These are the major developments since the 1,446th day of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published on February 9, 2026
Here’s what happened on Monday, February 9:
fights
- At least one person has been killed after Russian forces launched “massive” airstrikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, officials said.
Russian forces also attacked the facilities of Naftogaz, a major oil and gas company in Ukraine East Poltava region Overnight, the damage is done. It was the 19th attack on the facility by Moscow, the company said in a statement, without specifying the extent of the damage.
- Russian forces claimed to have captured the settlements of Halushkivka in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region and Sidorivka in the Sumy region, Russian state media said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said Russian energy infrastructure was a “legitimate target” for Ukrainian attacks, as Russia’s energy sector is a source of funding for weapons production.
- Zelensky also said that over the past week, Russia has launched more than 2,000 attack drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs and 116 missiles of various types on Ukrainian cities and towns.
Discussion of Armistice
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha said Ukrainian and Russian leaders must meet in person to resolve the most difficult remaining issues in peace talks and that only US President Donald Trump has the power to broker a deal to end the four-year-old war.
Sibiha said that from the 20-point peace plan that formed the basis of the recent tripartite negotiations, only “a few” items remained, but the “most sensitive and most difficult” items would be dealt with at the leaders’ level.
Sibiha added that in the event of a ceasefire agreement, the US has told Ukraine it is ready to pass security guarantees in Congress and then provide a security “backstop” to support the peace deal, although no US troops will be deployed to Ukraine.
Sibiha said France and other countries beyond the United Kingdom have expressed readiness to send troops to Ukraine as a deterrent if a deal is reached.
politics
Is a Russian citizen born in Ukraine Extradited from Dubai to Moscow One of Russia’s most senior military intelligence officers is suspected of being seriously wounded in a shooting attack, according to Russian security officials and investigators. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseev survived the attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and thanked him for helping to detain the man suspected of shooting Alekseev, according to a Kremlin spokesman.
Zelensky announced on X that he was imposing sanctions on some foreign producers of components for Russian drones and missiles used against Ukraine. He said Moscow was sourcing drone components abroad to circumvent the sanctions.
Energy
Indian refiners, including Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum, are avoiding buying Russian oil for delivery in April and are expected to stay away from such trades for longer, allowing New Delhi to seal a trade deal with Washington, Reuters news agency reported, citing refining and trade sources.
