Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: 111 combat engagements took place on the frontline over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in several directions.
Border guards of the "Pomsta" brigade eliminated 11 Russian servicemen in Luhansk region, neutralizing 6 with an anti-aircraft gun and another 5 with the help of aerial reconnaissance.
More than 500 Ukrainian children have been killed and more than 1,200 injured as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion.
Thanks to cooperation with the UAE and other friends of Ukraine, Ukraine has brought home another 100 defenders from Russian captivity, bringing the total number of returnees since the beginning of the war to 3135.
President Zelenskiy announces that a total of 3,135 Ukrainians have been released from Russian captivity, including 100 soldiers in the latest exchange, most of whom were defending Mariupol and Azovstal.
The SBU demonstrated footage of Ukrainian defenders returning home as part of the 51st prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, during which 100 Ukrainians were released, including 84 defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal.
Ukraine brought home another 100 defenders from Russian captivity, including 84 defenders of Mariupol.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding to impose sanctions on Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov for spreading Kremlin propaganda justifying Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The occupiers in the Luhansk region are handing out Russian passports and summonses to men, and are opening a center to teach young people how to blog.
According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled 92 firefights in various sectors over the past day.
Russian invaders plan to open the first "Center for Junior Army Training" in occupied Melitopol to teach children military skills.
The enemy conducted 21 air strikes in the Tavria operational area yesterday, carried out 73 assault actions and fired 732 artillery rounds. Defense forces eliminated almost 500 occupants and about 200 Russian drones.
Russians intensified artillery shelling of Nevske and Bilohorivka in Luhansk region, according to the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, the shelling is almost round-the-clock.
According to the General Staff of Ukraine, 126 combat engagements took place over the past day: russian troops launched 7 missile strikes, 35 air strikes and 90 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
The Russian occupiers complained to the Kremlin about the shortage of teachers and asked to send more teachers of Russian language, literature, and history to the temporarily occupied territories.
Mandatory sorting of mixed household waste is the only way to meet EU recycling targets, according to business and environmental groups.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 66 combat engagements and missile and air strikes by Russian troops in various parts of the frontline.
Polish President Andrzej Duda's comments on whether Ukraine will return Crimea provoked a reaction from the Ukrainian ambassador.
On February 1, a Russian plane accidentally "dropped" a FAB-500 bomb in the temporarily occupied Zymohiria district of Luhansk region.
Two more houses were destroyed in Nevske, Luhansk region, 250 students of Luhansk State University were mobilized into the Russian army, and a Russian company seized mines in the occupied territories with only $1,000 in capital.
President Zelenskyy appointed Oleksandr Nadtochiy as the new head of the SBU Main Directorate in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, replacing Volodymyr Petrychenko, who was dismissed in October 2023.
Three traitors who fought on the side of Russia on the eastern front, including a sniper and a repeat offender from the Russian Sturm-Z battalion, were sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason and participation in terrorist activities.
The SBU served a notice of suspicion in absentia to Russian actor Dmitry Pevtsov for publicly supporting Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and calling for the seizure of state power and the entire territory of Ukraine.
Over the past day, the enemy fired 97 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
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 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.
In Dnipro, a former LPR militant who cooperated with the russian FSB to launch missile strikes on the city was detained. He provided intelligence that allowed russia to strike the city on December 29.
Russian troops resumed air strikes along the entire front line in Luhansk region after a lull due to weather conditions. The occupiers are also demanding that local residents register their weapons by 2026 and are trying to manipulate the vote in the March elections.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in Luhansk region on January 29, according to General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalev. This happened the same night that Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 15 of 35 Shahid drones launched by Russian forces.
More than 70 combat clashes took place at the front during the past day. Meanwhile, Russia hit 10 missiles strikes on civilian infrastructure objects.
