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.
Intense snowfall in the Kyiv region prompts round-the-clock road clearing, involving 157 vehicles; residents are advised to avoid traveling, and schools switch to distance learning on Monday.
Ukrainian border guards rescued a 40-year-old man who had been wandering in the snowy highlands for almost two days trying to illegally enter Romania. The man was found 3 km from the border without proper equipment, and his condition is satisfactory.
Ukrainian border guards, using aerial reconnaissance, discovered and destroyed a camouflaged enemy anti-tank mine depot in the south, making the video of the incident public.
Polish protesters intensify the blockade of the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint to a round-the-clock regime, while earlier it was partially blocked.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine confirms that it has secured sufficient gas for the heating season, with reserves exceeding the planned volumes by 1. 3 billion cubic meters.
There are interruptions in the Internet in the occupied Crimea, probably caused by the occupiers to prevent the spread of information about their movements.
As a result of the hurricane, 500 thousand residents of Crimea were left without electricity, water supply and heating were cut off, trains were delayed because of fallen trees.
The bad weather led to the closure of many roads in Mykolaiv region, including the main highways M-13, H-24 and M-14; rescue services provided assistance to 104 people stranded off-road.
To clear the roads in Kyiv during the bad weather, Kyivavtodor has engaged 254 units of special equipment that will work overnight to ensure safe passage for vehicles and pedestrians by Monday morning.
During the occupation, more than 1,500 residents of Enerhodar were tortured, and 80% of the population left the city.
