraine has enough electricity, both generated and imported, to meet demand and no blackouts are currently planned. Shelling also caused lesser disruptions in Chernihiv and Donetsk regions.

Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down 15 of the 35 Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight across Ukraine.

More than 70 combat clashes took place at the front during the past day. Meanwhile, Russia hit 10 missiles strikes on civilian infrastructure objects.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Valeriy Zaluzhnyy from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that the "chair" of the Kyrylo Budanov, who has previously headed the Main Directorate of Ukrainian Intelligence, will now take over the post of Commander-in-Chief.

On February 2, Ukrposhta will celebrate its 30th birthday. In honor of this event, the company will issue a new stamp dedicated to the exploits of postal workers during the war.

In Mykolaiv region, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a woman who secretly recorded the locations of Ukrainian troops and transmitted information to the Russian military through an anonymous chat room. The woman was caught trying to pass on intelligence that could have exposed the troops' movements.

Russian troops shelled Donetsk region 12 times, destroying an administrative building and damaging a kindergarten, a gas pipeline, a power line and residential buildings.

Russian troops conducted more than 120 strikes on 18 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, including 37 strikes from drones.

On January 28, 4 more civilians were wounded by Russian shelling in Donetsk region, including 3 in Myrnohrad and 1 in Ocheretyne.

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.