Missile strike on Izyum, Zelenskyy's reaction to Trump's proposal on rare earth minerals: February 4 highlights

Russian troops struck Izyum

In the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian missile strike killed five people. Among them were an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old woman, the latter of whom was pregnant. More than 50 others, including three children, were injured.

The aggressor hit an administrative building. The regional authorities stressed that there were no military facilities in this location.

Zelenskyy: Ukraine is ready to extract minerals with partners

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to US President Donald Trump's proposal for Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals in exchange for American aid.

According to him, Ukraine is open to US investment in this area. He also noted that he had already discussed this with Trump in September 2024.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the Russians in Kharkiv Oblast

In the Kupyansk sector, Russian troops tried to advance, but were unsuccessful. Ukrainian military personnel were able to push the occupiers back from their forward positions near one of the settlements, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Troop Grouping said.

Ryanair is developing a plan to resume flights over Ukraine

Ryanair is developing a plan to resume flights over Ukraine amid hopes that US President Donald Trump will be able to end Russia's war against Ukraine.

The company noted that they will be ready to resume flights over Ukraine within the first 4-6 weeks after the cessation of hostilities.

Spymaster Budanov denied the withdrawal of North Korean soldiers from the front line

North Korean troops are still fighting on the front line in Kursk Oblast, although their activity has decreased due to losses, said Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

Earlier, South Korean intelligence confirmed the withdrawal of North Korean troops from the Kursk front.

The parliament speaker on whether the term of the military medical examinations will be extended

On the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada meeting on February 4, there was no issue of extending the deadline for mandatory completion of the military medical examinations for people who previously had the status of limitedly fit, MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Oleksii Honcharenko told hromadske.

At the same time, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, told hromadske that he hopes that the legislature will be able to pass the bill as soon as possible.

Commander of OC South resigns

The commander of Operational Command South, Brigadier General Hennadiy Shapovalov, is stepping down. He has held it since April 2024, but will now coordinate military assistance to Ukraine in Germany.

Court sentences fitness trainer who humiliated military personnel

Poltava fitness trainer Roman Zavoloka, who was detained in 2023 for publicly insulting Ukrainian military personnel, was sentenced to six years in prison.

He was indicted under four articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The Kyiv City State Administration saw no reason to suspend director Bilous

Director of the Department of Culture of the Kyiv City State Administration Serhiy Anzhyiak informed the actors of the Young Theater that there are no grounds for suspending director Andriy Bilous from work at this stage.

He explained that there are currently no relevant appeals from law enforcement agencies or any decisions by the investigating judge.

White House reveals USAID's "most ridiculous" spending

The White House has released a list of international projects for which the United States has allocated funds through the Agency for International Development (USAID), saying that some of the spending was ridiculous and some was “malicious.”

In particular, they criticize the allocation of funds for the production of a "transgender opera" in Colombia and "LGBT activism" in Guatemala.

Mines washed up on the shores of the Odesa National Park

Mines were washed up onto the Black Sea coast in the Tuzlivski Lymany National Nature Park, located in Odesa Oblast. Due to their neutralization, birds left their roosting sites, the national park reported.

Other news

• Ukraine returned 12 children from temporarily occupied territories.
• Ukrposhta mail operator has completed full sorting automation: the processing speed is five parcels per second.
• Slovak investigators have ruled out the involvement of police officers in the beating of a Ukrainian man in Bratislava, who later died.
• NAZVA band member Pavlo Gots joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.