Russians attacked a swimming pool in Mykolaiv with drones on February 8.
A nighttime drone attack on Odesa damaged an unfinished high-rise building and an educational institution, but no one was injured.
The European Commission is preparing for a possible increase in trade restrictions and a more aggressive political style if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.
The German government is taking steps to nationalize Rosneft's subsidiaries in Germany after placing them under external management.
The mayor of Mykolaiv reported explosions in the city from air strikes and advised residents to stay away from windows until the situation is completely calm.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Hungarian parliament may ratify Sweden's application for NATO membership after it reconvenes in late February.
The explosions occurred in Mykolaiv after the Ukrainian military reported that unmanned aerial vehicles from the Black Sea entered the region on a northern course.
Spain recorded its warmest January on record, with an average temperature 0. 4 degrees higher than the previous record set in 2016, according to meteorological data.
At the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint, customs officers detained an Azerbaijani man who was transporting 369 units of Infini cosmetics worth 800,000 hryvnias from South Korea.
Air defense systems in Odesa region opened fire on targets as explosions were reported and residents were urged to stay in cover due to drone activity.
Incumbent Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has won re-election in Azerbaijan with 92. 1% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the country's Central Election Commission.
The EU will not impose sanctions on Tucker Carlson for his interview with Putin, as the MEP does not have the authority to impose sanctions, but about 250 Russian individuals and companies will soon be sanctioned for the war in Ukraine.
A Lviv resident tried to smuggle 158 iPhones worth UAH 8 million into Ukraine by hiding them in structural cavities of his car.
Three residents of Dnipro and Dnipro region are accused of organizing a brothel in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, which involved eight women aged 14 to 40 to provide intimate services for a fee of UAH 12,000 to 20,000.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian drone over the Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovs'k region on the evening of February 7.
The Russian army shelled four settlements in Sumy region, recording 154 explosions on February 7.
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has postponed consideration of the prosecutors' appeal against the decision to refuse to impose a preventive measure on the former head of the Department of Military and Technical Policy Oleksandr Liev to February 12.
The investigating judge concluded that the investigation had not provided any evidence of collusion between officials and the director of Lviv Arsenal to embezzle public funds under the defense contract.
VEON and Kyivstar announced investments of USD 600 million during 2024-2026 to restore the economy of Ukraine as part of its ongoing campaign to attract international business.
The Ministry of Defense withdrew its lawsuit against the State Audit Service over the purchase of eggs at 17 hryvnias after Rustem Umerov became Minister of Defense.
A pain treatment and rehabilitation center, Prometheus, has opened in Vinnytsia, providing free assistance to the Ukrainian military using modern equipment and VR technologies.
In January, the DobroDiy Charity Exchange helped 16 seriously ill Ukrainian children for a total of UAH 507,000.
The head of the Odesa Regional State Administration met with officials from Odesa, Missouri, to discuss continued humanitarian aid and cooperation between the Ukrainian and American cities that share the same name.
The Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office has served a notice of suspicion to the state registrar for illegally registering ownership of property worth UAH 1 billion belonging to a health resort association.
The deputy mayors of Vinnytsia declared millions in savings, numerous real estate properties, and high salaries, the highest of which was almost UAH 800,000 per year for Serhiy Tymoshchuk.
According to the documents, in 2022, Russia intended to produce 6,000 Iranian drones under license within 2. 5 years. The total price of the production contract, including the transfer of technology, equipment, components, and software, is 108.5 billion rubles ($1 billion 750 million).
The key strengths of the Ukrainian economy are its resource potential, proximity to the EU market and opportunities for export industries, while its main weaknesses are an aging population, population decline and proximity to Russia, according to energy expert Oleksandr Katsuba.
Over the two years of war, ICU has allocated more than UAH 300 million to help projects in Ukraine and paid more than UAH 330 million in taxes, while Avangard Bank has donated more than UAH 127 million to support Ukraine.
The former acting director of the Department of Military-Technical Policy, Development of Armaments and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that he was pressured to provide the military with ammunition, but not with regard to specific contracts.
Managers of Ukrgasvydobuvannya and Interpipe caused losses of more than a billion state funds - expert.
