Ukraine

The government proposes to increase fines for showing films without registration to 17-34 thousand UAH. For a repeat violation within a year, the fine will increase to 34-51 thousand UAH with confiscation of funds.

In 2023, 23. 9 thousand hybrid cars were registered in Ukraine, up 39% year-on-year. Toyota RAV-4 is the leader among new hybrids, and Ford Fusion is the leader among used hybrids.

IAEA experts conducted three visits to Ukrainian power substations at the end of last year. During the inspections, they found remnants of cluster munitions and documented damage to critical nuclear power plant infrastructure.

Cooperation that changes lives: how SOS Children's Villages works in Brovary.

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson commented on the information about Trump's meeting with Putin, noting that this is not a new initiative. Ukraine expects Trump to meet with Zelenskyy after the inauguration to work together for peace.

In Ukraine, 900-950 thousand people have been reserved for mobilization. According to the Prime Minister, this figure has been fixed for a long time and does not affect the mobilization process.

The Ministry of Justice announced the resumption of all major services of the Unified State Register portal after a large-scale cyberattack by the Russian Federation. Search for information, generation of extracts and other key functions of the registry are available again.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Danylo Hetmantsev, has hired Yevhen Sokur, who was fired from the State Tax Service over corruption scandals, as his assistant. A criminal investigation is underway against Sokur for obstructing the supply of fuel to the army.

The EU has provided Ukraine with the first tranche of €3 billion from frozen Russian assets. The funds will be used for priority budgetary expenditures under the ERA initiative, which provides a total of $50 billion in support.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announces preparations for high-level Ukrainian-American contacts after Trump's inauguration on January 20.

Economists predict that the dollar will rise to 47. 5 hryvnia by the end of 2025. This will be influenced by military operations, a decline in exports, and the massive closure of individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine.

Ukraine has set an example for European countries in refusing to use Russian nuclear fuel for Soviet-designed reactors. Three EU countries already use Westinghouse fuel, and two more are preparing to switch.

The Japanese government imposed new sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 45 individuals and organizations. Starting January 23, the export of 335 goods, including motorcycles and specialty vehicle components, will also be banned.

Kyiv has low air pollution and normal radiation levels. Due to the fog and high humidity (97%), the sensors may show overestimated pollution levels.

The German Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry prepared a plan for additional military assistance to Ukraine worth 3 billion euros. Chancellor Scholz did not approve the initiative, explaining that there is sufficient funding for 2025.

Sebastian Kaleta criticized the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's reaction to candidate Navrotsky's statement on Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO. He called for the Ukrainian ambassador to be summoned because of “interference in the electoral process.

The coalition of business communities called on the new head of the State Tax Service to cooperate.

More than 7,000 military personnel returned to service after the adoption of the law on voluntary return. 4,396 people have already been officially reinstated, while the process of reopening and closing criminal cases against the rest is underway.

The Ministry of Environment reports that there is no threat to the coast of Odesa from the spill of fuel oil from Russian tankers. The pollution over an area of about 1000 km² reached the coast of Crimea, killing more than 15,000 birds and 30 dolphins.

The European Union is analyzing hundreds of Biden's executive orders because of fears that Trump will reverse them after the inauguration. Particular attention is being paid to sanctions against Russia.

The National Police is conducting more than 600 simultaneous searches across the country to investigate the smuggling of men across the border. The investigation concerns organizers and members of groups that helped hundreds of conscripts cross the border illegally.

Over the last day, 161 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 42 attacks. The enemy launched 55 air strikes and fired over 6,000 times at Ukrainian positions.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released the enemy's losses over the past day: 1,830 soldiers, 10 tanks and 32 armored personnel carriers. Total Russian losses since the beginning of the war have reached almost 805,000 personnel.

On January 10, cloudy weather with clearing, sometimes rain with sleet is forecast in Ukraine. Air temperature will range from +4° to +16°, south wind with a shift to the west up to 12 m/s.

Senior Russian military and security officials advocate escalation of hostilities in Ukraine instead of negotiations. Despite significant losses, they are calling on Putin to intensify military efforts and hold partial conscriptions.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a law on changes to organ transplantation. The document prohibits the harvesting of organs from fallen soldiers and establishes the National Transplantation Committee.

Canada will allocate 440 million Canadian dollars for new military aid to Ukraine. The funds will be used to buy ammunition, drones and winter gear for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the occupied Donetsk region, children were forced to make trench candles for the Russian military. Each high school student has to make 50 hot water bottles, and a junior high school student has to make 25.

As part of Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian military has trained more than 43,000 Ukrainian servicemen since 2015. The program includes basic and specialized training to improve the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the battlefield.

The occupation authorities have introduced a new condition for receiving compensation for destroyed housing in Mariupol - an inventory of houses. However, this is impossible, as more than 500 high-rise buildings have been completely demolished by the occupiers.