Vitaliy Bilonozhko, People's Artist of Ukraine and founder of the festival, died at the age of 70.
The occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories recruit local residents to their "police" due to staff shortages, allowing them to bring even fake educational documents.
The Ministry of Defense terminates contracts with firms associated with businessman Hrynkevych, a suspected bribery suspect.
The Rada Committee recommended that the National Security Committee finalize the draft law on mobilization, including alternative proposals and a new draft law on the dismissal of conscripts.
The Anti-Corruption Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the draft law on mobilization as containing corruption risks and requiring revision.
Four people, including a child, are killed in a 30-car collision on Russia's M-11 highway. Traffic in the direction of Moscow has come to a standstill.
A device attached to a tanker exploded near an oil depot in Nizhny Tagil, and a second device was found; no injuries were reported.
Food prices in Ukraine are expected to grow by 5-7% due to seasonal factors affecting dairy, meat and vegetable products, said Denys Marchuk.
Last week, the State Emergency Service in Kharkiv region neutralized 193 munitions, bringing the total to 86,984 since the start of the war.
Four people died in fires, two under the rubble in Kharkiv region; the State Emergency Service responded to various emergencies, including extinguishing fires caused by the fighting.
The former presidential adviser is suspected of organizing a scheme to illegally transport men of military age from Ukraine. He faces up to nine years in prison.
US Congressional leaders agree on $1. 66 trillion in government funding
Ukraine has opened 12,596 warming centers for citizens, and more than 700 additional centers are ready if needed amid the predicted cold snap.
The White Angels delivered 750 kg of food to pet owners in destroyed Avdiivka.
Russian air defenses reportedly shot down six Ukrainian Neptune missiles over Crimea on January 6.
Six people wounded in shelling in Donetsk region; at least six houses destroyed in Pokrovsk, rescue efforts continue to save people trapped in the rubble.
The United States warns that it may stop supplying Ukraine with missiles for the Patriot missile defense system due to the high cost.
The National Guard of Ukraine uses field hospitals from the Netherlands, equipped with electricity, water and medicine.
DTEK's power plants in Kyiv and Odesa regions are preparing for bad weather and switching to an enhanced mode of operation to eliminate possible outages.
The delivery of six Danish F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is delayed by six months, with delivery expected in the second quarter of 2024.
Russian troops fortify the Crimean bridge against air and sea attacks, using booby traps and smoke screens to protect it.
Biologist Vadym Tkachenko counted 750 penguin chicks near the Ukrainian Antarctic station, which is only 16% of the eggs hatched. The real increase in chicks is expected in mid-January.
ISIS terrorists planned an attack on the cathedral.
The Verkhovna Rada registers a resolution to dismiss MP Mariana Bezuhla from the post of Deputy Head of the Committee on National Security of Ukraine.
The Russian offensive in the Kupyansk sector has slowed down, but may intensify as soon as the weather improves, Syniehubov said.
Ukrainian artillery, using M777 howitzers, is hitting the enemy in any weather, as shown in a video by Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi.
An official of the State Geocadastre is suspected of illegally transferring the land of a state forest plot near the Bukovel ski resort to private ownership. The land was worth UAH 17 million.
"Mobilization" became the word of the year in Ukraine in 2023.
ISW reports on potential intensification of Russian efforts to capture Kupiansk (Kharkiv region).
Three people were found dead in a house in Brovary; the causes remain unknown, a forensic examination is pending.
