Ukraine

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office convenes a meeting to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine and to continue supporting Ukraine in the ongoing war.

President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine had received two additional air defense systems that shoot down everything. He also noted that the systems are still not enough to fully protect Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the OSCE to take additional measures to address the issue of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children and civilian hostages.

The Center for Countering Disinformation has denied reports of the resignation of Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, calling the information spread in telegram channels fake.

Last year, the cargo turnover of Odesa Region's ports more than tripled to over 32 million tons compared to pre-war levels, and the port of Izmail more than doubled to 20. 2 million tons.

President Zelenskyy chaired a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff to discuss the production of drones, the production of shells, the situation on the frontline, particularly in Avdiivka, the construction of fortifications, and the restoration of energy infrastructure after Russian strikes.

Additional funds of UAH 720 billion can be raised from Ukraine's domestic resources to cover the needs of military mobilisation, as funds from international partners cannot be spent on the needs of the Armed Forces. Currently, no decision has been made on the number of mobilised or the source of funding has not yet been decided.

The Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine met with the CEO of Baykar Makina to discuss the construction of a drone manufacturing plant in Ukraine and strengthening the potential of unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine.

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, emphasized that international humanitarian law prohibits attacks on humanitarian workers.

Two more Georgian soldiers were killed fighting in Ukraine as part of the Georgian Legion. Since February last year, about 60 Georgian soldiers, both Georgian citizens and natives of Georgia with Ukrainian citizenship, have been killed in Ukraine.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov commented on the situation regarding the allegations of some telegram channels, and subsequently some media outlets, about the alleged resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny.

The NSDC Secretary emphasized that the new draft law on mobilization in Ukraine should ensure fairness for all citizens, and that everyone has a duty to contribute to the defense of the state.

The Ukrainian government has limited the time that servicemen can stay abroad for treatment to 12 consecutive months.

Ukraine has documented more than 120,000 war crimes committed by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

Ukrainian border guards thanked the scouts for sinking the Russian corvette Ivanivets near the occupied Crimea.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has introduced an automatic licensing regime for the export of sunflower seeds to Bulgaria instead of the previous non-automatic one.

The EU has approved a new €50 billion support program over four years to help Ukraine secure financial stability and implement priority social and defense programs.

russia cannot find local specialists willing to work in civil registry offices in occupied Melitopol, Enerhodar, Polohy and Tokmak due to lack of personnel and cooperation with the occupation authorities.

Pro-Russian blogger Yuriy Podolyaka was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for guiding Russian missiles to Mykolaiv through his network of informants and justifying Russian aggression on social media.

The UN Court in The Hague has issued a preliminary ruling on jurisdiction in the case of Ukraine against Russia for "distortion of the concept of genocide. " The court ruled that the case can be considered further on the merits.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine announces that a government delegation will visit Tokyo in February to participate in a Japan-Ukraine conference on recovery and economic growth.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban explained that he did not block the EU's allocation of 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine because EU leaders would have sent the money anyway, including the money belonging to Hungarians.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution creating a unified approach to the certification of mine action operators, laying the groundwork for digital certification.

The IMF Managing Director said that European governments should be more resistant to demands to increase financial support for protesting farmers.

The number of car thefts in Ukraine in 2023 returned to pre-war levels: 1278 cars were stolen, close to the 1148 stolen in 2021, but much lower than the record 12448 stolen in 2022 amid the Russian invasion.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly to discuss the confiscation of Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.

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.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that while statements by other countries give the impression that Ukraine has many air defense systems, it needs much more, especially ballistic missile defense systems such as additional Patriot systems.

Spain trains Ukrainian servicemen in the maintenance of Patriot missile systems in Valencia to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.

Next week, Hungarian farmers plan to protest on the border with Ukraine against the extension of the EU's preferential trade regime for Kyiv.