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Angolan citizen Bento Adriano Mendes donated more than 80 electric generators worth tens of thousands of euros to Ukraine. Some of the equipment was received by the M. M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery to ensure uninterrupted operation during power outages.

The Turkish KAAN fighter jet has received two new platforms, which were presented to the public for the first time. In addition to the P1 prototype for basic flight tests, TUSAŞ has prepared the Iron Bird ground complex, where critical aircraft systems will be tested in parallel with the flights of two prototypes in 2026.

The state agency PlayCity has issued the first licence to issue and conduct lotteries to the Ukrainian National Lottery company, which paid an annual fee of UAH 24.2 million. The government sees this as the first practical step towards restarting a market that has been operating in a grey area for more than ten years.

In Cherkasy, law enforcement officers shut down a group that organised the industrial cultivation and sale of cannabis. During the special operation, 458 cannabis plants and almost 32 kilograms of the finished drug were seized, and four suspects have already been charged.

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.

Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said that the European Union should insist on a complete ban on maritime services for Russia's shadow fleet, even if the United States or the G7 countries do not support this move. According to her, Russia's military economy is under significant pressure, and sanctions are proving effective.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko in the form of 60 days' detention with the right to post bail of 200 million hryvnias. He is suspected of laundering money through a foreign fund which, according to the investigation, accumulated more than 112 million dollars in cash.

In the Bakırköy district of Istanbul, an investigation is underway into the large-scale theft of $30 million from two cars on the grounds of a residential complex. The number of detainees has risen to 11, and the case itself intersects with investigations into money laundering and high-profile political proceedings.

Journalists from the Finnish MOT programme have identified at least 175 oil tankers belonging to Russia's shadow fleet with falsified flag state data. Most of them operate in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, transporting oil worth billions of euros.

Zagreb has declared its readiness to help Budapest and Bratislava transport oil via the Adria pipeline after disruptions to supplies via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline. At the same time, the Croatian side stressed that it would not support imports of Russian oil, which finances the war against Ukraine.

In January 2026, China increased its imports of Russian oil through the so-called shadow fleet, while India significantly reduced its purchases. Overall, exports of raw materials from Russia by sea decreased by more than 1.4 million tonnes compared to December.

In the Volyn region, law enforcement officers exposed two servicemen from the district territorial centre for recruitment and social support who are suspected of extorting unlawful benefits for influencing mobilisation procedures. The total amount they allegedly requested for their services was $4,000.