Kupiansk

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.

Overnight, Russian troops attacked the town of Zmiiv in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, using six Shahed drones, damaging civilian buildings and wounding two people. More than 15 settlements in the region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russian troops over the past day.

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

Russians shelled Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region. Residents of Khatne and Velykyi Burliuk villages came under fire. The shelling damaged infrastructure and several agricultural enterprises.

According to British intelligence, from February 2022 to January 2023, Russia probably lost about 2,600 main battle tanks and 4,900 other armored vehicles in Ukraine. In 2023, Russia lost about 40% fewer armored vehicles than in 2022, likely due to more defensive positioning and the increasingly positional nature of the war.

Russian troops have no important tactical successes in the Kupyansk sector.

Makiivka and Nevske in Luhansk region were shelled by Russian artillery, the head of the Luhansk regional military administration said.

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 attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, destroying private homes.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops fought 75 combat engagements, thwarting numerous assault attempts in various directions and repelling enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses. In the Kherson sector alone, the enemy made 17 unsuccessful offensive attempts.

The SBU identified three Russian servicemen who committed war crimes in Kharkiv, including the murder and dismemberment of a local farmer. The suspects also looted property that they were trying to take to Russia.

Russian troops attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, using aircraft, artillery and mortars, causing destruction but no casualties.

Russian forces shelled more than 20 settlements in Kharkiv region, causing material damage and power outages, but no casualties were reported.

Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks in various directions, holding their positions firmly, despite the enemy's attempts to encircle key population centers such as Avdiivka. Ukraine's Armed Forces also successfully conducted counter-battery fire and airstrikes against enemy concentrations.

Russian troops are intensifying their offensive in the east, but Ukrainian forces are holding their positions;. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also noted that Russian troops are using drones more often in the Bakhmut sector.