Kharkiv region. Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on the city of Izium in Ukraine's eastern province on February 4. The attack on the central areas of the settlement, which fell under occupation for six months in 2022, resulted in six deaths and left 55 people wounded.

Ukraine is fighting a war against two nuclear weapons countries: Russia, a signatory of the non-proliferation treaty, and North Korea, which is not. Since 2014, Moscow has been undermining the logic and letter of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) with its nuclear posturing.