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The 75th Berlinale has announced the list of 18 films participating in the main competition, including a Ukrainian documentary about education during the war. The festival will be held under the leadership of its new director, Tricia Tuttle.

Police have identified seven teenagers aged 12-16 who were involved in the torture of the 12-year-old girl. The 16-year-old suspect, who demanded 15 thousand hryvnias, faces up to 12 years in prison.

Today at 17:30, Dynamo will face Galatasaray in the 7th round of the Europa League. The match will take place in Istanbul, with bookmakers favoring the hosts with odds of 1.2.

The court imposed a pre-trial restraint on Max Nazarov in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million. The SBU suspects him of justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine.

In Bila Tserkva, a teenager beat and extorted 15 thousand hryvnias from a 12-year-old girl. The young man was served a notice of suspicion for torture and extortion during martial law.

Kyiv's Holosiivskyi court has remanded in custody for 60 days without bail Igor Vandelovsky, suspected of preparing an assassination attempt on the first deputy head of the Ministry of Health. According to prosecutors, the motive for the attempt was the death of a patient in the hospital. The suspect denies all charges.

Prosecutors are asking the court to remand the suspect in the case of the attempted assassination of Serhiy Dubrova without the possibility of bail. The defense insists on house arrest with an electronic bracelet.

The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) has detained the Chief Psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz, for illegal enrichment during the war. The official purchased 4 BMW vehicles, real estate, and did not declare assets worth over $1 million.

A private house, a car, and power grids were damaged as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv region. According to the authorities, there were no civilian casualties and no damage to critical infrastructure.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 131 drones and 4 Iskander-M missiles. Air defense forces destroyed 72 enemy UAVs. Buildings damaged in Poltava and Cherkasy regions.

Cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine, with no precipitation, sometimes with fog. The air temperature will range from +1 to +9 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in Crimea.

A scheme to illegally seize a minor's apartment worth UAH 1. 2 million was exposed in Kyiv. A private enforcement officer lifted the seizure of the property, and the collector appropriated the property after the death of the child's father.

Ukrainian companies from three regions illegally supplied electronics for Russian missiles through a shell company in the Middle East. In the summer of 2022, parts worth $600,000 were shipped.

Trump plans to reinstate the federal death penalty and cancel diversity initiatives on his first day in office. He will also require biological sex to be indicated in US passports.

The SBI detained the former commander of the 155th Brigade, Dmytro Riumshyn, for concealing the desertion of his subordinates. During a training exercise in France, 56 soldiers left the training grounds without permission due to command negligence.

Kyiv's Solomyansky Court will consider a motion for a preventive measure for Max Nazarov. The ex-executive is suspected of discrediting Ukraine and spreading pro-Russian narratives.

A man systematically poisoned his 60-year-old partner, causing her to die. After the woman's death, he took possession of her car and savings.

A conflict arose between former and new users of a parking lot in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district. The territory was returned to communal ownership and transferred to a private entrepreneur, and the police are investigating the circumstances.

On January 21, warm weather without precipitation is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -4°C at night to +6°C during the day. Forecasters predict morning fog and gradual warming in the coming days.

The Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv will consider the case of two suspects in the attempted murder of Serhii Dubrov. The hearing on the selection of a preventive measure will take place on January 21 at 10:30.

Police in Kyiv region have launched an investigation into the desecration of the Ukrainian flag near a religious building in Bila Tserkva. Law enforcement officers are identifying the offender and looking for witnesses to the incident.

In Shevchenkivskyi district, 9 meters of damaged pipeline were replaced after a rocket attack. In Solomyansky district, heat supply was restored to 452 houses after an accident on the heating network.

Police are investigating the beating of a 12-year-old girl by three juveniles in Bila Tserkva. The incident was captured on video, and the suspected attackers are a girl of the same age as the victim and two boys aged 15-16.

On January 20, Ukraine is forecast to have cloudy weather with clearings without significant precipitation. In the north, there will be fog in some places, ice in the Carpathians, and daytime temperatures will be from +2 to +10 degrees.

An air alert has been declared in the capital of Ukraine, and people are urged to take shelter. The Air Force warns of the threat of ballistic missile attacks from the northeast.

An army fuse, which was kept there as an exhibit, exploded in the studio of the Army FM radio station in Kyiv. A 24-year-old woman was injured in the incident and hospitalized.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called the visit of opposition MPs to Kyiv a “gesture of sycophancy. ” He said that he would not support Ukraine's membership in NATO and threatened to veto further EU aid to Kyiv.

In the capital, 452 houses were left without heating as a result of the pipeline damage. Mobile boilers have been set up for two hospitals, and repairs will take a day.

Kiev warns US against forcing talks with russia without military advantage. The Ukrainian authorities emphasize the need to put pressure on the Russian economy before starting the peace process.

Enemy drones were spotted moving in the airspace of Kyiv region, and air defense forces are working on targets. Several groups of UAVs were also spotted moving through Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions.