Julia Shramko
The National Bank of Ukraine keeps the key policy rate at 15% to maintain exchange rate stability and achieve inflation targets. Future changes will depend on various factors, including inflation dynamics and foreign exchange market conditions.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a critical statement over HBO's selection of Serbian actor Milos Bikovic, a supporter of Russia, to star in the third season of the White Lotus series.
According to Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Hungary is expected to lift its blockade of the EU's proposed €50 billion aid package to Ukraine. This follows a "positive signal" from Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has put businessman Mykhailo Kiperman on the wanted list.
The UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting to discuss the downing of the Russian IL-76.
North Korea tests a new strategic cruise missile "Pulhwasal-3-31".
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on European countries to increase their support for Ukraine, expressing dissatisfaction with the current planned contributions for 2024. Scholz said that Germany is currently mobilizing more than half of the known European support for Ukraine's defense.
Despite adverse weather conditions and hostile shelling that caused power outages in several regions, Ukraine is not experiencing a shortage of electricity, as it has enough of its own generation and two units of generating equipment in reserve. The Ministry of Energy is calling for a reduction in load during peak hours.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for urgent bipartisan cooperation to pass a national security bill that includes funding for Ukraine, saying negotiators are "a little closer" to a solution. Schumer called the package a "lifeline" for Ukraine and beneficial for other regions.
The fire at the school in Darnytsia district of Kyiv was quickly extinguished and no one was injured. Students will be studying remotely until the end of the week.
Both black boxes of the IL-76 plane that crashed near Belgorod, Russia, have been found, Russian media report.
On January 24, a military training ground was reportedly attacked in the temporarily occupied Ilovaysk, Donetsk region.
The leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, said that helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia is directly in the interests of the United States.
The water leak near the Khreshchatyk metro station in central Kyiv has been localized, and all consumers are supplied with water, the Kyiv City State Administration reports. The damage is currently being repaired and other communications are being checked.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, 17 settlements in Lviv region, most of them in the Stryi direction, are without power. Crews are currently working to restore power supply.
A truck collided with a car in the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine, killing a 5-year-old girl. The truck driver was detained and an investigation is underway.
Russian troops launched a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih district, Dnipro region, damaging a business and causing a fire. The Myriv hromada in Nikopol district was also shelled.
Ukraine's Kherson region has been subjected to 99 attacks by Russian troops, killing one person and wounding 10, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. Residential neighborhoods, two educational institutions, a critical infrastructure facility and a warehouse were damaged.
Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk states that Ukraine has the right to defend and destroy the aggressor's air assets.
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered an ancient black hole at the center of the galaxy GN-z11, located about 13. 4 billion light-years away. The observed size of the black hole is puzzling because it is too large for its age, suggesting that early black holes may be growing faster than is thought.
The Jinping Underground Laboratory in China, the deepest and largest underground laboratory in the world, is currently searching for dark matter. The laboratory's extensive capabilities enable advanced experiments to detect dark matter
The Polish government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, plans to sign an agreement with Ukraine on the transit of agricultural products.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they will continue to take measures to destroy delivery vehicles, including on the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction.
According to the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, the Kupyansk direction remains a hotspot, with more frequent shelling of residential areas. Over the past week, 78 people, including 12 children, have been evacuated from the area.
The Russian attack on Kharkiv on January 23 resulted in 70 injuries and 10 deaths, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration reports.
According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, sleet, rain and slush build-up are expected in Ukraine on January 25, with temperatures ranging from -8°C to 7°C.
Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak noted that comments on the IL-76 will be made after the data is clarified.
Polish government envoy Pawel Kowal announced Polish-Ukrainian intergovernmental consultations that are likely to take place in March. The consultations will continue the discussions raised during the recent visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Ukraine.
Two missiles were destroyed, the debris fell on a company in Dnipro, and one person was wounded.