President Volodymyr Zelensky published a video of the Ukrainian flag over Balakliia on Sept. 8. “The city of Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast, is under (Ukrainian) control. The order is complete,” soldiers in the video said. The Armed Forces reported that over 20 settlements have been liberated since Ukraine launched its surprise counteroffensive.
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Friday, February 6
"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.
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections in a Feb. 5 post on his Truth Social platform.
Friday, February 6
Blackouts and heating outages were reported in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast overnight on Feb. 6 following a reported missile attack that damaged key energy infrastructure, including a thermal power plant and an electrical substation.
