Ukraine Invasion: Part 60

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We have got to thread 60. So many thanks as always to regular contributors and to those providing updates. For the 60th time, Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

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UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights

🤔 Umerov explained how the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi will take place on February 4–5.
According to the head of the National Security and Defense Council, the talks will consist of two parts.
First, there will be a bilateral meeting with the American side, represented by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
“We will discuss the signing of security guarantees and the Prosperity Package (a plan for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction — ed.).
Then a trilateral meeting will take place. The Russian side will also be represented at a high level and will have a mandate to discuss military and political issues.
After that, we will report to President Zelenskyy — both on Wednesday and Thursday,” he noted.

🙄 The European Union increased its imports of Russian gas in January 2026, according to Reuters.
Supplies via TurkStream rose by 10.3% compared to January last year, reaching 55.8 million cubic meters per day. Overall, the EU received 1.73 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during the month — 160 million cubic meters more than a year earlier.
The agency notes that after the suspension of gas transit through Ukraine, TurkStream remains the only route for Russian gas supplies to Europe.

The World Bank plans to allocate up to $40 million to Ukrenergo to purchase equipment needed to restore the power system, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

The Russians are deliberately targeting Kharkiv’s energy system, forcing water to be drained from pipes in buildings across the city, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
“To prevent the network from freezing, we have to drain the heating systems of 820 buildings supplied by one of the city’s largest combined heat and power plants. I understand how difficult this is in temperatures of −20°C. But the enemy’s unprecedented attack on critical infrastructure leaves us no other option. Our specialists see no alternative,” he said.

Russian forces shelled combined heat and power plants that were operating solely to heat districts in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
“The targets are not military. They are purely civilian: hundreds of thousands of families, including children, deliberately left without heat during the harshest winter temperatures, when the outside temperature is −25°C,” he wrote.

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Russia’s 142nd separate electronic warfare battalion for jamming GPS signals of civilian aircraft in the Baltic states.
President Zelenskyy said Ukraine is synchronizing sanctions with the EU and has also targeted companies servicing Russia’s tanker fleet, Kremlin propagandists, and individuals involved in cyberattacks against Ukraine and its partners.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Starlink has become an indispensable lifeline of connectivity for Ukrainians. During blackouts, traditional communication networks quickly failed as equipment lost power. Thanks to Starlink terminals, the Ukrainian government, hospitals, and other critical services were able to maintain communication and coordinate operations even under attack.

Russia [was] attacking Ukraine with missiles launched from Tu-95MS bombers over the Caspian Sea region, according to the Air Force.

To protect soldiers from constant Russian attacks, Ukraine is building fortifications designed to shield defenders underground. One such project was recently completed in eastern Ukraine.

Kyiv Post Telegram Highlights

Russian forces captured about 245 square kilometres (95 square miles (www.kyivpost.com/post/69248)) of Ukrainian territory in January — roughly half the area taken in December or November last year.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will address Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak said.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also announced that he plans to visit Kyiv in the coming days.

Ukraine’s central bank, has cut the country’s key interest rate (www.kyivpost.com/post/69295) from 15.5% to 15% and announced the start of an easing cycle, citing slowing inflation that is approaching the NBU’s target, as well as a downward revision to real GDP due to the impact of Russia’s strikes on the energy grid.

German authorities have arrested five people on (www.kyivpost.com/post/69276) suspicion of illegally exporting goods worth at least €30 million to Russia, including supplies allegedly destined for Russian arms companies, in violation of EU sanctions.

Epstein labeled ‘Wealth Manager’ for Putin (www.kyivpost.com/post/69267) in FBI documents.
The files also include letters in which Epstein repeatedly discussed the possibility of meeting Putin, though it remains unclear whether a meeting ever took place.

ANALYSIS: Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s first female prime minister and twice political prisoner, remains an experienced but divisive politician. Currently under pressure, what are her prospects for a comeback? (https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/69167)

An unidentified drone crashed onto the territory of a military base near Warsaw, landing just 70 meters from a weapons storage facility, Radio ZET reported.

Ukraine was rocked by a massive overnight Russian assault, with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles slamming into the country’s energy system.

