The Ukrainian authorities should conscript prisoners and offenders who are not currently serving sentences in prison, Justice Minister Denys Malyuska said in an interview with Ukrinform news agency on Feb. 20.
Murders and violence against the EuroMaidan Revolution's participants were carried out by Ukrainian law enforcement officers under the orders of Ukrainian authorities and Russia's guidance, according to a conclusion by the Prosecutor General's Office, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 19.
Russia's aggressive offensive has fragmented into five main fronts following the capture of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, placing Ukrainian ground forces in what may be their most precarious position since the full-scale invasion began, The New York Times reported on Feb. 17.
The Ukrainian authorities have issued a nationwide air-raid warning due to the threat of Russian ballistic missile attacks, with media reports indicating that explosions have been heard in the cities of Poltava and Kropyvnytskyi.