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The Verkhovna Rada summoned Natalia Kalmykova, head of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, to report on the provision of fake exemptions from mobilization. This concerns, in particular, Serhiy Ivanov and Volodymyr Petrov, hosts of the YouTube channel "ISLND TV".
More than 1,000 police officers conducted raids in five regions of Germany. A scheme for the illegal import of Vietnamese workers into nail salons and tax evasion amounting to more than 7 million euros was uncovered.
Political scientist Taras Zahorodnii considers NABU's actions against Yulia Tymoshenko to be political persecution aimed at parliament and the state. He links this to criticism of anti-corruption bodies and the work of parliamentary commissions.
Yulia Tymoshenko publicly refuted the accusations of NABU and SAP, calling them political pressure. She stated that the search of the office took place without documents and with a violation of her rights.
The leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, reacted to the searches in the party's office.
People's Deputy Yulia Tymoshenko reported that during the searches in the office, law enforcement officers were looking for a safe and personal savings. She stated this in the Verkhovna Rada.
Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, has received a notice of suspicion from law enforcement. This happened after searches at the party office by NABU and SAPO.
Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko confirmed the searches at the party office, which lasted all night. She denied the accusations, stating that only her work phones, parliamentary documents, and personal savings were seized.
NABU and SAP investigators conducted searches all night at Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna party office. This happened after law enforcement announced the exposure of the head of a parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada for bribing MPs.
Law enforcement officers stopped the activities of a group that sold illegally manufactured nicotine-containing mixtures and liquids for electronic cigarettes. Over 60,000 units of products and UAH 3 million were seized, with the total value of the seized items exceeding UAH 12 million.
A lawyer was detained in Kyiv who promised to remove a conscript from the wanted list for 9 thousand dollars. Similar cases were recorded in Zakarpattia, where a lawyer organized the transfer of draft dodgers abroad.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained two agents of Russian special services who were preparing a terrorist attack in Kherson, planning to blow up police officers. The attackers monitored the police's work schedule and looked for new agents, after which they were to flee to Russia.
At the Mamalyha checkpoint, a DAF truck driver transporting alcohol was detained. Among the goods, seven men of military age were found, whom the driver tried to smuggle to Moldova.
A cadet of a Ukrainian military institute has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for collaborating with the FSB. He adjusted missile strikes on military facilities, including training buildings and barracks.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers exposed a 40-year-old Israeli citizen who is suspected of selling drugs. The man decorated the New Year's tree with bags of drugs.
Former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has been sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of one million lari for legalizing illegal proceeds. He fully admitted his guilt and entered into a plea bargain with the prosecutor's office.
Law enforcement officers exposed a criminal group that tried to sell a large batch of trophy weapons. 75 firearms, almost 13,000 rounds of ammunition, and 38 grenades were seized from illegal circulation.
In Kyiv, a ninth-grader attacked a teacher and a classmate with a knife, injuring them. Correspondence with allegedly hostile special services was found on the suspect's phone.
On January 12, Ukraine celebrates Ukrainian Political Prisoner Day, initiated in 1975 by Vyacheslav Chornovil. This day honors Ukrainians who suffered for their beliefs, particularly during the repressions of 1972 and the ongoing Russian aggression.
The US Embassy urgently called on citizens to leave Venezuela due to a Level 4 danger. The reason is the activation of armed groups "colectivos" who are setting up roadblocks and searching for Americans.
In the Philippines, rescuers detected signs of life at the site of a massive landfill collapse in the village of Binaliw, Cebu City. The tragedy, which occurred on January 8, 2026, claimed the lives of four workers, with over 30 people still missing.
The ATESH partisan movement reports a change in the vector of work of the Russian punitive bodies in Vasylivka and Kamianka. The occupiers are conducting searches, seizing equipment, and detaining civilians for having Ukrainian applications on their phones.
Russian analysts have acknowledged the Russian Navy's inability to protect 'shadow fleet' vessels after the US seizure of the tanker Marinera on January 7, 2026. The fleet lacks the resources to convoy tankers over long distances.
In Kyiv, a 47-year-old private entrepreneur was detained for demanding $100,000 from the head of a district TCR department in one of the western regions. He introduced himself as an "intermediary" from the SBI, promising to "resolve an issue" regarding an alleged criminal proceeding.
An official of the automotive service of a State Border Guard Service military unit was detained for extorting 10% of the cost of auto parts supplied for military needs. The total amount of the bribe was UAH 110,000, and three instances of receiving funds were documented.
In Dnipro, a suspect has been detained in the murder of a man who died from a knife wound to the neck after a conflict near a store. The perpetrator faces 7 to 15 years in prison for intentional homicide.
Latvian police are investigating damage to the Palanga-Liepāja optical cable, considering versions of weather conditions and deliberate interference. The vessel Silver Copenhagen, previously suspected, was found not to be involved in the incident.
The SBU detained a Russian agent who blew up a Ukrainian serviceman's car in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district on January 4. As a result of the terrorist attack, the serviceman and his acquaintance were injured.
Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chairman Chung Euisun predicted an extremely difficult period for the global automotive industry due to trade tensions, geopolitical conflicts, and increased competition. The company plans to invest 125 trillion won in new technologies over the next five years.
Latvian law enforcement is investigating damage to an underwater fiber optic communication cable that occurred on January 2. Police checked a vessel in the port of Liepāja that may be involved in the incident.