U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff calls Ukraine and Russia's exchange of 314 prisoners "tangible progress," but acknowledges a lot of work left to end the war.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said there has been a “cut off” of Russia’s Starlink terminals in Ukraine, which it claims has disrupted Russian military communications on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, a move which could signal a move towards normalizing some ties between the United States and Russia.

Ukraine’s General Staff said on Thursday that its forces conducted a series of “successful” strikes in January against the Kapustin Yar test range, a launch site for ballistic missiles located in Russia’s southern Astrakhan region.

Volodymyr Zelensky has been talking up Russia’s battlefield fatalities and has asked his new Defense Minister to make it a priority.

KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Starlink internet terminals used by the Russian military on the battlefield in Ukraine have been deactivated, Ukraine said on Thursday, in what one official described as a "disaster" for Moscow that had disrupted its assault operations in many areas.

The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.