Air defense systems on duty: the Russian Defense Ministry announced the interception of seven Ukrainian UAVs over the Belgorod region. As the head of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, clarified, no one was injured as a result, but several residential buildings had broken windows and damaged roofs.

On February 3, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile strike on the city of Lisichansk located in the Lugansk People's Republic, killing 28 people. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the strike was allegedly carried out using Western weapons.