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The gala concert to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Song of the Year National Music Award will take place in May 2025. The project will be held under the slogan “Songs Burnt by War” and will honor the best performers in five nominations.

The sixth music and poetry festival brought together more than 100 families of fallen soldiers and presented 160 paintings. The funds raised will be used to buy a car for the 57th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Cyber Police Department has provided recommendations for the safe use of the Internet by children. Parents are advised to talk to their children about cyberbullying, teach them the “billboard test” and control the publication of personal information.

The EU is launching a Digital Identity Wallet for the use of electronic documents between countries by the end of 2026. Ukraine is already testing the integration of Diia with this system for SIM card registration and banking services.

Kyivvodokanal has denied information about a 4-fold increase in water tariffs. The company reported a technical failure in its payment systems and recommends that customers temporarily refrain from paying for services.

The network reports a failure of the Reserve+ app, which has been reported by users since the night of February 8.

A Volovets court sentenced three defendants accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl to 6 years in prison. The court also ordered the victim to pay UAH 300,000 in non-pecuniary damage.

The ESET expert spoke about the main channels of fake advertising on social networks. Over the past six months, the number of phishing threats has increased by 335%, with more than 100 new fraudulent addresses being discovered every day.

Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko met with businesses in Dnipropetrovs'k region to discuss the problems of blocking tax invoices. By the end of the week, advisory centers will be set up in all regions to resolve issues with tax invoices.

The Tax Service helped to expose an interregional drug cartel that laundered UAH 18 million monthly through a network of drops. The criminals used more than a thousand front men to transfer funds into cryptocurrency.

A clergyman from Washington, D. C., defrauded 1,500 people of $5.9 million through the fake crypto project Solano Fi. The pastor convinced his parishioners to invest, claiming that the idea came to him in a dream.

According to WHO forecasts, the number of new cancer cases will increase by 77% by 2050. The Shalimov Center spoke about modern methods of treatment and the work of a multidisciplinary oncology consultation.

Oleksandr Balaban, the head of the Department of TV Journalism at KNUKiM, was dismissed from his position due to harassment allegations. Former students reported unethical behavior and humiliation on his part.

The cryptocurrency market suffered a sharp decline after Trump imposed new trade tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Bitcoin hit a three-week low, and ether lost a quarter of its value in three days.

In Tbilisi, law enforcement officers searched the homes of protest movement activists, including the founders of the Daitove group. Equipment, money and protest symbols were seized from one of the activists.

The State Tax Service of Ukraine has developed a video instruction on how to process tax invoices in the system. Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of the State Tax Service, explained the criteria for blocking tax invoices and ways to avoid this problem.

Two women organized a fake marriage scheme with brides with disabilities for $22,000. The organizers offered men to avoid mobilization by claiming a disability or a fictitious marriage.

Sofia Semchyshyn reported an attempted murder of Irina Farion on July 17, two days before her death. The suspect, wearing warm clothes and mittens, waited for Farion outside her home in 30-degree heat, Farion's daughter said.

Defense Minister Umerov initiated the dismissal of Klimenkov's deputy and did not extend Bezrukova's contract because of the arms procurement scandal. Arsen Zhumadilov will be appointed as the new director of the Defense Industry.

Kyiv's Holosiivskyi court has remanded in custody for 60 days without bail Igor Vandelovsky, suspected of preparing an assassination attempt on the first deputy head of the Ministry of Health. According to prosecutors, the motive for the attempt was the death of a patient in the hospital. The suspect denies all charges.

Prosecutors are asking the court to remand the suspect in the case of the attempted assassination of Serhiy Dubrova without the possibility of bail. The defense insists on house arrest with an electronic bracelet.

The Reserve+ service will resume the function of issuing deferments for undergraduate and graduate students from January 22. The decision was made after numerous requests and successful testing of data exchange with the Ministry of Education.

Facebook, X, YouTube, and other tech companies have joined the EU's updated code of conduct on combating hate speech. The companies pledged to respond to complaints faster and implement automatic tools to detect harmful content.

On January 21, warm weather without precipitation is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -4°C at night to +6°C during the day. Forecasters predict morning fog and gradual warming in the coming days.

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%.

From January 17 to January 20, 2025, final technical work will be carried out to restore the registers after a cyberattack by Russia. Five state registries, including the USR and the civil registry, may be unstable.

The AntAC denied the disinformation about the First Lady's stay in the St. Moritz ski resort. It is impossible to identify Olena Zelenska or her entourage in the video that was circulated.

The Shalimov Center presented the benefits of bimammary coronary artery bypass grafting. The method uses two mammary arteries and provides better long-term results with a lower risk of complications.

Larysa Kozak, deputy head of the RCCC, explained the rights of persons liable for military service to use mobile phones in the RCCC. The premises of the TCC are a restricted facility, but a special place for communication should be allocated.

The HACCU Appeals Chamber changed the measure of restraint for Artur Yemelianov from custody to bail. The former deputy chairman of the HCCU is suspected of participating in a criminal organization that issued decisions for bribes.