Ukraine is actively working on developing its own guided aerial bombs, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatolii Barhylevych reported on Nov. 24.
"We are actively working on it. I think we will achieve such success," he said during a telethon on the air of Yedyni Novyny.
Barhylevych pointed out that Russia holds the largest stockpile of aerial bombs inherited from the Soviet Union.
Guided aerial bombs are precision-guided munitions that have a shorter range than missiles but are far cheaper to produce.
When launched from aircraft within Russian territory or Russian-occupied territories, they are beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Oct. 21 that Ukraine has invested more than $4 billion in its defense production and urged international partners to invest further, recalling the recent successes of Ukrainian specialists in drone manufacturing.
In the Dniprovsky district of Kyiv, a balcony on the 9th floor of a residential building caught fire due to an enemy attack. In Darnytsia district, debris fell on a private building without causing a fire or injuries.
In the capital, due to an enemy attack, a fire broke out in a residential building in one district, and in another, debris fell on private buildings. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Serhiy Popko, UNN report.
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As a result, the windows of a balcony on the ninth floor of a nine-story residential building caught fire in the Dniprovsky district of Kyiv. Information about possible victims is currently being clarified.
Debris was also recorded falling on private buildings in the Darnytskyi district. According to preliminary reports, there was no fire and no injuries.
Operational information continues to be updated.
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Earlier it was reported that air defense was operating in the capital.
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Newfound technological advancements during wartime will prevent serious front line breakthroughs along the Ukraine-Russia border until around 2027, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the U.K., told Ukrainska Pravda in an interview published on Nov. 23.
"When robots began to appear massively on the battlefield, they made any movement of soldiers impossible. The inability to fight robots led to a standstill. We couldn’t move forward towards the Russians, and the Russians, accordingly, couldn’t move forward either," Zaluzhnyi said.
Zaluzhnyi added that this was a temporary period of adaptation and, based on his predictions, by around 2027, the use of such technology could become so commonplace that the potential to achieve serious breakthroughs on the front line would resume.
Russia has intensified its attacks along the eastern front in recent weeks, putting Ukrainian forces under mounting pressure as they struggle to defend key positions.
Russia also continues to increase its attacks against civilian targets, amid an expected harsh winter plagued by energy shortages.
On Nov. 21, in a show of force, Russia launched a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) against Dnipro. The attack comes as news that Russia has began producing thermobaric drones to target Ukraine, which are capable of causing "simply terrifying" hard to civilian populations, including collapsed lungs, crushed eyeballs, and brain damage, according to a source familiar with Russian drone production.
Despite the onslaught of attacks and use of new weaponry, Russian troops have sustained record casualties since the start of the full-scale war and have yet to fully breach Ukrainian defenses to seize the entirety of Donetsk Oblast and continue their assault. According to estimates by Ukraine's General Staff, Russia suffered a staggering 1,420 casualties on Nov. 22.
Despite Russia tapping about 11,000 North Korean soldiers to support its attempt to regain territory in Kursk Oblast, questions surrounding their effectiveness remains amid significant language barriers as well as a lack of active combat experience.
According to Zaluzhnyi, Russia is not able to expand the front line, as it would require huge resources "which the Russians no longer have."
A 16-year-old girl was wounded in a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia and is receiving medical treatment. Massive drone attacks were also reported, damaging an infrastructure facility.
In Zaporizhzhia, a 16-year-old child was wounded in an enemy attack. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhya RMA Ivan Fedorov, UNN reports.
As a result of the Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, one child has been wounded. It is a girl of 16 years old. Doctors are providing all necessary assistance
– said the head of the RMA.
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It has already been reported that massive drone attacks in Zaporizhzhia damaged an infrastructure facility.
Shahedi attack on Zaporizhzhia: aggressor hit an infrastructure facility – RMANov 24 2024, 10:19 PM • 4545 views
Russian forces are preparing to break through to the southern part of Donetsk Oblast, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, said on Nov. 24.
Kyiv has been warning of a potential Russian offensive in the south, as Moscow's troops continue advancing in Ukraine's eastern regions.
"The enemy is trying to break through to the south of Donetsk region, where Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts meet," Voloshyn told Apostrophe TV.
Voloshyn said the push would likely concentrate around Velyka Novosilka, one of the largest settlements in the area. Russian troops are also gearing up for assault operations in the direction of Orikhiv and Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
"There is a high probability that the enemy will also launch assault operations, trying to break into our defense," he said.
Russian forces are creating assault groups, transferring ammunition, and conducting aerial reconnaissance with drones, Voloshyn said, citing Ukrainian intelligence. These actions signal preparations for an upcoming offensive.
"In addition, the enemy is actively trying to hit the previously scouted areas in these areas… and is finding out where our firepower is located, trying to suppress and destroy it to make it easier for them to conduct assault operations," he said.
