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Thursday, February 5
Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 2, damages kindergarten, buildings
After a short pause in attacks on Kyiv at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia has resumed attacks on the capital in recent days as residents continue to contend with freezing temperatures.
European LNG imports from key Russian terminal rise 8% year-over-year, reach nearly 1.7 million tons in January, watchdog finds
Russia's flagship liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal, Yamal LNG, exported a total of 1,690,517 metric tons of LNG to European markets last month, accounting for an 8% increase compared to January 2025, German environmental NGO Urgewald found in a report published Feb. 4.
Thursday, February 5
'Targeted attack' — Tens of thousands without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia hammers region's energy system
"The Russians are conducting a targeted attack on Zaporizhzhia and the region all day long. As a result of the attacks, over 53,000 subscribers...are without electricity," Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
At least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia's war, with many more missing, Zelensky tells French media
It would also cost Russia "800,000 more corpses" to take eastern Ukraine by force, President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV in a Feb. 4 interview.
Keith Kellogg says he left Trump's White House to be 'free to talk' about Ukraine
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from the White House. Keith Kellogg, formerly U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy on Ukraine and widely regarded in Kyiv as one of the most pro-Ukrainian voices in the White House, said his work on Ukraine is far from over after leaving government at the end of 2025. A highly decorated, retired three-star U.S. Army general stepped down on Dec. 31 and has since joined the America First Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. In an in
Russia claims US 'ignored' offers to extend nuclear arms control agreement as key treaty set to expire
The New START Treaty, signed by Russia and the U.S. in 2010 and set to expire on Feb. 5, 2026, places mutual limits on strategic nuclear warheads and launchers.
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