Main events of January 31: pensions in Ukraine may become unaffordable, generators will not help Kyiv, fines from the CCC will increase

From 2026, to retire in Ukraine at age 60, citizens will need at least 33 years of insurance experience. However, the current average is 32 years and 9 months, meaning many will have to work longer to receive their pensions on time. Since 2017, the requirements for insurance experience have been increasing annually in Ukraine, and it is planned that the minimum experience will gradually increase to 35 years. If a person does not have time to accumulate the required experience, they will have to retire at 63 or even 65. According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, the average length of service for people who will retire by age in 2025 will be 32 years and 9 months.

Heating collapse continues in Kyiv: residents of the capital are advised to take the initiative in their homes, starting with insulating basements and attics. This is a necessary step, as housing and communal services problems will not disappear as spring approaches. Now is the time to take simple, quick measures, such as thermal insulation, to prepare for potential cold weather. Although there is a government program regarding generators, its implementation may be delayed, so it is necessary to act now.

The world of show business is discussing a new scandal involving rapper P. Diddy. The New York Post reported on a lawsuit alleging that he hinted at his involvement in the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. The plaintiff, Steve Otis, accuses the rapper of trying to intimidate him after he allegedly suffered from alcohol and drugs during a meeting in 2012.

Kyiv is experiencing serious difficulties in providing heating due to the shutdown of CHP-6, which cannot supply heat. The head of the Desnyansky district state administration, Maksym Bakhmatov, points out that alternative heat supply systems should have been created even earlier, but this did not happen. The situation is especially difficult in the Troyes region, home to 500,000 to 700,000 people. About 700 residential buildings remain without heat.

In Ukraine, sanctions for violations related to mobilization will remain in effect in 2026. Fines will be significantly higher for officials than for ordinary military conscripts. Territorial recruitment centers have the right to impose penalties on persons subject to military registration, as well as on officials of state bodies of local self-government, enterprises, and other organizations that violate the legislation on defense and mobilization.