BBC reported that British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that British Starstreak short-range man-portable air-defense systems are supplied to Ukraine. The decision to provide them has been made last week but it's not clear whether they have been delivered yet.
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Friday, February 6
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The drone, a small commercially available model, crashed at the 1st Air Cavalry Battalion's base in the Lodz province after snagging a tree. No damage was recorded, the Polish military police reported.
The Russian soldiers — roughly the size of an entire platoon — were taken prisoner during the final clearing of the village of Zoloty Kolodiaz near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine must fully align its agricultural standards with the European Union by the end of 2028, Ukraine's Deputy Economy Minister Tasas Vysostky said on Feb. 6, as the country continues its push for membership.
The Kyiv Independent’s Jared Goyette speaks with a Canadian volunteer, Brittney Shki-Giizis, who left the Canadian military to fight in Ukraine. A former tank instructor, she explains why she chose to come to the front, how she learned Ukrainian to serve in a Ukrainian unit, and how the war’s shift toward drones led her to become an FPV (first-person view) drone pilot.
"The new package of sanctions covers energy, financial services, and trade," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
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He has been rushed to hospital and the gunman fled the scene, according to reports.
The victim of the explosion, which took place early in the morning, was a 21-year-old local man, local police wrote after the incident.
Serhiy Deineko, who headed the State Border Guard from 2019 to Jan. 4, 2026, was charged last month in relation to a 204,000 euro bribery scheme.
Poland has been among the United States' closest allies in Europe since the 1990s.
"If you want to call and talk about something serious, then call. Putin will always pick up the phone," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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"The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem, the enemy has a catastrophe," Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would take "under consideration" additional measures targeting Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
Air raid alerts were issued shortly before 9 a.m. Kyiv time, with Ukraine's Air Force warning of Shahed-type drones and missiles in the country's airspace.
