January 20, 07:20 AM • 47945 viewsJanuary 20, 02:39 PM • 18410 viewsRussia attacks the Poltava region of Ukraine, with explosions reported in the Myrhorod district, but no casualties.
A 46-year-old fisherman from the Dnipropetrovsk region died after falling under the ice while fishing with friends in the Poltava region. The rescuers raised the body of the deceased ashore.
In the Poltava region of Ukraine, a passenger car collided with a fuel truck, causing it to catch fire, killing the passenger and driver of the car.
According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 180,000 children were born in Ukraine last year. This is almost a third less than before the full-scale invasion.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said that over the past day, Russian troops fired 156 times at 24 localities in the region, including 47 drone strikes and 4 air strikes, with no casualties reported.
Explosions were heard in Poltava. According to the CMA, it was loud in the region, no hits were recorded.
An explosion occurred in Kharkiv during an air raid alert, the city's mayor Igor Terekhov said. Earlier, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of a ballistic missile threat.
Border guards in Zakarpattia region detected a group of men who were trying to illegally cross the border with Hungary. The men were were hiding in the woods near the border with bags of essentials, having paid smugglers from 500 to 4000 USD to help them cross the border illegally. After the detention, the group was taken to draw up administrative reports.
On January 29, 1918, about 300 young Ukrainian defenders were killed near Kruty, stopping the Bolshevik offensive on Kyiv. Their sacrifice halted the offensive, allowing the Ukrainian government to sign the Brest Peace Treaty, which recognized Ukrainian statehood.
Seven teenagers were detained for the brutal murder of a homeless woman in Dnipro. They face ten to fifteen years or life imprisonment.
Russian troops shelled a thermal power plant in Donetsk region, shutting down one of its units, but Ukraine's Energy Ministry confirms that there is no shortage of electricity and the power grid is operating stably.
Debris from a suspected hostile drone hit a residential building in Myrhorod district of Poltava region, no one was injured. The damage will be assessed by a commission.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed two Shahed drones in Sumy region amid warnings of Russian UAVs infiltrating other regions. Due to threats, including the launch of a MiG-31K, an air alert was declared across the country.
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 farmers achieved a record high yield per hectare in 2023 despite wartime challenges, thanks to favorable weather and their own professionalism and resilience, according to Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky. International support has also strengthened the agricultural sector.
In Ukraine, from January to October 2023, law enforcement officers registered 208 criminal proceedings on the illegal use of humanitarian aid for profit, and 50 suspects were served with a notice of suspicion.
Overnight, Russian troops fired 78 times at 20 localities in Zaporizhzhia region, damaging one building and a car, with no casualties reported.
In Ukraine, the incidence of ARVI and influenza, including COVID-19, is 8. 4% below the epidemic threshold: more than a million cases have been registered this season, up 39.7% from last year.
Due to snowfall, traffic is blocked on eight roads in Kirovograd and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine, and 411 settlements in 11 regions are without electricity.
The bad weather resulted in snow drifts of up to 1. 5 meters in some places and hampered traffic in Odesa, Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine, with some roads closed. Mustafa Nayem, head of the State Agency for Reconstruction, said that strong winds were hampering road clearing, even though crews were working in an intensified mode
There are no grounds for scheduling power outages in Ukraine, and the electricity generated is sufficient to cover the needs. However, hundreds of settlements remain without power due to the fighting and other reasons
A truck has overturned on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway in Poltava region amid snowy weather. Traffic on the highway is temporarily restricted
