Another extremely massive Russian air attack on Ukraine. So many drones and missiles of all types - more than I can remember seeing in the past few months. The attack is ongoing. The main targets appear to be energy infrastructure in the western regions of Ukraine.

To be Russian today means: take a break, collect as many missiles as possible, wait a few days until the temperature drops to −22°C, then attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure in eight regions of the country with 71 missiles and 450 kamikaze drones - targeting what remained after previous attacks.

Kyiv und Region – Ziel war das Kraftwerk Tripolskaya und ein 750-kV-Umspannwerk, die das KKW Riwne mit Kyiv und den zentralen Regionen verbindet. Sie gilt als entscheidend für die Energieversorgung der Hauptstadt.

⚡️Russia targets Dnipropetrovsk miners 2nd day in a row after deadly bus attack. Russia struck a coal mine operated by Ukraine's biggest private energy firm, DTEK, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the second time over the past day, the company said on Feb. 2.

For your information, this is what one day of the so-called Russian “energy ceasefire” looked like - something foreign media outlets, for some reason, simply call a “ceasefire.” It is unclear when it began or when it will end. This is what it was like: 🧵

After another night attack on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure, 6,000 homes have been left without heating. In some of them, heating had already been restored twice after 2 previous attacks; in others, it had not been possible at all. How are the negotiations in Abu Dhabi going? Does Putin “want” peace?

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Ich kann an nichts anderes denken, wenn Menschen bei solchen Temperaturen ohne Strom und Heizung auskommen müssen. #Ukraine #Kyiv

Kein fließendes Wasser, um zu duschen. Kein Strom, um zu kochen. Frieren, während Raketen heftig einschlagen und für massive Zerstörung sorgen. Im kältesten Winter seit Beginn seines Angriffskriegs schießt Russland die Ukraine in eine humanitäre Katastrophe. Aus Kyjiw für @tagesschau.bsky.social.

My Op-ed @theguardian.com on #Ukraine, the Paris declaration & unrealistic hopes for a ceasefire⬇️

In der vergangenen Woche hat Russland gegen die Ukraine eingesetzt: ~1.100 Angriffsdrohnen, fast 900 gelenkte Bomben und mehr als 50 Raketen. Eine davon war die Mittelstreckenrakete „Oreshnik“. In soz. Netzwerken tauschen die Ukrainer:innen Tipps aus, wie man sich wärmen kann.🧵 1/ taz.de/!6144639/

'We're preparing for Oreshnik tonight,' my close friend from Kyiv wrote to me an hour ago. 5 min ago info: Ukraine is under threat from long-range ballistic missiles, and monitoring channels have reported activity at the 🇷🇺 Kapustin Yar site, which was previously used to launch Oreshnik at Ukraine.

Zum Jahreswechsel habe ich eine große Analyse des Jahres 2025 für die Ukraine geschrieben, die die internationale Ebene, die Innenpolitik und selbstverständlich die Front umfasst. Im neuen Jahr hofft die Ukraine auf Frieden, bereitet sich aber auf ein Fortdauern des Krieges vor. taz.de/!6138493/

Did I understand correctly that Trump considers it a generous offer when Putin proposes to sell electricity to Ukraine at low prices from the stolen Zaporizhzhia NPP, and after that he bombed the Ukrainian power grid? What kind of world do we live in if the POTUS considers this acceptable?

Here is Putin’s response. The attack on Kyiv has already been ongoing for about 12 hours. Twelve energy facilities have been hit; thousands of buildings are without electricity and partially without heating. The total numbers as for now: ~500 drones and ~40 missiles (Kinzhals, Iskanders, Kalibrs…).

At this moment, Kyiv is repelling a simultaneous attack by Kinzhal missiles, ballistic (other) and cruise missiles. Russia is targeting energy infrastructure.

⚡️“I'm glad that we have managed to unite the United States and Europe by working together on these documents. Now we will see the outcome. We all together also had a call with U.S. President Donald Trump today,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy just told reporters.

«Auch die russische Besatzung ist ein Krieg, nur das Leid wird dabei unsichtbar» - Oleksandra Matviichuk. Es kommt nicht jede Woche vor, dass ich die Gelegenheit habe, eine Friedensnobelpreisträgerin zu interviewen. Unser Gespräch wurde zum Thema der Woche in der @taz.de. Zum Text taz.de/!6129881/

Last night, the 🇺🇦 air defence achieved something that probably no other army can currently do: it fended off an attack involving ~600 drones and ~40 missiles. This was made possible thanks to the support and resources of its partners. However, it is Ukraine's resilience that enables Europe to stand.

Moldovans dragged a downed Russian "Geran" drone to the Foreign Ministry building in Chișinău and summoned the Russian ambassador to deliver an official protest.

Some claim “Russia is ready for peace.” Meanwhile Russia launches a massive combined strike on Kyiv - drones, Kalibrs, Kinzhals, Iskanders, ballistic missiles. That’s their idea of “peace.”

I'm not sure if this was written by Don Corleone or the President of the United States. Screenshot BBC News.

Dignity or “key partner”? Today Ukraine commemorates the Day of Dignity and Freedom.

