Ukraine, Armed Conflict / War, Level 5: Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the east of the country – Ukraine [Update 357]

Update 2025-02-09 (3): According to sources from Sunday (9 February), several people were injured while significant damage was reported following a Russian drone attack in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. In addition, damage was reported early in the morning (local time) following a guided aerial bomb attack in Novopavlivka community.

Update 2025-02-09 (2): Several people were injured on Sunday (9 February) after Russian forces launched a series of artillery strikes affecting several regions, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Kherson, and Odesa. However, the Ukrainian defense forces successfully intercepted dozens of Russian drones. Additionally, Russian troops captured the village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka.

Update 2025-02-09 (1): According to the sources from Sunday (9 February), several positions and Russian hideouts in the Kharkiv Oblast were targeted by drone attacks from the State Border Guard Service’s Kharkiv Border Guard Detachment. Additionally, several Russian invaders’ ammo and fuel caches in the Luhansk Oblast were struck by drone attacks from the Phoenix unit of the Pomsta (Revenge) border brigade.