Ukraine
Actress Anna Salivanchuk announced that her niece Valeriia gave birth to a son, Orest. This event made Salivanchuk a "grandmother" and her mother a great-grandmother.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in promised US energy aid to Ukraine have yet to be disbursed, raising concerns amid a harsh winter. The funds, intended for gas imports and infrastructure reconstruction, are stuck due to bureaucratic confusion and internal disputes within the Trump administration.
Ukrainian business is adapting to wartime realities, changing planning approaches and establishing dialogue with authorities. The rule of law, national security, and demining are key to recovery.
Since the beginning of the day, 66 combat engagements have been recorded at the front. In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 23 enemy attacks.
A UOC clergyman was detained in Kharkiv for spreading anti-Ukrainian narratives and justifying Russia's aggression. During searches, over UAH 2.6 million was seized, allegedly obtained for propaganda.
The mayor of Voznesensk, Yevhen Velychko, who was involved in a fatal accident on January 28, 2026, was remanded in custody for 2 months with the possibility of bail. The pre-trial measure was chosen by the Podilskyi District Court of Kropyvnytskyi.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Georgiy Tykhyi, commented on the EU sanctions against Russian propagandists, calling them accomplices in atrocities. He called for expanding the sanctions list and blocking propaganda channels.
The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) заочно (in absentia) notified Oleksiy Olkhovsky, commander of the combat unit of a Russian submarine, of suspicion of treason. He was responsible for navigation and plotting the course for launching Kalibr cruise missiles at Ukraine.
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will take place on February 12 at NATO headquarters. It will be hosted by Great Britain and Germany.
Asia is experiencing outbreaks of the highly lethal Nipah virus. Experts note that the virus is transmitted from bats to animals, and then to humans through contact.
An indictment has been sent to court against four members of a criminal organization who supplied industrial equipment to Russian enterprises. Products worth over UAH 160 million were used for the needs of Russia's military-industrial complex.
The IAEA Board of Governors held an emergency meeting regarding nuclear risks from Russia's systematic attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. IAEA head Rafael Grossi confirmed that these attacks fall under the organization's mandate and pose direct nuclear risks.
Investments thrive on predictable rules of the game, and businesses prefer a level playing field for all. A representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (hereinafter - the Chamber) spoke about what currently concerns businesses and whether a dialogue with the authorities is being successfully established.
The screening of the propaganda documentary "Carnets de Russie" has been canceled in Brussels. This happened after the Ukrainian side's reaction and the municipal authorities' consideration of the issues.
On Saturday, February 14, online marriage registration will be available, despite it being a weekend. The Ministry of Justice has opened slots for over 300 couples who wish to get married online.
A Ukrainian adviser said that the Russians privately apologized for the strikes on Odesa and a passenger train, which occurred after talks on suspending strikes.
Kazakh President Tokayev stated that $14 billion was laundered from a "neighboring country" through a Kazakh bank. Kazakhstan is tightening restrictions on Russians using its banks to circumvent sanctions.
Former head of "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated that Kyiv's residential areas, particularly Troyeshchyna, are critically dependent on a limited number of large energy facilities. This increases their vulnerability during Russian attacks, as the lack of local sources leads to large-scale outages.
Systemic management failures, non-transparent decisions, and tolerance of Russian influence gradually transformed the State Aviation Administration from a guarantor of safety into a source of reputational and security risks. The consequences of such decisions by the previous leadership of the aviation regulator today threaten trust in it, defense capabilities, and the future of Ukrainian aviation.
On January 31, some regions of Ukraine are expected to experience above-zero temperatures, but severe frosts will begin on the same day. In early February, nighttime air temperatures may drop to -20…-28 degrees.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine corresponds to seasonal indicators. Due to bad weather, 276 settlements in five regions are without power, and hostilities have damaged energy equipment in frontline regions.
Former head of "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated that Russia knows the location of key objects of Ukraine's energy system due to its centralized model. Distributed generation from small power plants is much more difficult to detect and destroy.
Former head of "Ukrenergo" Volodymyr Kudrytskyi stated that generators from partners are a temporary solution. They support the operation of invincibility points, but do not solve the problem of electricity shortage.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has set bail of UAH 10 million for former head of the State Border Guard Service Serhiy Deineko and UAH 2 million for the former head of the border crossing point department. They are suspected of systematically receiving bribes for unhindered border crossing.
The Sumy Oblast Restoration Service has imposed restrictions on the movement of freight and oversized vehicles starting January 30 due to heavy snow and ice. The restriction applies to roads N-07, N-12, and N-12-1 to prevent accidents and traffic jams.
In Khmelnytskyi region, five children were removed from dangerous living conditions. They lived in unsanitary conditions, ate expired products, and did not attend school.
As of January 1, a mechanism for insuring property against war risks, which now covers production equipment, came into effect. Entrepreneurs independently specify the amount of damage, and the compensation limit of up to UAH 10 million applies to each legal entity separately.
Ukraine has strategically lost a significant part of its traditional electricity generation due to Russian strikes and equipment dismantling. Many power units have been destroyed or damaged, and some have been disassembled for spare parts.
Record technology exports by Ukrainian IT companies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia has reoriented its strikes towards logistics rather than energy. In the Kharkiv region, a ballistic missile damaged warehouses of a civilian production facility belonging to an American company.