Russia carried out a serious in a single day assault on Ukraine in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) was a damaged dedication to halt hanging vitality infrastructure because the nations ready for extra talks on ending Moscow’s four-year-old full-scale invasion.
The bombardment included lots of of drones and a report 32 ballistic missiles, wounding at the least 10 individuals. It particularly took intention on the energy grid, Mr. Zelenskyy stated, as a part of what Ukraine says is Moscow’s ongoing marketing campaign to disclaim civilians mild, heating and working water in the course of the coldest winter in years.
“Benefiting from the coldest days of winter to terrorise individuals is extra vital to Russia than diplomacy,” Mr. Zelenskyy stated. Temperatures in Kyiv fell to minus 20 levels Celsius in the course of the evening and stood at minus 16 levels Celsius on Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
NATO Secretary-Basic Mark Rutte visited Kyiv in a present of assist. He stated that the in a single day strikes increase doubts about Moscow’s intentions on the eve of talks, calling them “a extremely dangerous sign.” He stated it was clear that the assaults solely strengthen Ukrainians’ resolve.
Officers have described current talks between Moscow and Kyiv delegations as constructive. However after a 12 months of efforts, the Trump administration continues to be looking for a breakthrough on key points resembling who retains the Ukrainian land that Russia’s Military has occupied, and a complete settlement seems distant. The talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, are scheduled for Wednesday (February 4) and Thursday (February 5, 2026).
Mr. Zelenskyy stated Ukraine is able to focus on tips on how to finish the preventing “however nobody goes to give up.”
Dispute over energy grid assaults
A Kremlin official stated final week that Russia had agreed to halt strikes on Kyiv for per week till February 1 due to the frigid temperatures, following a private request from U.S. President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nonetheless, the bitter chilly is continuous and so are Russia’s aerial assaults.
Mr. Zelenskyy, nonetheless, accused Russia of breaking its dedication to carry off its assaults on Ukraine’s vitality property, claiming the weeklong pause was as a consequence of come into pressure final Friday.
“We consider this Russian strike clearly violates what the American aspect mentioned, and there should be penalties,” he stated.
Mr. Trump claimed Mr. Putin “saved his phrase” on the momentary pause.
“It was, it is rather a lot,” Mr. Trump informed reporters. “You recognize, one week is — we’ll take something, as a result of it is actually, actually chilly over there.” He added that he needed Mr. Putin to increase the pause. “I’d have appreciated him to,” he stated. “I need him to finish the battle.” The bombardment of at the least 5 areas of Ukraine comprised 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles, Ukrainian officers stated.
Russian officers supplied no fast response to Mr. Zelenskyy’s feedback.
Ukraine says Russia has tried to put on down Ukrainians’ urge for food for the struggle by creating hardship for the civilian inhabitants dwelling in darkish, freezing houses.
It has tried to wreck Ukraine’s electrical energy community, focusing on substations, transformers, generators and mills at energy vegetation. Ukraine’s largest non-public energy firm, DTEK, stated that the in a single day assault hit its thermal energy vegetation within the ninth main assault since October.
NATO present of assist
Mr. Rutte addressed the Ukrainian parliament throughout his go to and stated that nations within the navy alliance “are prepared to offer assist rapidly and constantly” as peace efforts drag on.
Since final summer time, NATO members have supplied 75% of all missiles, and 90% of these used for Ukraine’s air defence, underneath a monetary association whereby alliance nations purchase American weapons to present to Ukraine, he stated.
European nations, fearing Moscow’s ambitions, see their very own future safety as being on the road in Ukraine.
Kyiv condo blocks left with out energy
In Kyiv, officers stated that 5 individuals had been wounded within the strikes that broken and set hearth to residential buildings, a kindergarten and a gasoline station in varied elements of the capital, in line with the State Emergency Service.
By early morning, 1,170 condo buildings within the capital had been with out heating, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated.
Russia additionally struck Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv area, the place accidents had been reported, and the southern Odesa area.
The assault additionally broken the Corridor of Fame on the Nationwide Museum of the Historical past of Ukraine within the Second World Struggle, in Kyiv, Ukrainian Tradition Minister Tetiana Berezhna stated.
“It’s symbolic and cynical on the similar time: The aggressor state strikes a spot of reminiscence in regards to the struggle towards aggression within the twentieth century, repeating crimes within the twenty first,” Berezhna stated.
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