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In a secret training range north of Kyiv, volunteers from diverse professions are learning to shoot down drones as Ukraine expands civilian-led interceptor units, reviving an improvised defense mindset to counter evolving aerial threats.
Russia launched a mass overnight strike across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles targeting energy infrastructure and residential areas, injuring at least 26 people and causing damage in Kyiv and multiple oblasts including Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih; Ukrainian air defenses largely intercepted the projectiles, but some hits damaged homes, gas facilities, and electrical substations, and caused power outages in places like Odesa as emergency crews responded.
On Ukraine’s four-year war anniversary, Zelenskyy pushes for EU membership by 2027 with a fast-track path, arguing Putin cannot block Kyiv forever, while EU leader von der Leyen cautions that a firm date isn’t the sole path and emphasizes reform progress and continued support, alongside broader updates on issues like unblocking a €90bn loan and ongoing Western backing for Kyiv.
Gary Fear, a Staffordshire-based volunteer, has completed 13 aid missions to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and has raised over £150,000 to help more than 7,500 families. He describes Kyiv as dark and freezing this winter amid energy outages, snow and tents in apartment complexes heated by gas, illustrating the civilian hardship. He plans another delivery in May with supplies such as food, generators and power banks, as European leaders mark the war’s fourth anniversary.
Missile strikes hit Kyiv and nearby areas ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, triggering air-raid alerts and injuring a woman and a child as attacks also rocked Lviv; Zelensky said Ukraine is not losing and has made progress, with Western diplomacy pushing for a resolution as both sides remain engaged in the war.
Kyiv reported explosions around 9 p.m. local time as Russia launched ballistic missiles; Ukraine’s air defenses were active and a power outage occurred in at least one district, part of a broader Russian campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that has strained the grid amid freezing temperatures.
A Ukrainian war widow exhumed her husband’s grave from Sloviansk and reburied him in Kyiv with military honors, fearing that Russian advances would reach and occupy their town, a poignant reminder of the personal toll of the ongoing conflict alongside drone warfare, frontline pressures, and unity among Ukrainians.
The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos since 2013, is closing its Kyiv bureau and cutting more than 300 newsroom jobs, with local staff to continue in some capacity. The move signals a shift in the Post’s international coverage as editors say the focus will be narrowed to national politics, business and health. Kyiv staff reaction highlighted the shock of layoffs in a war zone, and the Kyiv bureau had produced sweeping coverage, including a recent investigation into Russia’s recruitment of Kenyan workers. Other international desks were also cut as part of the broader downsizing.
A Russian drone attack hit coal mining facilities in southeastern Ukraine, killing at least 12 miners as they headed home, underscoring intensified strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The flare-up followed President Trump’s request for a partial pause in attacks, which Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said would apply only to Kyiv and would end the same day.
A cascade shutdown in Ukraine’s power grid triggered emergency blackouts across Kyiv and several regions after transmission-line disruptions, cutting heating and water in freezing conditions as officials and energy workers race to restore power to critical infrastructure; Moldova experienced outages and Kyiv metro services were interrupted as the system stabilizes.
Russia said Trump asked Putin to refrain from attacking Kyiv until Feb. 1, but the scope and timing were unclear; Zelensky said there was no formal energy ceasefire or official agreement, while Russia continued strikes on energy infrastructure and civilian targets, causing casualties and power outages as talks persisted.
A 17-story Kyiv block on the left bank has been without central heating and largely without power after Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Residents rely on gas stoves, generators, and even car batteries to stay warm while damp with mold spreads from the heat-and-condensation. Daily life—laundry, cooking, and school—has shrunk to improvised routines as temperatures plunge and outages persist, with another cold snap expected and thousands more facing similar conditions across the city.
Russia launched a mass overnight strike on Kyiv and Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with hundreds of weapons including missiles and drones, plunging cities into outages and leaving about 80% of the country facing emergency, unscheduled power cuts as heating fails in freezing temperatures; in Kyiv, one person was killed and four were injured, and officials reported thousands of buildings without heating as the grid comes under strain.
Kyiv says utilities have reconnected 650 high-rise buildings in the last day, but about 1,940 of roughly 12,000 apartment blocks in the city remain without heat (around 16%), as Russian attacks and a brutal cold disrupt energy infrastructure; Mayor Vitali Klitschko has urged residents to leave the city if they have alternative options to heat and power.
POLITICO’s Veronika Melkozerova details how Russia’s attacks on Kyiv’s energy grid have left the city cold and dark, with minus-20C nights and heat outages affecting thousands of buildings. Residents improvise—carrying water up many floors, storing food on balconies, and relying on generators and malls for warmth—while a determined national spirit keeps the city running despite stalled Western security guarantees and ongoing strikes. Zelenskyy laments slow missile deliveries as Ukrainians persist in their daily duties amid the siege.