Overview
- Zelensky said overnight strikes on energy facilities were nearly absent except for a gas site in Donetsk region, and Ukraine refrained from targeting Russian energy infrastructure in response.
- Trump told a White House cabinet meeting he personally asked Putin to halt attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas for one week, citing extreme cold and damaged utilities.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged accepting the request but described the pause as lasting only until Feb. 1.
- Outlets and analysts noted uncertainty over whether Russia will sustain any halt and how a pause could be independently verified.
- Ukrainian officials reported continued Russian strikes on logistics, including a U.S. company’s warehouse in Kharkiv region and rail infrastructure near Dnipro, as power and heating shortages persist.