The former bank employee was detained for defrauding her former clients of almost UAH 86 million by promising high-interest loans and embezzling the money instead. The court has already imposed a pre-trial restraint on the suspect: detention with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 30 million.
Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian town of Beryslav damaged residential buildings, but no one was injured.
On the day of the final of the national selection for Eurovision, the Diia app had problems logging in. Probably due to a large influx of people wishing to vote.
The head of the press and information department of the Ministry of Defense said that the new draft law on mobilization contains convenient mechanisms in addition to sanctions to better provide certainty and a strategic advantage for the Ukrainian armed forces.
The mayor of Melitopol said that the Russian occupiers are preparing to implement a Soviet-era plan called "Zaporizhzhia Virgin Lands" to transport residents from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to settle in the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia region in order to change the ethnic composition of the population and suppress Ukrainian resistance.
The occupiers have organized the production of drones and the repair of armored vehicles at the Berdiansk plant. At the same time, the guerrillas note that the production of drones is small and unlikely to cover the needs of even one line unit.
According to the General Staff, the enemy carried out 54 air strikes and used multiple launch rocket systems 33 times against our troops' positions and populated areas.
Russian shelling damaged the fire and rescue unit in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, smashing the doors and windows of the garage.
Russia has formed a new special assault unit called "Storm Gladiator," consisting of hundreds of prisoners recruited to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Due to overloaded power grids, some districts of Kryvyi Rih and 5 settlements were left without electricity. Power engineers are working to stabilize the situation as soon as possible. They are also working to restore power to homes and businesses.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported to President Zelenskyy on the restoration and protection of energy facilities after Russian strikes caused a power outage in Kryvyi Rih.
Jamala announced her third pregnancy on the day of the final of the National Selection for Eurovision 2024. The singer already has two sons, Emir-Rahman and Selim-Giraj.
Zelensky emphasized the importance of maintaining international unity against Russia to help Ukraine defeat it and end the war that Moscow started.
A convoy of 10 Russian military trucks was moving from Staryi Krym to Grushivka in occupied Crimea, Krymskiy Vetr reports.
The air force reported that it had detected a missile fired toward Pavlohrad, Dnipro region, after the attack. Earlier, explosions were heard in the Kryvyi Rih district as air defense systems were activated.
According to the head of the Dnipropetrovs'k regional military administration, air defense destroyed an enemy missile near Kryvyi Rih.
According to Telegram channels, an 18-year-old student from the Moscow region was detained for threatening to drive an explosive-laden car into his college building to relieve stress.
The Czech Republic is pushing the EU to ask outside the bloc for an additional 450,000 artillery shells for Ukraine as the EU has failed to fulfill its promise to deliver 1 million shells by March.
Zelenskiy said that Ukraine is preparing for international meetings to discuss new support packages and has received additional air defense systems.
President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine had received two additional air defense systems that shoot down everything. He also noted that the systems are still not enough to fully protect Ukraine.
The body of a 15-year-old girl from Odesa region was found after she went missing. Police have now identified the suspect in her death.
Tyson Fury's super heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk scheduled for February 17 was postponed due to an injury that Fury sustained during sparring and required stitches.
Since the second half of 2023, Chernihiv region has been rapidly becoming a leader in the number of blocked tax invoices. At the same time, according to the results of 9 months of 2023, the positive balance of VAT payment in Chernihiv region is more than UAH 350 million. A characteristic feature of blocking is far-fetched formal reasons that do not comply with the established norms.
Two more Georgian soldiers were killed fighting in Ukraine as part of the Georgian Legion. Since February last year, about 60 Georgian soldiers, both Georgian citizens and natives of Georgia with Ukrainian citizenship, have been killed in Ukraine.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov commented on the situation regarding the allegations of some telegram channels, and subsequently some media outlets, about the alleged resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny.
The UN Court in The Hague has issued a preliminary ruling on jurisdiction in the case of Ukraine against Russia for "distortion of the concept of genocide. " The court ruled that the case can be considered further on the merits.
According to an investigation launched by the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office, a 15-year-old girl who was trying to run across a busy avenue in Kyiv was hit by a car and died on the spot. According to the results of the driver's examination at the scene with a Drager device, no signs of intoxication were found.
Civil society activist Nata Peradze was sentenced to 5 days in jail for throwing paint on an icon in Tbilisi's Sameba Church depicting a meeting between Stalin and Matrona of Moscow, although the icon was behind glass and was not damaged; the image of Stalin will now be removed and replaced.
Ukraine announces the first auction for the right to lease a part of the Sukhoi Estuary for mariculture. The starting price of the lot is UAH 7152.08, and the lease term is 7 years. The auction will be held on March 19, 2024.
Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton will end their successful partnership after the 2024 season. Media suggest that the seven-time F1 champion will join the Ferrari team