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-2-2026/

Key Takeaways

1. Russian Security Council Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev used a three-way interview with Western and Russian newswires and an ultranationalist milblogger to reaffirm that Russia’s demands for Ukraine “remain unchanged” and to reject security guarantees for Ukraine.
2. Medvedev continued to use nuclear carrots and sticks, likely in an attempt to distract attention from and secure concessions during US-led peace negotiations on Ukraine.
3. Medvedev implicitly threatened and accused Finland of dismantling Russian-Finnish relations.
4. Medvedev subtly threatened Russians who do not support Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine and possibly against NATO.
5. Russian forces continue efforts to seize Lyman and subsequently launch an offensive on Slovyansk, but likely do not have the offensive capability to do so in the short-term, in part due to Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction.
6. ISW continues to assess that Russian forces are at least several months away from being able to begin a ground offensive against Ukraine’s Fortress Belt from the north or east.
7. The Ukrainian government is working with SpaceX to prohibit all non-registered Starlink satellite terminals from operating in Ukraine as part of joint efforts to counter Russia’s use of Starlink to operate drones in Ukraine.
8. Belarus continues to increase the frequency of its balloon incursions into Polish airspace.
9. Russian forces recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast, the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, and near Kupyansk, Pokrovsk, and Hulyaipole.

Live: Ukraine Telegram Highlights

🇬🇧 Last year drones flew near British military bases twice as often: 266 incidents compared to 126 in 2024.
Defense Secretary John Healey stated that the military's powers to destroy drones near bases will be expanded — previously this required police involvement. This means that the military will also be able to destroy ground and sea drones.

52% of Ukrainians are categorically against transferring the Donetsk region to Russia in exchange for security guarantees, according to a KIIS poll.
20% of Ukrainians expect that the war will end in the coming weeks or in the first half of 2026. 43% expect it to end in 2027 or later.
65% of Ukrainians are ready to endure the war for as long as necessary. 5% of respondents answered that they are not ready to endure it due to problems with electricity and heat.
Overall, the sentiments of Ukrainians at the end of January 2026 remain resilient despite Russia's large scale strikes on the energy sector. 66% believe that in 10 years Ukraine will be a prosperous country in the EU.
▪️The all Ukrainian poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) was conducted from January 23 to 29, 2026, among 1,003 respondents.

Russian troops dropped an aerial bomb on a residential building in the Donetsk region
A 44-year-old man and his 23-year-old son were killed. His 42-year-old mother, 16-year-old-sister, and 11-year-old brother sustained physical injuries; the boy is in the hospital in serious condition.

https://kyivindependent.com/west-pledges-to-respond-militarily-to-russias-ceasefire-violations-in-ukraine-ft-reports/
Try this link. It appears that the story originates from the Financial Times and there's heavy use of "undisclosed sources"

Thanks for the link. Anything is possible, but Trump has been pretty firm about not backing a peacekeeping force with American boots on the ground.

It's great news if it's true.

I'll have a look at some other news sources and see if it's being reported elsewhere.

There is never going to be a ceasefire, not until Russia achieves its aims, goals Ukraine cannot agree too.

Russia, as i ve always believed, will just keep going, regardless of the cost and will eventually prevail, Ukraine will run out of will/weapons/men before Russia does.

Trump isn't really bothered, he sees Ukraine as a European problem, he is in office for another 3 years & Europe, for whatever reason, doesn't care enough to re arm and provide the means Ukraine needs to survive, let alone re take territory..

Its a stain on us all.

Last year drones flew near British military bases twice as often: 266 incidents compared to 126 in 2024.

So reportedly < 1 a day up from maybe an incidence one day in three and that's after all the publicity...not exactly the invasion of the Drones....

Defense Secretary John Healey stated that the military's powers to destroy drones near bases will be expanded

Will? Will? If they are genuinely considered a threat to the bases those powers should have been granted last year....it's politicians continuing to move at a glacial pace or being reluctant to act at all that is screwing UK/Europe, and hence potentially Ukraine.

Will? Will? If they are genuinely considered a threat to the bases those powers should have been granted last year....

