Russians nearly double attacks on northern border – AFU
The Russian army has doubled its shelling of the border areas of Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
07 February 2025
The Russian army has doubled its shelling of the border areas of Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
About 70% of all weaponry s and military equipment deployed on the battlefield comes from international aid. At the same time, state defense orders are increasingly focused on domestic manufacturers. Thus, in 2024, almost two-thirds of defense contracts were signed with Ukrainian producers.
On the front of the past day, February 6, 101 combat clashes have been recorded between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders. In the Pokrovsk axis alone, Ukrainian troops repelled 36 enemy assaults.
On the morning of February 7, emergency power outages are applied in eight regions. As of 8:40, consumption restrictions apply to industrial consumers only.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to February 7, 2025 amount to nearly 846,650 invaders, including another 1,340 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
As of 06:00 on February 7, there was one Russian warship in the Black Sea, with a total salvo of up to four missiles.
06 February 2025
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 89 Russian attacks on Thursday, with 28 enemy assaults recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, where Russian forces suffered 148 casualties.
The Commander of the Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, discussed the use of unmanned naval systems in combat missions with the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Michael Claesson.
U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, believes the chance of Ukraine regaining nuclear weapons is "between slim and none."
North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year.
The first French Mirage 2000 fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine, though the exact number remains undisclosed.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi held a working meeting with General Michael Claesson, Chief of Defense of the Swedish Armed Forces, to discuss the situation along the frontline.
On the night of February 6, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 56 Russian drones out of 77 launched, 18 UAVs were lost.
There is a single Russian warship deployed in the Black Sea, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russia’s total combat losses since February 24, 2022 have been estimated at 845,310 killed or wounded, including 1,240 in the past day alone.
05 February 2025
There have been 80 combat clashes on the front, with 18 enemy attacks repelled in the Pokrovsk sector, and two battles currently ongoing.
In Kharkiv, explosions were heard after an air raid alert had been declared; one of the city's largest markets was hit by an enemy drone.
The Russian forces have struck Novopavlivka community in Dnipropetrovsk region with glide bombs, causing destruction and injuries.
In Odesa district, a Russian missile strike on a residential building late on February 5 resulted in one fatality and one person being injured.
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes European countries should prepare for the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin deploying his troops on the territory of Belarus and threatening Poland or the Baltic States from there.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where he emphasized the importance of signing a 100-year partnership agreement between the two countries.
The missile that hit Izium in Kharkiv region on February 4 was launched from the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
The number of victims of the Russian strike on Izium has increased to six - a 61-year-old man died in hospital.
Russian special services - GRU and FSB - recruit teenagers and young people to commit crimes against the military in Ukraine, use them and “abandon” them.
Achieving a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in Ukraine aligns with the national interests of the United States.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy have discussed agreements on the procurement of air defense systems and missiles, as well as the organization of repair bases for military equipment.
In Romny, Sumy region, 13 private houses and 5 apartments in a three-story building were damaged as a result of a night attack by Russian drones.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) units, in coordination with the Armed Forces and other Defense Forces components, struck the Albashneft oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory overnight on February 5.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces shot down 57 enemy drones overnight Wednesday while another 42 UAVs of various types disappeared from radar, causing no damage on the ground.