Ukraine

Seven organizers of the illegal trafficking of men abroad using the Shlyakh pass system were charged and their case was referred to court.

U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will participate virtually in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on February 14 after undergoing a medical procedure.

The Ombudsman helped restore a serviceman's right to be discharged from military service after losing his limbs by providing assistance in obtaining a referral for hospitalization and assistance in undergoing a military medical examination.

The SBI has a warrant to seize the property of Sofia Morozyuk, the former fiancée of the son of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, including two apartments in Kyiv, an apartment in Kharkiv, and a land plot.

Doctors from the Ukrainian hospital Okhmatdyt managed to successfully remove 20 magnets from the child's abdomen, which were connected to each other and caused 5 perforations.

The woman won a business idea competition with her sun-dried tomato project and used the grant to expand the production of sun-dried tomatoes and other products.

russia plans to hold the "World Youth Festival 2024" in Sochi to conduct propaganda among Serbian youth and recruit agents to promote russia's interests in Europe, the report says.

The Senate approves a $95. 3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, of which more than $60 billion is earmarked for Ukraine, which President Zelenskiy says gives him confidence and motivation.

A rare photo of a white-tailed eagle, the largest raptor in the region, was taken in the Chornobyl reserve in Kyiv Oblast.

According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, russia has lost about three thousand tanks since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but its stockpile of equipment is still sufficient for a long war.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister expressed gratitude for the U. S. Senate's approval of more than $60 billion in aid and said that continued assistance will help save lives from Russian terror and counteract aggression.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak discussed with the heads of 82 Ukrainian diplomatic missions preparations for the first Peace Summit, including Ukraine's vision for the draft outcome document, which focuses on respect for international law and the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within the 1991 borders.

Polish farmers protested by blocking trucks at the Korczowa-Krakowiec border crossing for an hour, allowing passenger traffic to continue unimpeded.

The US Senate approves more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, which President Zelenskyy says will save lives from Russian terror.

The rector of a church in the Dnipropetrovs'k diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), who supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine and justified it in his sermons, was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

The US Senate has approved more than $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, which the Prime Minister expects to be approved by the House of Representatives as well, providing weapons, equipment, ammunition, and economic support to help Ukraine remain stable.

The intensity of hostilities in the Tauride sector is increasing: according to Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, 645 Russian occupants were killed yesterday, the highest number since the beginning of the year.

The US Senate approves a $95. 3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, including more than $60 billion for Ukraine, after months of negotiations.

Ukraine plans to launch a national emissions trading system in a pilot mode next year, and to fully launch it by 2026.

Taras Kremin, the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, met with Kateryna Zabotkina, a sign language interpreter from the Eurovision Song Contest, to discuss ensuring access to information and services in Ukrainian sign language for people with hearing impairments.

A former deputy, who holds a senior position in a district council, was served a notice of suspicion of illegally receiving UAH 613,000 in compensation for renting an apartment in Kyiv that he did not actually use.

russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, former Latvian Interior Minister Maria Golubeva, and 59 members of the Latvian Seimas on the wanted list in response to the demolition of Soviet monuments.

Polish prosecutors are investigating the spillage of grain from Ukrainian trucks at the Dorohusk border crossing, which was caused by farmers during a protest.

The U. S. Senate approved foreign funding, including more than $60 billion aid to Ukraine.

Polish Agriculture Minister apologizes to Ukraine for Polish farmers scattering Ukrainian grain on the border to protest grain imports.

The EU Council adopts a decision allowing the proceeds from the frozen assets of the Russian central bank to be used to compensate Ukraine for its losses from the war.

According to the preliminary estimate of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, GDP grew by 3. 5% in January due to the expansion of logistics capacities and increased investment demand.

The Czech Foreign Ministry proposes to extend the ban on issuing visas and residence permits to Russians and Belarusians due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia may have up to 60 Kalibr cruise missiles ready to be launched from ships and bases in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian military spokeswoman said.

Electricity consumption in Ukraine remains low in winter, with more than 350 settlements cut off.