I don't think it's a question of the rules of engagement being made more permissive. I think the RAF doesn't have the kit to take them out. Many anti-drone weapons are under development, but most are still in field testing. Something like the German Gepard would do it, but as far as I know, the RAF doesn't have any. Firing a Gepard in the vicinity of civilian areas would also be problematic.

Laser weapons, high-powered microwave weapons, and small missile systems are very promising for anti-drone use, but they're not combat-ready yet, as far as I know.

https://interestingengineering.com/military/worlds-first-combat-ready-100kw-laser. ?????

I think the RAF doesn't have the kit to take them out.

I think TBH most examples seen in the UK could be downed with the sort of kit UK police have access to...

Certainly given how crowded the UK and the location of a lot of the bases is there"s no way anyone is going to be given anything more kinetic than a shotgun....

European purchases of Russian gas from LNG imports hit a record high last year of €7.2 billion.

France (41% of EU's Russian LNG imports), Belgium (28%), and Spain (20%) are the largest buyers.

And speaking of shooting down drones, the USN has shot down an Iranian drone that was harassing the Abraham Lincoln.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approached-us-aircraft-carrier-military-says/

The Iranians also reportedly threatened to board an American oil tanker until a USN destroyer showed up and told them to buzz off.

Edited to add that the last time the US Navy and the Iranians went kinetic, it ended rather badly for the Iranians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis

The Iranians also reportedly threatened to board an American oil tanker until a USN destroyer showed up and told them to buzz off.

The technology has moved on from gunboats, but it's not new behaviour from Iran:

My son missed being kidnapped by the Revolutionary Guard from the vessel he was serving on, HMS Cornwall, by not being on search duty that day.

In 2007? That incident triggered a complete review of initial training in the RN.

Yes. One of those times my hair was in danger of turning white, except that of course the first I knew about it was that it hadn't happened. Like the bomb in Mogadishu that went off and destroyed a road about five minutes after my daughter went through that junction, and she couldn't ring me to let me know she was all right because they were on radio silence immediately, so she used forces network to contact my son in another far-flung part of the world and he rang to let me know she hadn't been killed or injured. I was a bit baffled to hear from him, at first, especially since he started with the words "you don't need to worry": as far as I knew he wasn't in any danger at all on the posting he was on at that time, so I hadn't been worrying until he said that – and then of course I started to!

Glad to hear both came through unscathed!

Poland has arrested two men for spying for Russia, one of them a defense ministry official.

www.wsj.com/world/europe/poland-arrests-alleged-spy-working-for-russia-in-defense-ministry-468b8c53?st=GWitob&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

@AskingQuestionsAllTheTime dear God, Asking. Talk about two narrow escapes. Thank heavens they were alright.

Kyiv Independent Telegram Highlights

⚡️NATO chief arrives (kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/) in Kyiv as Russia bombards Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 3 as Russia launched a large-scale strike on Ukraine overnight.
Rutte spoke at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament.

⚡️Update: Russia launches (kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/) 'most severe' mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since start of 2026.
Local authorities in Kharkiv classified the consequences of the Russian strikes as a local-level, man-made emergency.

⚡️Putin 'kept his word' (kyivindependent.com/putin-kept-his-word-trump-reacts-to-latest-russian-attack-on-ukraine/) — Trump reacts to latest Russian strike on Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 3 that Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" on a temporary truce on strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, remarks that came after Russia targeted Ukraine's power plants overnight.

⚡️ Ukraine peace talks set to resume (kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/) in Abu Dhabi day after Russia's largest strike this winter.
Negotiators are convening in Abu Dhabi for two days of talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States on Feb. 4–5, part of ongoing efforts to broker an end to Moscow's full-scale war against Ukraine.

⚡️ NATO chief confident allies will commit $15 billion in US arms (kyivindependent.com/allies-likely-to-pledge-15-billion-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-in-2026-nato-chief-says/) for Ukraine in 2026.
NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said on Feb. 3 that he is confident the allies would allocate $15 billion this year under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

⚡️ Ukraine war latest live (https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/): Denmark, Sweden to help Kyiv 'develop an air defense battalion.'

⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: (kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/) 'Ukraine's defense forces have regained positions in Kupiansk.'

⚡️ Ukraine war latest live (kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/): Russian FPV drone training center hit, General Staff says.

US says 3 Ukraine investment projects achievable (kyivindependent.com/us-says-3-ukraine-investment-projects-achievable-in-2026-under-joint-fund/) in 2026 under joint fund
The U.S. believes launching three projects under a joint U.S.-Ukrainian investment fund created under the so-called minerals deal last year is achievable, but ambitious, a senior U.S. official told reporters on Feb. 2.

Kyiv’s National Botanical Garden’s battle to keep plants alive amid war, sub-zero temperatures (kyivindependent.com/how-kyivs-national-botanical-garden-survives-amid-war-and-blackouts/)
Winter has pushed the National Botanical Garden into a daily fight to keep thousands of tropical and subtropical plants alive, as a combination of Russia’s relentless assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and extreme cold strain systems never designed for prolonged disruption.

Rethinking Ukraine's economy
(kyivindependent.com/rethinking-ukraines-economy/)
"Ukraine is not a standard emerging-market or post-war investment case," writes Andrei Kirilenko, a professor of Finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School, in this op-ed.
"It is an active frontier of Europe, where economic value is continuously created, redirected, and deliberately destroyed to sustain that frontier."

How the Kremlin drafted Russia’s hackers to attack the West, leading to a rare US court case (kyivindependent.com/how-russian-spies-revived-local-hacker-gangs-to-attack-ukraine-and-the-west/)
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s “reborn” cyber activities have moved away from financially motivated hacking such as ransomware and towards purely destructive acts across the West — a form of sabotage or digital terrorism targeting poorly guarded systems anywhere, threatening to flood even the deserts of West Texas.

How Ukraine appears (kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-appears-in-the-latest-epstein-files/) in the latest Epstein files
The U.S. Justice Department has released millions of Epstein-related documents, some of which link Jeffrey Epstein to Ukraine. The files mention Kyiv-based modeling agencies, travel involving Kyiv and Odesa, plans to buy property in Lviv, and Epstein’s interest in Ukraine’s 2019 presidential election, including discussions of corruption and Volodymyr Zelensky’s rise.

⚡️Polish court jails man who allegedly offered (kyivindependent.com/polish-court-jails-man-who-allegedly-offered-to-kill-zelensky-for-russia/) to kill Zelensky for Russia.

⚡️Russian drone strike (kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-2-injures-at-least-8-including-children/) on Zaporizhzhia kills 2, injures at least 8, including children.
A Russian drone strike hit Zaporizhzhia on Feb. 3, killing two 18-year-olds and injuring at least eight others, including three children, Ukrainian authorities said.

Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦‬ ‪@ragnarbjartur.bsky.social‬
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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — FEB 4, 2026
■ Record total equipment and drone losses; heavy losses of unarmored equipment and artillery; most missiles intercepted this year so far
■ Engagements and casualties remain below the 7-day average; 61 km² 🇷🇺 gains
■ Overnight attacks: 105 drones; 84% intercepted, with 19 locations hit or affected by debris
■ Fifteen 🇺🇦 strikes reported; 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 30-day strike ratio continues to improve

UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights

🤬 Russia used the US proposal for a short-term pause in strikes not to support diplomacy, but to stockpile missiles and strike during peak frosts of –20°C, President Zelenskyy said.
According to the President of Ukraine, Russia carried out a record ballistic attack. Energy facilities were hit in several regions. The heating situation is difficult in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro, as well as in Lozova in the Kharkiv region.

Estonia has detained a Bahamian-flagged container ship en route to Russia.
According to ERR, the vessel was detained on suspicion of involvement in smuggling operations originating from Ecuador. Its final destination was reportedly St. Petersburg.
The ship’s crew consists of 23 people, all Russian citizens.

