Death toll from Russia’s Poltava missile strike rose to 14, including two children
Russia struck an apartment building in the city on 1 February using the Kh-22 missile.
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Former Czech PM Babiš’s party vows to stop shell purchases for Ukraine
Czech opposition party ANO threatens to suspend the Prague-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine if it wins October elections, risking vital supply.
Russia’s Pacific coast official turned commander dies fighting against Ukraine
Sergei Yefremov, commander of the Tiger unit, and other Russian officer died in Kursk Oblast after their vehicle hit a mine.
Trump’s envoy Kellogg pushes for Ukrainian elections in 2025 after potential ceasefire
Zelenskyy's potential main rival in a presidential race, MP Poroshenko, warned against holding elections under martial law, arguing they would fracture unity and give Putin a strategic advantage.
Zelenskyy warns against Ukraine’s exclusion from US-Russia peace talks
Also, after Rubio's claim that the war had set Ukraine back 100 years, Zelenskyy invited him to visit and witness Russia’s destruction and Kyiv’s resilience firsthand.
Armed assailant kills military recruitment officer, while deadly explosion rocks recruitment center in Ukraine
A military serviceman escorting newly mobilized recruits was fatally shot at point-blank range by a masked attacker in Poltava Oblast, who might have been motivated by a scandalous reputation of Ukrainian military recruitment centers.
Moldova’s Russian-controlled Transnistria receives gas supplies from EU as Russian deliveries halt
This marks an end to a long-standing arrangement where Russia provided free gas to the breakaway region in Europe.
Russia struck boarding school with elderly civilians in Kursk Oblast occupied by Ukraine [updated]
Ukrainian authorities report that Russian citizens in Ukrainian-controlled Kursk Oblast were preparing for evacuation when the strike occurred. Now 95 people are trapped under the rubble.
Ukrainians condemned Russian news outlet’s promo ad in Europe featuring Ukrainian war victims
"Using our [Ukrainian] tragedy to arouse sympathy for Russians is an absolute disgrace,” wrote Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“My apartment is fully destroyed”: Russia launched 165 air targets on Ukrainian cities, killed civilians
The most devastating missile strike happened in Poltava, central Ukraine, where a whole entrance of an apartment building was razed to the ground, killing seven people.
Norwegian Foreign Ministry confirms its diplomats were under Russian attack in Odesa
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy's report of Norwegian diplomats coming under fire in Odesa received official confirmation from Oslo.
Death toll reaches 7 in Russian strike on Poltava high-rise residential building
Emergency services rescued 22 people from a residential building in Poltava after a Russian missile strike that killed five residents; there are 14 injured.
Russian strike on historical centre of Odesa damages about 15 cultural heritage sites – Odesa mayor
Seven people were injured when a Russian missile hit Odesa's historic district, damaging the UNESCO-protected Philharmonic building.
SBU detains Russian agent who planned terrorist attack near security service building in Kyiv
A 22-year-old woman from Lviv faces terrorism charges after SBU officers caught her transporting 7kg of TNT near a security service building in central Kyiv.
Deaths exceeded births nearly threefold in 2024, Ministry of Justice reports
Ukraine's birth rate declined by 5.8% in 2024, dropping from 187,300 in 2023 to 176,600 newborns.
Latvia to hand over 100 drones to Ukraine
A Latvian charity initiative has raised over $132,000 to procure drones for Ukraine's military needs.
Russian attack on Ukraine kills 4 people, injures at least 15 overnight
Multiple drone attacks hit Ukrainian cities overnight, with Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava oblasts reporting civilian casualties and infrastructure damage; seven Ukrainian oblasts faced emergency power cuts
Russian gang steals $214,000 in crypto from Ukrainian in violent Bali robbery
"Russian criminals ambush Ukrainian in Bali, stealing $214,000 in cryptocurrency through violent kidnapping and forced Binance transfer, as Indonesian police launch investigation.
Russia’s new Black Sea base could force Georgia into Ukraine war, WSJ warns
Satellite images show Russia building a naval base in breakaway Abkhazia after losing one-third of its Black Sea fleet to Ukrainian attacks.
Ukrainian director Chernov wins Sundance award for war documentary
A documentary by Mstyslav Chernov about Ukraine's 2023 counteroffensive near Bakhmut received top recognition at America's leading independent film festival.
