Unmanned aerial vehicle

In the Tauride sector, on February 7, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 64 attacks by russian occupation forces, destroyed 34 pieces of russian military equipment, including a helicopter, and neutralized or destroyed 178 unmanned aerial vehicles.

As a result of the morning Russian attack in Kyiv region, three people were wounded, 58 houses, 6 apartments, a cultural center, a school, a post office and 12 cars were damaged.

Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers, accompanied by SU-30SM fighters, flew near Alaska.

The creation of the new Unmanned Systems Forces will allow the military to better utilize drones for reconnaissance, combat operations, and develop domestic production.

The Prosecutor General said that as a result of Russia's massive attack on 6 regions of Ukraine, at least 5 people were killed and more than 30 were wounded, and the strikes destroyed residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.

Over the past 24 hours, Russians fired 150 shells at Kherson region, killing one person and wounding three others, targeting residential areas.

President Zelenskyy has signed a decree creating a new type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the Unmanned Systems Force. According to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, this is an important step in the modernization of Ukraine's military potential.

President Zelenskiy signs a decree establishing a new Unmanned Systems Force to develop drone capabilities and technologies in Ukraine, which Digital Transformation Minister Fedorov says will be crucial to modernizing the army and supporting Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia.

Russia reported intercepting 7 drones over the Belgorod region on February 6. One of them exploded in Gubkin, damaging houses.

Five people were killed and one wounded in Kherson region by more than 180 shells fired by Russian troops during hostile attacks.

In the Tavria sector, Ukrainian troops destroyed an enemy drone, capturing its explosion on video, and neutralized 143 Russian UAVs and caused damage to Russian manpower and equipment.

Over the past day, Russian occupants shelled 114 Ukrainian settlements and 44 infrastructure facilities, causing deaths and injuries.

Russian troops fired more than 130 shells at Kherson region, wounding one person during 36 attacks over the past day.

According to the Defense Ministry, this week Ukrainian troops eliminated more than 6,600 Russian soldiers and destroyed hundreds of pieces of military equipment.

The Russian military fired over 90 missiles from multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars, tanks, aircraft and drones at residents of Kherson region, damaging buildings, gas and water infrastructure, but causing no casualties.

Over the past day, the Russian army fired 92 shells from various types of weapons at Kherson region, hitting residential areas, but causing no casualties.

Due to the attack of enemy drones, 2,500 households in Kryvyi Rih are still without power, and emergency schedules have been introduced to stabilize the situation, which could limit power supply to up to 35,000 homes.

Over the past day, Russian troops shelled 12 regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties.

A drone strike that damaged equipment at a Ukrenergo substation and two overhead power lines in Kryvyi Rih left about 7,500 customers without electricity.

In Kryvyi Rih, power supply has been restored to all consumers who were cut off as a result of an attack by enemy drones on energy facilities.

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.

An attack by Russian drones on energy facilities in Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovs'k region) left 62,000 households without electricity and hit a mine with 120 miners, although by morning power was restored to more than 32,000 consumers.

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.

The US State Department approves the sale of 31 MQ-9B SkyGuardian military drones and related equipment to India for $4 billion.

In January, the Ministry of Defense authorized more than 40 weapons and military equipment, including self-propelled artillery systems, mortars, specialized equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ammunition made in Ukraine and abroad, for use in the army.

In 2023, Ukraine significantly increased its own drone production: 67 models were codified and 58 received government contracts.

According to Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Ukrainian defenders destroyed over 400 Russian soldiers and 39 pieces of military equipment in the Tavria operational area over the past day.

Over the past day, Russian troops fired 41 times at Kherson region, using artillery, missiles, tanks, drones and aircraft, wounding six people.

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