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According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled 92 firefights in various sectors over the past day.

The Russian military is using tactical drones along the border with Ukraine to study weaknesses for possible sabotage and reconnaissance missions.

Ukrainian defenders are preventing Russian troops from advancing in the Kupyansk sector, despite their attempts to storm the positions.

As a result of Russian shelling of civilian areas in Kupyansk district, a 71-year-old woman was wounded and several houses were damaged.

A two-month-old boy was killed and three women were injured in a Russian S-300 missile attack that destroyed a three-story hotel in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region.

Sappers of the State Emergency Service eliminated an unexploded FAB-250 aircraft bomb that fell during the Russian shelling of Velykyi Burluk village in Kupyansk district, but did not detonate.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that since October last year, Russia has amassed about 40,000 troops and 500 tanks near Kupyansk, but noted that not all of these forces are currently engaged in combat and that the Ukrainian defense is holding back the Russians.

In Balakliya, Kharkiv region, a local resident cooperated with Russian representatives during the occupation and organised mass events in support of Russia, and now he has been notified of being suspected of collaborating with the occupiers.

Ukraine responds to Forbes article on Russian offensive in the Kupyansk sector.

Over the past day, the occupiers shelled about 18 settlements in Kharkiv region, increasing the number of air strikes and damaging infrastructure, including power substations and buildings, but there were no casualties.

Russia plans to capture the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv region by March 2024 as a gift to Putin before the presidential elections in Russia, deploying 500 tanks and more than 40,000 troops.

Ukrainian troops repelled 21 attacks near Avdiivka, while the enemy unsuccessfully tried to improve their tactical positions in many areas of the frontline.

Russians shelled Kharkiv region with guided missiles, wounding one civilian.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 66 combat engagements and missile and air strikes by Russian troops in various parts of the frontline.

Heavy fighting is taking place along the entire frontline in the Kupyansk sector as Ukrainian troops try to defend their positions, while the enemy continues assault operations and brings in new reserves, said Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russian forces attacked the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region on February 3, hitting civilian infrastructure with large bombs, including a nine-story apartment building and private homes.

The Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russia, which hit several settlements, while Ukrainian troops repelled the attacks and cleared the area of mines.

According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled 77 combat engagements in various parts of the frontline over the past day.

While heavy fighting and artillery duels continued near Tabaivka, the village remained under Ukrainian control, despite Russian claims of its capture.

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.

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.

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.

No one was injured in the attack by enemy drones on a civilian industrial facility in Kharkiv.

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.

The head of Ukrainian intelligence predicted that Ukraine will launch a new counteroffensive in the spring, as soon as the Russian offensive is exhausted.

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.

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 "humanitarian headquarters" of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman in Vinnytsia is promoting assistance to the military, without mentioning the local communities that actually provide assistance.