Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of February 9, 2026

Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of February 9, 2026
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Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of February 9, 2026.

Today is the 1,447th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Ukrainian defenders continue to steadfastly repel the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Overall, 312 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.

According to updated information, yesterday the enemy carried out two missile strikes using 11 missiles, conducted 65 air strikes, and dropped 148 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the enemy employed 3,960 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,741 shelling attacks against populated areas and positions of our troops, including 104 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.

The aggressor also conducted air strikes, in particular on the areas of the settlements of Kolomiitsi in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Zelena Dibrova, Barvinivka, Nizhenka, Liubytske, Vozdvyzhivka, and Kopani in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck an area of concentration of enemy personnel and an enemy engineering structure.

Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions

Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction

08:00 AM: three combat engagements took place over the past day. The enemy carried out three air strikes using six guided aerial bombs and conducted 78 shelling attacks, including five from multiple launch rocket systems.

Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy attempted eight times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipka, and toward Fyholivka.

Kupiansk Direction

08:00 AM: 14 russian attacks took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled enemy assault actions toward Kupiansk, Podoly, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Novoosynove, Nova Kruhliakivka, and Novoplatonivka.

Lyman Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy conducted 22 attacks, attempting to penetrate our defenses in the areas of the settlements of Drobyshcheve, Serednie, Zarichne, and toward Druzhliubivka, Stavky, Shyikivka, and Lyman.

Sloviansk Direction

08:00 AM: over the past day our defenders stopped 15 attempts by the occupiers to advance toward Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Platonivka, and in the area of Dronivka.

Kramatorsk Direction

08:00 AM: the russian forces attacked six times in the areas of Minkivka, Predtechyne, Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and toward Pryvillia.

Kostyantinivka Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 32 attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Yablunivka, and toward Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.

Pokrovsk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 72 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Muravka, Myrnohrad, and Filiia, and toward the settlements of Toretske, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Serhiivka, Novopidhordne, Novopavlivka, Ivanivka, Hryshyne, and Novyi Donbas.

Oleksandrivka Direction

08:00 AM: the russian forces conducted eight attacks over the past day in the area of Pryvillia and toward the settlements of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Ivanivka, and Oleksandrohrad.

Orikhiv Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled five russian attacks in the area of Kamianske, Shcherbaky, and toward Lukianivske.

Huliaipole Direction

08:00 AM: 29 russian attacks took place in the areas of Solodke, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, Myrne, and Dobropillia, and toward Zaliznychne and Olenokostiantynivka.

Prydniprovskyi Direction

08:00 AM: no enemy offensive actions were recorded.

Volyn and Polissia Directions

08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of russian offensive groupings were detected.

Ukrainian warriors continue to inflict substantial losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment and are actively undermining the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.

Overall, over the past day the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,250 personnel. The enemy also lost three tanks, three armored combat vehicles, 12 artillery systems, 413 unmanned aerial vehicles, one missile, and 113 units of automotive equipment.

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