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A Russian general is in hospital after a shooting in Moscow. The Kremlin has blamed Kyiv but, as our analysts point out, the attack does not have the hallmarks of a typical Ukrainian operation. Follow the latest below – and watch Michael Clarke answer your Ukraine questions.
Friday 6 February 2026 22:51, UK
Thank you for following our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Here’s a rundown of today’s events:
Watch: Who is the Russian general shot in Moscow?<\/b>
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s national flag being raised at the Akademik Vernadsky Antarctic Station.
“Despite the war, or rather, even in the midst of war, we continue to advance our Ukrainian science,” he says online.
“This is extremely important to us: we have people and achievements to be proud of. Ukrainian researchers and scientists are making a significant contribution to ensuring that our country is respected worldwide, while also developing our national science.” 
In our previous post, we mentioned EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas saying “more pressure” on Russia will shorten the war.
She was talking about sanctions, but in our Q&A this week,<\/b> several of you asked if Europe could step up that pressure by imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. 
A no-fly zone would mean that military forces – specifically NATO forces – would engage directly with any Russian planes spotted in those skies and shoot at them if necessary.
Our military analyst Michael Clarke<\/b><\/a> says it’s NATO – not the EU – that would be able to enforce such a move.
He says a no-fly zone could work “in theory” as part of a series of measures to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty as part of a peace deal.
The issue, Clarke says, is that he believes such a peace deal – and therefore a reassurance force for Ukraine – is close to being announced.
He also believes “Russians would go berserk” and “call it an act of war”. 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “trying to destroy our power plans and our entire energy system”.
He says Moscow is “trying to kill our light”.
“And Ukraine, together with our friends, is fighting against the darkness,” Ukraine’s president adds.
“This is a battle where everything is clear. There are no gray zones here.” 
Ukraine’s energy minister held a virtual meeting with his US counterpart about the possibility of using US liquefied gas imports amid the country’s worst wartime energy crisis. 
Russian strikes have decimated Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with Denys Shmyhal saying on Telegram that the move “will ensure gas supplies to both Ukraine and further to European consumers”.
“Energy, utility, and emergency services are working around the clock to restore operations. Our key priorities remain the restoration, resilience, and modernisation of the energy infrastructure,” Shmyhal adds.
He says he’s convinced Ukraine’s relationship with the US, regarding energy, has “significant potential”.
We’ve got an update from Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s air force, confirming that “there will be personnel changes”. 
We reported at 13:50 that he said the air force’s performance in some regions was “unsatisfactory”.
In a post on Telegram, he adds that the changes are in relation to “protection” against Russian Shahed’s – Iranian-designed ‘suicide’ drones that explode on impact.
“The component of small air defence – specifically against attack drones – should work much more effectively and not allow the problems that exist now,” he says.
“On some directions, the defence lines are better built, on some directions, more work is needed, and a lot of work.”
Zelenskyy says that all decisions “should be implemented as quickly as possible”.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says negotiations on Ukraine are not planned for the US, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
“There was no talk about this,” he says.
Peskov added that a new round of negotiations will take place soon.
We’ve got more on the new EU sanctions package against Russia, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas saying every penalty “chips away” at Moscow’s capacity for war.
“Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles. We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive,” she says online.
“Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy. And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war.”
As we reported at 15.05, the 20th sanctions package includes a full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil, as well as adding 43 more vessels which are part of the Kremlin’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, Ursula von der Leyen announced.
Kallas says Moscow isn’t invincible and that more pressure will shorten the war.
For context: <\/b>The proposal has to be endorsed by the EU’s 27 member states before it is officially enforced.
Ukraine’s defence minister has met with his Danish counterpart to strengthen “cooperation” on defence.
“(We spoke about) strengthening cooperation on F-16 ammunition, Patriot systems, joint defence production, and support for Ukrainian brigades,” Mykhailo Fedorov said.
“Denmark is a reliable partner delivering real results for Ukraine\u2019s defence. Thank you for the strong and consistent support.” 
Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev is calling on the US to be “honest” over a nuclear arms deal. 
As we reported at 14:15, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Washington won’t sign an agreement “for agreement’s sake” and that it “no longer serves its purpose”, referring to the New START treaty that expired yesterday.
The end of that deal marked the first time in more than half a century that the world has no nuclear arms control.
Medvedev said in a post online that the US state department called New START “flawed” due to it not covering tactical nuclear weapons or China.
“Really? What about the UK and France? Hypersonic weapons?” he added.
“Washington’s statement means one thing: there’ll never be a treaty under these terms.” 
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