Ukrainian forces launched a series of attacks on the Kapustin Yar missile site (Astrakhan region), the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement. From this test site, Russia launches Oreshnik ballistic missiles into Ukraine.

A7 was created at the end of 2024 by the state defense Promsvyazbank together with the Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor, who fled the country after being convicted in 2017 for participating in the theft of $1 billion from the banking system of Moldova. The company became one of the key players in circumventing restrictions after large Russian banks were disconnected from the SWIFT system in 2022.

Diplomatic adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, Emmanuel Bonn, came to Moscow to meet with Russian President’s aide Yuri Ushakov. LʼExpress , Reuters and Bloomberg write about this, citing anonymous sources. According to them, Bonn was in Moscow on Tuesday, February 3. In December, Macron said that Europe needs to interact directly with Moscow, since Europe is not participating in peace negotiations between the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, Bloomberg writes.

Italy has repelled a series of cyber attacks aimed at the websites of the country's foreign ministry offices abroad and at the Winter Olympics venues. This was announced by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. He clarified that the hacking attempts came from Russia. The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057 claimed responsibility for the attack.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's team conducted an investigation last spring into voting systems in the US territory of Puerto Rico, Reuters reported , citing Gabbard's office and three knowledgeable sources. According to sources, the task was to work with the FBI to examine allegations that Venezuela hacked voting machines in the United States, but no clear evidence of Venezuelan election interference was found.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to allow the traffic police to register cars that were imported into Russia from “unfriendly countries” and are on the international wanted list. This follows from the draft law published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. According to current legislation, the traffic police cannot register a car that appears in the search database.

The government of the Kamchatka Territory has announced a tender for the construction of a five-story “Museum of Military Glory” in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The initial cost of the contract is almost 4.1 billion rubles. Sibir.Realii drew attention to this. According to the documentation, the building area will exceed 7,000 m², and the museum’s capacity will be up to 500 visitors. Acceptance of applications from contractors will last until February 24, 2026.

Belarus has adopted a law to expand fingerprint registration, which obliges citizens to submit fingerprints even when abroad. The document dated February 2 was published on the country’s National Legal Internet Portal, devby reports. Belarusians aged 14 to 75 years who have received citizenship of another state, a residence permit abroad or a similar document and have notified the Belarusian authorities will have to submit fingerprints when issuing or replacing identity cards.

Democratic senators on Thursday sent a letter to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth demanding an immediate review of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The reason for the appeal was suspicions that Chinese investors had secretly bought a stake in the company, which could pose risks to US national security. Reuters reports this with reference to the letter. The letter was signed by Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim.

The head of the women's correctional colony IK-7 in Zelenokumsk, Stavropol Territory, Albert Bidzhiev, personally beats convicted women, harasses them and builds a system of intimidation and personal power in the institution. This is stated in an investigation by Astra, based on the testimony of current and former prisoners, as well as their relatives. According to the Astra editorial office, journalists managed to document at least six episodes when Bidzhiev personally inflicted beatings.

POLITICS Marianna Belenkaya 5 February 2026 The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE entered a particularly heated phase in late December when Riyadh’s forces struck a shipment to a Yemeni port under Abu Dhabi’s control. A new war in the Gulf did not break out this time, but the conflict between the two monarchies is just one in a long line of areas of competition among the region’s main players, who are competing for territory, resources, and the favor of Donald Trump.

A number of Russian colonies and prisons have begun to withhold up to 75% of remittances received by convicts from relatives and friends to reimburse the costs of their maintenance. In particular, this practice began to be used in the prison in Yelets, according to a message from a support group for political prisoner Alexander Skobov. The administration of the institution refers to changes to the Criminal Executive Code (PEC), which came into force in the fall of 2025.

Antifake RIA Novosti attributed to the President of Estonia the idea of ​​Ukraine’s inevitable renunciation of the territories. In fact he is against it The Insider February 5, 2026 RIA Novosti in a material entitled “Ukraine will have to give up territories, the President of Estonia believes” reports : “Ukraine will at some point have to consider temporarily renouncing its territorial claims in order to resolve the conflict,” said Estonian President Alar Karis.

In the Altai Territory, several deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation were searched in connection with a fraud case. The head of the regional branch of the party, State Duma deputy Maria Prusakova wrote about this in her Telegram channel. The party called this case an “act of intimidation” before the September elections. At least three party members were searched.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the exchange of prisoners according to the formula “157 to 157.” The TASS state agency writes about this with reference to the military department. The exchange was mediated by the UAE, the agency clarifies. In addition to 157 military personnel, three civilians, residents of the Kursk region, were also transferred to Moscow. All of them are located in Belarus. Updated 16:20. The exchange was later confirmed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.