Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of February 3 to 4 and a missile strike on February 4.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russian forces launched 65 Shahed and decoy drones from Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts on the night of February 3 to 4.[94] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 37 drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts and that 28 drones were ”locally lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian strikes damaged civilian infrastructure in Kyiv City and Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, and Sumy oblasts.[95] Ukrainian officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reported that Russian forces launched a ballistic missile, likely an Iskander-M ballistic missile, against Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of February 4, damaging part of a city council building and killing five civilians.[96]
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 37 drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited the Kyivska Electrical Substation in Kyiv Oblast on February 4 to assess damage to the substation as Russian long-range strikes targeting energy infrastructure continue to threaten Ukraine's nuclear power plants (NPPS) and Ukraine's energy production capabilities
- Russian officials continue to justify the Kremlin's decision to not conduct an involuntary reserve call up at this time despite indications that the Russian military is struggling to recruit enough new personnel to replace its high casualties.
- Russian occupation authorities continue to discuss Russia's possible illegal annexation of Kharkiv Oblast but claimed that Ukraine's September 2022 counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast spoiled Russia's plans to hold a "referendum" in the region at that time.
- A significant number of Russian vessels that had been at the Port of Tartus in recent weeks may have left Syria for Russia as Russian-Syrian negotiations about Russia's continued access to its bases in Syria reportedly continue.
- Ukrainian naval drone strikes have likely forced Russia to dramatically alter Russian ships' routes between Russia and Syria.
- Russia has also reportedly used vessels belonging to the MoD's Oboronlogistika company to monitor NATO vessels in the Baltic Sea.
- Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk.
- A Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces in the Siversk direction continue to struggle with systemic issues with field commanders filing false progress reports despite recent command changes.
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Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on February 4 but did not make any confirmed advances. Russian forces continued attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo, north of Sudzha near Nikolayevka, and south of Sudzha near Makhnovka.[29] Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked northwest of Sudzha near Nikolayevo-Darino and Sverdlikovo and south of Sudzha near Makhnovka and Kurilovka.[30]
Russian-claimed advances: Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced near Staraya Sorochina, Novaya Sorochina (both northwest of Sudzha), Russkoye Porechnoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (both north of Suzhda) and pushed Ukrainian forces from the northern outskirts of Sverdlikovo.[31]
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed recent reports that North Korean forces have not been conducting combat operations in Kursk Oblast since mid-January 2025.[34] The NIS assessed that North Korean forces have likely withdrawn from combat due to high casualties. The New York Times (NYT) recently reported that North Korean forces were no longer participating in combat operations in Kursk Oblast, and a senior US defense official told the NYT that additional North Korean forces would arrive in Russia "within the next two months" (roughly mid-March 2025).[35] North Korean forces' pause in participating in combat operations may have influenced the alleged Russian "temporary operational pause" in Kursk Oblast.
Order of Battle: Drone elements of the Russian 217th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (98th VDV Division), assault elements of the 56th VDV Regiment (7th VDV Division), and elements of the 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (49th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) are reportedly operating in Kursk Oblast.[36]
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted a precision strike against an unspecified Russian command post near Novoivanovka (northwest of Sudzha) on February 3.[37] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the strike inflicted significant casualties. The Ukrainian General Staff previously reported Ukrainian strikes on command posts of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet [BSF], SMD) near Lgov, Belaya, and Rylsk, Kursk Oblast on December 25, 2024, and January 7 and 31, 2025, respectively.[38]
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An "All-Seeing Trump" fortune-telling machine featuring an animatronic, talking Donald Trump has appeared in various locations across New York City. Screen capture/PIX11/AOL www.upi.com/…
(2016) NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A fortune-teller machine featuring an animatronic Donald Trump was spotted at various locations throughout New York City.
The "All-Seeing Trump" statue was initially spotted by reporter Camille Dodero near Greenpoint on Tuesday morning, but was eventually hauled off in a van before appearing in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, according to Gothamist.
