Kharkiv
Groundhog predicted that spring would come in six weeks.
All miners stranded by shelling and a power outage in Kryvyi Rih have been brought to the surface and work is underway to restore power, while a fire broke out at a gas facility in Kharkiv region due to an attack by an enemy drone.
At night, an enemy drone struck the Kharkiv region, and over the past day, Russian troops shelled about 17 settlements in the region, with no casualties reported.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 153 times at 25 localities in Zaporizhzhya region, wounding two people.
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.
According to the General Staff's report, 63 combat engagements took place on the frontline over the past day.
Ukrainian troops repelled 58 enemy attacks in several sectors over the last day, Avdiivka, Maryinka and Kherson remain the hottest spots in the combat zone.
In the village of Yevhenivka, Mykolaiv region, four people were hit by a mine.
Ukraine's Air Force warned of a missile fired toward Dnipro on Thursday.
A spokesperson for the National Guard of Ukraine said that the intensity of Russian attacks on the eastern and southern directions has almost doubled compared to last fall: 146 attacks in the east and 87 in the south over the past 24 hours.
A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said that most attempts by Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter Ukraine are recorded on the border with Russia in Sumy region, with some activity in Kharkiv region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that the decision of the International Court of Justice that Russia violated international law in its actions in Ukraine is the first time that the UN court has issued a final decision on Russia's violation of international law.
A man beheaded his father in Pennsylvania and posted a video of the severed head on social media, after which he was arrested for brutal murder and weapons possession.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army fired four times at Mykolaiv region with ballistic missiles, damaging infrastructure and power grids.
No one was injured in the attack by enemy drones on a civilian industrial facility in Kharkiv.
Russian troops attacked 27 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, conducting 169 strikes using 58 drones, but without casualties.
According to Ukrainian military estimates, since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian military has suffered more than 386,000 casualties, including the loss of 6,322 tanks.
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.
According to rescuers, tonight as a result of an enemy air strike on the territory of a civilian hospital in the village of Velykyi Burluk, Kupyansk district, the facade of the two-story building of the medical institution, windows and roof were damaged. All patients were evacuated, some of them were placed in other institutions.
Russian occupants attacked the village of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv region with air bombs, hitting a local hospital and injuring several people.
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.
The former head and six subordinates of the Kharkiv detention center face up to 8 years in prison for committing fraudulent transactions totaling more than UAH 2 million.
A mother in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine left her 1-year-old and 3-year-old children alone at home for more than two days to visit a friend.
The International Court of Justice partially upheld Ukraine's claim that Russia violated the conventions on the financing of terrorism and racial discrimination, but rejected most of Ukraine's accusations.
First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko met with British Ambassador Martin Harris to discuss Ukraine's economic policy, with a focus on encouraging investment, improving defense capabilities, and promoting exports.
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.
The collaborator, who headed the fake forestry department in occupied Kupyansk, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for coordinating the budget and activities in support of the Russian occupation.
In January 2024, more than 21,000 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine were surveyed for mines as demining efforts continued in accordance with an updated action plan.
An FSB agent who handed over military and critical infrastructure facilities in Kharkiv region to russia was sentenced to life in prison.