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There were 227 combat engagements in the frontline, the most active in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy carried out 39 air strikes, fired over 3,000 times and used 800 kamikaze drones.

Over the last day, 227 combat engagements took place on the Russian-Ukrainian front. Russians continue to attack most actively in the Pokrovsk sector. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.

According to the updated information, yesterday the enemy conducted 39 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and localities, including 53 missiles. In addition, it conducted over three thousand attacks, including 159 with multiple launch rocket systems and engaged over 800 kamikaze drones,

– the message says.

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The aggressor carried out air strikes in the areas of Lozova, Kharkiv region; Tverdokhlibove, Luhansk region; Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Nelipivka, Katerynivka, Ivanopillia, Yablunivka, Zorya, Oleksandropil, Hrodivka, Myrolyubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Sukha Balka, Dachne, Romanivka, Ulakly, Kostiantynopil, Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region.

Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit two areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and one enemy radar station.

Over the past day, 13 combat engagements with Russian invaders took place in the Kharkiv sector in the areas of Vovchansk and Tykhyi.

In Kupyansk sector, 12 militants' attacks took place over the last day. Defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Hlushkivka, Synkivka, Zahryzove, Novoplatonivka, Kindrashivka, Pishchany and Zelenyi Hai.

In the Liman sector, the enemy attacked 17 times. They tried to break into our defense near Druzhelyubivka, Tverdokhlibove, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Cherneshchyna, Kopanky, Yampolivka and Terny.

In the Siverskyi sector yesterday our defenders repelled one enemy attack near Bilohorivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector , the occupants attacked three times in the areas of Stupochky and Chasovyi Yar.

On the Tof the Oretsk direction, the enemy made two attacks in the direction of Toretsk.

In the Pokrovsky sector, our defenders stopped 55 aggressor attacks in the areas of Promin, Lysivka, Krutyi Yar, Myrnohrad, Hryhorivka, Myrolyubivka, Zhovte, Pushkine, Petrivka and Pustynka. The highest concentration of hostilities was near Dachenske.

The enemy was actively using bombers and attack aircraft to strike in the area.

In the Kurakhove sector, the Defense Forces repelled 47 attacks. The occupants actively used aviation to try to advance near Berestky, Dalne, Romanivka, Sontsivka, Zorya, Novodmytrivka, Kurakhove, Katerynivka and Antonivka.

In the Vremivsk direction, therotary conducted 26 assaults on our positions in the areas of Velyka Novosilka, Novodarivka, Trudove, Sukhi Yaliv, Rozdolne, Kostiantynopilske and Rivne.

The enemy did not conduct any assault operations in the Huliaypillia and Orikhivsk sectors yesterday.

Five times without success, the invaders' troops tried to force the units of the Defense Forces out of their positions in the Prydniprovskyi direction.

The operation in the Kursk region continues. Over the past day, the enemy fired 197 artillery shells at the positions of our troops, 13 of them from multiple rocket launchers.

– the General Staff added.

No signs of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.

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Mediazona, an independent Russian outlet, together with BBC Russia, has confirmed through open-source research the names of 79,819 Russian soldiers killed since the start of Russia's all-out war.

As Vladimir Putin boasted the new Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, sparking renewed fears of nuclear escalation, Mediazona reported nearly 2,700 additional Russian military deaths in Ukraine over the past two weeks.

The confirmed death toll now includes 17,000 volunteers, 14,500 recruited prisoners, and 9,700 mobilized soldiers, according to the media outlets. The journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media reports, and statements from local authorities.

The Nov. 22 report comes amid growing evidence of widespread violence within Russian military ranks. Recent incidents include the arrests of two commanders, known by the call signs Bely ("White") and Gvozd ("Nail"), for confining subordinates in dog cages and the death of pro-Kremlin American volunteer Russell Bentley in a military detention facility.

Since Russia began its full-scale on Feb. 22, 2022, over 4,364 Russian officers have been killed in combat in Ukraine.

According to figures released by Kyiv, total Russian losses in Ukraine had exceeded 700,000 as of Nov. 4, marking an increase of 100,000 in just 77 days. The figures do not distinguish between those killed, wounded, missing, or captured, though they are widely understood to encompass all categories. These numbers mostly align with estimates from Western nations.

