Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of February 7

Russian shelling

The enemy continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite significant losses, he does not give up his plans for the full occupation of Ukraine, ignores the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, strikes and attacks both military and civilian objects.

The enemy actively uses aviation and quadrocopters of the FPV type, and conducts assaults with the support of armored vehicles. At the beginning of the day, the enemy carried out several strikes on the territory of Ukraine, using various means of air attack: attack UAVs, cruise, ballistic, and anti-aircraft guided missiles.

In total, 64 means of enemy air attack were used:

• 20 shock UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type,

• 29 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles,

• 4 Kh-22 cruise missiles,

• 3 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles,

• 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles,

• 5 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.

As a result of combat operations, 44 air targets were destroyed by fire means of the Air Force and the Defense Forces :

• 26 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles;
• 3 Kalibr cruise missiles;
• 15 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type.

During the day, 80 combat clashes took place. Information on the total number of missile and air strikes, as well as shelling from multiple rocket launchers, is being clarified.

As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, among whom are children. High-rise and private buildings, as well as other civil infrastructure in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv regions, were destroyed and damaged.

The situation on the fronts

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus perform tasks in the border areas with Ukraine.

In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, attacks populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine.

The enemy launched an airstrike in the Yablunivka region of the Sumy region. More than 20 settlements were hit by artillery and mortar attacks, among them Karpovychi, Semenivka, the Chernihiv region; Volfyne, Popivka, Pokrivka, Grabovske of the Sumy region; Veterynarne, Nesterne, Komysarove of the Kharkiv region.

In the Kupiansk direction, our defenders repelled 3 attacks near Synkivka, Ivanivka, Kharkiv region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Tabaivka area of ​​the Kharkiv region.

More than 15 settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, and Berestov in the Kharkiv region, came under artillery and mortar fire.

In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repulsed 7 attacks near Bilohorivka, the Luhansk region, and Terny, Torske, the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops.

About 10 settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Nevske, Belohorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Serebryanka, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled 5 attacks in the areas of Ivanivske and Klishchiivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical position.

About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka direction, our defenders repelled 25 attacks near Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka and another 9 attacks near Nevelske, the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense of our troops. Also, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the Oleksandropol area of ​​the Donetsk region.

About 15 settlements, including Oleksandropil, Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Netaylovye of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar fire.

In the Maryinka direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in Krasnohorivka, Heorgiivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka districts of the Donetsk region. Here, the enemy tried to improve the tactical position 20 times.

The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novomykhailivka, and Kostyantynivka of the Donetsk region. Krasnohorivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, and Katerynivka came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of settlements of Staromayorske of the Donetsk region and Novodarivka of the Zaporizhzhia region.

About 10 settlements, including Vuhledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, in the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repulsed 2 attacks west of Verbove and Robotyne of the Zaporizhzhia region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops.

More than 20 settlements, including Charivne, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Lobkovo, Pyatykhatky, Stepnohirsk, and Plavni of the Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa operational-strategic group in the Kherson direction, Kherson, Tokarivka, Molodizhne, Antonivka, Chornobaivka, and Bilozerka of the Kherson region were under artillery and mortar fire

The enemy also shelled the areas of with rocket salvo systems.

The enemy also fired multiple rocket launcher systems near Kherson and Chornobaivka of the Kherson region.

Advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The enemy does not give up its intention to knock out the Ukrainian units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River.

Thus, during the day, 3 unsuccessful attempts to storm the positions of our troops were made.

Enemy losses

During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 6 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy.

Units of missile forces struck 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 warehouses of enemy ammunition.

We will remind that the total number of losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion is 391,470 soldiers.