White House Press Secretary stated at 6:20 PM UTC on February 3, 2026, that President Donald Trump is 'unfortunately, unsurprised' Russia launched its heaviest strikes on Ukraine this year after Putin agreed to a one-week cold weather pause, according to @PressSec as cited by dannyctkemp on X within the 29-minute reporting window from 6:15:44 PM to 6:45:18 PM UTC. The comment addresses Russia's intensified attacks following the reported pause agreement with Putin, as relayed by @PressSec in the post timestamped during this period. This follows President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's earlier condemnation of a record Russian missile barrage involving 28 cruise and 43 ballistic missiles targeting energy infrastructure, confirmed at 1:08 PM UTC on his X account. In Russia's Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov promised to provide all important information within an hour as authorities held a meeting of the Operational Headquarters, according to @bbbelgorod on Telegram posted in the reporting window, amid ongoing cross-border tensions. These developments come after new footage showed a Ukrainian Patriot PAC-3 interceptor striking a Russian ballistic missile over Kyiv last night, as posted by Osinttechnical on X in the prior reporting window, and continuous Russian KAB glide bomb drops on Sumy region from Kursk border positions earlier today, per Exilenova+.
