Ukraine

The NBU has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 4897 UAH/USD, which strengthened the hryvnia by 16 kopecks. The euro is set at 42.97 UAH/euro, and the dollar is trading at 41.44-41.47 UAH on the interbank market.

In Ukraine, emergency power outages have been introduced in eight regions due to the consequences of Russian attacks. The restrictions primarily apply to industrial consumers, while household consumers are cut off only in case of emergency.

Emergency power outage schedules have been introduced in Sumy, Dnipro, Donetsk, Poltava and Kirovohrad regions. At the direction of Ukrenergo, the blackouts began in the morning of February 7.

Enemy troops shelled settlements south of Kherson, damaging residential buildings. One person was killed and five were wounded in the attacks.

On February 7, the weather in Ukraine will be mostly cloudy with clearings, with snow possible only in Crimea. The temperature will range from -3°C to +3°C depending on the region.

Over the past day, the occupiers lost 1340 troops. They also destroyed 10 tanks, 18 armored vehicles, 32 artillery systems and 116 UAVs.

The Ministry of Health is implementing a procedure for selective disarmament of medical workers for military needs through the Diia portal. The decision is intended to maintain a balance between civilian and military medicine.

In the occupied territories, children are involved in propaganda campaigns in support of the enemy troops. They are forced to write letters and draw for the russian military fighting against Ukraine.

The U. S. Department of Justice terminates the KleptoCapture Task Force, which had been tracking the assets of Russian oligarchs. Resources will be redirected to the fight against drug cartels, and investigations against Russians will lose centralized coordination.

Ukraine will receive from the Netherlands a modern mobile laboratory consisting of 13 containers for investigating war crimes. The equipment allows for DNA and fingerprint analysis and data extraction from mobile devices in the field.

Keith Kellogg, Trump's newly appointed special envoy, held talks with Ukraine's ambassador to Washington. They discussed key issues of bilateral relations.

A protest against the participation of Russian evangelical pastors in the U. S. National Prayer Breakfast was held near the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. The activists demanded that people who support Russian aggression be banned from entering.

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports active movement of attack UAVs in various regions of Ukraine. The drones are moving through Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions.

The terrorist country has announced that it has completed issuing passports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Refusal to receive a Russian document threatens with deportation or other repressive measures.

The head of the OP, Andriy Yermak, discussed with Roman Shvartsman the parallels between the crimes of the Nazis and the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. It was proposed to organize an international meeting on preserving the memory of crimes against humanity.

During the air alert, Russia launched an Oreshnik missile in the direction of Kyiv from Astrakhan region. According to unconfirmed reports, the missile malfunctioned and exploded on Russian territory.

Ilya Yevlash announced his decision to resign from the position of spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, which he had held since March 2024. In his farewell address, he thanked his colleagues and noted that this period of his life was unforgettable.

There were 89 combat engagements in different sectors, the most intense was in Pokrovske - 28 attacks. The enemy lost 148 occupants, a tank, 8 vehicles and other equipment.

Keith Kellogg stated that the Constitution of Ukraine prohibits holding elections during hostilities. At the same time, he emphasized the importance of elections as a sign of democracy even in wartime.

Eight Ukrainian children aged 5 to 17 were returned from the temporarily occupied Crimea as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. The children were in an orphanage where they were subjected to psychological abuse and propaganda.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs denies fake reports in Signal about layoffs of SES employees and independent emergency response. The service continues to operate as usual and responds to all calls from citizens.

The President of Ukraine met with the head of the EBRD to discuss support for state-owned companies and assistance to IDPs. The Bank will continue to finance the energy and private sectors, having allocated €2.4 billion last year.

Pete Hughes will participate in the Ramstein meeting on February 12 at NATO headquarters. For the first time, the meeting will be hosted by the United Kingdom instead of the United States, and the future leadership of the format remains in question.

Ruslan Kravchenko held the first large-scale meeting with 23 business associations since the beginning of the war. They discussed the blocking of tax invoices, court decisions and the creation of a “white business club”.

The President expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that many MPs are constantly on business trips abroad. He emphasized that MPs should work in Ukraine, especially in the frontline regions.

False information about the death of a young man during an attempt to mobilize in Krasnopavlivka was spread on social media. The police found the “killed” young man alive, and he confirmed only that his documents had been checked.

The head of the ARMA, Olena Duma, accused Transparency International of blocking the sale of sanctioned assets. Expert Dmytro Hromakov called it a manipulation to avoid responsibility for their own failures.

Ukraine is ready to discuss with South Korea the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers captured in the Kursk region. Ukraine's ambassador to South Korea said he was open to dialogue, given the threat to their lives if they returned to the DPRK.

Due to severe weather conditions, 139 transformer substations in the occupied Crimea are de-energized, leaving more than 18,000 customers without electricity. A storm warning has been issued on the peninsula for February 6-9.

A group of masked teenagers beat a boy in Kyiv and took possession of his phone. According to social media, the perpetrators lured the victims to a meeting using a fake account of a 17-year-old girl.