Sweden and Denmark will jointly purchase Tridon anti-aircraft systems for Ukraine for a total of about $290 million, Reuters reports.
The aid package is expected to include around 15–20 systems.
The Tridon Mk2 is a self-propelled, remotely operated 40 mm anti-aircraft artillery system developed by BAE Systems for short-range air defense. It is designed to bridge the gap between expensive air defense missile systems, offering a fast and cost-effective solution against modern threats, including drones, cruise missiles, aircraft, and armored vehicles.

Rutte said that Ukraine will receive a real military presence from its allies immediately after a peace agreement is reached.
[...] "As soon as a peace agreement is concluded, armed forces, aircraft in the air, and naval support will immediately be deployed by those NATO members who have agreed.
We must not repeat the Budapest Memorandum or the Minsk Agreements. Last night’s attack once again shows Russia’s lack of seriousness and readiness for peace. Putin’s economy is suffering. Your security and peace are our security and peace, and they must be just and lasting.”

⚡️ A state of emergency has been declared in Kharkiv following overnight strikes on Thermal Power Plant No. 5 and substations, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Some equipment was destroyed. Heat supply to 929 facilities, including 853 residential buildings, has been disrupted. About 105,000 customers remain without heating.

❗️Additional generators are already being deployed in critical areas — Shmyhal on the aftermath of one of the most massive missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy system.

Russian troops struck a residential area of Zaporizhzhia. At least seven people were injured, including a child. Cars caught fire, and windows were blown out in nearby buildings.

An 18-year-old man and woman were killed in the attack in Zaporizhzhia, according to the regional military administration.

The United States conducted military exercises 60 km from the Russian border, Military Watch magazine reports.
According to the publication, live-fire exercises involving M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles took place at the Bemowo Piskie training ground in Poland, about 60 km from Russia’s Kaliningrad region and 90 km from the Belarusian border.
The drills were aimed at preparing crews for maneuvering armored vehicles in winter conditions. Particular attention was paid to maintaining proper spacing between vehicles, coordinated fire, and responding to changes in traction, as well as engine and hydraulic issues in cold weather.
“The exercise underscores the continued readiness of U.S. forces in Europe while strengthening NATO’s deterrence through visible, repeatable operations using a range of weapons on the Alliance’s eastern flank,” the U.S. 8th Cavalry Regiment said in a statement.

Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal showed footage of one of the destroyed thermal power plants in Kyiv.

Kyiv Post Telegram Highlights

Ukraine has agreed with its Western partners on a multi-tiered enforcement mechanism (www.kyivpost.com/post/69316) under which persistent Russian violations of a future ceasefire would trigger coordinated military responses by Europe and the United States.

Poland will investigate claims that Epstein may have had ties to Russian intelligence. (www.kyivpost.com/post/69365)
“I don’t need to ‍tell you how serious the increasingly likely possibility that Russian intelligence services co-organised this operation is for the security of the Polish state,” Polish PM Tusk said.

Polish Public Television launches Romanian-language Moldova news (www.kyivpost.com/post/69288) service to counter Kremlin propaganda.

During efforts to extinguish a fire after a Russian strike, firefighters worked in extreme conditions as temperatures fell to −20°C. Water sprayed from the 16th floor froze before reaching the ground.

A Russian strike on Kyiv damaged a museum located at the base of the Motherland Monument.

Living Behind Icy Walls: This is how Kyivites deal (www.kyivpost.com/post/69320) with the Kremlin’s attempts to freeze them into submission. Kyiv Post visits a building damaged due to Russian terror aimed at cutting off heat in subzero temperatures.

Kyiv’s metro is losing functionality amid relentless Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy and transport infrastructure.
Repeated strikes on power facilities are disrupting electricity supply, directly affecting the operation of the metro system, which millions rely on daily for transportation and as a shelter during air raids.

The Russia-Ukraine war has become a real-world laboratory for modern warfare, from battlefield drones and electronic warfare to fiber-optic strike systems.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, both sides have rapidly innovated in a constant cycle of adaptation. Ukraine’s asymmetric tactics have repeatedly forced Russia to adjust its defenses, only for Kyiv to find new ways to break through.
In this episode of Kyiv Post’s Point of Impact, former SEAL Team Six Squadron Leader Chuck Pfarrer examines how drones, electronic warfare, air defense, and unconventional operations are reshaping the battlefield — and what this means for the future of war.
Watch here: https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/69362

The backdrop Russia set for today’s “peace” talks: a father weeps over the body of his 18-year-old son, killed in a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia overnight. In total, four civilians were killed across Ukraine in the latest attacks.
This is how Russia begins “peace talks” in practice. https://t.me/Kyivpost_official/34457

Christ almighty, that poor father.

