2 February 2026 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russian army advanced near two settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region
• Currently, 7,500 subscribers are still without electricity in Odesa
• Trump said that he would make everyone pay to solve the financial crisis at the UN
• The head of the French Foreign Ministry said that Europe needs direct contact with Russia
• WSJ: US boosts air defenses in Middle East before striking Iran
• WP: Trump joked about joining Canada, Greenland and Venezuela to silence the audience
• The United States declared its readiness to meet and discuss the agreement with Iran
• Armed Forces: Russia lost another 850 soldiers in the war against Ukraine in a day
• Armed Forces: There were 179 combat clashes at the front during the day, almost a quarter of them in the Pokrovsky direction