A court in Kyiv on February 9 extended until at least April 8 the pretrial detention of former lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskiy, who is being held on various charges, including high treason.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed Major General Anatoliy Barhilevych as Ukraine's new chief of the General Staff on February 9, replacing Lieutenant General Serhiy Shaptala.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on February 9 that a Republican hold on sending new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia was “close to criminal neglect.”
The Birinchi Mai district court in Bishkek told RFE/RL on February 9 that it ruled eight days earlier to place rights defender Anvar Sartaev in pretrial detention at least until April 1 on charges of calling for mass unrest, violent acts against citizens, and disobeying the orders of authorities.