God I wish from the bottom of my heart that that savagery in the Kremlin and in the Russian soldiers could be obliterated.

Live: Ukraine Telegram Highlights

❗️Russians have begun to take peace negotiations with Ukraine more seriously, Politico reports, citing sources.
The media's interlocutors link these changes to the update of the Ukrainian negotiating team's composition following the dismissal of Andriy Yermak. Russian negotiators allegedly respect the current team more.
Another interlocutor agrees that the Russians' tone has changed but believes that the Kremlin is simply trying to win time or influence the US.

Ukraine has agreed with the US and Europe on a three stage plan in case Russia breaks the truce, FT reports, citing sources.
🔴Within 24 hours after Russia violates the truce, Ukraine must send a diplomatic warning and, if necessary, deploy troops.
🔴If hostilities do not stop, the "Coalition of the Willing" forces join the response, which includes many EU members, in particular Britain, Norway, Iceland, and Turkey.
🔴If this does not help, there will be a response involving the American military within 72 hours after the first violation.
According to sources, the plan was repeatedly discussed in December and January by Ukrainian, European, and American officials.
▪️The "Coalition of the Willing" is an association of international allies seeking to help end hostilities in Ukraine. Plans may include the introduction of a peacekeeping contingent by some countries.

🇮🇳Indian refineries have turned to the government for clarification following Donald Trump's statement that India has stopped buying Russian oil, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.
According to the interlocutors, at least three refineries have requested an official government position, and two of them have temporarily suspended imports of Russian raw materials.
On February 2, Trump reported that India had allegedly agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil in exchange for the United States reducing tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the fact of the conversation but did not comment on the oil issue.

🇫🇷 During February, France will transfer 150 generators to Ukraine. During 2026, €71 million in aid will be provided.
This was reported by the French Minister for Foreign Trade. According to him, this is not a one-time investment of the entire amount. In two years, the volume of funding may approach €200 million.
The minister also stated that French energy companies will collaborate with Ukrainian partners to develop long-term cooperation and discuss key energy issues.

In Kharkiv, a state of emergency has been declared, and in Kyiv, more than 1,000 buildings are without heat. What is known about the consequences of the night shelling as of now.
The night attack on the energy sector became the largest since the beginning of the year, according to DTEK. Combined heat and power plants (CHPs) and thermal power plants (TPPs) operating in heating mode in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro were hit. DTEK thermal power plants are seriously damaged. A DTEK facility in the Odesa region was also under strike.
🔴Kharkiv region. Due to the night attack, a CHP and two substations were damaged. As a result, 929 objects in Kharkiv were left without heat, 853 of which are residential buildings. The incident was recognized as a local level emergency. In the region, 60% of subscribers remain without electricity.
🔴Kyiv region. In the capital, 5 people were injured; in the region, another 3. More than 1,100 buildings in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts remain without heat. In several districts, residential and non-residential premises were damaged due to the attack, including the Hall of Glory of the Museum of the History of Ukraine at the foot of the "Motherland Monument."
🔴Odesa region. More than 50,000 residents were left without electricity. DTEK says the destruction at their facility is extensive and repairs will take time.
🔴Dnipro. The city council reports the largest combined attack in recent times. In the city, 8,600 subscribers were left without heat. In total, critical infrastructure facilities were damaged at 5 locations.
▪️Tonight, the Russians struck Ukraine with 450 drones and 71 missiles, including hypersonic Zircons.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the Verkhovna Rada.
In his speech, he emphasized NATO's steadfast support for Ukraine, the necessity of achieving a just peace, and the continuation of pressure on Russia.
Prior to this, together with Zelenskyy, Rutte honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders on Independence Square.