Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Ukraine and the EU foreign policy chief discussed further steps in European integration, the free trade regime with the EU, and the creation of a mechanism for confiscating frozen Russian assets.
The creation of the new Unmanned Systems Forces will allow the military to better utilize drones for reconnaissance, combat operations, and develop domestic production.
Soon Ukraine will start mass production of kamikaze drones, similar to Russian Lancet drones with a range of up to 40 km.
Ukraine's Prime Minister and the EU's chief of diplomacy discussed providing Ukraine with military support, including 1 million rounds of ammunition by the end of the year, as well as strengthening sanctions against Russia and confiscating Russian assets.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with the Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, to discuss further military assistance to Ukraine, the implementation of the peace formula, EU security guarantees, sanctions against Russia and the confiscation of Russian assets.
A new base for Wagner mercenaries is being built in southern Russia. The new base will also house a new volunteer corps of the Russian Guard.
Ukraine discussed with Poland the issue of preventing Polish carriers from resuming the blockade of the common border.
A pain treatment and rehabilitation center, Prometheus, has opened in Vinnytsia, providing free assistance to the Ukrainian military using modern equipment and VR technologies.
Polish farmers are planning to block the Dorohusk-Yagodyn checkpoint on the Polish-Ukrainian border on February 9 from 11:00 a. m. in protest. The protest is expected to last until March 9
Switzerland has invited China to participate in a peace conference on the war in Ukraine, and China has responded that it has taken the invitation under advisement.
The Verkhovna Rada dismisses Yuriy Buglak, who was featured in a journalistic investigation, from his position as a member of the Central Election Commission.
The Ukrainian parliament votes with 302 votes in favor of the resignation of Veterans Affairs Minister Yulia Laputina.
In January, the DobroDiy Charity Exchange helped 16 seriously ill Ukrainian children for a total of UAH 507,000.
France and Ukraine are implementing joint projects in priority sectors of the Ukrainian economy, such as energy and transportation, to strengthen cooperation and support Ukraine's recovery.
The attack on Kyiv caused a fire in an apartment building, which was extinguished: 40 people were evacuated, 26 were rescued, but 4 died and 19 were injured.
Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise have begun collecting debris from rocket attacks in Kyiv to identify weapons and provide evidence for criminal investigations.
NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that rumors about Valeriy Zaluzhnyi's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are dangerous without legal documents confirming this decision.
The European Union has handed over DOK-ING MV-10 demining machines to Ukraine, which will help make the dangerous task of demining safer and more efficient.
The Prosecutor General said that as a result of Russia's massive attack on 6 regions of Ukraine, at least 5 people were killed and more than 30 were wounded, and the strikes destroyed residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
By October 2024, the Czech government will request the opinion of the National Economic Council on the feasibility of joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) as a prerequisite for the introduction of the euro.
The United States continues to supply Ukraine with military equipment purchased under the USAI program and will do so for years under long-term contracts, the Pentagon says.
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis hopes that China will help in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
American ambassadors from nine Pacific Rim countries signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine and other allies in order to maintain trust with strategic partners.
The website of the Ministry of Education and Science was temporarily disabled due to a hostile cyberattack.
Representatives of Ukraine and Sweden discussed the financial terms and obligations of Ukraine to participate in the project, as well as the terms, conditions, and mechanism for the procurement of CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles.
Fragments of a missile that did not detonate during the Russian attack were found 400 meters from residential buildings in a village in the Stryi district of Lviv region.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will double the number of working groups to strengthen food quality inspections and compliance with standards in 2024.
Borrell addressed the Ukrainian parliament after Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Ombudsman's Office has received more than 3,500 appeals from Ukrainian servicemen.
Russian air strikes damage 6 houses and wound 1 person in Sumy region.