These are the key developments from day 1,444 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 7 Feb 20267 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is where things stand on Saturday, February 7:Fighting
Fierce fighting continues on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces despite the frigid winter temperatures, said Ukraine’s Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskii, who stated the front line now stretches about 1,200km (750 miles) in length along eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.
Increasing technological improvements in drone warfare on both sides of the conflict mean that the so-called “kill zone” – where troops are in greatest danger on the front line – is now up to 20km (12 miles) deep, Syrskii told reporters.
Russia launched 328 drones and seven missiles at Ukraine overnight and into the early morning on Friday, Ukraine’s air force said, claiming that air defences had shot down 297 drones.
One person was killed and two others were injured in an overnight Russian attack using drones and powerful glide bombs on the central Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.
A Russian aerial attack on the southern Zaporizhia region during early daylight hours injured eight people and damaged 18 apartment blocks, according to regional military administration head Ivan Fedorov. A dog shelter in the Zaporizhia regional capital was also struck, killing 13 dogs, Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Rehina Kharchenko said.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said that air defences downed 38 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 26 over the Bryansk region. Bryansk regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said the attack briefly cut power to several villages in the region.
Another Ukrainian nighttime strike damaged power facilities in the Russian city of Belgorod, disrupting electricity distribution, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Local reports stated that Ukrainian missiles hit a power plant and an electrical substation, cutting power to parts of the city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the performance of the Ukrainian air force in parts of the country as “unsatisfactory” and said that steps are being taken to improve the response to large-scale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas.
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