Feb 07, 2026
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Ukrainian Minister of Energy Denis Shmygal condemned Russia's massive attack on the energy infrastructure on the night of Friday to Saturday.
- The deputy head of Russian military intelligence was shot dead in Moscow
Brussels has proposed a 20th round of sanctions against Russia after nearly 1,500 days of war, accusing the Kremlin of "deliberate attacks on civilian buildings and infrastructure".
Ukraine's Energy Minister Denis Shmigel condemned Russia's massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Friday and Saturday night.
“Russian criminals have once again launched a massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure,” Shmigal said on his Telegram account, noting that the bombings continued.
"The attack continues," he said, adding: "Workers are ready to begin repairs as soon as conditions permit."
According to the Ukrainian Minister of Energy, the Russian attack targeted two substations and lines that are “the basis of Ukraine's power grid,” as well as two facilities dedicated to electricity generation, one in Dobrotvir and the other in Burshtin, both in western Ukraine.
Trump uses military leaders for diplomatic negotiations
President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of bringing in military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending a top commander to the Middle East for talks on Iran's nuclear program and appointing the secretary of the Army as a negotiator to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Central Command chief Brad Cooper attended indirect US-Iran talks in Oman for the first time on Friday, appearing in uniform to mark the rise of US military power in the region.As Defense Secretary Dan Driscoll continued his duties in Russia-Ukraine talks this week, he worked to keep the conversation going with Ukrainian officials during breaks between meetings, according to people familiar with the matter.negotiator who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive talks.
As special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner balance two sets of complex negotiations, the decision to bring in military leaders — for experience, connections, or as tough options as possible — reflects how the Republican administration has overhauled traditional U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy.
Albares condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
This Saturday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, condemned Russia's recent attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and confirmed the government's support and assistance to the Ukrainian people.
"The other night, the Russian attack hit the energy infrastructure in Ukraine, which is facing a critical situation in a very difficult winter," wrote Albares in a message on the social network X. "My support respect through the Ukrainian people. We continue to help them."
Furthermore, the minister recalled that this week Spain sent six high power generators through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Aecid) to provide energy to more than 14,000 people affected by the power outages caused by the Russian invasion.
Ukraine's Minister of Energy, Denis Shmigal, condemned Russia's "extreme" attack on Ukraine's electricity grid on Friday and Saturday night, which resulted in the blackout of Ukraine's power company, Ukrenergo.
Due to the Russian invasion, electricity was cut off in almost all parts of Ukraine
Russian forces used about 400 drones and about 40 missiles in an attack, mainly on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, that left much of Ukraine without electricity, less than two days before the third round of US-brokered talks on Saturday.
Almost all of Ukraine was hit by Russian airstrikes from Friday night into Saturday, with local officials saying one person was killed in the western Rivne region, which borders Belarus to the north, and two others were injured in the blasts.
Particularly affected were Rivne, the western region of Wallonia, in northwestern Poland and on the border with Poland, as well as Ivano-Frankivsk, also in the west and on the border with Romania, and Lviv, on the border with Poland.
Ukraine's state-owned energy company Ukrenergo announced on Facebook that "emergency (power) cuts have been implemented in most regions due to damage caused by the enemy."
Ukraine says it attacked an oil depot in Russia's Saratov region
Ukrainian troops attacked an oil depot known as "Balashovo" in Russia's Saratov region, Ukraine's General Staff said on Saturday.
Several drone control centers in territories occupied by Russia were also hit, he said in a statement published on the Telegram application.
Sibiga appreciates Spain's support for Ukraine after Russia attacked its electricity sector.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga thanked his Spanish counterpart, Jose Manuel Alberes, for words of support following the damage caused to the Ukrainian energy sector by a massive Russian attack on the night of Friday to Saturday.
"José Manuel Alberes, thank you for your unwavering support," Sbiga wrote on his X account.
"We greatly appreciate Spain's energy support and the high-power generators sent to boost Ukraine's energy system," Sibiga said, responding to X's message from Spain's foreign minister on the network, in which Albarez condemned Russia's latest massive attack on Ukraine.
Ukraine confirms its participation in the tripartite meeting in the United States
The head of state of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that he approved the participation of the Ukrainian delegation in a possible new tripartite meeting proposed by the administration of President Donald Trump to be held in the United States.
