Ukraine

The SBI confirmed that it is investigating a case of possible abuse of office by the Director of the Legal Department of the National Bank of Ukraine.

A former employee of the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office who betrayed his oath in 2014 faces imprisonment for a term of 15 years to life with confiscation of property.

During his visit to Norway, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine discussed the purchase of weapons directly from Norwegian defense companies and the establishment of joint production of weapons in Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, more than 1,000 people have been notified of suspicion of committing crimes against national security, such as treason and collaboration with Russia.

Russia may be helping North Korea gain access to international banking services in exchange for missiles and ammunition provided by Russia.

The Ukraine-Israel funding bill remains at risk of failure due to Republican infighting in the US.

The Russians maintain air superiority, but are looking for new launch sites due to the high risk of losing planes to Ukrainian defense.

The Security Service of Ukraine reported the neutralization of the FSB agent network, which included former employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Foreign Intelligence, as well as a regional SBU employee.

The G7 countries will tighten the rules on price restrictions for Russian oil imports, requiring importers to provide confirmation on a cargo-by-cargo basis that it complies with price restrictions, rather than for the duration of transportation contracts.

About 100 Ukrainian workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant refused to sign contracts with the Russian nuclear company Rosatom.

The Biden administration intends to veto a Republican-backed bill that would allocate $14 billion in aid to Israel alone, excluding Ukraine from the package.

President Zelenskyy announced the creation of a fair mechanism for reserving employees of enterprises subject to military service.

Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia's losses since the beginning of the invasion have amounted to about 390,580 people killed and thousands of pieces of destroyed military equipment, including 6,365 tanks.

Precipitation in the form of sleet and rain is expected in Ukraine over the next three days, with temperatures reaching 12-17°C in some places. West, northwest wind, 7-12 m/s, gusts of 15-20 m/s on February 6-7, 25-30 m/s tomorrow in the highlands of the Carpathians.

According to the General Staff of Ukraine, 126 combat engagements took place over the past day: russian troops launched 7 missile strikes, 35 air strikes and 90 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

The mayor of Riga and his deputy arrived in Kyiv on February 6.

The management of the Kursk plant "Elektroagregat" demanded financial support from the workers "for their own needs".

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrives in Kyiv to discuss security and EU support for Ukraine.

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have agreed to establish a €50 billion Ukraine Fund over the next four years to support Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction and modernization efforts.

The Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Ukraine has published the list of car models that will be subject to the "luxury tax" in 2024 by the Ministry of Economy.

The Senate is debating a bill that would strengthen border security while providing military aid to Ukraine and Israel, but it faces opposition from Republican leaders and some progressive Democrats.

The military in Belarus now has the right to use firearms and equipment against citizens performing their tasks, according to an amended charter signed by President Alexander Lukashenko.

Ukraine's intelligence chief has asked Canada to provide decommissioned CRV7 missiles that are currently scheduled for destruction to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attacks, saying it would save Canadian taxpayers the cost of destroying them.

President Zelenskyy discussed business and economic development of Cherkasy region with local authorities and business representatives.

The President notes that the implementation of the Peace Formula has led to free and safe navigation in the Black Sea.

The head of the press service of the Khortytsia military unit said that the enemy had reduced the training of personnel from 3-4 months to half that, and the daily use of Russian artillery shells had also been halved due to the loss of equipment by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine and the Netherlands held talks in Kyiv on bilateral security guarantees and discussed a revised draft agreement. The participants noted the progress made and agreed on a schedule of further actions to finalize the bilateral agreement.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell announced his visit to Kyiv, but did not provide any details. Speaking about the EU's military assistance to Ukraine, Borrell once again called on the EU countries to do everything possible in this regard.

President Zelensky visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Kropyvnytskyi and awarded some of them with orders and medals for defending Ukraine's sovereignty against Russian occupiers near Robotyn and Verbove.

The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has updated statistics, according to which, as of January 25, 2024, 1,938 cultural infrastructure facilities were destroyed as a result of Russian aggression, of which 314 were destroyed and 1,624 were damaged.