For 2nd day straight, Russia’s reported losses in Ukraine surge to record levelsThe figure surpasses the previous record of 1,770 set just the day before.The Kyiv IndependentChris York

The President of Ukraine expressed dissatisfaction with the weak support for Ukraine at the G20 summit in Brazil. Zelenskyy criticized President Lula da Silva's position and called for more decisive action against Russian aggression.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the G20 summit in Brazil was held with weak support for Ukraine. He said this during a conversation with journalists at the Third International Grain from Ukraine Conference, UNN reports.

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Zelenskiy noted that the majority of the Brazilian people support Ukraine, and thanked them for this. At the same time, in his opinion, the President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, the country that currently holds the G20 presidency and hosted the summit, demonstrated a weak position on the war.

If we want good, normal relations between our nations, between our peoples, then we probably need to support people first, not aggressors, leaders of aggression in the world, such as Putin, such as today's, modern Russia

– said the President of Ukraine.

According to him, the weakness shown during the G20 summit allowed the Russian dictator to fire new missiles at Ukraine during the G20 leaders' meeting.

I do not believe that populism can stop Putin. I don't believe that cheap energy resources can be used to protect your freedom for a long time. I think it is a false movement

– the Head of State emphasized.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also emphasized that when there are strong statements, calls and steps, the Russian dictator will not be able to behave the way he is doing now.

In addition, the President noted that Ukraine had raised the issue of reforming the UN Security Council in view of its ineffectiveness.

Everyone is talking about it, but the UN Security Council reform is not happening. There are players who do not want any reforms, because otherwise their influence will be less,

– the Head of State said.

The President of Ukraine added that every two to three months Putin escalates on the front to raise the stakes and not sit down at the negotiating table. Without a clear position of the big countries – the United States, Brazil, Asia and Africa – negotiations with Putin will be a delay and a continuation of intimidation by Russia.

At the same time, all the steps that Ukraine is proposing to end the war are based on the UN Charter. Our country hopes that its partners will support them .

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Ukraine is expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa, opening 10 new embassies. Zelenskiy announced the creation of grain hubs and technology exchange with African countries.

Russia has ramped up its use of North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes against Ukraine, with approximately a third of its 2024 attacks involving these weapons, according to Ukrainian military officials and public records analyzed by CNN.

The missiles, powered by Western-made components despite international sanctions, highlight a growing collaboration between Moscow and Pyongyang. North Korea’s role in supporting Russia extends beyond weapons, with about 11,000 North Korean soldiers reportedly deployed to Russia’s Kursk region.

In 2024, Russia launched around 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles, accounting for nearly one-third of the 194 ballistic missile strikes tracked by Ukraine’s Air Force. August and September saw a surge in these attacks, with Ukrainian officials publicly identifying the KN-23 as a significant threat during that period.

"Since the spring, Russia has been using ballistic missiles and attack drones much more to strike Ukraine, and less use of cruise missiles," Yuriy Ihnat, acting head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, told CNN.

Ukrainian investigators have uncovered evidence of extensive use of Western components in the KN-23 missiles. According to Ukraine’s Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO), nine Western companies, including manufacturers from the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, produced key components for these weapons.

"Everything that works to guide the missile, to make it fly, is all foreign components. All the electronics are foreign. There is nothing Korean in it," Andriy Kulchytskyi, head of the Military Research Laboratory at Kyiv’s Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise, told CNN. He noted that the missiles’ metal casing, which corrodes quickly, appears to be the only Korean-made part.

Fragments of the missiles, some produced as recently as 2023, suggest a rapid supply chain funneling components to North Korea. Ukrainian Defense Intelligence officials estimate that about 70% of these parts are American, with the rest sourced from Germany, Switzerland, and other countries.

A U.K.-based investigative group, Conflict Armament Research (CAR), previously found that 75% of components in one early KN-23 missile used against Ukraine came from U.S. companies.

Missile strikes involving North Korean weapons have killed at least 28 people and injured 213 in Ukraine this year, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general.

"Investigating these missiles isn’t easy due to the damage, but we can still identify the vast majority of components as Western-made," said a Ukrainian defense intelligence official.

The exact routes by which components reach North Korea remain unclear, according to weapons-tracing experts, though evidence strongly suggests China as the primary conduit.

"We have successfully traced some of those components, and the last known custodians are Chinese companies," said Damien Spleeters, deputy director of operations at Conflict Armament Research (CAR), an organization that independently tracks diverted weapons. According to Spleeters, Chinese firms acquire the components from manufacturers and pass them through a network of intermediaries.

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