Enrichment of chief psychiatrist of Ukrainian Armed Forces, preventive measures in Kharkiv Oblast defense breach case: January 21 highlights

Detention of the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Law enforcement officers have detained Oleg Druz, the head of the psychiatric clinic of the National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital" and the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on suspicion of illicit enrichment. According to the investigation, he acquired assets worth over $1 million.

The Command of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine declared its "intolerance to facts that contain corruption crimes" and assured that it was assisting the investigation.

Preventive measures in the case of the defense breach in Kharkiv Oblast

The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has ordered the former commander of the Kharkiv operational-tactical grouping Yuriy Halushkin to be held in custody with the possibility of posting bail of 5 million hryvnias ($118,662). Colonel Illya Lapin was also taken into custody. Both are involved in the case of improper defense of Kharkiv Oblast.

Meanwhile, the 125th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade has come forward to defend its former commander, Artur Horbenko, another suspect. The soldiers said they want to tell the “real truth” in court.

Defense Forces attacked an oil depot and a plant in Russia

Overnight on January 20, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked a number of important facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

For the second time in a week, drones of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Liski oil depot in Voronezh Oblast. The infrastructure of the Smolensk Aviation Plant was also hit.

Police identify participants in beating of girl in Bila Tserkva

Law enforcement officers have identified ten participants in the incident involving the beating of a 12-year-old girl in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast. The actions of the participants in the crime have been reclassified: a pre-trial investigation is ongoing into torture (Part 1 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

One of the defendants, a 16-year-old boy, has already been charged with torture and extortion during martial law (Part 4 of Article 189, Part 1 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration is keeping the situation under control, and representatives of the commissioner have already met with the girl and the principal of the school where her abusers study.

Trump signed a series of executive orders, including a suspension of foreign aid

US President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders upon taking office, including a 90-day freeze on all US foreign aid.

The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council explained that this does not apply to military aid to Ukraine. However, some in the US Senate are concerned that this could affect funding for restoring the power grid after the Russian strikes.

Other news

• In 2025, the European Union plans to provide 30.6 billion euros in budget support to Ukraine.
• The first meetings of Ukrainian representatives with US President Donald Trump's team may take place in early February during Ukrainian Week in Washington.
• The Czech opposition promises to cancel the initiative to supply artillery shells to Ukraine if they come to power.
• A laboratory assistant at Lviv School No. 30, who swore at children during a physics lesson in November 2024, was dismissed from the educational institution.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin, through EU countries, will try to put pressure on Ukraine to reduce the size of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.