Ukrainian forces have been preparing for a Russian push in the south. Voloshyn on Nov. 12 said that Russia could launch a renewed assault on Zaporizhzhia Oblast "any day." Ukraine is busy building heavy fortifications near Zaporizhzhia, the military told the Economist on Nov. 24.
Earlier in October, Voloshyn said 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.
Russia is currently gaining territory in eastern Ukraine at a rapid rate, seizing towns in Donetsk Oblast at the cost of heavy personnel losses.
There were 198 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day. The enemy made the most attacks in the Kurakhove sector – 57 attempts to break through near 9 localities.
There were 198 combat engagements in the frontline. The occupants are attacking most of all in the Kurakhove direction . This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy fired 6 times in the areas of Kozacha Lopan, Tykhyi and Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy conducted 14 attacks near Novomlynsk, Kolisnykivka, Kruhlyakivka, Senkove and Lozova.
In the Liman sector, the militants fired 20 times near Druzhelyubivka, Hrekivka, Novoyehorivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Torske and Serebryanka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, terrorists tried to advance near Chasovyi Yar and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, enemy forces conducted 9 attacks near Diliyivka, Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsky sector, the enemy attacked 41 times in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Hryhorivka, Dachanske, Pustynka and Chumatske.
In the Kurakhove sector, the aggressor made 57 attempts near Berestky, Sontsivka, Novodmytrivka, Zorya, Kurakhove, Dale, Romanivka, Yelizavetivka and Hanivka.
In the Vremivsk sector, the enemy attacked 14 times near Trudove, Novosilka and Makarivka.
In the Prydniprovsky sector, the invaders launched 4 unsuccessful attacks.
227 combat engagements took place in the frontline: enemy uses bomber and attack aircraft – General StaffNov 24 2024, 06:41 AM • 19308 views
Russia has lost 730,740 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. 24.
This number includes 1,020 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,423 tanks, 19,209 armored fighting vehicles, 29,864 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,765 artillery systems, 1,254 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,004 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 19,366 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
The British military is conducting demining training for the Ukrainian military as part of Operation Interflex. Twelve NATO and partner countries have joined the initiative to train the Ukrainian Armed Forces in countering explosive ordnance.
British instructors are teaching Ukrainian military how to defuse explosive devices. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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The exercise is part of Operation Interflex, an international initiative led by the United Kingdom that began in July 2022.
Operation Interflex aims to train the Ukrainian Armed Forces and involves 12 NATO and partner nations, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, and Kosovo. These nations provide instructors who impart important skills for dealing with explosive ordnance.
According to estimates by the HALO Trust , after russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, up to two million landmines could have been planted in the country, which have already claimed the lives of many military and civilians. This situation makes demining training extremely important, as EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) specialists not only save lives at the front, but also help to return security to peaceful regions.
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Ukraine has lost over 40% of territory previously gained in Kursk incursion, Reuters reports
West should 'not set red lines' on providing military support for Ukraine, French foreign minister says
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Ukraine has lost over 40 percent of the territory it previously gained in Russia's Kursk Oblast due to Russian counterattacks, Reuters reported on Nov. 23, citing a source in Ukraine's General Staff.
"At most, we controlled about 1,376 square kilometres, now of course this territory is smaller. The enemy is increasing its counterattacks," the source told Reuters.
"Now we control approximately 800 square kilometres. We will hold this territory for as long as is militarily appropriate."
Ukraine first gained a foothold in Kursk Oblast during a surprise incursion into the Russian region in early August. Since then, Russia has launched extensive counterattacks in an effort to take back the region.
NATO allies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to recapture territory lost in Kursk Oblast before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, hoping to gain leverage in future peace negotiations, The Telegraph reported.
The source added that nearly 60,000 Russian army personnel are currently stationed in Kursk Oblast, planning to reach the border with Sumy Oblast to create a "buffer zone" there, as Ukraine looked to do with its incursion into Kursk Oblast.
Kyiv has previously said that about 11,000 North Korean soldiers have joined the counteroffensive in Kursk, with the General Staff source noting that the majority of North Korean soldiers was finalizing training along Russian forces.
The Kyiv Independent has not been able to verify the information provided by the General Staff source.
As Russia's attempt to take back Kursk continues to progress, Russia has also intensified its attacks along the eastern front in recent weeks, putting Ukrainian forces under mounting pressure as they struggle to defend key positions.
West should 'not set red lines' on providing military support for Ukraine, French foreign minister says
Western allies should "not set and express red lines" on providing Ukraine with military support against Russian aggression, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the BBC in an excerpt of an interview published on Nov. 23 .
The comments come just days after U.S. President Joe Biden approved Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied long-range missile to strike targets within Russia, many months after President Volodymyr Zelensky first made the request.
