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Avalanche hits railway line in Switzerland: passenger train derails, casualties reported
In the canton of Valais in south-western Switzerland, an avalanche caused a passenger train to derail. According to preliminary data, five people were injured and traffic on the section has been temporarily suspended.
Obama responded to a video with racist undertones shared by Trump
Former US President Barack Obama has commented for the first time on a video posted by Donald Trump on his social media account. The video depicted Obama and his wife Michelle as monkeys, sparking a wave of criticism and accusations of racism.
Over 800 generators for the capital: Kyiv received large-scale assistance during the energy crisis
Since the beginning of the year, the capital has received 827 generators with a capacity of 5 to 900 kW, which ensure the operation of residential buildings, hospitals, schools and critical infrastructure facilities during massive shelling.
Nine people arrested in Paris on suspicion of €10 million fraud involving Louvre tickets
French police have arrested nine people, including two museum employees and several guides, as part of an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the reuse of tickets to the Louvre.
Massive drone attack on southern Ukraine: casualties, injuries and extensive damage
On the night of 12 February and the morning of 13 February, Russian troops carried out a series of drone strikes on the Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. The attacks killed at least three people, damaged dozens of infrastructure and residential buildings, and caused power, heat, and water supply disruptions in a number of regions.
The Shelter Coalition has approved the first seven projects for regions under daily shelling.
The International Coalition for Civil Protection Shelters has approved the first seven projects for the construction and modernisation of protective structures in six frontline and border regions. Most of the facilities will be built for medical institutions and kindergartens.
Kyiv promises to restore the operation of TPP-5 and TPP-6 within two days after the shelling
The capital's TPP-5 and TPP-6, damaged by the Russian strike on 12 February, are expected to be fully restored within one or two days. The government assures that thanks to above-zero temperatures, more serious consequences for the heating system were avoided.
Kyiv received all 500 generators from the EU's strategic reserve rescEU
The capital has completed receiving a full batch of generators from the European Union's strategic reserve, rescEU. The last 234 units of equipment were delivered on 12 February to support heating and water supply in the event of possible power outages.
The Vulcan Centaur rocket launched space surveillance satellites into orbit for the US military.
The Vulcan Centaur rocket made its fourth launch and delivered two GSSAP satellites for the US Space Force into geostationary orbit. The mission launched on 12 February at 4:22 a.m. Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Rinat Akhmetov tops the ranking of Ukrainian businessmen according to OpenDataBot
Rinat Akhmetov, owner of the SCM investment group, topped the ranking of Ukrainian businessmen according to OpenDataBot. His fortune is estimated at 565.7 billion hryvnia.
Houses in the suburbs of the capital, flats and salaries of up to 400,000 hryvnia: what is being declared in the BEB on the eve of certification
On the eve of the certification, employees of the Economic Security Bureau declared salaries ranging from 150,000 to 400,000 hryvnia per month, as well as the purchase of houses, apartments and cars. Some detectives only report significant changes in their financial status, without publishing their full declarations.
Massive blow to energy sector: around 4,000 homes in Kyiv without heating, 300,000 people in Odesa without water
As a result of the night attack on 12 February, Russian troops again struck heat generation facilities and energy infrastructure. Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro were the most affected, with thousands of people left without heat and water.
