Russian drone strike injures 2 in Nikopol, governor says

9:08 AM

Drones reportedly target key Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai.

The refinery, located roughly 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the front line, is a strategic logistics hub for diesel fuel and aviation kerosene used by Russian troops, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, claimed.

8:39 AM

Zelensky, Vance to meet at Munich Security Conference, CBS News reports.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Vice President JD Vance are expected to meet during the Munich Security Conference later this week, CBS News reported on Feb. 9, citing undisclosed sources.

8:15 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 850,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,170 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:14 AM

Thousands of North Koreans taking construction jobs in Russia, media reports.

The move represents an apparent violation of U.N. resolutions prohibiting North Korea from sending its citizens to work overseas, which the Security Council passed after Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile tests.

5:02 AM

'We need to recoup those costs' — Mike Waltz on future of US aid to Ukraine.

U.S. aid to Kyiv "is going to be a partnership with the Ukrainians in terms of their rare earths, their natural resources, and their oil and gas, and also buying ours," Trump's national security adviser said on Feb. 9.

3:13 AM

EU should consider 'full trade embargo' on Russia, Estonian president says.

The EU "should boost independence even further and end all Russian energy imports," Karis said on Feb. 9. "We should even seriously consider a full trade embargo on Russia."

2:28 AM

Musk to reveal fraud, slash 'billions' at Pentagon, Trump says.

"We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse," Trump said on Feb. 9 in an interview with Fox News.

1:31 AM

Kursk incursion stopped Russian invasion of Zaporizhzhia, Zelensky claims.

The president said the cross-border offensive was "one of our most successful operations" and that it forced Russia "to give up their military units from the Zaporizhzhia direction."

10:35 PM

Ukraine to launch 'Drone Line' project to enhance battlefield operations.

The project seeks to enhance combat effectiveness by expanding the use of drones within elite units of the Ground Forces and the State Border Guard Service.

9:49 PM

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8:45 PM

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8:05 PM

Explosion on oil tanker at Russian port prompts investigation.

The tanker, built in 2023 and sailing under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, had arrived at Ust-Luga on Feb. 6, according to ship-tracking data from Vesselfinder. Russia’s Baza Telegram channel reported that the vessel was carrying 130,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

7:37 PM

Musk calls for shutting down US-funded outlets Radio Free Europe, Voice of America.

"Yes, shut them down. Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy). Nobody listens to them anymore. It’s just radical left crazy people talking to themselves while torching $1B/year of US taxpayer money," Musk wrote.

5:45 PM

German military investigates unidentified drones flying over German military bases where Ukrainians train, media reports.

Germany's Bundeswehr is investigating potental espionage after unidentified drones were spotted flying over a sensitive German military base six times in January where Ukrainians have been training, Der Spiegel reported on Feb. 9.

5:37 PM

Ukraine gas imports remain high after infrastructure attacks, Reuters reports.

Ukraine is maintaining high levels of gas imports from the EU after a series of Russian missile attacks on its gas facilities, according to a Reuters report on Feb. 9.

4:50 PM

Ukraine's ambassador to Poland gives more details on Volyn exhumation plans.

Ukraine's ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, said on Feb. 8 that the preparations for the exhumation of remains of Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy are underway.

3:27 PM

Russian drone strike injures 2 in Nikopol, governor says.

A Russian kamikaze drone injured two men in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Feb. 9, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on Telegram.

1:16 PM

70 Russian drones shot down overnight, Air Force reports.

Ukrainian air defense shot down 70 Russian drones across the country overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Feb. 9.

1:09 PM

Ukraine Business Roundup — Trump wants Ukraine's 'rare earths'

1:02 PM

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11:02 AM

Trump says he spoke with Putin about ending war in Ukraine, New York Post reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine but declined to say how many times they had spoken, the New York Post reported on Feb. 8.

9:13 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 849,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

Russia has lost 847,860 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Feb. 9.

8:04 AM

14 buildings damaged in drone attack on Russia's Rostov-on-Don, Russia claims.

At least 76 apartments were damaged, and 215 windows were shattered in a drone attack on Russia's Rostov-on-Don overnight on Feb. 9, according to Mayor Alexander Scriabin.

6:22 AM

Team Ukraine to compete in 2025 Invictus Games with largest-ever delegation.

Ukraine will face Colombia in the Group C Preliminary Round of wheelchair basketball, the first sport of the competition.

5:34 AM

Russia says it sees no progress on disarmament talks with US, media reports.

Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva said his country is willing to maintain stable relations with the U.S. administration but emphasized that Washington has yet to take concrete steps toward resuming arms control discussions.