Category: War in Ukraine

Hungary is deploying air defense systems near the Ukrainian border, citing increased risks after the West allowed the use of long-range weapons inside Russian territory, Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Nov. 20.

The minister ordered the deployment of air defense systems in the country's northeastern regions, saying that "the war has entered its most dangerous phase."

Szalay-Bobrovniczky attributed this escalation namely to the easing of restrictions on Ukrainian strikes with Western arms and linked it to Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval of an updated nuclear doctrine.

This decision comes after two Russian missiles were shot down on Nov. 17 in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine's westernmost region bordering Hungary and home to an estimated 75,000 ethnic Hungarians.

On that occasion, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that it was necessary to "strengthen efforts to bring peace" as "each day brings with it the risk of escalating war."

Budapest has consistently criticized and obstructed Western military support for Ukraine, claiming it would lead to an escalation, and has maintained warm ties with Moscow throughout the full-scale war.

Previously, Russian drones and missiles launched during strikes on Ukraine have crossed into the airspace of other countries, namely Poland, Latvia, Romania, Moldova, and Belarus.

The latest development in Hungary follows a series of increasingly strong resolutions by Ukraine's Western allies.

After U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged that the Biden administration would bolster support for Kyiv before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden on Nov. 17 allowed Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles to strike deep inside Russian territory.

Ukraine reportedly used ATACMS missiles to strike a Russian military arsenal in Bryansk Oblast on Nov. 19 and allegedly also used U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow on Nov. 20, marking the first instance of these weapons being used on Russian soil.

Other Western allies have expressed their position on their own supplied weapons.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Nov. 18 that Paris "remained open" to allowing Ukraine to use French long-range missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, reported Le Monde.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that she "understands" the U.S. response to Russia, but Rome makes a "different choice" and focuses on air defenses for Ukraine.

Polish FM criticizes Hungary for supporting Russian aggression“I would like to understand the reasons why Hungary does not want to help Ukraine, which is fighting for freedom, and wants to assist the aggressor in this conflict,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters on Nov. 18.The Kyiv IndependentAbbey Fenbert

An air alert has been declared in Ukraine, and people are urged to take shelter. The Air Force warns of the threat of ballistic missile attacks.

An air alert has been declared in the capital. This was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration , according to UNN.

ATTENTION! Air raid alert in Kyiv!!!
We ask everyone to go to civil defense shelters immediately

– the statement said.

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The Air Force informed that there is a threat of ballistic missile use, and an air alert has been declared for the area.

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Russian authorities reported Ukrainian drone strikes against the border regions of Rostov and Voronezh on Nov. 21, claiming that an industrial facility had been hit.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that its forces intercepted two drones over the two regions, making no mention of possible damage or whether some of the drones slipped through the defenses.

Yuri Slyusar, the acting governor of Rostov Oblast, said on his Telegram channel that a fire broke out at an industrial facility in the central Konstantinovsky district because of a "drone crash."

Slyusar claimed that firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. The type of the facility and the full extent of damage were not specified.

Another drone was reportedly downed in Rostov Oblast's Myasnikovsky district, inflicting no damage. No casualties were reported.

The airport in the city of Volgograd, lying northeast of Rostov Oblast, temporarily suspended operations due to safety concerns, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify all of the claims.

Kyiv launches regular drone strikes against Russian territory, targeting military and industrial facilities to undermine Russia's war effort in Ukraine.

Two industrial facilities – including a factory producing cargo drones for the Russian military – and a military arsenal were allegedly hit during drone attacks overnight on Nov. 20.

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A 24-year-old Georgian fighter Levan Lokhishvili has been killed in an explosion of an enemy drone in Kherson Region. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 74 Georgian volunteers have been killed.

In the war in Ukraine died a Georgian fighter 24-year-old Levan Lokhishvili. This is reported by Radio Liberty with reference to his battle comrade Alexander Rogava, reports UNN.

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It is reported that Levan Lokhishvili died on November 19 in Kherson region, during the explosion of a homemade drone.

We were working to prepare reconnaissance and observation positions. We had been working for an hour and we heard the sound of a drone, a so-called homemade drone. We waited for a while, however at some point the drone hit Levan. There were four of us. Levan died on the spot. Another fighter was hit by a piece of the drone and injured. Another was concussed

– said Alexander Rogava.

Levan Lokhishvili was a serviceman of the third company of the 220th battalion of the 126th Odessa Brigade. This group consists mainly of volunteers. He arrived in Ukraine on March 29, 2022. Before coming to Ukraine, he worked as a cook.

A year later Levan returned to Georgia for a while, but in the spring of 2024 he decided to go to Ukraine again.

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On November 8, another Georgian fighter, 26-year-old Zurab Shvangiradze, died in Ukraine. He was buried on November 19 in Tbilisi.

Since the first days of the war, several hundred (according to unofficial information, up to 2,000) Georgian volunteers have been fighting in Ukraine. They are enrolled in different battalions and participate in combat operations on the front line.

From February 2022 to the present, 74 Georgian fighters have died in Ukraine.

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Retired U.S. Marine Sergeant Corey Navrotsky, 41, died on October 27 on the border with the Bryansk region. The 20-year veteran joined Ukrainian forces in September of this year.

