Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of February 1, 2026.
The 1,439th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Overall, 338 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out 44 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 144 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the enemy employed 4,053 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,319 shelling attacks on populated areas and the positions of our forces, including 190 strikes from multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the following settlements: Luzhky, Sumy Oblast; Malomykhailivka, Prosyana, Novoselivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Ternuvate, Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Shevchenkivske, Vilniansk, Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Over the past day, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces struck two areas of concentration of enemy personnel, two command posts, and one other important target of the Russian invaders.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: Over the past day, our warriors repelled one russian attack. The adversary carried out 82 shelling attacks, including four from multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: The enemy attempted 25 times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipka, and toward Hrafske, Vilcha, Vovchanski Khutory, Kolodiazne, Fyholivka, Kutkivka.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: There were 12 russian attacks yesterday. Our defenders repelled assault actions toward Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Kurylivka, Novoosynove, Novoplatonivka, and Hlushkivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy carried out 24 attacks, attempting to penetrate our defenses in the areas of Drobysheve, Serednie, Novoselivka, Zarichne, and toward Stavky, Novoserhiivka, Shyikivka, Stepove, and Dibrova.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: Over the past day, our defenders stopped 15 attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of Yampil, Dronivka, and toward Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Platonivka, and Riznykivka.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: The enemy carried out five attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: The enemy conducted 39 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Kleban-Byk, and toward Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Stepanivka, Novopavlivka, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Our defenders repelled 80 russian assault actions by the aggressor near Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Hryshyne, Novopidhorodne, Muravka, Novopavlivka, and Ivanivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the area of Verbove and toward Oleksandrohrad, Danylivka, Vyshneve, and Nove Zaporizhzhia.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four russian attacks in the areas of Stepnohirsk and Plavni.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: There were 45 russian attacks in the areas of Huliaipole, Myrne, Solodke, and toward Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, Zelene, and Staroukrainka.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: No offensive actions by the enemy were recorded.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian warriors continue to inflict significant 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, Russian invaders’ losses amounted to 1,090 personnel.
Additionally, Ukrainian forces destroyed: 6 tanks, 3 armored combat vehicles, 9 artillery systems, 206 unmanned aerial vehicles, 62 units of automotive equipment, 1 unit of special equipment.
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