Consequences of the missile strike on Zaporizhzhia. Photo by Jose Colon / Anadolu / Getty Images.
- Donald Trump reported that he had asked Vladimir Putin to temporarily cease shelling Kyiv for a week due to severe frosts, to which Putin allegedly agreed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Trump for this.
- Starting February 2, schools in Kyiv will resume classes, with each educational organization able to choose its own format of education—full-time, remote, or blended. Winter holidays have been extended until February 1 due to the severe energy situation.
- Italy has transferred a large batch of boiler equipment to Ukraine, which has been distributed across various regions of the country.
- The European Union will provide emergency assistance of 153 million euros to Ukraine and Moldova, which is hosting Ukrainian refugees, due to the worsening humanitarian situation.
- A body exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine: Moscow handed over 1,000 bodies, while Kyiv returned 38 bodies of Russian servicemen.
- The European Union plans to disburse the first tranche of a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine at the beginning of April.
- As a result of a strike by a Ukrainian drone in Grayvoron, located in the Belgorod region, a driver who worked at a local hospital was killed.
- The European Union has imposed sanctions on Ekaterina Andreeva, Pavel Zarubin, as well as sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev, TV presenter Maria Sittel, rapper Roma Zhigan (Roman Chumakov), and ballet dancer Sergei Polunin.
- According to the Financial Times, Russia's revenues from energy exports are expected to decrease by about 20% in 2025 compared to 2024, due to falling oil prices and U.S. sanctions against "Rosneft" and "Lukoil."
- As of January 29, the European Union's decision to place Russia on the list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorist financing has come into effect, reported the European Commission.
- The Polish army reported a violation of the country's airspace by several balloons from Belarus, confirming that these were balloons carrying smuggled goods.
