Kyiv

FAVBET Tech took part in the annual event Diia. City Union Annual Gathering 2024 in Kyiv as one of the partners. The event discussed business cooperation with the state, prospects for artificial intelligence, and Diia.City opportunities.

On Vysotsky Boulevard, a passerby found two emaciated dogs locked in a Nissan. The owner of the car was found, the animals were released, and an administrative report was drawn up against the man.

The Pechersk court extended the detention of MP Yevhen Shevchenko until March 7 without bail. The MP is suspected of treason for spreading pro-Russian narratives and calling for negotiations with the aggressor.

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 court sentenced the husband and wife to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography and abusing their daughters. The couple must also pay UAH 750,000 in compensation to the victims.

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.

The government has included Myronivka Industrial Park in the Register of Industrial Parks. The project will create 1,500 jobs and attract over UAH 1 billion in investments.

In January 2025, 717 Ukrainians applied to recruitment centers in a week. There are 47 centers across the country with more than 10,000 vacancies in military formations.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine discussed with his Icelandic counterpart the expansion of investments in arms production. Iceland has already allocated 2 million euros and will continue to support demining and energy infrastructure.

“Ukrposhta plans to install the first post offices in Kyiv and Odesa in the first quarter of 2025. The company is also preparing a new mobile app, next-day delivery, and an international sorting center.

In 2024, 8. 5 thousand Ukrainian families received loans under the eHouse program worth UAH 14.6 billion. Military personnel and law enforcement officers received the most loans - 49% of the total.

Minister Sibiga confirmed the postponement of US Special Representative Keith Kellogg's visit to Ukraine. The visit will take place after the inauguration of Donald Trump, the exact dates are still being agreed upon.

The deputy director of the KCSA department and an intermediary will be tried for extortion of bribes from carriers. The official demanded 40 thousand hryvnias a week for the right to work on the route through a company he controlled.

In Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa, a group of FSB agents led by a Kyiv lawyer were detained. They were monitoring volunteers and officials of international organizations, as well as adjusting missile strikes on Ukrainian targets.

The head of the KCMA, Timur Tkachenko, announced that the algorithm for the operation of ground transportation during alarms would be considered. The meeting will also discuss the cleaning of damaged cars and foreign business trips of officials.

Warm weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from 4 to 13 degrees Celsius. The warmest weather will be in Crimea, with no precipitation throughout the country and partly cloudy skies.

Keith Kellogg, the US Special Representative to Ukraine, was scheduled to visit Kyiv in early January. The visit has been postponed until after Trump's inauguration on January 20, and plans to visit Rome and Paris have also been changed.

Kyiv police have denied fake reports on Telegram about a child left in a subway car. No reports of lost children were received, and the messages turned out to be an advertising campaign.

The Pechersk court extended the detention until January 31 for soldier Serhiy Hnezdilov, who publicly left his unit. He faces up to 12 years in prison for desertion.

Law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion to the acting head of the State Customs Service, Serhiy Zvyagintsev, over his undeclared house and land plot. The property is registered to a relative of his wife, but actually belongs to the official.

A former university employee who took 74,000 hryvnias from foreigners for a promise to help them with admission will be tried in Kyiv. In fact, the applicants received regular invitations to study in the general order.

Ukraine has extradited to Turkey a convict who was hiding in Kyiv region from punishment for sexual harassment of minors. The man, sentenced to 6 years and 8 months, was handed over to Turkish authorities.

A power bank exploded in the locker room of the gymnasium of School-Lyceum No. 16 in Bila Tserkva, causing a fire. Rescuers promptly extinguished the fire, and there were no injuries.

On the H-09 highway in Rakhiv district, a Volkswagen Touran crashed into the Chorna Tysa river. The driver managed to escape, but his 35-year-old wife died, her body was found 300 meters downstream.

OCU priest Heorhiy Kovalenko explained that immersion in water is not a mandatory element of the Epiphany celebration. The doctors provided five basic rules for safe swimming for those who do decide to take this step.

In Kyiv region, 4 enemy agents were detained who were preparing an explosion at a military facility using a minor. The teenager was supposed to bring explosives into the building disguised as a military man.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 128 Shahed drones and 2 X-59 missiles from different directions. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 79 UAVs and both missiles, and damaged civilian objects in several regions.

On Maidan Nezalezhnosti, an unknown man poured Molotov cocktails on the flags of the fallen soldier. Police are investigating and identifying the offender.

The falling wreckage of the downed drones damaged the railroad's contact network in Kyiv region. Two private houses and a car were also damaged, but train traffic has been restored.

Two private houses, a car, and power lines were damaged as a result of the occupiers' attack in Kyiv region. As of 07:40, there were no reports of casualties.