Category: World

Russian forces have killed a 75-year-old native resident within the metropolis of Kherson.

Supply: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Army Administration

Quote: "It has change into identified {that a} resident of Kherson was killed because of a Russian assault on 15 November. A 75-year-old man got here underneath enemy hearth."

Particulars: It’s famous that the person sustained deadly accidents.

Background:

• On 17 November, the Russians attacked an emergency medical automobile in Kherson with a drone, injuring each the motive force and a paramedic.
• On 13 November, it was reported that two emergency medical crews struck Russian PFM-1 Butterfly mines in Kherson's Dniprovskyi district. The automobiles had been broken, however nobody was injured.

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Ukraine will want greater than €71 billion in financing in 2026, the lion's share of which is for navy wants, in keeping with the European Fee's estimates.

Supply: Rikard Jozwiak, a Europe editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: On 23 November the European Council requested the Fee to organize, forward of the subsequent summit of the EU leaders on 18-19 November, a listing of proposals regarding financing for Ukraine in 2026-27 (an choices paper).

The choices paper should embody clarification of plans concerning the potential of offering Ukraine with reparations loans based mostly on frozen Russian property, in addition to other ways of delivering monetary help to Ukraine over the subsequent two years.

"In response to Von der Leyen's choices paper distributed to member states Ukraine wants 71.7 billion euro in 2026 out of which 51.6 is for navy wants. That is assuming the struggle ends in 2026," Jozwiak wrote.

Background: The European Fee not too long ago introduced almost €6 billion in help for Ukraine below the ERA Mortgage mechanism and the Ukraine Facility initiative.

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Ukraine's defence forces have revealed photographs of residential districts within the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast which were totally destroyed by Russian strikes. A complete of 4,800 residents stay within the metropolis.

Supply: Ukraine's Floor Forces

Quote: "There are presently 4,800 individuals within the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast Navy Administration stories. The report states that evacuation from the settlement continues to be attainable. Nonetheless, the quite a few burnt-out vehicles on the way in which out of the town and on all main roads present how harmful and troublesome evacuation operations have turn out to be."

Particulars: The navy warned that remaining within the metropolis is much more harmful for civilians. Russian forces continuously drop guided aerial bombs with huge prices on residential areas, turning them into dwelling hell.

The defence forces launched photographs displaying a number of such neighbourhoods close to Hromova Avenue.

"Profiting from the climate, the Russians try to enter Kostiantynivka, finishing up each infantry assaults and makes an attempt to usher in tools. Nonetheless, the defence forces, together with troopers of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Kholodnyi Yar on their part of the entrance, are resisting the occupiers and stopping them from getting near the town," the assertion stated.

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The Russian authorities have reported one other drone assault on the Veshkayma electrical substation in Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast, which was already focused a month in the past.

Supply: Russian Telegram channel Astra; Ulyanovsk Oblast Governor Aleksei Russkikh

Quote from Russkikh: "An enemy drone assault on the substation within the Veshkaymsky district has been repelled. No casualties have been recorded. Emergency companies are working on the scene the place the [weapon] particles fell."

Particulars: Russkikh claimed that electrical energy provides to native settlements are working as regular.

Nevertheless, Astra reported {that a} fireplace had damaged out on the substation. This was confirmed by satellite tv for pc information from NASA's Corporations service.

Astra famous that the Veshkayma 500 kV substation is a key hyperlink within the Volga area's power ring, because it connects the facility methods of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Mordovia, Chuvashia and Samara Oblast.

It’s reported that "important volumes of electrical energy" move by way of this substation, together with electrical energy from the Syzran and Zhiguli hydroelectric energy stations, which provide central components of Russia.

Drones had attacked the Veshkayma 500 kV substation on 18 October.

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Russia has misplaced 1,160 troopers killed and wounded over the previous day, bringing its whole variety of personnel losses to 1,159,420.

Supply: Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Fb

Particulars: The full fight losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 17 November 2025 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

• roughly 1,159,420 (+1,160) navy personnel
• 11,355 (+2) tanks
• 23,594 (+3) armoured fight autos
• 34,486 (+17) artillery techniques
• 1,544 (+1) multiple-launch rocket techniques
• 1,246 (+2) air defence techniques
• 428 (+0) fixed-wing plane
• 347 (+0) helicopters
• 81,499 (+213) operational-tactical UAVs
• 3,940 (+0) cruise missiles
• 28 (+0) ships/boats
• 1 (+0) submarine
• 67,536 (+72) autos and gasoline tankers
• 4,000 (+0) particular autos and different gear.

The data is being confirmed.

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Ukrainian athlete Anastasiia Kurashvili has gained the gold medal within the girls's particular person occasion on the European Championships in cardio gymnastics.

