03/02/2024
Situation update as of 6 a.m., February 3, 2024
Glory to Ukraine! Day 710 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.
The adversary continues to ignore the laws and customs of warfare, using the terror tactics, launching missile and air strikes, and firing multiple launch rocket systems not only at the military, but also at numerous civilian targets across Ukraine.
During the day of February 2, there were 77x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 2x missile and 86x air strikes, 46x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.
At night, the russian occupiers launched yet another strike using 14x Shahed-136/131 UAVs. The Ukrainian Air Defense forces and means shot down 9x enemy drones.
Air strikes hit Okhrimivka, Budarky, Chorne, Vil’khuvatka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka, Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Oleksandropil’, Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostyantynivka, Vuhledar, Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast), Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Kherson, Sablukivka, Kachkarivka, Respublikanets’, Chervonyi Mayak, Zmiivka, Shlyakhove, Beryslav, and Mykolaivka (Kherson oblast).
More than 100x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire.
Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).
Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kup’yans’k axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x enemy attacks near Syn’kivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian troops repelled 5x attacks of the occupiers in the vicinity of Terny (Donetsk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 2x attacks of the adversary near Bohdanivka and Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast).
Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy who keeps trying to encircle Avdiivka. The Ukrainian soldiers are standing their ground and inflicting major losses on the invaders. For instance, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 29x enemy attacks in the vicinity of Avdiivka, and 15x more attacks near Pervomais’ke and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast) during the day of February 2.
Mar’inka axis: the Ukrainian troops continue to hold back the adversary near Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian forces repelled 7x attacks in that area.
Shakhtars’ke axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 1x attack of the occupiers south of Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 3x adversary attacks in the vicinity of Robotyne and west of Verbove (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to stand their positions and repel the assaults of the occupation forces. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not abandon its attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their positions. For instance, the adversary made 7x unsuccessful attempts to assault during the day of February 2.
At the same time, the Ukrainian soldiers conduct active operations to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation troops, and exhaust the enemy all along the front line.
During the day of February 2, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 10x concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment of the adversary.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3x ammunition depots and 1x artillery system of the russian invaders.
Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! United we will be victorious!
Glory to Ukraine!
