Four members of one family including two teenagers were feared dead in the aftermath of a Russian missile attack in the southeastern city of Kramatorsk, the local adminstration said.
Ukraine's customs service warned that a protest by farmers on the Polish side of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint will likely block traffic on February 18, as a long line of trucks and other vehicles has already been seen at the crossing.
German security authorities have helped to shut down a Russian computer espionage network in a U.S.-led operation that uncovered, in part, spying about Germany's plans for Ukraine.
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the front-runner to be the next secretary-general of NATO, has said EU countries are "working with our partners all over the globe" to meet Ukraine's military needs, especially supplying Kyiv with ammunition and air-defense systems.
The European Union is set to sanction around 55 companies and over 60 individuals, as part of its 13th sanctions package against Russia, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 8.