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Ukraine Reports 171-Drone Night Assault and 179 Frontline Clashes as Russian Losses Top 1.24 Million

Air defenses report most drones neutralized in the latest mass strike.

Overview

  • The General Staff put cumulative Russian personnel losses at about 1,241,530, including 850 in the past day, alongside new increases in destroyed tanks, artillery and other equipment.
  • Command updates logged 179 combat engagements on February 1, with Ukraine reporting it repelled 41 assaults in the Pokrovsk sector and 32 attempts near Huliaipole.
  • The Air Forces said Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 171 strike UAVs overnight, roughly 100 of them Shaheds, and reported 157 drones shot down or suppressed by 09:00.
  • Authorities confirmed impacts from the ballistic missile and 12 drones at eight locations, as Russia continued widespread use of guided aerial bombs and other munitions across multiple regions.
  • A Truth Hounds investigation attributes the February 2025 strike on a Sudzha school-boarding facility to a Russian Su-34 airstrike, a conclusion denied by Moscow, which alleges a Ukrainian HIMARS attack.