Rescue teams in Odesa have evacuated 1,927 people, including 138 children, and towed 538 vehicles in the face of snowstorms, and continue to clear roads and restore services. The situation has been complicated by the lack of proper access to Reni EECP and heating disruptions due to an accident at the boiler house.
Military expert Serhiy Zgurets notes that the current leadership of the Ministry of Defense faces many challenges in the area of procurement and supply of food to the military.
Starting tomorrow, due to changing weather conditions, schools in Odesa Oblast will organize both in-person and distance learning at the request of local communities.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested for robbing a grocery store in Kolky, Rivne region, from which more than 20 packs of cigarettes, bottles of alcohol, energy drinks and UAH 1,000 were stolen.
Germany has promised to supply Ukraine with 30 Wisent 1 MC armored demining vehicles in 2013, which will increase safety and mobility by clearing mines and improvised explosive devices.
Claims of Concord Bank's second priority creditors are fully satisfied.
An Istanbul-Odesa bus carrying passengers, including children, got stuck in the snow, ignoring a traffic ban; rescuers are working to free those caught in snow drifts in Odesa region.
Polish strikers threaten to block all checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
FAVBET cooperates with Ukrainian esports stars.
Weather stabilization facilitates rescue operations in the snowy Odesa region. Authorities plan to free trapped people and clear key routes by the end of the day
A bus traveling from Italy to Moldova overturned in Romania due to heavy snowfall, injuring 16 Moldovan citizens who were hospitalized.
The Ukrainian Football Association plans to hold an extraordinary congress on January 25, 2024, to elect a new president.
In the Kyiv region, 220 vehicles and 272 employees are engaged in weather control, using 6,588 tons of de-icing materials.
Five people, including two heads of Kyiv utility companies and three entrepreneurs, are suspected of embezzling UAH 4. 3 million allocated for elevator repairs. If found guilty, they face 7 to 12 years in prison.
A large number of people are trapped in the snow on the roads of Odesa region; even armored personnel carriers have been called in to help.
Schools in the Cherkasy region have been advised to switch to distance learning as 44 settlements are without power due to bad weather.
A deputy of the Vinnytsia Regional Council challenged the dismissal of the director of an infectious disease center, arguing that this decision should be made by a vote of the deputies, and not by the head of the region alone, even under martial law. Prosecutors are checking the legality of the director's dismissal, which was related to the purchase of a CT scanner and land plots.
Weather conditions in Odesa region have improved somewhat, which has helped to clear blocked roads and free stuck vehicles, and work is underway to restore power supply.
Rescue operations are underway on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, with vehicles approaching the stuck vehicles from both sides despite the adverse weather conditions. Authorities have already freed 519 vehicles, including buses and ambulances, while urging people to stay at home.
This week's horoscope emphasizes the emotional intensity of the Full Moon in Gemini and recommends patience to avoid conflicts, especially for Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces and Virgo. Financial problems and possible partnership breakups are also expected.
The US Navy warship USS Mason has secured the release of the tanker Central Park, which was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, with the attackers surrendering after a pursuit. Although missiles fired from Yemen landed 10 miles from the ship, there was no damage.
310 snowplows and 262 workers tackled the weather in Kyiv, using more than 1,000 tons of materials to treat the roads; heavy vehicles were restricted to improve conditions.
The Belize-flagged cargo ship BLUE SHARK with 21 crew members ran aground near Anapa, Russia, during a severe storm, despite having anchored after a storm warning.
Kyiv has restricted the entry of large vehicles since 7:30 a. m. due to snowfall to facilitate traffic and remove snow, and the ban will remain in place until conditions improve.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 50 enemy attacks in various directions, held their defensive positions and inflicted losses on the enemy.
Transcarpathian customs prevented an attempt of a couple to export jewelry worth more than UAH 15 million hidden under clothes to Hungary.
Artem Sachuk, vice president of the Ukrainian Chess Federation and a volunteer, was killed in the war; details of his death have not yet been disclosed.
Two people are killed and ten injured in Turkey as a strong storm causes flooding; a yellow-orange severe weather warning has been issued in 76 cities across the country.
The United States is facing difficulties in approving new aid to Ukraine and Israel amid controversy over border policy, as Republicans seek to tighten the policy of approving foreign military aid. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner emphasized the need to amend the legislation to restore the previous state of the border.
The Czech Republic will provide licenses to export military materiel to Ukraine because its stockpile of military equipment is too depleted for direct shipments. However, private companies continue to supply equipment and ammunition to Ukraine with the help of donors.
