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The Odesa TCC and SP is conducting an internal investigation following an incident on February 9-10, when a man wanted for violating military registration rules inflicted bodily harm upon himself. The man, who was on the wanted list, was hospitalized after he "intentionally inflicted bodily harm upon himself" while at the TCC.
The SBI announced a new suspicion in the case of the illegal withdrawal of assets from a Kharkiv bank. The former head of the legal department is suspected of embezzling property worth over UAH 200 million.
The SBU exposed a GRU agent in the AFU in the Kharkiv region who was transmitting data on the deployment of units to the enemy. The perpetrator, a 30-year-old mobilized man, collected information about command posts, warehouses, and artillery, and also possessed combat grenades and explosives.
In Rivne region, a 72-year-old internally displaced person killed five people after a conflict. Police detained the perpetrator, and a pre-trial investigation has been launched.
The Specialist Prosecutor's Office in The Hague has requested 45 years in prison for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three of his associates. They are accused of war crimes during the 1998-1999 conflict, including murder and torture.
In the Kyiv region, a foster parent of a family-type orphanage is suspected of abusing five children by restricting their access to food, water, and medical care. The affected children have been placed in a new orphanage, and the foster parent faces up to 15 years in prison.
The first hearing in the case of the murder of 16-year-old Maksym Materukhin at the funicular station took place in the Kyiv Court of Appeal. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that the prosecution's position remains unchanged – life imprisonment.
The logistics major was served with a notice of suspicion for corruption, fraud, and evasion of duty. He received bribes for substituting food products, embezzled part of the supplies, and systematically traveled abroad.
The man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers told the Court of Appeal that he was coerced into pleading guilty due to harsh prison conditions. He is seeking to overturn his guilty plea and life sentence.
A bank employee in Kyiv provided the FSB with data on military facilities, banking secrets, and personal data of military personnel. He was detained and will be tried for treason, facing life imprisonment.
China has commuted the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, convicted of drug trafficking, signaling a diplomatic thaw. This follows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China to strengthen trade ties.
The Vinnytsia prosecutor's office has notified a man of suspicion for shooting at TCC representatives and a police officer. The incident occurred on February 1 in Vinnytsia, and the shooter was detained on February 4.
On February 5, the 71st prisoner exchange took place, as a result of which 150 military personnel and 7 civilians were returned. Among them are 19 illegally convicted defenders, 15 of whom received life sentences, as well as Mariupol defenders.
Baku military court sentenced former leaders of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Among them are the ex-president, commander of the armed forces, and other high-ranking officials.
Ryan Rout has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in September 2024. He received a life sentence without parole, plus 7 years for weapons possession.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of the Norwegian Crown Princess, testified in an Oslo court in a case involving rape and over 30 other offenses, denying all charges. The accused was arrested in August 2024 and faces at least 10 years in prison.
SBU counterintelligence detained an agent of Russian military intelligence in Dnipro, who involved his underage son in adjusting enemy strikes. The 63-year-old driving school security guard collected data on defense industry facilities and concentrations of Ukrainian defenders.
U. S. federal prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for Ryan Wesley Rout for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The hearing will take place on February 4, 2026, in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Law enforcement officers are investigating improper child care at a boarding school in Donetsk Oblast, where a child died in 2022. Two nurses left the pupils unsupervised, one of whom suffocated the other.
A 41-year-old man from Dnipropetrovsk region is suspected of shooting in a restaurant on Fontanska Road in Odesa. He demanded drugs from a waitress, and after being refused, he shot at the floor next to her.
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized an FSB agent network that was preparing terrorist attacks in the center of Odesa. Three agents who planned to blow up cars and homes of Ukrainian servicemen have been detained.
In Kharkiv region, a 19-year-old young man robbed a former serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who had lost a limb, stealing over 200,000 hryvnias. He transferred the funds from the victim's account to his own card through a banking application.
In Volyn, a 34-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for systematic rapes and sexual abuse of his two minor daughters between 2021 and 2024. The crimes were discovered in April 2025 after the grandmother contacted medics when one of the girls attempted suicide.
Prosecutors notified the assistant forester of the State Enterprise "Izium Forestry" of suspicion, who in the spring of 2022 guided occupiers to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. His actions led to the death of Ukrainian servicemen, and the suspect was detained on January 22, 2026.
The Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) overturned the verdict against Mykhailo Holovko, the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council, for inaccurate declaration. The criminal proceedings have been closed due to the absence of a criminal offense.
The Russian Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into the so-called "governor" of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, Yevhen Balytskyi. This comes amid complaints from the Russian Central Election Commission.
In Korosten, a man, while intoxicated, threw a Molotov cocktail into his cohabitant's apartment. The woman sustained burns to her respiratory tract and hand and was hospitalized.
The SBU detained a resident of Rivne region who adjusted air attacks on Kyiv's energy infrastructure and spied on the movement of the Defense Forces. She faces life imprisonment for treason.
According to the press service of the military court, "20 crew members of the cruiser died from the explosion, fire, and smoke, twenty-four crew members sustained injuries of varying severity, and eight people went missing, including during the struggle for the ship's survivability, which lasted. "
The SBU detained two agents of Russian military intelligence who were collecting data on the consequences of the "Oreshnik" missile strike on Lviv region. They face life imprisonment for treason.