Armed Forces: Russia looses 5,840 personel at war with Ukraine as of March 2.

3:54 PM

Opinion

Europe must act on Russian LNG before Trump makes it impossible

3:50 PM

US producers, Saudi Arabia resist Trump's push for increased oil production, WSJ reports.

Trump has repeatedly called for lower oil prices, arguing that reducing Russia's oil revenue would force Moscow to end its war against Ukraine.

3:45 PM

Emergency power shutdowns introduced in 8 oblasts due to Russian attacks.

Emergency power shutdowns were introduced in eight Ukrainian oblasts due to higher consumption and Russian attacks on the country's energy system, Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state grid operator, reported on Feb. 4.

3:28 PM

Raiffeisen Bank reports first loss in 9 years after Russian court ruling, Bloomberg reports.

The Austrian lender reported a net loss of 926 million euros ($955 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily due to provisions in its Russian subsidiary.

3:16 PM

Less than half of Poles support continued military aid to Ukraine, survey shows.

The number of Poles backing continued military assistance to Kyiv dropped from 54% to 49% during 2024, according to a survey by the ARC Rynek i Opinia research group published on Feb. 4.

2:46 PM

Opinion

Ukraine’s robotic army is bringing the fight to Russia

2:33 PM

Yanukovych's son made billions selling coal from occupied Ukrainian territories, media reports.

The company behind the exports, Energoresurs, is registered in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and has exported nearly half a million tons of coal abroad between 2023 and 2024. According to the investigation, the firm sources coal from suppliers in occupied Donbas and transports it to Turkey by rail and sea.

1:44 PM

'Illegal maneuver' — Democratic lawmakers oppose merging USAID under State Department.

Members of Congress gathered outside USAID headquarters in Washington, condemning what they called an "illegal maneuver" by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who U.S. President Donald Trump has tasked with reducing the size of the federal government.

1:18 PM

EU allocates $258 million in energy support for Moldova, $62 million for Transnistria.

The European Commission and Moldova signed a two-year strategy for energy independence and resilience, allocating 250 million euros ($258 million) to Chisinau in 2025, the commission said on Feb. 4.

12:26 PM

Russia records 20,000 claims to declare people dead or missing last year, marking 2.5-fold surge, media reports.

According to Mediazona, most of these lawsuits were initiated by Russian military unit commanders who sought to remove missing soldiers — presumed dead but lacking official confirmation — from personnel rosters. This process allows units to recruit replacements.

12:06 PM

5 killed, 43 injured in Russian missile strike on Izium in Kharkiv Oblast.

Seven people remain hospitalized, including a 15-year-old girl who suffered shrapnel wounds. She is in a condition of medium severity, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

11:50 AM

Opinion

What to expect from Ukraine’s defense innovation in 2025

11:48 AM

Greenpeace urges IAEA to block Russia's Zaporizhzhia reactor restart as Grossi visits Kyiv.

The appeal comes as IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi visits Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian officials before heading to Moscow to discuss the situation with Russian authorities.

11:27 AM

Ukraine's Southern Operational Command chief steps down after being appointed NATO liaison.

Brigadier General Hennadiy Shapovalov's resignation follows his recent appointment by President Volodymyr Zelensky to a new position coordinating military assistance to Ukraine in Wiesbaden, Germany.

10:47 AM

Russian soldiers face execution threats to retake lost ground near Kupiansk, Ukraine claims.

Russian commanders in the Kupiansk sector are ordering their soldiers to retake positions from which they retreated under Ukrainian fire, threatening them with execution if they refuse, Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces claimed on Feb. 4, citing intelligence reports.

10:25 AM

2 killed, 13 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched 65 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported. Thirty-seven drones were shot down over five oblasts, while 28 others were lost in the airspace without causing any damage, according to the statement.

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.