February 9, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches drone and cruise missile strikes across the south and east of Ukraine with large explosions reported in the Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. (The Guardian)
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends its operations in north-west Burkina Faso following the killings of two of its Burkinabé aid workers near Dédougou. (Africanews)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria increases to 21,051. (AFP via RFI)
- Four people are killed and several houses and buildings are destroyed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Papua, Indonesia. (Xinhua via The Star)
- Seven people are killed and nine others are injured in a gas explosion at a residential building in Novosibirsk, Russia. (AP)
- Four people are injured after a PAC 750-XL aircraft crashes in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea. (The National)
Health and environment
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea resumes the issuance of short-term travel visas to Chinese citizens following a one-month suspension due to China's COVID-19 surge. (AFP via The Business Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
International relations
- Belarus–Poland relations
- Poland announces the closure of a major border crossing with Belarus "until further notice" amid heightened tensions between the two countries. There are currently only two checkpoints open between the two nations. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- Three inmates are killed and 12 others are injured after soldiers open fire during a prison riot in Hatay Province, Turkey. The prisoners were demanding to see their families who were affected by the recent earthquake. (Gazete Duvar)
- The government of Nicaragua releases 222 political prisoners and sends them to the United States. (Reuters)