Consequences of the shelling of Odessa. Photo by Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA.
- On Sunday, February 1, a new round of negotiations is scheduled between Russia, Ukraine, and the USA.
- Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated that issues of territorial claims in Donbass remain open and are "very complex" for discussion in negotiations to end the conflict.
- Germany has delivered nine IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine and is preparing to send additional units in the near future.
- In Kyiv, 610,000 consumers remain without electricity. President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the city administration for inadequate preparation for the challenging energy supply situation and urged local authorities to act more quickly.
- Additionally, Germany will send 33 mobile thermal power plants to Ukraine, which are expected to arrive very soon.
- As a result of an attack by Russian forces in Volnyansk, Zaporizhia region, three people were killed, and one was injured.
- In Belgorod region of Russia, one person was killed on Wednesday as a result of a drone attack.
- Russian troops also struck the Belhorod community in Kyiv region with drones, resulting in the deaths of a man and a woman.
- In Odessa region, three people were injured in a drone attack, one of whom was hospitalized.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out Ukraine's swift accession to the European Union, stating that "joining on January 1, 2027, is impossible." This statement was a response to Volodymyr Zelensky's demands for Ukraine to be accepted into the EU by that date.
