Russia launched over 6,000 drones, 5,500 bombs, 158 missiles at Ukraine in Jan – Zelensky
In January 2026, the Russian Federation used more than 6,000 attack drones, about 5,500 guided aerial bombs, and 158 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
01 February 2026
In January 2026, the Russian Federation used more than 6,000 attack drones, about 5,500 guided aerial bombs, and 158 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
On January 31, Russian forces shelled the Kharkiv region using a guided aerial bomb and several types of drones. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, and two women were injured.
Russian forces have struck an enterprise on the outskirts of Chernihiv, causing damage.
Russian forces carried out 383 strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, January 31, damaging infrastructure and injuring civilians.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 76 UAVs used by Russia to attack Ukraine since the evening of January 31.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces engaged in 338 combat clashes with Russian troops, including 80 in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy was also highly active in the Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole sectors.
A private house was destroyed and two others were damaged in Dnipro after a Russian UAV struck the city at night. Residential buildings were destroyed in Nikopol and the Marhanets community, and a gas pipeline was hit.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to February 1, 2026, reached about 1,240,680 people, including 1,090 in the last 24 hours.
The state of the Belarusian economy gives grounds to predict further stagnation, and in the event of a deterioration in external conditions, a rapid decline.
Soldiers from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used drones to destroy Russian soldiers who had been driven into a drainage pipe.
Drone operators from the Hart border brigade destroyed nine vehicles belonging to Russian invaders in the South Slobozhanskyi direction.
Drone operators from the Hart border brigade destroyed nine vehicles belonging to Russian invaders in the South Slobozhanskyi direction.
Soldiers from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used drones to destroy Russian soldiers who had been driven into a drainage pipe.
Russian propaganda is spreading information that a unit of the 17th Special Forces Center of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in a train hit by a drone in the Kharkiv region.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has said that it aims to review all interstate cases related to Russia's war against Ukraine by the end of 2028, although such proceedings require significant resources and lengthy preparation.
The United Kingdom and the European Union are exploring prospects for new talks on closer cooperation in the field of defense.
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, has announced plans for a broad amnesty for political prisoners.
Russia is losing its position as a key player in Central Asia's energy market.
31 January 2026
The situation in Ukraine's energy system is gradually stabilizing. Almost all nuclear power plant units that were forced to reduce output due to the morning system-wide accident have already returned to their nominal capacity.
There have been 303 combat engagements on the front line, more than one third of them on the Huliaipole, Pokrovsk, and Lyman sectors.
The enemy struck Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region with glide bombs, wounding a man and destroying homes.
Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district for the second time in the evening. There were no casualties.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine expects specific details from the United States regarding further meetings and is counting on meetings next week.
The most severe consequences following the technological accident in the energy system are for Kyiv and central Ukraine, as well as Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Sumy regions.
The US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated that the meetings in Florida with Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev were "productive and constructive."
Russian forces have struck the Nikopol district, killing one person and wounding seven others.
Russian forces have struck Kharkiv with a Molniya-type UAV.
Russian troops shelled Kherson on Saturday, January 31, wounding a 52-year-old man.
Ukraine's resistance to Russian aggression shows that with political will and adequate weaponry, Russia's armed forces can be effectively resisted and stopped.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 135 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, 51 of them in the Pokrovsk sector.