Russian forces launched a wave of 183 drones and two missiles overnight, striking energy and railway and residential targets across Ukraine, injuring more civilains. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, according to local authorities.
The latest air assault comes as day two of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US unfolds in Abu Dhabi. After five hours of negotiations on the first day. Any peace or ceasefire remains unlikely as Moscow consistently refuses to shift from its demands for Ukraine’s capitulation.
Russia fires almost 200 drones and two missiles
Ukraine's Air Force reported that from yesterday evening through early hours of this morning, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 183 strike drones—including Shahed, Italmas, Gerbera, and other types—and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles fired from temporarily occupied Crimea. The drones were launched from several locations in Russia and from occupied Donetsk. About 110 of the drones were Shaheds. By 8:00 a.m. on 5 February, Ukrainian air defenders show down or disabled 156 drones, the Air Force said.
Confirmed strikes hit 16 locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell on seven other sites. The attack was still ongoing Monday morning, with drones still in Ukrainian airspace.
Drones damage homes and a kindergarten in Kyiv
Russian drones struck multiple districts in Kyiv overnight. The Kyiv Military Administration said explosions caused parked cars to catch fire in Obolonskyi District, while a person suffered injuries in Solomianskyi District.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko later confirmed two women had been injured in Solomianskyi. One required hospitalization, while medics treated the other on site. Drone debris shattered windows, damaged homes, a kindergarten, and vehicles across Kyiv, ignited a fire at a four-story office building in Shevchenkivskyi District, and set cars ablaze in a parking lot in Obolonskyi, while fragments near a café in Darnytskyi caused no damage.
In Kyiv Oblast’s Vyshhorodskyi District, Russian drone fragments wounded a man. Medical staff hospitalized him with a torn chest wound, according to regional head Mykola Kalashnyk.
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Russia hits railway and heating shelter in Sumy Oblast
Russian drones targeted railway infrastructure in Sumy Oblast’s Shostka and Okhtyrka districts. Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba said one drone injured a female station duty officer in Shostka District as she walked to her shift. Another strike hit a "Wagon of Invincibility"—a warming shelter set up for locals—but those inside had already taken cover. The attack also damaged railway buildings and a locomotive. Crews resumed train operations as soon as it was safe.
In Okhtyrka District, drones damaged technical buildings and railway tracks. Kuleba confirmed that Russian forces also targeted the area’s railway energy infrastructure.
In the city of Sumy, a drone exploded in the courtyard of a multi-storey apartment block in Zarichnyi District. Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said the blast shattered over 50 windows and damaged several cars. No one was injured.
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More strikes in Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts
In the village of Manchenky, Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone hit a detached house. The impact sparked a fire, according to the regional emergency service.
Russian forces also launched missile strikes on Odesa Oblast throughout 4 February. Air Command South said one missile, an Iskander-M, came from Crimea, and the other, an Kh-31P anti-radiation missile, came from the Black Sea. Ukrainian air defenses downed 17 strike drones and two reconnaissance drones during the day.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast head Oleksandr Hanha said a missile strike hit Kryvyi Rih district but caused no injuries. In Synelnykove District, Russian drones hit several communities, sparking fires that damaged businesses, administrative buildings, homes, and outbuildings. In Pavlohrad District, a Russian drone damaged a school.
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