Russian troops shelled the border areas of Sumy region six times during the night, resulting in 24 explosions in several settlements. Mortars, artillery, and small arms were used to fire on Bilopilska, Shalyhinska, Esmanska, and Druzhbivska.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a new All-Ukrainian Economic Platform to facilitate communication with entrepreneurs.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has released a video that allegedly shows Ukrainian prisoners of war boarding an Il-76 aircraft. The legitimacy of this video is unclear and has not been confirmed.
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Dmytro Klymenkov met with German Deputy Ambassador Tim Prange to discuss a new procurement system in line with NATO standards.
Ukrainian athlete Khrystyna Dmytrenko won bronze in the 7. 5 km sprint at the European Biathlon Championships in Slovakia. This is her personal first medal, as well as Ukraine's first medal at these competitions.
Oleksiy Danylov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, criticized the UN and the Red Cross for their inaction after the crash of the Russian Il-76 aircraft. He called for patience while the investigation continues and accused Russia of disinformation.
A Ukrainian law passed in November provides for the removal of stored reproductive cells of fallen soldiers from cryobanks. This has raised concerns among women, but the Servant of the People party has promised to address the issue.
The Royal Danish Embassy opened an office in Mykolaiv, and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the move a historic event.
According to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the delivery of F-16s from Denmark to Ukraine is on schedule, and there are no threats of disruption to the process. This is seen as a historic step for both countries.
Rescue divers from the Dnipro State Emergency Service rescued a swan that was stuck on an icy pond. They used a boat and diving equipment to rescue the bird.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Oleksandr Lashko as deputy head of the State Archival Service for Digital Development and Digitization, as well as four deputy heads of the Donetsk Regional State Administration.
During a session of the Chervonohrad City Council in Lviv Oblast, representatives of the TCC served summonses to seven deputies.
Russia is using Su-24MR, A-50, Il-22 aircraft, drones and satellite images for reconnaissance in Ukraine, and has an intelligence agency, said Colonel Yuriy Ihnat.
During his visit to Ukraine, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was forced to take refuge in a bomb shelter because of an air raid.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has set up a commission to develop a National Defense Strategy within five months. The commission will be headed by the Minister of Defense and will include representatives of state bodies, international experts and non-governmental organizations.
Ukraine has launched an agricultural loan guarantee fund to support small and medium-sized farmers who cultivate up to 500 hectares of land.
The incidence of influenza A and B in Ukraine is growing faster than in previous years, competing with the spread of Covid-19. However, the epidemiological situation remains under control and currently does not require the introduction of anti-epidemic measures at the national level.
Ukraine's Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said that the country is ready for possible pandemics, including "disease X". The readiness is due to improved human resources and infrastructure, as well as global partnerships.
More than 200 schools in Ukraine have been destroyed and 1,600 damaged by the war, making access to education difficult for some 900,000 children.
Russia's State Duma is considering a law to seize the assets of those who criticize the war, likely aimed at deterring anti-war opposition, according to a report by the UK Ministry of Defense. This follows an increase in the number of individuals and organizations labeled as "foreign agents.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 70 media workers have been killed, and Russia has committed 558 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine.
The Russian army fired 14 times at settlements in Donetsk region, damaging houses but causing no casualties. According to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Vadym Filashkin, 99 people, including 26 children, were evacuated from the frontline area.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a new charter of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NAQA) aimed at bringing the agency's activities in line with the Law on Higher Education and implementing a large-scale reform.
In August last year, a group of Ukrainian scouts led by Colonel Oleh Babiy traveled more than 600 kilometers on foot through enemy territory to destroy three Russian TU-22M3 bombers, stopping the bombing of Ukrainian cities. As a result of the operation, Colonel Babiy was killed.
Yusov emphasized that all the "incidents" (cotton, rumbling, unidentified flying objects) that occur on the territory of the Russian Federation happen exclusively to military facilities involved in the war against Ukraine.
A Russian attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, has left seven people dead and 23 others, including three children, hospitalized. The State Emergency Service reports that search operations are ongoing.
Ukrainian developers have created an electronic warfare system that disables Russian FPV drones by generating white noise in the 850-940 MHz radio frequency range, causing them to lose communication with the operator and become uncontrollable.
Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said.
In Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, pyrotechnics safely removed an X-101 missile warhead.
Some russian missiles did not reach their targets due to the electronic warfare system. Another reason is the outdated mechanisms of russian missiles, said Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