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Editor's note: This is a breaking story and will be updated regularly.

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) against Dnipro, east Ukraine on the morning of Nov. 21, Kyiv's Air Force reported.

If confirmed, it would be the first time the Kremlin has used such a weapon in an attack on Ukraine.

In the early hours of Nov. 21, a country-wide air raid alert sounded due to the threat of ballistic missiles, and later, the launch of several Russian Tu-95MS bomber aircraft.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, the attack targeted the city of Dnipro using a number of different missile types.

"In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, an Kh-47M2 'Kinzhal' aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31K fighter jet was launched from the Tambov region, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles were fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers," the report said.

The report did not specify what type of ICBM was launched.

An industrial enterprise was damaged, and two fires broke out in the city, Governor Serhii Lysak said. A rehabilitation center for people with disabilities was damaged in the attack, Mayor Borys Filatov said.

At least two people are reported to have been injured.

Ukraine's Air Force said six of the Kh-101 missiles were reportedly shot down, but did not say if the reported ICBM had caused any of the damage in Dnipro.

Russia regularly uses close, and short range ballistic missiles in aerial attacks against Ukraine, but ICBMs are far larger, can be equipped with nuclear payloads, and are designed to hit targets at far longer ranges.

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Two people were wounded in the morning attack on Dnipro by Russian forces, and a rehabilitation center and an industrial enterprise were damaged. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 6 X-101 missiles during a massive shelling of the city.

Two people were wounded in the morning attack on Dnipro by the Russian army, and a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, an industrial enterprise and two private houses were damaged, RMA head Serhiy Lysak said on Thursday, UNN reports.

As a result of an enemy attack on Dnipro this morning, a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities was damaged. The boiler room was partially destroyed and several dozen windows were smashed. No one was injured there

– said Lysak.

According to him, there is also damage to the garage cooperative. There was a fire there. Nine garages were damaged.

In addition, an industrial enterprise was damaged. And two private houses. A fire broke out in one of them and was extinguished. The fire was also extinguished at the second fire site.

Preliminary, two people were injured. A 57-year-old man was treated on the spot. A 42-year-old woman was hospitalized.

Utilities are working at the emergency sites. The National Police is accepting reports of property damage. Philanthropists are helping people. They are providing psychological assistance and materials for quick repairs.

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The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched a massive missile attack on Dnipro in the morningusing ballistic and cruise missiles, shooting down 6 X-101 missiles, with no significant consequences for the other missiles.

Russia has lost 727,250 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Nov. 21.

This number includes 1,510 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,398 tanks, 19,143 armored fighting vehicles, 29,745 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,731 artillery systems, 1,253 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,003 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 19,259 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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The shelling by the Russian Federation in Dnipro damaged a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, destroyed a boiler room and smashed windows. An industrial enterprise was also damaged and two fires broke out in the city.

The building of a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities was damaged this morning as a result of the Russian attack on Dnipro, Mayor Boris Filatov said on Thursday, UNN reports.

The shelling damaged the building of the rehabilitation center for the disabled. The boiler room was destroyed and windows were smashed. Information on people is being clarified

– Filatov wrote on Telegram.

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Today, the enemy shelled Dnipropetrovs'k region once again. According to preliminary information, the shelling damaged an industrial enterprise in Dnipro and caused two fires in the city.

Russian forces struck a humanitarian aid distribution point in Novodmytrivka, Kherson Oblast, on Nov. 20, the Kherson Regional Military Administration reported.

The attack targeted a building where volunteers were distributing bread to residents, officials said. A projectile struck the roof, damaging windows, the facade, and the roof itself. No injuries were reported.

A Russian drone also attempted to attack the volunteers' vehicle, with the aircraft striking near the car, the administration said.

Novodmytrivka lies in the Ukraine-held part of Kherson Oblast, less than 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the regional center, Kherson.

Across Ukraine, Russian attacks over the past day killed at least two people and injured 30, according to local authorities.

In Kherson Oblast, 21 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, came under fire. The attacks killed two people and injured 15 others, the military administration reported.

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Russian occupants carried out 288 attacks on 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. Aviation, UAVs, MLRS and artillery were used, and 19 reports of destruction were recorded.

During the day of November 20-21, the enemy struck 288 times at 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhya RMA Ivan Fedorov, according to UNN.

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The occupiers used aviation, drones, multiple launch rocket systems and artillery, which led to significant destruction and civilian casualties.

In particular, the terrorists carried out four air strikes on the settlements of Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirya and Novodarivka. In addition, 135 UAVs of various modifications attacked Lobkove, Hulyaypole, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirya, Malynivka, Olhivske and Novodarivka.

Moreover, 10 attacks from multiple rocket launchers were registered, covering Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Novopavlivka and Mala Tokmachka. Enemy artillery made 139 attacks, hitting the territories of Lobkove, Huliaipol, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirya, Malynivka, Olhivske and Novodarivka.

As a result of the shelling, 19 reports of destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure were received.

The enemy fired on Zaporizhzhia region: 410 attacks in 10 settlements in a dayNov 14 2024, 05:04 AM • 43559 views