This week, the European Commission will approve a draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine implements four additional recommendations.
Over the past week, sappers in Kharkiv region discovered and defused 174 explosive devices. In total, almost 90 thousand explosive devices have been defused since the beginning of the war.
Over the past week, three people died in fires and three more under the rubble in Kharkiv region, while four people were rescued from fires and two from the rubble.
Police detained a man who allegedly killed a serviceman in Podilsk, Odesa region.
Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin discussed strengthening anti-corruption initiatives, the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, and cooperation in war crimes investigations during his working visit to Washington.
Russians shelled a household in Semenivka, Chernihiv region, wounding a 51-year-old man in the legs.
In time of war, culture and cultural people who tell about Ukraine, preserve memory and revive what gives people strength are even more important than in peacetime, President Zelensky said at the Taras Shevchenko National Prize ceremony.
Russian propagandists are spreading false narratives that Ukraine's mobilization reserves are rapidly depleting in order to disrupt mobilization efforts in Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy has approved the list of winners of the prestigious Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine for 2024, recognizing artists, poets, journalists, composers, and theater figures for their outstanding contribution to the development of culture.
Ukrainian polar explorers have revealed a rare encounter with a fin whale, the second largest species of whale, near the Akademik Vernadsky station in Antarctica.
Over the last day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 52 Russian occupants, 2 self-propelled artillery systems, 6 cannons, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles, 22 vehicles, 1 boat and 2 generators on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
The situation in the Tauride sector remains difficult but controlled: 45 combat engagements took place yesterday, accounting for 2/3 of the fighting on the entire Russian-Ukrainian front.
Ukrainians are invited to join a flash mob to mark the 210th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birth by reading aloud random excerpts from his book Kobzar and sharing videos/photos with the texts on social media.
Russian oil refining capacity was temporarily reduced due to numerous Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries across Russia, leading to a six-month ban on gasoline exports to stabilize domestic prices amid rising demand.
The fortifications in Zaporizhzhia region consist of anti-tank ditches, dragon's teeth, communication routes, firing positions and shelters built according to standard designs of the Ministry of Defense to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.
The Minister of Justice proposed to mobilize 50,000 convicts who have served their sentences to defend Ukraine, pending a legislative initiative by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Law enforcement officers and border guards seized over a thousand rounds of ammunition, grenades, money and drugs from a group of arms dealers in Sumy region.
The enemy is attacking Chasovyi Yar around the clock, but there are no tactical territorial successes so far, said the deputy commander of the 92nd separate mechanized air assault battalion.
About 2,300 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine as Polish farmers continue to block traffic at six border crossings, with the most difficult situation at Yahodyn and Shehyni, but protesters have decided to temporarily suspend the blockade of the Krakivets checkpoint until about February 13.
Every day, border guards detect about 10 forged documents, including those allegedly issued by military registration and enlistment offices to prevent conscripts from traveling abroad illegally.
President Zelenskiy announces that the Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvette under construction in Turkey will be ready to serve Ukraine this year, strengthening Ukraine's naval capabilities.
Ukraine and Turkey signed important defense agreements and agreed on joint projects to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense sector.
Zelenskyy rejected Erdogan's proposal to hold a peace summit with Russia, saying that Ukraine cannot invite those who block, destroy and kill everything, and wants to achieve a just peace first before involving Russia.
Turkish President Erdogan said that Turkey is ready to host a peace summit, which will include Russia, to negotiate an end to the war with Ukraine.
Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement to establish a system for the electronic exchange of preliminary information on goods and vehicles moving between the two countries.
The Ukrainian Football Association has created an Expert Group on Gender Equality in Football to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men in football.
Due to the mobilization of most of the male population to the occupier's army and the lack of housing, there is a shortage of public transport drivers and vehicles in russian-occupied Donetsk.
The EU will approve the draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine completes four additional points of "homework" on its way to membership.
Military support for Ukraine will increase: this year, the EU and its member states plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 21 billion euros.
Ukraine will receive €4. 5 billion from the EU in March and €1.5 billion in April as the first tranches of the Ukraine Facility program.
