A main cluster of Russian strike UAVs moved from the Kryvyi Rih area towards the Kirovohrad region during the 1 hour 29 minute reporting window from 1:45:14 AM to 3:15:08 AM UTC on February 3, 2026, according to monitor source kimhvik2 on X. Additional UAVs operated in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region, with new attacks reported in Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Chornomorsk in Odesa region, and Zaporizhzhia HPP. The monitor reported the general situation with UAVs in these locations, including a single drone strike on Zaporizhzhia HPP and strikes in Chornomorsk shown in images posted during this period. Drone launches continued, as confirmed by the source. Strategic aviation activity included 4-5 TU-95MS aircraft in the air from Olenya air base in Murmansk region and one TU-95MS takeoff from Dyagilevo air base in Ryazan region, per the monitor. TU-160Ms status remained unknown. No further information was provided on the Black Sea Fleet's Frigate Admiral Makarov. This UAV movement follows a prior detection of a UAV group in Kherson region heading to Odesa region during the window ending at 1:45:08 AM UTC, as reported by Ukraine's Air Force. Earlier, a Russian missile carrier deployed to the Black Sea with 8 Kalibr missiles, according to TRUKHA Ukraine.