Barrot stated that Ukraine could use French-supplied long-range missiles "in the logics of self defense" to strike targets within Russia, but did not elaborate as to whether Kyiv has already used the French-provided weapons.
"(France) will support Ukraine as intensely and as long as necessary," Barrot said.
"Why? Because it is our security that is at stake. Each time the Russian army progresses by one square kilometer, the threat gets one square kilometer closer to Europe."
During the interview Barrot also hinted France may eventually invite Ukraine to join NATO as part of Zelensky's five-point victory plan.
"We are open to extending an invitation, and so in our discussions with friends and allies, and friends and allies of Ukraine, we are working to get them to closer to our positions," he said.
Days before Biden granted approval to use ATACMS in Russia, the leaders of France and the U.K. met in Paris on Nov. 11 to discuss a last-ditch attempt to persuade the U.S. to allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with Western weapons before Donald Trump enters the White House in January.
Russia attacked Ukraine with over 800 KAB bombs, 460 drones, 20 missiles this week, Zelensky says
Over the past week, Russia has launched over 800 KAB-guided aerial bombs, nearly 460 attack drones, and more than 20 missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 24.
"The air raid siren has sounded almost daily across Ukraine this week. Only last night, our air defense forces managed to shoot down about 50 attack drones," Zelensky wrote on Telegram, sharing a video showing Russian attacks across the country.
On the morning of Nov. 21, Russia unveiled a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), dubbed "Oreshnik," in an attack targeting the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine.
"Ukraine is not a testing ground for weapons. Ukraine is a sovereign, independent state. Yet Russia persists in its attempts to destroy our people, spread fear and panic, and weaken us," Zelensky said.
He also reiterated the urgent need for bolstered air defenses. "Ukraine needs more air defense systems, and we are working on this with our partners. It is crucial to strengthen the protection of our sky," he said.
On Nov. 22, Zelensky instructed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to engage with international allies to acquire advanced air defense capabilities.
The IRBM attack followed Ukraine’s reported first successful strike on a military target within Russian territory using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles.
Unlike cruise missiles, IRBMs are guided only in the initial phase of launch, making them less precise. However, their exceptional speed — often exceeding 3,200 kilometers per hour as they near their targets — makes them a formidable threat.
Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, FT reports
Russia has recruited hundreds of mercenaries from Yemen to fight in its war against Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 24.
The recruits told the FT they had been promised lucrative jobs, "high salaries," and even Russian citizenship. However, after arriving in Russia with the help of a Houthi-linked company, they were "forcibly inducted into the Russian army and sent to the front lines in Ukraine," according to the report.
The FT described the operation as a "shadowy trafficking operation," underscoring the deepening ties between the Kremlin and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants.
Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Moscow has relied on various methods to enlist migrants and foreign nationals to offset its heavy battlefield losses while avoiding full-scale mobilization.
Reports indicate that Russia has recruited individuals from Nepal, Somalia, India, Cuba, and other nations.
North Korea has also sent an estimated 10,000 troops to Russia, many of whom are stationed in the western Kursk Oblast and engaged in combat, a Pentagon spokesperson said during a Nov. 12 briefing.
In October, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed that Yemen's Houthi militants have been using Russian satellite data to target ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles. The targeting information was reportedly provided through Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, enabling the Houthis to expand their strikes.
This collaboration demonstrates how far Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to go to destabilize the Western political and economic order, the WSJ reported. Analysts suggest that Moscow aims to foment unrest from the Middle East to Asia to distract the United States.
According to the FT, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking confirmed that Russia is "actively pursuing contacts" with the Houthis, including discussions involving weapons transfers. While Lenderking declined to elaborate, he noted that Russian personnel in Sana'a are facilitating this dialogue.
"The kinds of weapons being discussed are very alarming and would enable the Houthis to better target ships in the Red Sea and potentially beyond," Lenderking told the FT.
Two explosions were recorded in the Koryukiv district of Chernihiv region after a russian missile strike. The attack wounded a 28-year-old man and damaged outbuildings.
According to preliminary information, russians launched a missile attack in Chernihiv region. Two explosions were recorded in the Koryukiv district. This was reported by the RSA, UNN reports.
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It is reported that after the air alert was announced, two explosions occurred in the Koryukivka district after 4 p.m.
The enemy launched a missile attack in Chernihiv region
– wrote RSA Chairman Vyacheslav Chaus.
He also said that a 28-year-old man was injured in the explosion and hospitalized in a local hospital.
Outbuildings were also damaged.
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During the week, russia launched more than 800 bombs, 460 drones, and 20 missiles of various types at Ukraine. President emphasized the need to strengthen air defense and is negotiating with partners.
Russian tricolors near the border in Chernihiv region destroyed by drones: border guards showed videoNov 16 2024, 07:34 AM • 21261 view
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