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The head of state held a conference call with the regions after the night shelling and instructed to strengthen the protection of border areas.
European lawmakers will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to review the trade agreement between the EU and the US following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn some of the global tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
On the night of 22 February, Russia launched a combined attack on Kyiv and the Kyiv region, using missiles and drones. Destruction and fires were reported in the Kyiv region, with one fatality and several injuries.
The Russian military leadership tolerates and encourages the torture and execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the next trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the United States and Russia is to take place within 10 days, most likely again in Geneva. According to him, there is progress on issues related to monitoring the ceasefire and exchanging prisoners, while no progress has been made on Donbas.
The State Bureau of Investigations has sent an indictment to court against former commanders of the Kharkiv and Lviv units of Berkut and announced that it suspects the former chief of the General Staff during Yanukovych's presidency.
US President Donald Trump has extended the state of emergency that forms the basis for American sanctions against Russia, imposed after the annexation of Crimea and in connection with aggression against Ukraine.
Lawmakers initiated the first full review of events at the 7,600-acre Zorro Ranch after years of criticism over inadequate investigations.
Bratislava declared a state of emergency in the oil industry due to the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline, released 250,000 tonnes of oil from reserves and stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine.
Ukraine expects that new defence support packages, tailored to clearly defined needs, will begin to arrive by 24 February. This was stated by Deputy Head of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva during a meeting with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Boris Ruge.
In the Lviv region, an illegal scheme for smuggling men abroad was uncovered, which, according to law enforcement officials, was organised by a customs official. For $15,000, an acquaintance of the customs officer, a driver, transported "clients" using fake documents belonging to elderly people, including passports of deceased individuals.
Tighter sanctions from the US and the EU, reduced purchases by India, and the accumulation of stocks at sea may force Russia to reduce oil production in the coming months. Against the backdrop of the war against Ukraine, this puts additional pressure on the Kremlin's budget, where oil and gas revenues account for about a quarter of its income.
