Kharkiv

Business activity is growing in Odesa region.

Electricity consumption in Ukraine increased amid cold snap.

Who is Kirill Kernes and why his desire for profit plays into the Kremlin's hands.

The SBU identified three Russian servicemen who committed war crimes in Kharkiv, including the murder and dismemberment of a local farmer. The suspects also looted property that they were trying to take to Russia.

Kyrylo Kernes, the son of former Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes, reportedly meets regularly in Vienna with Yevhen Muraiev, leader of the banned pro-Russian Nashi party. Muraiev is charged with treason and faces up to 15 years in prison.

The bad weather left 387 settlements in Ukraine without power, affecting five regions, and traffic on the main roads is.

Russian troops attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, using aircraft, artillery and mortars, causing destruction but no casualties.

A former Kyiv police officer who ran over a 15-year-old girl to death in Kharkiv will stand trial; if found guilty, he faces up to 8 years in prison.

An Armtrac 400 demining vehicle exploded on a mine in Kharkiv region while clearing a power line; the region remains highly mine-prone.

A fatal accident occurred on the Kyiv-Odesa highway: an Infinity car collided with a truck, after which it was driven into oncoming traffic, killing two people.

Russia plans to produce 683 cruise missiles and more than 215,000 aircraft bombs and unguided missiles in 2024, indicating a continuation of military operations.

Expert: Russian interests in destabilizing the situation in Kharkiv may be hidden in the statements of Kirill Kernes.

Russia intends to seize Kharkiv and may recruit those who fled abroad to destabilize the situation in the city using false information attacks, political expert Igor Reiterovich believes.

A thermal power plant in eastern Ukraine was hit twice, damaging equipment, but the electricity generated is currently meeting consumer demand despite the increased load on the grid in winter. The weather left 81 settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions without electricity.

Russian forces shelled more than 20 settlements in Kharkiv region, causing material damage and power outages, but no casualties were reported.

An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine as a Russian MiG-31K capable of carrying supersonic missiles and numerous drones flying from the south have taken off.

Kharkiv plans to reopen tram route 12 after the New Year holidays; repair work has restored 300 meters of tram tracks and the contact network. Traffic was suspended due to damage caused by shelling during the russian invasion.

A driver and a pedestrian were injured in a traffic accident in Kharkiv's Industrial District; police are considering opening criminal proceedings for violating traffic safety rules.

In October 2023, more than 60,000 SMEs in Ukraine won public procurement contracts worth more than UAH 20 billion, accounting for 71% of the total value of contracts, with construction companies receiving the largest share.

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have uncovered an underground production of olive oil and sauces labeled with well-known Italian brands in Kyiv, seizing more than 90 tons of counterfeit products.

Power supply continues to be restored in three regions of Ukraine after weather-related outages.

Ukraine's defense forces are expanding their positions in Kherson and have repelled numerous enemy attacks in various regions, despite Russia's continued missile and air strikes on both military and civilian targets, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.

Russian troops attack Kherson with drones, damaging buildings and injuring 9 people.

According to Oleg Sinegubov, a rocket attack on Kharkiv damaged a residential building and a transport company.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kharkiv, in the area that suffered the most from the shelling, Mayor Igor Terekhov said. Rescuers are working at the scene, and there has been no information on casualties or damage.

Ukrainian troops destroy 18 out of 19 Shahed drones launched by Russian troops from Crimea.

A Kharkiv woman faces up to 12 years in prison for passing information about the Ukrainian armed forces to a member of the Wagner PMC, her former lover. She used Telegram to transmit information, in particular, about the movement of troops and military equipment.

Russian army shells Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, wounding a 48-year-old woman and damaging buildings, including a hospital.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, reported more than 140 cases of executions of civilians in Ukraine by Russian troops since February 2022.

A catering factory has opened in the Kyiv region, where up to 10,000 meals a day can be prepared. Another similar facility is planned to open soon in the Kharkiv region.