Supply: Champion, a sports activities information platform inside Ukrainska Pravda holding firm

Particulars: Kurashvili scored 20.050 within the closing, edging out Türkiye's Ayşe Onbaşı by 0.50 factors to say first place.

As well as, Anastasiia and fellow Ukrainian athlete Stanislav Halaida gained silver within the blended pairs occasion, ending behind the duo of Vladimir Dolamatov and Madina Mustafaeva, who represented Azerbaijan.

This victory marks Ukraine's first-ever gold on the European Championships. Kurashvili had beforehand gained silver in 2023, which was the nation's greatest consequence till now.

Lately, Kurashvili and Halaida gained a historic bronze in cardio gymnastics on the 2025 World Video games. This was Ukraine's first-ever medal on the World Video games.

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The Russian port of Novorossiysk resumed oil loadings on Sunday 16 November after a two-day halt attributable to a Ukrainian missile and drone assault.

Supply: Reuters, citing two sources

Particulars: The port of Novorossiysk quickly suspended oil exports – equal to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of worldwide provides – on Friday 14 November.

Loadings have resumed, the 2 sources advised Reuters on the situation of anonymity.

In response to information from LSEG, two tankers – the Suezmax-class Arlan and the Aframax-class Rodos – are at the moment loading oil on the port's berths.

Two oil berths at Novorossiysk port have been broken within the Ukrainian drone strike, forcing operations to pause on Friday.

The assault on Novorossiysk, Russia's largest Black Sea export hub, was essentially the most damaging Ukrainian assault up to now on the nation's foremost oil export infrastructure within the area.

Background: On 14 November, drones struck port and oil infrastructure in Russia's Novorossiysk, damaging an oil depot, a container terminal, coastal amenities and one vessel.

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Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged Kyiv's companions to maneuver away from their strategy of supporting Ukraine for "so long as it takes" in direction of considered one of "as sturdy because it will get", with a selected deal with financing drone manufacturing within the nation.

Supply: Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Sybiha mentioned that at this stage of the struggle, it’s important to attain two objectives: Ukraine should abandon its personal illusions and strip the Russians of theirs.

He careworn that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin will probably be pressured to finish the struggle in opposition to Ukraine as soon as he stops believing in the potential of victory on the battlefield and when the price of persevering with the struggle outweighs the price of ending it for Russia.

Quote: "Collectively, the worldwide group has sufficient capability to pressure Russia to finish this struggle. What we want is a flip from 'so long as it takes' to 'as sturdy because it will get'.

The trendy arms race just isn’t about nukes – it’s about thousands and thousands of low-cost drones. Those that can scale up manufacturing faster will safe peace.

This requires fast and adequate funding for Ukraine's defence business, which is now the best supply of defence innovation on the planet. We will produce as much as 20 million drones subsequent yr if we get adequate funding."

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Ukraine's defence forces are introducing a brand new mannequin for service by overseas army volunteers, who will now have broader alternatives, together with the fitting to decide on a fight brigade, space and specifics of their deployment.

Supply: Ukrainian Floor Forces

Particulars: The Floor Forces mentioned they’re persevering with to develop the system for recruiting and deploying overseas volunteers who select to signal contracts and serve within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian army defined that sure codecs launched in 2022 had served their function throughout essentially the most crucial section of the nation's defence, permitting for the speedy integration of foreigners into the army. Nevertheless, battlefield situations, the construction of the defence forces and the wants of fight models have modified considerably.

Quote: "A brand new system for the deployment of overseas army personnel is being launched. The important thing precept of the brand new mannequin is to make the simplest use of their expertise, motivation {and professional} expertise within the models the place they’re most wanted.

International army volunteers who signal a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine can have broader alternatives for service, together with the fitting to decide on a fight brigade, space and deployment specifics primarily based on their coaching, expertise and preferences. This can guarantee higher integration, equal alternatives with Ukrainian fighters, and extra rational use of human sources."

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Six civilians have been injured in Russian assaults on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 16 November.

Supply: Vladyslav Haivanenko, appearing Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Navy Administration

Particulars: All through the day, Russian forces used numerous kinds of weapons to strike the oblast.

They hit the Mezhova hromada within the Synelnykove district with a guided aerial bomb, injuring 5 folks: two girls aged 52, one aged 55, a 34-year-old man and a 25-year-old man.

A number of outlets, a kiosk and two vehicles have been broken. A drone strike additionally affected infrastructure within the metropolis of Synelnykove. A hearth broke out.

The Russians additionally deployed first-person view (FPV) drones and heavy artillery to assault the city of Nikopol and the Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Myrove and Pokrovske hromadas within the Nikopol district. The strikes broken an industrial facility, infrastructure, a home, a café, an outbuilding and a petroleum station.

A lady, 26, sought medical assist after being injured in an assault in town of Marhanets on the night time of 15-16 November.

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