Zelenskyy announces an experimental one-year contract for the military with a remuneration of UAH 1 million. Contractors will receive free university education and a 0% mortgage.
On February 11, Ukraine will introduce power restrictions for industry and business in two periods: 7:00-11:00 and 15:00-21:00. The reason for this is the damage to energy facilities during previous Russian attacks.
Representatives of Donald Trump's team will visit Ukraine this week before the Munich conference. Zelenskyy will hold a series of meetings with American politicians, including the US Vice President.
The sixth music and poetry festival brought together more than 100 families of fallen soldiers and presented 160 paintings. The funds raised will be used to buy a car for the 57th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
ARMA employees wear uniforms with logos that have not been officially approved and are not funded from the budget. Lawyers and experts point out that the actions of the agency's management do not correspond to its real problems.
A 58-year-old Russian man pleaded guilty to murdering two Ukrainian soldiers in Murnau after a dispute in a bar. The motive was an insult to “national pride” during a discussion about the war in Ukraine.
In Europe, 100,000 new cases of gonorrhea were reported, up 31% from last year and 300% from 2014. The number of syphilis cases increased by 13% to 40,000.
Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee, publicly criticized the court's decision to return the seized equipment. The MP is also trying to justify the delay in the tax audit of Concord Bank.
A Mannheim court has sentenced a German couple to life in prison for the murder of two Ukrainian women, a mother and daughter. The couple killed the women to kidnap the newborn child of one of them and pass it off as their own.
A TCC instructor was detained in Zakarpattia region who helped the military escape for $3-5 thousand. During the searches, $36 thousand, 5 gold bars and other evidence of criminal activity were seized.
On Lobanovskogo Avenue, a drunk BMW driver crashed into a Mazda at a traffic light. Two people suffered moderate injuries, and the culprit had a blood alcohol content of 1.50 ppm.
Over the past two days, drones attacked a Rostec helicopter plant, the Kuibyshev-Lisichansk oil pipeline and several refineries in Russia. Targets included facilities in the Rostov, Volgograd and Krasnodar regions.
Due to an increase in the incidence of influenza and ARVI, schools in Kirovohrad, Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk and Odesa regions are switching to distance learning. Quarantine in some institutions will last until February 21.
In December 2024, the number of TV channels with exclusively Ukrainian-language content more than doubled compared to 2023. The monitoring of 36 national channels showed both positive changes and violations of the language law.
In January 2025, 46 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning were recorded in Ukraine, 20 of them among children. Most cases were registered in Chernivtsi and Lviv regions, and one person died.
A 35-year-old resident of Lviv district killed his fellow villager's dog with a stick and hid the body in the bushes. The offender faces a fine of up to 3,000 tax-free minimums or imprisonment for up to 3 years.
The frontline witnessed 83 combat engagements, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 28 attacks. The Russian invaders are actively attacking in all directions, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are successfully holding back the enemy.
The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Central Intelligence Center said that Russia has the resources to wage war in 2025. Russian officials and diplomats are working on the possibility of continuing active hostilities in 2026.
The European Commission will include support for Ukraine as a “top priority” in its 2025 work program. The document confirms support for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and will be presented on February 12.
The Donbas battalion filmed a video from the streets of Chasovyi Yar, where intense fighting continues. Russian troops continue to storm Ukrainian positions in the urban area with the support of artillery and UAVs.
The Cyber Police Department has provided recommendations for the safe use of the Internet by children. Parents are advised to talk to their children about cyberbullying, teach them the “billboard test” and control the publication of personal information.
Ukraine is launching an electronic service to protect bees from poisoning by plant protection products. The system will allow farmers and beekeepers to interact through a single platform to organize bee pollination.
Pharmacies are ready to reduce drug prices: a declaration with proposals has been sent to the Ministry of Health, and a step is expected from manufacturers.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have successfully disconnected from the Russian power grid and synchronized with the European one. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls on the EU to abandon Russian energy supplies and use Ukrainian gas storage facilities.
As a result of a Russian drone attack, the Mezhivskyi archival unit in Dnipropetrovs'k region was damaged. About 10% of the collection of documents of the National Archival Fond was lost due to the fire and its extinguishing.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said he expected important events at the Munich Security Conference. According to him, peace requires active work at all levels.
Ukraine and the EIB have signed agreements for more than €100 million to restore energy and critical infrastructure. The EIB's total project portfolio in Ukraine amounts to €4.95 billion in 25 projects.
The Latvian Defense Ministry has ordered Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers to be delivered to the AFU in 2025. The vehicles will be manufactured in Latvia as part of an international cooperation program with Finland, Sweden and Germany.
Ukrainian troops have gained a foothold and pushed the enemy back in the Suji area of Kursk. A small number of North Korean troops were spotted in this area of the front.
Since the beginning of 2025, 17 Ukrainian citizens have been evacuated from the occupied territories. Among the evacuees are women with limited mobility, a deported grandmother, a persecuted family, and others who needed urgent assistance.
