Russia reports attacks on its own troops in Lysychansk. Civilians are also said to have been killed. The news ticker about the Ukraine war.
- Serious allegations in the Ukraine war: Russia blames Kiev for attack on Lysychansk
- battles in the south and east: Several cities in Ukraine continue to be hotly contested
- of Russia losses in the Ukraine war: Kyiv publishes current figures
- The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia and Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses of the armies involved Ukraine war cannot be independently verified.
Update from February 4th, 9:30 a.m.: Russia’s military has reported heavy Ukrainian losses in the Donetsk region. An attempt by Ukraine to “strengthen its offensive positions and rotate troops” was repulsed near the towns of Staromajorske and Rovnopol, spokesman for the Russian Eastern Battle Group Alexander Gordeyev told the state agency Tass. Ukraine lost “more than 95 troops”. This information cannot be independently verified.
Russian occupation troops in the east under fire: Kremlin makes allegations
Overview from February 4th: Kiev – In the Ukraine war, the front in the east in particular remains hotly contested. This currently also applies to the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. The Russian Emergencies Ministry announced on Sunday morning that Ukraine’s own troops had come under fire there. At least 20 people are said to have been killed as a result of the attack. Ten other people were injured.
“The Ukrainian armed forces have shelled a bakery in Lysychansk, there are civilians under the rubble,” wrote the head of the Russian-annexed Luhansk region, Leonid Passechnik, on his Telegram channel. Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also made the statement, according to the news agency dpa serious accusations against Ukraine after the attack.
Russia condemns Ukraine’s missile attacks
It was “terrorist acts by Ukrainian neo-Nazis” that caused the deaths of civilians in Lysychansk. The government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky knew that there were a lot of people in the bakery and deliberately chose this target.
HIMARS rockets are said to have been used in the attack on Lysychansk in the Ukraine War. The information on the possible number of buried victims varies significantly. In contrast to the figures from Russia, the local civil defense only announced in the evening that around ten people had been rescued so far. Neither the numbers from Ukraine nor those from Russia can be verified.
Russia attacks more cities in the Ukraine war
At the same time, Russia is said to have fired missiles at other cities in the Ukraine war. President Zelensky announced this in his daily video message. Russian rockets hit the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih and affected the power supply.
The fronts in the south and east of the country remain particularly hotly contested in the Ukraine war. Russia is expected to suffer heavy losses in battles around the settlements of Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Kupyansk. The supply of fuel and ammunition appears to have been affected following successful attacks on the supply routes.
Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war at a glance
- Soldiers: 387,940 (+880)
- Tank: 6,341 (+10)
- Armored fighting vehicles: 11,805 (+13)
- Artillery systems: 9,300 (+26)
- air defense equipment: 663
- Airplanes: 332
- Helicopter: 324
- Drones: 7,161 (+15)
- Cruise missile: 1847
- Ships/Boats:24
- Automotive equipment and tank trucks: 12,352 (+36)
- Submarines: 1
- Special equipment: 1,473 (+3)
- Source: Ukrainian General Staff dated February 2, 2024. The information about Russian losses comes from the Ukrainian army. They cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war.
But the Ukrainian army is also reporting supply problems. In particular, the lack of ammunition seems to be increasingly becoming a problem for the soldiers at the front and is forcing the army on the defensive in some places in the war against Russia. (dil/dpa)