Security Service of Ukraine

Ukrainian drones damaged two tanks at the Saratov oil refinery, as confirmed by satellite images. Other strategic Russian facilities at a distance of up to 1,100 km were also attacked.

Two local residents aged 18 and 37 were detained in Vinnytsia region who were planning to set fire to vehicles of the Armed Forces and volunteers on the instructions of the Russian Federation. The offenders were detained while trying to set fire to the vehicles and face up to 8 years in prison.

Ukrainian drones struck four important Russian facilities. Among the targets hit were chemical plants, ammunition depots at the Engels airfield, and an oil refinery.

The Ministry of Defense has approved a system of four basic qualification levels for UAV operators. Each level defines the ability to operate different types of drones and the altitude restrictions for flights.

The scandalous videos of Kyiv teenagers allegedly blocking traffic and being escorted by police turned out to be staged. During the searches, weapons were seized from the participants, and one of them had previously been prosecuted for singing the Russian national anthem.

1,319 Ukrainians applied to the Armed Forces recruitment centers last week, which is twice as many as in the previous period. Since the start of the centers' work, 34,055 people have received counseling, of whom 7,550 have become candidates for the Defense Forces.

In Dnipro, two drug addicts were detained who, on the instructions of the FSB, tried to blow up a fuel tank at a railway station. The attackers made an improvised explosive device but were detained by the SBU and police.

A 27-year-old woman who collected GPS coordinates of government institutions for the attack of Russian kamikaze drones on January 1 has been detained in Kyiv. The agent also tracked the positions of air defense systems and transmitted the data through a messenger to a curator from the Russian Federation.

The head of the children's and youth sports school was notified of suspicion for overstating the cost of the playground by UAH 1. 2 million. The real value of the facility is UAH 1.8 million instead of the UAH 3 million paid.

Ukraine is ready to hand over captured North Korean military personnel to Kim Jong-un in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners in Russia. Zelenskyy also offered alternative options for those Koreans who do not want to return.

Ukrainian forces capture the first North Korean prisoners of war in the Kursk region. DPRK troops conduct large-scale assaults, ignoring drone attacks, resulting in significant losses.

Patrol police detained an aggressive man with a cold steel weapon in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. The suspect tried to escape from law enforcement but was caught.

Russian shelling in the Kursk region killed 36 people, wounded over 100, and destroyed the town of Sudzha by 80%.

The SBU reported details about two captured North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukraine in the Kursk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces and paratroopers captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. The prisoners were taken to Kyiv, are receiving medical care and are talking to SBU investigators.

Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court partially granted MP Shufrych's motion to fulfill his parliamentary powers from the pre-trial detention center. The court refused to allow him to physically participate in the meetings of the Verkhovna Rada, but allowed him to work within the detention center.

The ex-head of the SBU department in Crimea was notified of being suspected of high treason. After the occupation of the peninsula, he sided with the Russian Federation and headed an FSB unit, for which he received an award from the occupation authorities.

The National Police has served 45 suspicion notices to organizers and participants of the illegal border trafficking schemes. More than 600 searches are being conducted with the participation of various law enforcement agencies.

The SBU and the Navy conducted a successful operation to destroy a Russian reconnaissance drone depot in Rostov region. The attack involved the use of drones and a Neptune missile, which led to the detonation of ammunition.

The Ministry of Justice announced the resumption of all major services of the Unified State Register portal after a large-scale cyberattack by the Russian Federation. Search for information, generation of extracts and other key functions of the registry are available again.

An explosion occurred near a state institution in Odesa region, no one was injured. Law enforcement officers, the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service are working at the scene, the circumstances of the incident are being established.

Three guards of the Russian prison in Horlivka have been notified of suspicion for torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war. They used beatings, mock executions, and other torture to exert psychological pressure on the prisoners.

The SBU and police detained a couple of Russian agents who manufactured an explosive device for a terrorist attack near the Dnipro shopping center. The deserter husband and his wife acted on the instructions of Russian special services.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on changes to the National Security and Defense Council. According to the document, Ihor Cherkasky was removed from the Council.

The SBU detained a 20-year-old resident of Cherkasy who published posts in support of the occupiers and praised Kadyrov. After being suspected, he hid in UOC (MP) monasteries and planned to flee to the EU.

Two local residents blew up a railroad track while a freight train was in motion on the orders of the FSB. Law enforcement detained the attackers within hours and they face life imprisonment.

The President signed a law on creating and maintaining a list of terrorist organizations and groups. The SBU will compile a list of organizations that pose a threat to national security in Ukraine and abroad.

An 18-year-old man was detained in Mykolaiv who set fire to a district court for a monetary reward. The offender prepared the weapon in advance, set the fire and sent a video report to the customer.

An official of Kyivmedspetsstrans and four accomplices were detained for embezzling funds for the purchase of spare parts for ambulances. The criminals inflated prices at tenders and divided the excess profits among themselves.

The commander of the 121st Bomber Regiment of the Russian Federation, Oleg Skitsky, is suspected of a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih in the summer of 2023. The attack killed 8 civilians.