Yesterday, a Russian missile killed 26 sleeping people in a house in a relatively peaceful city in western Ukraine. 14 people are still missing. Now Trump, in his “peace plan,” suggests everyone should forgive everything. Forgive Bucha, Mariupol, Avdiivka... Just read these 28 points. I feel sick.

Morgen darf ich an einer besonderen Podiumsdiskussion im Ukraine-Haus Chemnitz teilnehmen. Gerade jetzt, in dieser Situation und an diesen Tagen, ist es enorm wichtig, darüber zu sprechen, wie die Ukraine gesehen wird – und wie oft sie eben nicht gesehen wird. Ihr seid herzlich eingeladen!

Ternopil today 💔 19 killed. 66 injured, among them 16 children. Russia launched 476 drones and 48 missiles at Ukraine.

The map of Russian terror over Ukraine last night.

Was für ein Titel! #tazeins

If you’re in Leipzig tomorrow evening, I’d like to invite you to a special screening of the documentary “Vika’s Last Assignment”. The film tells the story of my colleague, the Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who set out to report on life under Russian occupation and never returned. 1/

Morgen um 18:00 Uhr im ZOiS @zois.bsky.social – ich freue mich sehr, bei der Diskussion des KIU @kiu-network.bsky.social dabei zu sein! Wer in Berlin ist, kommt gerne vorbei :)

„Diese manischen Terroranschläge haben nur ein Ziel: den Ukrainern während der Heizperiode Gas, Wärme und Licht zu entziehen.“ taz.de/!6115214/

About last night in Ukraine

8 Russian bombers are already in the air, and 4 missile carriers have been deployed to the Black Sea - and drones, of course, are already attacking. Tonight, Russia will continue killing Ukrainians.

💔 A Russian air strike on the village of Yarova in Donetsk Oblast has killed over 20 people. The attack occurred while residents were gathered to receive pension payments, Zelenskyy said. #RussiaIsATerroristeState

Der Morgenhimmel über Kyjiw ist von schwarzem Rauch bedeckt. Am Sonntagmorgen haben russische Truppen erneut einen massiven Angriff auf die Ukraine durchgeführt. Zum ersten Mal traf eine russische Drohne ein Regierungsgebäude. 🧵1/

The next time someone asks me about the resilience of the Ukrainian people, I will show them this photo. It also answers the question of why the Russians will never defeat the Ukrainians. This is Kyiv a few hours after the attack.

A horrific night in Kyiv. A missile struck a residential building directly. At least 10 people were killed, including a child. Russia continues to kill sleeping people. Hundreds of civilian infrastructure facilities have been damaged. Russia shows no intention of stopping its war.

Mein Gastbeitrag @tagesspiegel.de über die Macht der Sprache („Friedensverhandlungen“),die auch in Europa geschürten falschen Erwartungen & darüber, wie der Kreml davon profitiert. www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...

Die taz-Titelseite und ein paar Worte von mir dazu - taz.de/!6108258/

Putin’s peace plan per Reuters: – No ceasefire before full deal – Ukraine out of Donetsk/Luhansk, Russia returns parts of Sumy/Kharkiv – Russia keeps lines in Kherson/Zaporizhzhia – Crimea recognized as Russian – Partial sanctions relief – No NATO for Ukraine – Russian language & church protections

There is so much to say, and at the same time, nothing to add. The reaction to Alaska by the Ukrainian artist.

US President Trump said: “We have decided that the war must be ended, not just a temporary ceasefire. If Monday’s meeting with Zelensky goes well, we will schedule a meeting with President Putin.”

These red-carpet images from Alaska ultimately confirm that the only force capable of protecting Ukraine is the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Over the past 24 hours, they have repelled Russian troops attempting to break through the lines.

Putin hat es erneut geschafft, Trump an der Nase herumzuführen. Die Frage ist nun: Wird der Westen entschlossen genug sein, Putin nicht für dessen Kriegsverbrechen zu belohnen? Mein Kommentar auf der Titelseite der taz morgen. Oder bereits hier taz.de/!6102810/

First four regions of Ukraine + Crimea, then Alaska - that’s the kind of deals with Putin.

Leider konnte ich heute nicht an der Trauerfeier für unsere Kollegin Victoria Roshchyna teilnehmen. Doch ich habe ihr Andenken gewürdigt, so gut ich konnte, indem ich erneut über ihr Schicksal und das grausame Verbrechen geschrieben habe, das Russland an ihr begangen hat.

With the rescue efforts now concluded, it has become clear that the Russian terror attack on an apartment building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district on 31 July, which killed 31 people and injured 179, is the second deadliest Russian war crime in Kyiv since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Each new deadly strike on Kyiv's Sviatoshyn district is getting closer to our apartment. Today, a missile destroyed a building just 700m away. Previous strikes were ~1km away. You sleep in your bed and Russia kills you. Today, 15 people didn't wake up. 15 someone's universes. Today, it's not you.

Für mich als Journalistin, die seit Jahren versucht, deutschen Leser:innen die Ukraine zu erklären, war es schmerzhaft, über diese Rückschritte zu berichten - und zugleich umso wichtiger, alle Fakten, Kontexte, Grauzonen und Folgen einzuordnen. 1/

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