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The Ukrainian president denounced this Saturday a massive Russian attack against the country's energy industry, with the launch of some 400 drones and 40 missiles, in the middle of winter and with a weakened electrical system. Volodymyr Zelensky met in kyiv with the French Minister of Defense, Catherine Vautrin, to address Ukraine's needs in terms of military protection, while he assured that US President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Moscow and kyiv to reach an agreement to end the war before the summer.
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This minute by minute has ended. Below are the most important events of February 7 related to the war in Ukraine and the talks to end the conflict, mediated by the United States:
One dead and six injured in Ukrainian drone attacks against Russian border region
The latest Ukrainian attacks against the Russian border region of Belgorod left one dead and six injured, Russian authorities reported this Saturday.
In the last 24 hours, one man died and six others were injured in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, the regional governor, Viacheslav Gladkov, reported on his Telegram channel.
Russian authorities reported that the region was attacked by 10 missiles and more than a hundred Ukrainian drones.
Gladkov reported all recorded damage to civil infrastructure, including shopping centers and private homes and vehicles.
What are the reasons for Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia?
The United States, which under Donald Trump's Administration has become a mediator between kyiv and Moscow, wants both parties to agree on the end of the war no later than June, the Ukrainian president revealed on February 7.
Zelensky added that he accepted a proposal from the White House for a new round of talks in Miami next week. We analyze the panorama with Jesús Agreda Rudenko, professor in the Department of International Relations at the Javeriana University.
New massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
A conflagration caused by a Russian drone attack devastated a warehouse near kyiv, as well as energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian citizens took refuge in subway stations, which filled up as air raid sirens echoed throughout the capital as many questioned the delays in negotiations after four years of war.
Zelensky receives the French Defense Minister in kyiv
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr, received the Minister of Defense of France, Catherine Vautrin, in kyiv. This is the minister's first visit to Ukraine since taking office.
In a message posted on
"It is crucial to maintain the resilience of Ukraine's air defense in the face of Russia's massive attacks on our energy infrastructure," he wrote.
Zelensky warns about possible agreement between Russia and the United States of 12 trillion dollars
The president of Ukraine noted that his country's intelligence showed him a document on a possible cooperation agreement between Russia and the United States valued at up to 12 billion dollars (about 10.15 billion euros).
The document is called the "Dimitriev package," Zelensky said in statements reported this Saturday by the Ukrainian agency 'Ukrinform'.
"Ukraine will show its reaction to this in case such a risk occurs," he assured, adding that current Ukrainian legislation must be respected.
Russia will interrogate two suspects in attempted assassination of General Vladimir Alexeyev: 'Kommersant'
Two suspects in the attempted assassination of top Russian military intelligence official General Vladimir Alexeyev "will be interrogated soon," Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation.
The number two of Russian military intelligence (GRU) woke up this Saturday from an induced coma after undergoing emergency surgery on Friday. Alexeyev was shot in the leg, arm, chest and abdomen by an unidentified shooter.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of being behind the assassination attempt.
Power outages in most Ukrainian regions
Ukraine's national energy company, Ukrenergo, reported power outages in most regions of the country as a result of the Russian offensive against the energy sector.
"The emergency outages will stop once the situation in the energy system is stabilized," the company explained in a message on social networks, in which it described the Russian attack as "massive."
The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 382 drones and 24 missiles during the night of Friday and early Saturday, but 13 missiles and 21 drones hit 19 points in the country.
A car passes through kyiv, in darkness, after Russian attacks on February 7.
Two Polish airports reopen after the activation of NATO planes
Polish airports in Lublin and Rzeszow reopened on Saturday after authorities announced an end to military air operations, including flights by NATO aircraft in the country's airspace, ordered following recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
"Military aviation operations in our airspace, related to the attacks of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, have concluded. Ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have returned to their usual operational activities," explained the operational command of the Polish army in X, where it detailed that there was no violation of Polish airspace by the Kremlin.
Ukraine lays siege to oil depot in Russia's Saratov region
Ukrainian troops attacked an oil depot known as "Balashovo" in Russia's Saratov region, the Ukrainian General Staff reported.
Several drone control centers in territories occupied by Russia were also hit, the military institution said in a statement on the Telegram application.
Russia announces it has captured the Ukrainian village of Chuhunivka
The Russian Defense Ministry assured that its troops took control of the village of Chuhunivka, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, which before the start of the invasion in 2022 had less than a hundred inhabitants, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
Ukraine reduces its nuclear energy production after Russian attacks
Ukrainian nuclear power plants reduced their energy production this Saturday after Russia's air offensive against the national energy industry, which affected electrical substations and disconnected some supply lines, the International Atomic Energy Agency detailed.
Ukraine says it attacked Russian missile fuel plant with drones
A swarm of Ukrainian drones hit a missile fuel plant in the Tver region of western Russia, an official from Ukraine's SBU security service said on Saturday, citing a large fire caused by the attack.
"Even a temporary closure complicates the production of rocket fuel and reduces the enemy's ability to maintain the intensity of the bombing of our cities," the official highlighted, before detailing that the plant produced components for the fuel of the Russian X-55 and X-101 cruise missiles.
Zelensky assures that Trump wants the end of the war before the end of the summer
The United States, which under Donald Trump's Administration has become a mediator between kyiv and Moscow, wants both parties to agree to end the war no later than June, the Ukrainian president revealed this Saturday.
Zelensky added that he accepted a proposal from the White House for a new round of talks in Miami next week.
Ukraine and Russia concluded two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week without a major breakthrough.
Russia launches 400 drones and 40 missiles against the Ukrainian energy system: Zelensky
The Kremlin's army launched more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles at dawn on Saturday against Ukraine's energy sector, especially against the electrical grid, generation facilities and distribution substations, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported.
"Russia could opt for real diplomacy every day, but it opts for new attacks," condemned the Ukrainian president in X, where he urged "all those who support trilateral negotiations", with US mediation, to provide a response to the offensive.
"Moscow must be deprived of the ability to use indifference as leverage against Ukraine," Zelensky said.
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