US EditionMassive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Hits Ukraine’s Energy System
The strikes targeted power plants and substations, causing outages to 1.3 million homes amid a polar vortex freeze, aiming to pressure Ukraine as peace talks stall.
- On February 2, a four-day ceasefire ended when Russia launched a massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with dozens of explosions reported across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa as the Ukrainian Air Force issued a ballistic missile alert over Kyiv.
- Amid a deep freeze, Russia scaled up strikes on Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary halt last week following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Kremlin said the pause would last only until February 1.
- High-Voltage 750 kV substations—including the Kievska substation and Rivne Nuclear Power Plant connection—were targeted, while seven Iskander-M missiles hit Thermal Power Plant No. and four struck Darnytska Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv.
- The strikes plunged an estimated 1.3mn homes into darkness as temperatures in Kyiv fell to-24°C overnight, with power outages in Kharkiv, Sumy region, and Chuhuiv; two injured in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district and at least three injured in Kyiv, Suspilne reported.
- Many grid nodes are unprotected, enabling Russia to blackout cities, while Poland's Armed Forces scrambled jets as missiles neared its eastern Poland border during a severe cold snap.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced Russia for attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russia launched a new wave of missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting power plants and energy infrastructure, while Ukrainians were bracing for freezing temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius.
Russia launches massive missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv amid severe cold
Overnight Tuesday, February 3, Russia launched another wave of massive, combined strikes on several regions of Ukraine, with explosions reported. Ukraine’s Air Force and officials in Kyiv and Kharkiv announced the attacks on Telegram. During the strikes, temperatures dropped to −20°C in Kyiv and −24°C in Kharkiv. Russia used a total of 450 drones and more than 60 missiles during the attacks, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on X. He said Russ…
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Правда.РуMassive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Hits Ukraine’s Energy System
During the night of Tuesday, February 3, Russian forces launched a new large-scale strike against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the attack became the most extensive of its kind since the beginning of 2026. The ministry stated that the operation ...
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