Consequences of the shelling of Odesa. Photo Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA.
- Negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the USA are scheduled for February 1, Sunday.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that issues regarding territorial claims in Donbas, discussed in the context of peace negotiations, remain open and "very complex."
- Germany has sent nine IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine and is preparing to supply new systems in the near future.
- In Kyiv, 610 thousand users remain without electricity. President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the city administration for inadequate preparedness in the difficult situation with heating and electricity supply, calling for more prompt actions.
- Additionally, Germany will provide Ukraine with 33 mobile thermal power plants, which will arrive in the coming days.
- As a result of the Russian shelling in Volnyansk, Zaporizhzhia region, three people were killed, and one was injured.
- In Belgorod region, Russia, one person died as a result of a drone attack on Wednesday.
- Russian troops attacked Kyiv region, specifically the Belgorod community, resulting in the deaths of a man and a woman.
- In Odesa region, three people were injured in a drone attack, one of whom was hospitalized.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Ukraine's rapid accession to the European Union is impossible, noting that the date of January 1, 2027, is unrealistic. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU to consider the possibility of accepting Ukraine in 2027.
