A mother starved and suffocated her 5-year-old disabled son in Chortkiv region. The court sentenced the woman, but the prosecutor's office demands a harsher verdict.
In the village of Baikivtsi, a man was buried in a four-meter deep trench. During the rescue operation, a secondary ground slide occurred, affecting the State Emergency Service employees.
A man died in a forest near the village of Ustechko due to the detonation of an explosive object. Police believe it was a munition from past wars.
Prosecutors are prosecuting officials and forest users for illegal logging in nature reserves and forests. The total amount of environmental damage is almost UAH 95 million.
A resident of Ternopil region was sentenced to 7. 5 years in prison for intentionally damaging her son's eye for social benefits. The boy lost sight in one eye and is under the care of another family.
In Rivne, a 36-year-old man set his own 74-year-old father on fire during an argument over money. The victim died at the scene, and the perpetrator was detained.
A deputy of the Pochaiv City Council was detained in Kyiv for assisting in removing a person from the wanted list and arranging employment for military service exemption. He received UAH 77,000 and was apprehended while receiving an additional USD 10,000.
Over the incomplete weekend of February 7-8, 4 people died in Ukraine from carbon monoxide poisoning, and 25 more were injured. The cause was malfunctions of generators, stove heating, and gas equipment.
Due to bad weather in Odesa region, the M-13 highway from Agafiivka to Platonove has been temporarily closed since 6:30 PM on February 6, 2026. Drivers are urged not to travel and to be careful on the roads.
As of the morning of February 6, 2026, shelling and bad weather have led to power outages in eight regions of Ukraine. Emergency shutdown schedules have been introduced.
Due to bad weather (wet snow, ice, strong winds), 90 settlements are without power. Outages have been recorded in Ternopil (65) and Khmelnytskyi (25) regions.
As a result of hostilities, consumers in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions are without power. Due to bad weather, settlements in Kyiv, Odesa, and Ternopil regions are without electricity.
Since the beginning of the day, 259 road accidents have been recorded in Ukraine, 37 of them with casualties. 82 accidents occurred in Kyiv and the region, traffic near Stoyanka is difficult.
On January 30, mass reports of bomb threats were sent to the email addresses of government agencies and institutions. Almost 30% of the reports have already been processed, and the information has not been confirmed.
Due to new Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, consumers in four regions are without power, and bad weather has caused power outages in 11 regions. The capital region continues to experience a significant electricity deficit, with emergency blackouts.
Russia again attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power outages in four regions. Electricity shortages are observed in the capital region, and bad weather left residents in 10 regions without power.
Russian propaganda is spreading fakes about "national resistance" in Kharkiv and the murder of a TCC serviceman. The Kharkiv Regional TCC and SP refutes this information, calling it an information provocation.
As a result of Russian night shelling, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions are without power. Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast still face a significant electricity deficit, and emergency blackouts are in effect in several regions.
Four regions of Ukraine are without power due to night attacks by Russia, and network restrictions are in effect in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and Odesa region. Emergency shutdowns have been implemented in most regions due to an overloaded energy system.
In 2024, 168,778 children were born in Ukraine, and 485,296 people died. Mortality decreased by 2%, and birth rate by 4.5%.
In Ternopil region, two local residents were charged with assault for beating a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman. The incident occurred on January 11 after a road accident escalated into a fight.
On January 21, Ukraine will be sunny and without precipitation, with temperatures down to -17°C at night. From January 25-26, a warming trend is expected, reaching 0°C and above.
An active cyclone from the northwest caused a deterioration in weather in the western and central regions of Ukraine, where up to 15 cm of snow fell. The main roads are passable, and more than 1000 units of equipment are working.
After the air raid alert, explosions were heard in Lviv. A critical infrastructure facility was attacked, possibly the Stryi gas field.
On Friday, January 9, difficult weather conditions are expected in Ukraine: strong winds, heavy snow, blizzards, and black ice. Forecasters from the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center have declared a Level I danger.
From January to mid-December 2025, 115. 6 thousand land plots with a total area of over 340 thousand hectares were alienated.
Difficult winter weather conditions with significant snowfall are recorded in seven regions of Ukraine. Truck traffic restrictions have been introduced in Lviv Oblast, and lifted in Prykarpattia.
Due to difficult winter weather conditions, a ban on freight transport has been introduced on sections of highways M-06 and H-22 in Rivne and Zhytomyr regions. Roads are covered with snow, heavy snow and blizzards make movement difficult.
The cyclone entered Ukraine through Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, causing difficult winter weather conditions. In Prykarpattia, traffic is ensured, in Bukovyna drivers were urged to limit trips, and Ukrzaliznytsia is strengthening connections with both regions.
Starting January 8, an operational headquarters will begin work to eliminate the consequences of emergencies on state roads. Significant snow, blizzards, and ice are forecast in many regions of Ukraine.
