On January 17, Russian drones violated Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine. The Romanian military raised F-16 fighters and found traces of a drone crash near the city of Plaura.
The Minister of Internal Affairs said that the average salary of a police officer in Ukraine is 34-36 thousand hryvnias. An additional 10,000 is paid across the country and 30,000 in the regions of military operations.
The National Bank of Ukraine has updated the procedure for supervising payment infrastructure facilities and increased the amount of fines for violations. New rules for reviewing cases and clear deadlines for administrative procedures have been established.
Tania Fayon is participating in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Ministerial in Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister. The participants will discuss support for Ukraine, its recovery and the search for peace.
The Minister of Energy announced that there are no plans to raise electricity tariffs for households in the current heating season. The Cabinet of Ministers has set the tariff at UAH 4.32/kWh until May 2025.
The World Bank predicts a slowdown in Ukraine's economic growth to 2% in 2025 due to the ongoing war. Earlier, the bank predicted growth of 5.8% if the fighting decreased.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine decreased by 1. 2% compared to the previous day. The power grid is recovering from the attacks and power companies have restored power to more than 10,000 consumers.
Captured Russians confirm the presence of DPRK troops at the front, living in joint bases and participating in combat operations. The Koreans are the first to launch an offensive, demonstrating better discipline and equipment than Russian troops.
The Ministry of Community Development has conducted a large-scale monitoring of the accessibility of 93,000 facilities in Ukraine. Healthcare facilities have the best results - 43%, ASCs - 41%, and banks - 36%.
Starting in September 2025, Ukraine will introduce basic general military training for students lasting 300 hours. Everyone will have to take the theory, and men and women will have to take the practice if they wish.
In 2024, more than 176,000 children were born in Ukraine. Anna, Sofia, Artem, and Maksym are the most popular names, while Barbie, Mercy, Svyatogor, and Sultan are among the unusual ones.
South Korea's ambassador to the UN said that the DPRK military believed they were going to Ukraine for training, not war. There are 12,000 North Korean troops in the Kursk region of Russia.
Five people are suspected of fraudulent investments in a jewelry company worth over UAH 9. 5 million. The offenders raised funds from depositors during 2014-2019, promising high interest rates.
Russia has spent more than $18 billion on missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion. Revenues from oil and gas exports remain the main source of funding.
In 2024, almost 2. 63 million foreign passports and 1.32 million ID cards were issued in Ukraine. More than 17 thousand temporary residence permits were issued and 3,058 irregular migrants were identified.
Ukrgasvydobuvannya increased gas production by 5. 3% in 2024 compared to the previous year. The company put 83 new wells into operation and reached a record drilling rate of 370 thousand meters.
Russian troops are conducting daily assault operations in an attempt to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of their positions in the Kursk region. The 80th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted significant losses on the enemy - more than 5,000 killed and wounded.
FIЇNKA became the tenth finalist of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 according to the results of the voting in Diia. The final of the contest will be available on February 8 in the app on the Suspilne Culture channel.
At night, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, using 50 drones and 2 Iskander-M missiles. Air defense systems shot down 33 drones, and a number of them hit businesses in Odesa region.
The National Police is conducting more than 200 searches in 19 regions of Ukraine for illegal border crossings. Cases of fraud, forgery and bribery of officials are being investigated.
Since 2014, Vladislav Blyznyuk has been paid as the head of the destroyed Donetsk airport. RSA explains this by having a recreation center and other property on its balance sheet.
A 12-year-old boy was injured and a cafe with a boiler room caught fire as a result of a Russian UAV attack on Kyiv region. The 200 m² fire was extinguished, and a private house and a car were also damaged.
There were 141 combat engagements in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector, where 53 attacks were repelled. The enemy carried out 35 air strikes and fired about 5,000 times.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost 1,670 soldiers, 12 tanks and 13 armored combat vehicles. The total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the war have reached 815,820 soldiers.
Cloudy weather with clearings, light rain and sleet is forecast for Ukraine. Temperatures will range from -1° to +4°, there will be ice on the roads in some places, northwest wind of 7-12 m/s.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock criticized her government for its slow provision of military aid to Ukraine. She also condemned previous governments for policies that led to dependence on Russia.
NATO assumes responsibility for coordinating military assistance to Ukraine instead of the United States through a new framework agreement. The Alliance is establishing permanent assistance mechanisms to ensure stable support regardless of political changes.
Starting February 1, the cost of public transportation in occupied Luhansk will increase to 40 rubles. At the same time, the city has virtually no functioning public transportation due to the destroyed vehicle fleet and lack of drivers.
The FSB-linked Star Blizzard hacker group attempted to steal WhatsApp data from pro-Ukrainian organizations. The attackers used phishing emails with QR codes on behalf of the US government.
Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said that Ukraine will not accept “peace at any price. ” According to him, only “peace through strength” and the implementation of the “Peace Formula” will be able to stop the aggressor.
