New Russian missile attack, return of fallen defenders: highlights of the day

Strikes on Ukraine

This morning, Russian troops launched missiles at the territory of Ukraine. The explosions were heard in Cherkasy, Poltava, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Zaporizhzhya, and other cities. Eight people were injured in Kharkiv Oblast.

The Air Force shot down 61 Russian cruise missiles and five kamikaze drones at night and in the morning. In total, Russia launched 71 cruise missiles.

In addition, on the night of February 10, up to 35 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, which cannot be destroyed in the air by air defense systems, were fired at Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya oblasts. On the evening of February 10, Ukraine was again attacked by drones.

Consequences of strikes

Energy Minister German Galushchenko said that as of February 10, heat and power generation facilities and high-voltage infrastructure had been hit by drones in six oblasts. In particular, four DTEK thermal power plants were damaged. Two employees of the plants were injured and received medical aid.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that due to the missile attack, Rivne and Pivdennoukrayinsk NPPs reduced electricity generation, and one of the reactors at Khmelnytskyi NPP was shut down.

Did Russian missiles pass Romania?

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that two Russian Kalibr missiles crossed the airspace of Moldova and Romania. After that, the missiles entered Ukrainian airspace at the point where the borders of the three countries crossed.

The Moldovan Defense Ministry confirmed the violation of the country's airspace. The Russian ambassador in Chisinau was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry because of this situation. Romania, on the other hand, denied that Russian missiles passed its territory.

Return of bodies of slain defenders

Ukraine managed to return the bodies of 61 soldiers to their families. The bodies were handed over in accordance with the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law.

In total, since the establishment of the Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons, the bodies of 888 Ukrainian servicemen have been returned to their families.

Opposition Platform MP charged

Law enforcement officers have served a notice of suspicion of treason to MP Oleh Voloshyn, who was previously a member of the banned Opposition Platform — For Life faction.

According to the investigation, during 2020-2021, Oleh Voloshyn assisted the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation in subversive activities against Ukraine. In addition, the MP provided distorted information about the military-political and social sphere of Ukraine in his speeches and interviews. He justified the creation of the self-proclaimed "LPR" and "DPR" on the territory of Ukraine.

Situation at frontline

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite significant losses, Russians do not give up their intentions to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

The occupiers are still focusing on conducting offensive operations on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka axes, actively using aviation to strike at the positions of Ukrainian troops.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have already killed 135,740 Russian soldiers during the full-scale war. On February 9 alone, Russia lost approximately 730 more of its soldiers.

Consequences of earthquake in Turkey

As of the middle of the day on February 10, at least 22,765 people were reported dead as a result of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria. According to official figures, the death toll in Turkey is now 19,388. More than 77,700 people were injured in the earthquake.

At the same time, in neighboring Syria, the death toll stands at 3,377, including both the provinces controlled by the government of Bashar al-Assad and the uncontrolled part of the country in the northwest.

It also became known that in the Turkish city of Iskenderun, Ukrainian woman Olena Akgöl and her 4-year-old son Yüksel were rescued from the rubble. They had been under the rubble for 36 hours.