"We have confirmed our presence," Zelensky said in statements reported this Saturday by Ukrainian television 'Suspline' in the framework of a meeting between the president of Ukraine and journalists.After the second round of trilateral talks, held on Wednesday and Thursday between the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, a meeting in the United States can be held in Miami (Florida, South) within a week, according to Suspline.
Zelensky said on Thursday that the next round of talks between Russians, Ukrainians and Americans to find a negotiated solution to the war caused by Russian aggression could take place "in the near future" in the United States.
President Zelenskiy announced that after Abu Dhabi, the conflicts on Donbass and Zaporizhzhia will continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the last meeting in Abu Dhabi between the Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators ended without a rapprochement with the eastern Donbass region partially occupied by Russian forces or the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
"Complex issues remain complex. Ukraine reaffirmed its positions on the issue of Donbass. In our opinion, 'we are where we are' is the fairest and most reliable model of today's ceasefire," Zelenskyy said in statements reported by Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.
Donbas consists of the Ukrainian administrative units of Luhansk and Donetsk.Luhansk is almost completely occupied by Russia, while in Donetsk, Kremlin forces occupy just over 75% of the territory.
Zelensky emphasized that there was no agreement at the Abu Dhabi meetings even on the American idea of creating a free trade zone in the eastern part of Ukraine, where the front line extends, or on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
"We have not yet found an understanding on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. All parties must agree that the issue of the power plant must be resolved together," said the Ukrainian head of state, who saw progress at the Abu Dhabi meeting in the opportunities opened up by the tripartite dialogue.
The Russian general who survived the attack regained consciousness
Russian general Vladimir Alekseev, who was shot yesterday in Moscow, regained consciousness on Saturday after a post-operative coma and his life is no longer in danger.
"The operation went well. After that, a coma appeared, now he woke up and is conscious. At the moment, we can say that his life is not in danger," said a source close to the TASS agency.On the other hand, the newspaper "Kommersant" stated that police officers arrested two suspects who were being questioned.
Alekseev, the second-in-command of Russian military intelligence, was shot dead later this week by his boss, Igor Kostiukov, head of the senior personnel department (GRU), as representatives of Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi to discuss possible peace in Ukraine.According to Russian media reports, he was shot several times in the abdomen, arms and legs at his home in Moscow.Meanwhile, it shows a person pretending to be a messenger, possibly a woman.
Zelensky warned about the 11,000 billion euro agreement between Russia and the United States
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country's intelligence services showed him a document about a cooperation agreement between Russia and the United States worth 11 billion euros.
In statements gathered by Ukraine's Ukrinform agency this Saturday, Zelenskyy said that his country's intelligence services showed him a document called the "Dimitriyev package" that contained the following figures."This is an alleged economic cooperation package between the United States and Russia," Zelenskyy said, adding that "Ukraine will show its reaction if such a risk arises."
The Ukrainian President also pointed that in the case of Azan, Heaval respect the current legislation of Ukraine. "Paraist states, the laws were not discovered without Ukraine," Zelensky Aconr Maus
Ukrainian drones hit a Russian rocket fuel facility
Ukrainian drones attacked a factory that produces rocket fuel components in the Tver region of western Russia, an official of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Saturday.
The official pointed out that the center produced the products used in the production of Russian X-55 and X-101 missiles, as well as other diesel fuel and aircraft products.He added that the drone attack caused a huge fire in the factory.
"Even a temporary interruption complicates the production of rocket fuel and reduces the enemy's ability to maintain the intensity of the bombing of our cities," the official said.
Experts agree: in order to have a European army, there must first be a clear model and who commands it.
First, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the distance with the United States, the EU's traditional ally, the return of Donald Trump to the White House intensified the debate about the necessity for the twenty-seven to deal with their own security and defense.In this context, many voices emerged, ranging from the Spanish government, which opted for the creation of a European army.
But what kind of army are they talking about?It is a question that needs to be answered, and for now neither Spain nor other partners have given any answer, according to Rafael Martínez, senior associate researcher at CIDOB and Félix Artiga, principal researcher for security and defense at the Elcano Royal Institute.
