Overview
- Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 400 attack drones and about 40 missiles overnight into February 7, with energy generation and high-voltage substations prioritized as targets.
- Air Forces reported detecting 447 airborne threats and said defenses shot down or suppressed 24 missiles and 382 drones, while some strikes still hit 19 locations.
- Authorities confirmed widespread outages and grid damage across multiple regions, with civilian casualties reported, including one death in Rivne and injuries linked to housing damage.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered immediate strengthening of mobile fire groups and criticized air-defense performance in some regions, calling for more Patriot and NASAMS interceptors from partners.
- Ground combat intensity remained high with 153 clashes reported the previous day and dozens more today, led by the Pokrovsk axis, while Poland briefly closed the Rzeszów and Lublin airports as a precaution and Ukraine’s SBU detained an alleged GRU spotter of strategic sites.