Overview
- The General Staff counted 312 engagements over the previous day, saying Ukrainian units repelled 72 assault attempts on the Pokrovsk direction and dozens more near Kostyantynivka, Lyman and other sectors.
- By 16:00 on Feb. 9, officials reported 74 additional clashes, including 32 around Pokrovsk; Ukraine’s eastern command said it holds the northern parts of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, with small‑arms fighting reported in central Mirnograd.
- The Energy Ministry reported partial outages in Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions as repairs continue after mass strikes, with Kyiv authorities also working to restore heat to more than 1,400 apartment buildings and nuclear output still reduced.
- Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Russian UAVs struck a locomotive in Konotop and a diesel train in Snovsk and damaged track near Tereshchenska; emergency repairs restored service, though delays were noted on northern routes.
- Regional authorities reported fresh civilian casualties, including one dead and four wounded in Kramatorsk on Feb. 8, seven injured across Sumy region over the past day, and three wounded in Dnipropetrovsk region following strikes on multiple districts.