The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have blown up an important Russian military facility in the Black Sea and destroyed equipment that helped the invaders attack southern Ukraine with drones.
On the left bank of the Dnipro River, Russian occupation forces continue unsuccessfully storm the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated almost 30 occupiers and an enemy observation post.
Ukraine's defense forces have eliminated 6,640 Russian invaders and destroyed 924 pieces of enemy equipment and weapons over the past week, including a warplane, a warship, 63 tanks, and 234 artillery systems.
President Andrzej Duda of Poland will pay a visit to East Africa’s Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania on February 4-10. One of the tasks during the visit will be to raise awareness about Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Today, European leaders confirm the plan to use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, the confiscation of which was called impossible a year ago.
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has expressed confidence that a decision on the use of the frozen Russian assets in support of Ukraine will be endorsed in 2024.
Poland should launch negotiations with Ukraine and NATO on the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles flying toward Poland in the areas of Ukraine close to the border with Poland.
If the EU adopts a corresponding decision, Ukraine will be able to receive up to EUR 15 billion of interest accrued from the frozen Russian assets annually.
Russian troops shelled the border town of Vovchansk in the Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv region with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and launched guided areal bombs at the village of Vilkhuvatka in the Kupiansk district, causing damage.
A Russian soldier who shot civilians in April 2022 in the temporarily occupied village of Haivoron, in the Chernihiv region, was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment.
The Committee on Political Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a draft resolution on the confiscation of frozen Russian assets and their use in support of Ukraine's recovery.