That means Lee Carsley will remain in charge for this month’s international break and is currently preparing his players for a UEFA Nations League double-header against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.
Under-21 manager Carsley has been forced to adapt this week after eight players dropped out.
Arsenal pair Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have withdrawn having failed to last the full 90 minutes against Chelsea at the weekend, while Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is also out having suffered an injury against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Manchester City’s Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill, and Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale are unavailable.
Many people believe these players could have featured for England – and would have if it was Tuchel’s first camp – but have decided not to risk their availability for their club.
Morgan Rogers, Jarrod Bowen, Jarrad Branthwaite, Tino Livramento and James Trafford have all been called up by Carsley as a result. It is a maiden call-up for Aston Villa attacker Rogers.
Thomas Tuchel start date to ‘blame’ for England ‘mass exodus’
A report from The Telegraph says Premier League clubs have ‘blamed’ the ‘mass exodus’ on the FA’s decision to delay the start of new head coach Tuchel.
With players ‘less willing to take risks with their fitness’, it is believed that the FA ‘left the door open’ for England call-ups to withdraw by delaying Tuchel’s start date until New Years Day.
It is stated: ‘Tuchel’s late start as permanent head coach is also seen as a reason inside some clubs as to why so many players have pulled out of this month’s games.’
There is speculation more players will drop out of Carsley’s squad before Thursday night’s match in Greece and before the Wembley clash against Ireland, the report adds.
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A source told the website: “I’d guess that at least half of those players would still be with the squad if Thomas Tuchel was in charge for these games.
“That’s not to say they don’t have injuries or issues, but players aren’t going to take any risks when they know the current manager won’t be there after this break.
“Players are physically and mentally tired, and many of them, and their clubs, see this as the only opportunity for a break before a run of a lot of games packed into a short space of time.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more withdrawals after the first game against Greece.”
Tuchel’s late start is justified by the initial decision to give Carsley three senior camps and the German’s desire to ‘solely focus on the 2026 World Cup’.
2000 Ukrainians are already using the new eEntrepreneur service. The time for business registration has been reduced from 50 days to 33 minutes, and the most popular areas are retail, IT and online trading.
The eEntrepreneur service is already used by 2000 Ukrainians. This is reported by "We are Ukraine", UNN reports.
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According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the platform has made the process of starting a business in Ukraine much easier: the time required for registration has been reduced from more than 50 days to just 33 minutes, from submitting an application to receiving the necessary services.
Mykhailo Fedorov emphasized that the most popular areas for launching a business are retail, IT and online trading, which indicates a growing interest in entrepreneurial activity in the digital sphere.
"It will be like eBaby, only for business." Fedorov on the eEntrepreneur serviceApr 4 2024, 05:24 PM • 28421 view
The Russian army is deploying trained assault groups to frontline positions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, told the news outlet Suspilne on Nov. 12.
A day before, Voloshyn said that a new Russian assault in Zaporizhzhia Oblast could begin "any day."
In early October, Russian troops reportedly renewed their attack in the Zaporizhzhia sector. Kyiv warned of a potential Russian push in the southern region, just as Moscow's troops continue advancing in Ukraine's east.
According to Voloshyn, Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive toward the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
This move will allow the Russian military to gain control of the logistics routes from Zaporizhzhia to eastern Ukraine, the spokesperson added.
Another Russian target in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is the Hulyaipole sector, where "important" logistics routes for the Russian military are located, he said. Besides, Russian troops intensified their assault actions towards the village of Vremivka, trying to break through Ukrainian defensive positions near the settlements of Rivnopillia and Velyka Novosilka, according to Voloshyn.
Voloshyn said in October that Russian forces were massing for a breakthrough in the direction of Orikhiv and Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The area was the main axis of Ukraine's southern counteroffensive in 2023, which led to the liberation of the settlement of Robotyne but achieved no major results.
Russian troops have intensified attacks against Zaporizhzhia, targeting its civilian infrastructure with guided aerial bombs.
Six Tu-95MS strategic bombers took off from the Russian airfield in Olenegorsk. The planes will reach the launch area at approximately 5:00.
Six Tu-95MS strategic bombers have taken off from the Russian airfield in Olenegorsk. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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The planes are likely to reach the launch line around 5:00.
The Armed Forces urge Ukrainians to pay close attention to air raid warnings and not to ignore them, as the situation can change quickly.
Russian troops have attacked settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, damaging a residential building.
Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration
Quote: "After 20:00, the enemy launched six strikes on Zaporizhzhia and Vasylivka districts. Early reports indicate no casualties.
In one of the settlements, a residential building was damaged. We are currently assessing the overall extent of the damage from the strikes." Support UP or becomeour patron!
