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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,079: UKR drone strikes on industrial enterprises and oil refineries [1]

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Date: 2025-02-05

Russian forces conducted a series of strikes against Ukraine on the night of February 4 to 5.

The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russian forces launched 104 Shahed and decoy drones from Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast on the night of February 4 to 5.[73] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 57 drones over Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, and Cherkasy oblasts, and that 42 drones were ”locally lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Head Oleh Synehubov stated on February 4 that Russian Shahed drones struck the Saltivskyi and Osnovyanskyi raions of Kharkiv City.[74] Kirovohrad Oblast Military Administration Head Andriy Raykovych stated on February 5 that Russian drone debris damaged a residential area in the oblast.[75] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 57 drones over Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, and Cherkasy oblasts Ukrainian forces conducted a strike against an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on the night of February 4 to 5 as a part of an ongoing strike campaign against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukraine's Security Services (SBU) and other Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Albashneft LLC oil depot in Novominskaya, Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire at the facility.[10] Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko amplified footage of fire at the Albashneft oil depot and noted that the depot supplies straight-run gasoline (crude oil distillate), diesel fuel, and fuel oil to the Russian military.[11] Geolocated footage published on February 5 shows a fire at the Albashneft oil depot.[12] Krasnodar Krai Governor Venyamin Kondratyev claimed on February 5 that drone debris caused a fire at an unspecified oil tank near Novominskaya.[13] www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video

Key Takeaways: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to demonstrate his willingness to negotiate with Russia from a principled position that preserves Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the long run.

Zelensky reiterated that the Ukrainian Constitution bans Ukraine from holding elections during wartime, but that Ukraine remains committed to holding elections in accordance with Ukraine’s constitution and laws after the war ends.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 4 that Russian forces have suffered roughly 300,000 to 350,000 killed in action (KIA) and roughly 600,000 to 700,000 wounded in action (WIA) since the February 2022 start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces conducted a strike against an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on the night of February 4 to 5 as a part of an ongoing strike campaign against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries.

The Russian military continues efforts to restructure Russia's peacetime military administrative control over military services (вид; vid ) and is apparently disaggregating administrative control for Russia’s Air Force and Navy from Russia’s military districts.

The Kremlin continues to prioritize domestic political stability over efforts to mitigate economic pressure and labor shortages.

Ukraine and Russia conducted a one-for-one prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange on February 5.

Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 4 that Russian forces have suffered roughly 300,000 to 350,000 killed in action (KIA) and roughly 600,000 to 700,000 wounded in action (WIA) since the February 2022 start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.[7] Zelensky added that Russian military personnel suffer a 2:1 wounded to killed ratio because Russian field medicine is poor, and Russian forces struggle to evacuate wounded personnel from the battlefield. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on January 20 that Russian forces suffered more than 434,000 casualties in 2024 — 150,000 of which were KIA.[8] Zelensky's and Syrskyi's figures indicate that the Russian military suffered roughly 41 to 48 percent of its total casualties in Ukraine since 2022 in 2024 alone. The highest range of Zelensky's estimates are notably larger than recent Russian casualty figures from the Ukrainian General Staff and former US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.[9] Zelensky also stated that roughly 50,000 to 70,000 Russian soldiers have been classified as missing in action (MIA) since February 2022.

Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on February 5 but did not make any confirmed advances. Russian forces continued attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo and Malaya Loknya and southwest of Sudzha near Kurilovka.[22] Russian-claimed advances: Russian sources claimed that Russian forces advanced near Sverdlikovo and Nikolaevo-Darino (both northwest of Sudzha), but ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims.[23] Order of Battle: Elements of the Russian 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (49th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) are reportedly operating near Pogrebki (northwest of Sudzha), and elements of the Russian “Shadow” Detachment (Russian Volunteer Corps) are reportedly operating in Kursk Oblast.[24] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/...

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