Overview
- Ukraine’s energy minister said a simultaneous loss of two high‑voltage lines triggered a cascading blackout, halting metro service, heating and water in major cities before partial power was restored under a still‑fragile system.
- A Russian drone hit a bus carrying DTEK miners near Pavlohrad/Ternivka, with authorities reporting 12 to 15 people killed and several injured in one of the deadliest strikes of recent days.
- Overnight drone attacks continued over the weekend, with Ukrainian officials citing dozens of Shahed UAVs launched, lethal strikes in Dnipro, and damage including a maternity ward hit in Zaporizhzhia.
- Volodymyr Zelensky reported that in January Russia used more than 6,000 attack drones, about 5,500 guided aerial bombs and 158 missiles, renewing calls for Patriot and NASAMS interceptors along with F‑16s.
- The Kremlin said it paused strikes on Kyiv and energy targets until February 1 at President Donald Trump’s request, as U.S.–Russia envoy talks in Miami were described as productive and trilateral meetings are scheduled for February 4–5 in Abu Dhabi.