These are the major developments since the 1,440th day of Russia’s war on Ukraine
Published on February 3, 2026
Here’s what happened on Tuesday, February 2:
fights
- The Ukrainian capital, Kiev, came under attack by Russian missiles early Tuesday, the head of the city’s military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said on the Telegram messaging app.
- Tkachenko said several apartment buildings and educational institutions were damaged. Reuters news agency witnesses reported a loud explosion in the city.
A father and a son were killed and two sons and their mother were injured in an attack by Russia in an area The front line of the Donetsk regionAccording to regional authorities.
- A coal mine site in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region was attacked for the second time in 24 hours, according to private energy producer DTEK. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to infrastructure.
Diplomacy and Politics
Russia has largely observed a ceasefire on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Monday night, as Kiev prepared for the next round of trilateral talks with the US and Russia, expected to begin on Wednesday.
In a separate post on social media, Zelensky added that the recent “de-escalation” with Russia – an apparent reference to a brief ceasefire in attacks on energy facilities – was helping build confidence in the negotiations.
In separate comments, Zelensky said it was realistic to achieve an honorable and lasting peace, ahead of the next round of peace talks with Russian and US officials in the United Arab Emirates. The deal guaranteeing US security for post-Ukraine Ukraine is now “done”.
- By US President Donald Trump Special Envoy, Steve WitkoffA White House official said he will travel to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and Thursday for talks with Russia and Ukraine.
Russia will consider the deployment of any foreign military forces or infrastructure in Ukraine as foreign interference and those forces as legitimate targets, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow quoted Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying.
- Russian Security Council Vice President Dmitry Medvedev said the European powers’ proposal to deploy NATO-member troops to Ukraine as part of a proposed security guarantee and peace deal was unacceptable to Russia.
- German authorities have detained at least five people suspected of running a network that exported goods to Russian defense companies, in violation of European Union sanctions after Moscow invaded Ukraine, federal prosecutors announced.
the game
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he supports it Restoration of Russia in the Football Federation and called for the country’s four-year exclusion from international competitions, including the World Cup in Qatar and qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
- Sports federations that claim sport is separate from politics should not include armed conflicts in that definition, because “war is a crime, not politics”, Ukrainian Sports Minister Matvyi Bidny said in an interview with the AFP news agency ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Energy
Indian refiners will need a wind-down period to complete Russian oil deals before they can stop imports from that country, Reuters reported after Trump announced a trade deal with India that includes a freeze on oil purchases from Russia.
Ukraine’s electricity imports rose 40 percent in January 2026 compared to December 2025, reaching a record 894 gigawatt hours due to continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power system, leaving millions without electricity and heating, Reuters reported, citing analysts.
- The European Union’s decision last week to ban Russian gas imports was “100 percent legally correct,” the bloc’s energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, told reporters in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, saying it would prevent Russia from building energy weapons during its war on Ukraine.