Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.

Russian troop losses in January exceeded the number of newly mobilized and contracted soldiers for the second consecutive month, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said on Feb. 5.

The funding comes as Russia continues large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.

Following the strike, a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the ballistic missiles were targeting the city's infrastructure facilities.

As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount, the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the political shock of full mobilization. Just days before the New Year, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed laws expanding military conscription. The changes allow year-round drafting and authorize the use of reservists to guard critical infrastructure. At the same time, a growing trend is drawing attention — the share of ethnic Russians among the dead is rising, as is the number

This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,442 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) agency has called on employees of Russia's defense industry to share information about missile research and production, warning of personal responsibility for their role in supporting the war against Ukraine. In a statement released on Feb. 5, HUR urged workers at Russian defense enterprises to establish direct, secure, and anonymous c

Russian forces launched a mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Feb. 3, striking multiple residential buildings across the city and injuring at least three people, officials said.

"They are trying to kill us with hunger and cold," one Kyiv resident told the Kyiv Independent.

Russia struck a coal mine operated by Ukraine's biggest private energy firm, DTEK, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the second time over the past day, the company said on Feb. 2.

The Ukrainian government approved a resolution on Feb. 2 mandating the registration of Starlink terminals to prevent their use by Russian forces, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced.

This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Russia is producing about 500 attack drones and "dozens" of ballistic missiles every day, calling on Europe to strengthen its own defenses as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Zelensky said Ukraine is manufacturing about 1,000 interceptor drones per day and using them again

The ministry said that despite overnight missile and drone strikes targeting key energy hubs supplying the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, all facilities at the plant — including the New Safe Confinement and spent nuclear fuel storage sites — are now receiving power from Ukraine's unified energy system and are operating as required.

"Russia plans to have an army of 2 to 2.5 million personnel by 2030. So a European army, while each country keeps its own sovereign forces, must be able to respond. It should be no smaller than 3 million," Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.

At least one person in Kyiv has been injured, local authorities reported. Ukraine's Air Force has warned that Russian ballistic missiles are targeting multiple regions, including the capital.