Russia is seeking the extradition from Italy of Ukrainian theater director Yevhen Lavrenchuk, who was arrested on December 17 by Italian police.
Ukrainian ombudsperson Liudmyla Denisova states 30 women are being illegally held in prisons in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The lawyer defending Crimean Tatar activists was taken in custody on misdemeanor obstruction charges.
Ukraine’s PM Denys Shmyhal claims schools should return to in-person learning after unvaccinated teachers have been suspended.