Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,074

Here is the situation on Sunday, February 2:

Fighting

• According to Ukrainian officials, Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles into Ukraine, killing 15 people and injuring dozens of residential structures and damaging the country’s energy infrastructure. At least 16 others, including four children, were wounded.
• Russian forces launched 123 drones and more than 40 missiles, according to the Ukrainian air force. According to the statement, its air defense units shot down 56 of the drones and directed 61. No information on the number of missile intercepts was provided by the air force.
• According to Russian news outlets, 108 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian forces as a result of Russian forces’ claims that they launched attacks against Ukraine’s gas and other energy infrastructure.
• At least four people were killed in a deadly missile attack carried out by Ukrainian forces in the dormitory of a boarding school in Kursk, Russia. Following the attack, about 84 people were saved or given medical care. Four of the injured were in serious condition.
• One person was killed and six were hurt when an explosion occurred at a Rivne, Ukraine’s western city, according to police. The center manages and maintains military records, and it is in charge of enlisting soldiers when Russia is at war.

Politics and diplomacy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, has reaffirmed his country’s warning that excluding it from discussions with Russia over the ongoing war. He also urged Kyiv and Washington to hold additional discussions to develop a ceasefire plan.
• At least seven people were hurt and several historic buildings, including a theater, were damaged in the Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, according to the UN.
• Moldova has started transporting EU-funded gas to the pro-Russian, breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis, the government said. Early this week, the European Union offered $ 32 million in emergency aid to assist with the purchase of gasoline.