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The State Bureau of Investigations reported that as part of the investigation into the case of former head of the SBU's Main Directorate for Internal Security Andriy Naumov, its employees questioned businessman Serhiy Vaganyan in Vienna.
On the night of 12 February, Russian troops carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv, striking infrastructure and residential buildings. Damage was reported in several areas of the capital, and two people were hospitalised.
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Office of the Prosecutor General and with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, eliminated a fictitious employment scheme at the Main Military Clinical Hospital. According to the investigation, the official hired acquaintances without actually performing their duties and embezzled 2.6 million hryvnias.
Law enforcement agencies in five countries have arrested 24 suspects in a case involving the supply of cocaine from South America to Europe and the laundering of at least €4 million in profits.
French and Romanian law enforcement agencies, coordinated by Eurojust, conducted a joint operation against a group suspected of laundering hundreds of millions of euros obtained, in particular, from drug trafficking and investing part of the money in real estate.
Jeffrey Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell did not answer a single question during her interrogation in the US Congress, which drew sharp criticism from lawmakers and suspicions of an attempt to obtain a presidential pardon.
Officials from the military unit, together with suppliers, organised a large-scale scheme to embezzle funds while supplying the Armed Forces with food, providing the military with poor-quality products.
The Prosecutor General drew attention to the gap between public statements about pressure on businesses on social media and the lack of official appeals that trigger the mechanism for protecting entrepreneurs.
In the Republic of Srpska, following partial re-elections, Sinisa Karan, who is considered an ally of the ousted Milorad Dodik, was re-elected president.
Ukrainian forces carried out a series of precision strikes on Russian military targets and temporarily occupied territories, confirming damage to key elements of the enemy's infrastructure.
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said the White House is trying to cover up the scandal surrounding a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, calling the administration's explanation of an employee's mistake implausible.
Russian troops shelled the Kherson thermal power plant again during the day, with at least five hits recorded on the energy infrastructure facility.
