Russian shelling of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 1, injures 2

9:29 AM

'Selfish' — Scholz blasts Trump's aid-for-rare earths Ukraine plan.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly stressed that Ukraine should first be helped to "get back on its feet" and that its resources should be used for its reconstruction after the war.

9:00 AM

Trump officially appoints Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine, Russia.

"We made a lot of progress on Russia-Ukraine," U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly said after signing the decree.

8:50 AM

North Korean troops absent from front in Russia's Kursk Oblast since mid-January, Seoul says.

"Since mid-January, there have been no signs showing North Korean troops deployed to the Russian Kursk region engaging in battle," South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, suggesting that heavy losses may have been one of the reasons for their withdrawal.

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 842,930 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:47 AM

Russia proposes easing conscription rules for people with certain mental disorders, syphilis, NGO reports.

Russia's Ministry of Defense has proposed changes to military medical examination rules that would simplify the conscription of individuals with psychosis, hypertension, and syphilis.

5:58 AM

Ukraine secures return of 12 children from Russian-occupied territories.

Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said the children who returned home include a 16-year-old girl who lost her mother, a 17-year-old boy who had been issued a summons to join the Russian army, and an eight-year-old girl.

4:12 AM

Trump expected to withdraw US from UN Human Rights Council, Reuters reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Feb. 4 that the United States will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and extend a freeze on funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, a White House official told Reuters.

2:29 AM

UK to provide more military aid to Ukraine this year than ever before, Starmer says.

"We must do all that we can to support Ukraine's defense," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Feb. 3. Starmer pledged to ramp up pressure on Russia in order to "crush Putin's war machine."

12:42 AM

US briefly paused weapons to Kyiv in first days of Trump term, sources tell Reuters.

The Trump administration was initially inclined to stop all aid to Ukraine, but arms deliveries resumed over the weekend following internal debate, sources claimed.

11:50 PM

'We need the corps system' — Zelensky approves plan to restructure army.

Ukraine's Armed Forces are transitioning to a new organizational structure intended to modernize the army, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 3.

11:01 PM

Rubio takes control of USAID amid Musk's threats to shut down agency.

Trump has named Rubio acting USAID administrator "as an interim step toward gaining control and better understanding over the agency's activity," the state department said in a press release.

10:57 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kursk operation, long-range strikes into Russia — Syrskyi outlines Ukraine's priorities

10:25 PM

Unmanned Systems Forces have carried out over 220 operations deep into Russia since its establishment, commander says.

"Our units have conducted over 220 operations to engage the enemy on Russian territory. More than 3,500 weapons have been launched so far," Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi said.

10:24 PM

Ukrainian citizen beaten to death in Bratislava, media reports.

Local law enforcement agencies have not ruled out the possibility that the man was beaten by police and private security guards. The Ukrainian Embassy has reached out to the Slovak authorities.

10:04 PM

Education

From drone simulators to civics: Ukraine reforms school curriculum to protect next generation from Russian threat

9:37 PM

Ukraine announces privatization auction of country’s largest electromagnetic switch manufacturer.

The auction, which is for a 100% stake in the plant, will be held on Feb. 4. Its starting price is Hr 234.4 million ($5.6 million), which includes debts for the last six months.

9:13 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Trump seeks Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for aid, Kyiv keen to agree

8:52 PM

Ukrainian bakery Lviv Croissants opens first French location in Cannes.

Ukrainian cafe chain Lviv Croissants opened its first restaurant in Cannes, France, making it the fifth country outside of Ukraine where it now operates, the company said in a press release on Feb. 3.

8:32 PM

Field report

‘We are where we are needed:’ The local entrepreneurs, businesses who stay in front-line Donetsk Oblast

8:20 PM

Ukrainian commander involved in liberation of Kharkiv Oblast killed in combat.

Anton Spitsyn was one of the co-founders of the unit, called the Peaky Blinders after the British crime drama series of the same name.

7:03 PM

'Let's leave judgment to historians' — Orban evades question of whether he considers Russia responsible for war.

"Let's leave the judgment to the historians. I am a politician, and we have an EU decision. It obliges me to speak of 'Russian aggression,'" Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Neue Zurcher Zeitung.

6:00 PM

Raiffeisen Bank cooperates with companies supplying Russian army, Bloomberg reports.

In 2023, the Russian branch of Raiffeisen Bank earned over $1 billion in the first three quarters, which accounted for about 50% of the group's total profit. The bank also paid 277 million euros ($284 million) in taxes to Russia over the same period, Bloomberg reported.

5:35 PM

Romanian presidential candidate says his claims on Ukraine's partition are 'theoretical.'

"I was talking about a very simple thing, by the way. We have to learn from our historical experience. The world is changing," Romanian far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu said.

4:00 PM

24-year-old Ukrainian pilot killed in action.

"He was only 24, but he was a competent and experienced warrior who mercilessly beat the (Russian forces) on all their approaches and front lines," the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade said.

3:52 PM

Ukraine identifies soldier in severed head photo, documents Russian war crime.

The National Police will conduct investigations to clarify the circumstances of the incident, locate the body, and gather further details.