Olga Rozgon
Ukrainian border guards rescued a hypothermic man from the Tisza River. The fraudsters offered the man to illegally cross the border with Romania by water and demanded $5,000 for the service.
Construction of Kharkiv's first underground school continues despite difficulties; Mayor Terekhov expects it to open in March 2024, and another school is planned for the city center.
Sappers defused an anti-tank mine in Kharkiv, reducing the threat to civilians and preventing possible explosions of equipment.
The occupiers are gradually destroying the village of Nevske in Luhansk Oblast: 12 houses have been destroyed in two weeks, and air raids and shelling are reported daily.
The SBU detained an agent of the Russian GRU in Zaporizhzhia, who was planning to transfer geolocation data of Ukrainian defense companies to Russia. He now faces life in prison for high treason.
Ukrainian troops killed 391 Russian servicemen and destroyed 42 pieces of enemy equipment in the Tauride sector over the last day.
According to the UN, 40% of Ukraine's population is in need of humanitarian aid due to the ongoing war.
Russia is seeking to create a 15-kilometer "buffer zone" in the Kharkiv region to keep Ukrainian artillery at bay, despite doubts about its military capability to carry out such an operation.
EU exports to Russia dropped to 37% after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with only 32% of goods under sanctions; China, Turkey and Armenia are alternative sources for Russia.
Due to the intensified shelling and cold weather, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds citizens of the need to use gas burners safely and outlines specific safety rules.
British intelligence reports that the latest attack on Russian targets at the Saki airfield and in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea shows the ineffectiveness of Russian air defense in protecting key locations.
Russia is trying to influence Italian public opinion through a propaganda event in Modena, promoting misleading narratives about Mariupol.
William Lai, the favorite in the Taiwanese presidential election, is open to resuming a dialogue with China. Lai will continue the current administration's policy of supporting Taiwan's democratic de facto independence in the face of threats from the Chinese Communist Party to annex it by political, military, or economic means.
A U. S. Navy serviceman was sentenced to 27 months in prison for accepting a bribe of nearly $15,000 from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for photos of U.S. military information.
A Ukrainian parliamentary committee has approved a bill on Canadian funding for the completion of the Holodomor Genocide Museum, which is extremely important for cultural and historical reasons. The amount of funding is 15 million Canadian dollars.
In Donetsk region, the SBU detained an FSB informant who was leaking information about the positions of Ukrainian troops. First of all, he was trying to identify the locations of Ukrainian air defense systems and multiple launch rocket systems, including the M142 HIMARS.
Ecuador declares a two-month state of emergency after the leader of a gang linked to a political assassination escapes from prison.
The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands has temporarily resumed production due to cold weather; it is due to be shut down permanently by October 2024.
Anders Breivik, convicted of mass murder in Norway in 2011, is suing the state, accusing it of violating human rights through solitary confinement.
Swedish leaders are urging citizens to prepare for war, emphasizing the urgency of strengthening defense and stressing the importance of joining NATO.
Leonid Terletsky, a loyal KUN member and opponent of pro-Russian forces, died in Crimea without accepting a Russian passport.
Russian shelling damaged houses and infrastructure in seven settlements in Donetsk region, killing one person and injuring another.
Ukrainian Special Forces destroyed a Russian jamming system "Tirada-2" in Donetsk region, which was intended to disable communication satellites.
A cold water supply network has been damaged in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district on Jules Verne Boulevard, causing water to leak onto the roadway. Specialists of Kyivvodokanal and Kyivavtodor are working to eliminate the leak.
The Swedish government has decided to stop providing aid to Mali because the junta in that country supports Russia's war against Ukraine.
The NACP is checking the lifestyle of Energoatom President Kotin after an investigation revealed undeclared property purchases by his mother-in-law.
Nepal suspends issuing work visas to Russia and Ukraine after Nepalese mercenaries were killed in the Russian army. The decision is aimed at protecting citizens, 100 of whom are reported missing.
The extreme winter weather caused snow jams on roads in Sweden and Denmark, power outages and evacuations due to flooding in the UK, Germany and France.
Kyiv customs intercepted ancient axes from the Cossacks and Kievan Rus that were being shipped to the United States without a cultural export permit.
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was released on parole after ten years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.