"What does the EU's European army mean?", Artiaga told Europa Press, adding that when major countries like Spain talk about the issue, they "think more about the unity of those who want and can."If what is being considered is a wider European military, then Britain and Norway should be considered, if it is limited to the EU itself, there are "many neutrals" unwilling to take that step.
The most important thing, according to Martínez, what is being sought is that one army replaces the current 27 armies, or, on the contrary, the national army will be protected and "a joint army will be created to face common threats", which will be difficult to define. "Would the Finns come to the defense of Ceuta and Melilla?" he asked.
It must also be decided who will command it, whether it will be a traveling head of state for a certain period of time, something that CIDOB experts do not consider very operational, a commissioner at the European level, or a military force that makes the most sense.As for the latter, he believes that a country like France, the EU's only nuclear power, would not easily accept command from military officers from another country.
Ukraine has reduced nuclear power production after several small facilities were hit by Russian strikes
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in a post on X.
Ukraine will not agree to the US agreeing to anything with Russia without its participation
Ukraine will not accept the US reaching agreements with Russia on its sovereignty without Kiev's participation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted.
"Ukraine will not even support those agreements between the parties to apply to us without our participation," the president said in comments that were not made public until this Saturday.
America gives time until June to end the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that the United States had given Ukraine and Russia until June to reach an agreement to end the war.
If that June deadline is not met, the Trump administration is likely to put additional pressure on both sides.
"The Americans are asking the parties to end the war early this summer and the parties may be forced to do so on this schedule," Zelensky told reporters Friday.His comments were restricted until Saturday morning.
"And they said they want everything to be done in June. And they will do everything to end the war. And they want the schedule of all the events to be released," he said.
Poland activates NATO-backed air defenses amid Russian bombing of Ukraine
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces (RSZ) reported that during the Russian attack on Ukraine on Friday night to Saturday, air defense was used, supported by NATO aircraft located in the eastern part of the Atlantic Alliance.
"We have been informed that no violations were observed in the airspace of the Republic of Poland," RSZ said in a statement.
"Airports in Rzeszow and Lublin have temporarily suspended their flights," the Polish Air Navigation Agency said via X. Both cities are close to the border with Ukraine, and Rzeszow is NATO's main hub for supplying weapons to Ukraine.
Russia launched 400 drones and 40 missiles against Ukraine's energy sector, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles to attack Ukraine's energy sector this Saturday, targeting power grids, production facilities and distribution substations.
"Every day, Russia could choose real diplomacy, but instead it chooses new attacks," Zelensky said.
Russia shot down 82 Ukrainian drones, more than half of them in Russia's Volgograd region
Yesterday morning, Russian air defense forces shot down 82 Ukrainian drones, more than half of which landed within 500 kilometers of the frontline in Volgograd region.
"Last night, between 23:00 (Moscow time) of February 6 - 07:00 February 7, the air defense system destroyed 82 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones," the Ministry of Defense reported via Telegram.
More than half (45) died in Russia's Volgograd region, about 900 kilometers southeast of Moscow.
Kyiv denies a huge new attack against his energy infrastructure
Ukraine's Energy Minister Denis Shmygal condemned Russia's "massive attack" Friday night into Saturday against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Shmigal said in his Telegram account that "Russian armed forces have again launched a major attack on Ukraine's energy sector," and pointed out that the bombing continues.
"The attack continues" and "workers are ready to start repairs as soon as conditions allow," he said.
Trump says Ukraine Negotiations continue
The US President, Donald Trump, said that "very good talks" are taking place on Russia's war in Ukraine and added, without giving details, that "something can happen" as a result of the talks.
"There are very, very good talks right now related to Russia-Ukraine. Something can happen," Trump told reporters.
The Republican leader promised to end the war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but more than a year into his second term, Trump's promise remains unfulfilled.
Zelensky said Trump wants to end the war in June
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the administration of US President Donald Trump had proposed ending the war in June next year.In a statement carried by Ukraine's "Ukrainform" agency this Saturday, Zelensky said: "They said they want to do everything in June. And they will do everything to end the war."
"Americans have suggested that the parties should end the war this summer. Maybe they will influence parties according to their agenda. Why this summer? We understand that their issues in the United States are affected and are more important to them," explained the Ukrainian president.
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