Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on X at an unspecified time within the past 29 minutes that he awaits America's reaction to Russian strikes, noting Russia responded to a U.S. proposal—made personally by President Donald Trump to halt energy strikes during diplomacy and severe winter weather—with a record number of ballistic missiles, according to his post linked in the source. Zelenskyy referenced the U.S. proposal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure amid harsh winter conditions and ongoing diplomatic efforts, which Russia rejected by launching an unprecedented volume of ballistic missiles, as directly stated in his X post timestamped during the reporting window from 9:45:41 PM to 10:15:19 PM UTC on February 3, 2026. This development follows earlier reports of a missile strike causing a citywide blackout in Russia's Belgorod region around 9:30 PM UTC, as captured in video footage posted by @Maks_NAFO_FELLA on X prior to this window, amid ongoing power outages and fuel queues disrupting water supplies in multiple Belgorod districts, according to Beloblvodokanal and local Telegram channels.