Samantha Harvey won the Man Booker Prize for her novel Orbital, about six astronauts on the ISS. The work explores the relationship between humans and the planet, touching on themes of sadness and the climate crisis.
The Man Booker Prize was awarded to 49-year-old British writer Samantha Harvey for her novel Orbital. This was reported by AP, according to UNN.
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The novel follows the lives of six astronauts from Japan, russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy who spend a day on the International Space Station orbiting the Earth. The novel covers themes of sadness, desire, and the climate crisis, exploring the relationship between humans and the planet.
During her speech, Harvey noted that watching the Earth from space is like seeing yourself from the outside.
What we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves
– the writer said.
This year's prize recognized a record number of women, as five women writers were shortlisted. The prize for this award is 50,000 pounds (about 60,000 euros).
The Man Booker Prize is awarded for works of fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Ukrainian drone strikes oil depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, local official claims
Russia deploys assault groups to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military says
Ukraine's 2025 budget includes $1.3 billion for weapons production, minister says
Ukrainian volunteers in Poland sign contracts with Armed Forces
British PM Starmer to press Biden to release $20 billion aid for Ukraine before Trump takes office, Telegraph reports
A Ukrainian drone struck an oil depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, igniting one silo, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on his Telegram channel on Nov. 12.
"Ten fire crews worked at the scene and quickly extinguished the fire," Gladkov said, adding there were no reports of casualties.
The oil depot is located near the city of Stary Oskol, he added.
In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry, whose profits fuel Moscow's war efforts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's concerted campaign to get permission to use Western-supplied weapons like the U.S-made ATACMs and the U.K's Storm Shadows to strike deep inside Russia has, to date, failed.
However, drones can potentially have an outsized impact when they hit highly flammable and less protected targets, such as ethanol distilleries or fuel depots.
Ukraine in September established the Unmanned Systems Forces, a separate branch of Ukraine's Armed Forces dedicated to drone warfare.
Kyiv said it aims to produce 1 million drones this year, in addition to the thousands pledged by foreign partners.
Russia deploys assault groups to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military says
The Russian army is deploying trained assault groups to frontline positions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, told the news outlet Suspilne on Nov. 12.
A day before, Voloshyn said that a new Russian assault in Zaporizhzhia Oblast could begin "any day."
In early October, Russian troops reportedly renewed their attack in the Zaporizhzhia sector. Kyiv warned of a potential Russian push in the southern region, just as Moscow's troops continue advancing in Ukraine's east.
According to Voloshyn, Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive toward the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
This move will allow the Russian military to gain control of the logistics routes from Zaporizhzhia to eastern Ukraine, the spokesperson added.
Another Russian target in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is the Hulyaipole sector, where "important" logistics routes for the Russian military are located, he said. Besides, Russian troops intensified their assault actions towards the village of Vremivka, trying to break through Ukrainian defensive positions near the settlements of Rivnopillia and Velyka Novosilka, according to Voloshyn.
Voloshyn said in October that Russian forces were massing for a breakthrough in the direction of Orikhiv and Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The area was the main axis of Ukraine's southern counteroffensive in 2023, which led to the liberation of the settlement of Robotyne but achieved no major results.
Russian troops have intensified attacks against Zaporizhzhia, targeting its civilian infrastructure with guided aerial bombs.
Ukraine's 2025 budget includes $1.3 billion for weapons production, minister says
Ukraine's budget for 2025 envisages Hr 55 billion ($1.3 billion) for weapons production, Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin said on Nov. 12.
Ukraine began actively developing its defense production after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Some Hr 54.55 billion ($1.3 billion) will be directly allocated for the development and implementation of new technologies, and the expansion of defense production capacity, according to Smetanin.
The minister added that the 2025 figure is almost Hr 3.5 billion ($84.4 million) more than in 2024.
Another 500 million will be allocated to an affordable loans program for defense companies. This program, created in 2024, allows manufacturers to take out loans at 5% per annum. The state budget will cover the rest of the interest, according to the minister's statement.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the draft state budget for 2025 on Sept. 13. The state expects to get Hr 2 trillion ($48.2 billion) in revenues, while expenditures are planned at Hr 3.6 trillion ($86.8 billion).
The draft state budget for 2025 envisages spending Hr 2.2 trillion ($53 billion) on Ukraine's defense, which is 26.3% of the country's projected gross domestic product (GDP).
Ukraine's proposed 2025 budget passed its first reading in parliament on Oct. 31. The budget law will go through additional rounds of consideration before lawmakers hold a final vote, expected by Dec. 1.
Ukrainian volunteers in Poland sign contracts with Armed Forces
The first Ukrainian citizens have signed contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the Ukrainian Legion in Poland, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 12.
