Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro under attack: what is known about the massive Russian assault
3 February 02:56
On the night of February 3, Russian troops resumed massive combined attacks on Ukraine using strike drones and ballistic missiles. At around 1:00 a.m., explosions were heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy is using ballistic missiles, while the threat of strike drones remains. Monitoring channels are recording the activity of Russian strategic aviation, in particular the sorties of Tu-22M3s and other aircraft capable of striking with cruise and hypersonic missiles.
Kyiv: air defense operations and initial damage
An air raid alert was declared in the capital at 00:24 due to the threat of UAVs. Soon after, explosions were heard and air defense systems were activated.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that medics had been called to the Dnipro and Desnianskyi districts.
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported that residential high-rise buildings, an educational institution, and farm buildings had been damaged.
Kharkiv: combined attack since the evening
Kharkiv was under attack from late evening on February 2. From 00:30, a series of explosions were heard — the enemy used both ballistic missiles and UAVs.
At around 2:40 a.m., a drone strike was recorded in the city center.
According to Mayor Ihor Terekhov, the strikes hit the Slobidska district.
Local channels reported up to 30 explosions during the attack.
Dnipro: drones and ballistics
According to the Air Force, enemy UAVs were also heading for Dnipro. The first explosions were heard at around 00:10.
After 1 a.m., there were repeated explosions in the city amid the threat of ballistic strikes.
Sumy region: damage in Konotop
Explosions were also heard in Sumy around 1:30 a.m. — the circumstances are being clarified.
At the same time, a school, private houses, and infrastructure facilities were damaged in Konotop as a result of the attack.
What the enemy is using
On the evening of February 2, Russia launched groups of strike drones, which were detected in the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Odesa, and Donetsk regions. After midnight, several ballistic missiles were launched in the direction of Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Dnipro.
After 1:50 a.m., high-speed targets were detected from Crimea in the direction of Kyiv region; monitoring resources suggest the use of Zircon missiles.
The “energy truce” is effectively over
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that he had asked Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for a week-long energy truce. According to official reports, no massive targeted strikes on energy facilities were recorded for some time.
At the same time, on February 2, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reported the resumption of attacks on energy facilities in frontline and border areas. President Volodymyr Zelensky clarified that there were no massive targeted strikes at that time.
The combined night attack on February 3 indicates that the “energy truce” is no longer in effect.
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