The legion was unveiled in July as a volunteer military unit made up of Ukrainian men living in Polandand trained by the Polish Armed Forces. The first volunteer recruitment center was opened in October at the Ukrainian consulate in the eastern Polish city of Lublin.
The unit is part of an effort to replenish the ranks of Ukraine's military as the all-out war with Russia continues into its third year.
After signing the contracts, the volunteers went to a Polish Armed Forces military training ground to undergo 35-day basic training. Upon completing the training, the servicemen can continue training in their chosen specialties at European NATO bases.
The training will be conducted under the guidance of Polish instructors using modern weapons. Commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with combat experience will also participate in the exercises, according to the ministry.
As of Nov. 12, the Legion's recruitment center had received about 700 applications from Ukrainians around Europe to join the military, the statement read.
The legion will allow Ukrainians to join the fight while being able to return to Poland after completing their service. Under martial law instituted in 2022 after the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian men aged 18-60 are not permitted to leave Ukraine without permission.
The U.N. estimates that 6.7 million Ukrainians were driven abroad as a result of Russia's all-out invasion. This is in addition to a sizeable diaspora living in Europe, the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere since before 2022.
British PM to press Biden to release $20 billion aid for Ukraine before Trump takes office, Telegraph reports
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to press outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden to release a $20 billion loan for Ukraine during next week's G20 summit in Brazil, the Telegraph reported on Nov. 12.
The loan is part of the Group of Seven (G7) has reached an agreement to provide Ukraine with approximately $50 billion in loans backed by the revenue from foreign Russian assets, the G7 announced on Oct. 25.
The United States will contribute the bulk of the loan with $20 billion in assistance. The U.S. is closely followed by European Union countries, including France, Germany, and Italy, with a combined $19.4 billion.
The remaining approximately $10 billion will be divvied up with Canada providing $3.7 billion, Japan providing $3.07 billion, and the U.K. providing $2.9 billion in loan funding.
This would be the latest part of European power's attempt to persuade Biden to step up help to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office in January, including allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia's territory with Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.
The U.K. prime minister will also press for a one-on-one discussion with Biden during the G20 summit, according to the Telegraph.
Starmer also met and released a joint statement on Nov. 11. with French President Emmanuel Macron, "stressing their determination to support Ukraine unwaveringly and for as long as necessary to thwart Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine."
The two leaders will meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk soon as the trio attempts to "Trump-proof" the Western bloc's aid to Ukraine in case the incoming U.S. president decides to radically cut aid for Ukraine.
Trump has repeatedly promised to end the war "in 24 hours," and though he hasn't yet elaborated a plan, it is largely expected to involve Ukraine ceding land to Russia.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio is expected to become the US next chief diplomat, who said on air shortly after Trump's victory that Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has reached a "stalemate" and "needs to be brought to a conclusion."
He also voted against the U.S' $61 billion aid package for Ukraine in April 2024.
Explosions have been heard in Zaporizhzhya region. This was reported by the head of Zaporizhzhya RMA Ivan Fedorov.
Sounds of explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhya RMA Ivan Fedorov, reports UNN.
Explosions in Zaporizhzhya region
– said the head of the RMA.
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Earlier, it was reported that in one of the settlements of Zaporizhzhia region, an explosive wave destroyed several floors and the entrance of a multi-storey building.
Blast wave destroys several floors of a high-rise building in Zaporizhzhia – FedorovNov 12 2024, 08:21 PM • 10211 views
Due to a shortage in power capacity, several oblasts in Ukraine are introducing power limitation schedules for businesses.
Source: Press service of Prykarpattiaoblenergo, one of Ukraine’s regional electricity distributors
Details: Power limitation schedules outline a list of major consumers in the oblast, specifying the capacity levels to which these enterprises must reduce their consumption.
These restrictions will apply to businesses in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Volyn oblasts starting on 13 November, in five phases, and will be scheduled from 07:00 to 20:00.
The restrictions are being implemented due to damage to critical infrastructure by Russian forces and decreasing temperatures.
According to sources from Ekonomichna Pravda, similar limitations will be introduced in other oblasts across the country.
A drone was found in the Criuleni district of Moldova near the village of Cosernita. Experts are conducting an examination to determine the origin and purpose of the drone.
A drone was found in the Criuleni district of Moldova near the village of Koshernitsa. This is reported by NewsMaker, according to UNN.
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According to the police, experts arrived at the scene to conduct a detailed examination and determine the origin of the drone.
The authorities have not yet provided additional information on the possible affiliation of the device or its purpose.
Moldova's Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over downing of Russian drones in the countryNov 12 2024, 12:50 AM • 20143 views
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