Category: World

Ukraine's Cupboard of Ministers has determined to droop the competitors for the place of head of the Fuel Transmission System Operator on account of investigation by the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

Supply: Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko

Particulars: The Prime Minister famous that this choice has been adopted in reference to the publication of NABU's investigation supplies regarding attainable abuses in Ukraine's state-owned nuclear power firm Energoatom, wherein one of many finalists of the competitors, Oksana Kryvenko, is talked about.

Quote: "Below such situations, persevering with the aggressive process is incompatible with the rules of transparency, integrity and belief within the course of. The competitors shall be resumed after a further integrity examine of its members."

Background: Kryvenko had beforehand served as an adviser to Power Minister Herman Halushchenko and labored on the Nationwide Power and Utilities Regulatory Fee. On account of her work on the regulator, she was concerned within the Rotterdam+ case. However she was thought-about as "probably the most certified" candidate by the Supervisory Board.

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The Russians killed 4 civilians with FPV drones in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 13 November.

Supply: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Administration

Particulars: Russian troops attacked the village of Preobrazhenka within the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Thursday night: two males have been killed on account of the drone strike.

Additionally, a married couple – a person, 54, and a girl, 55, – have been killed in Zaporizhzhia district on account of an FPV drone assault on a civilian automobile.

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An unknown drone has been noticed close to the French defence plant Eurenco for the second time up to now three days.

Supply: French information outlet BFMTV, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: An unknown drone was noticed on 12 November close to the Eurenco plant, which produces powder for shells, for the second time up to now three days. The primary two flights of the gadget over the plant have been recorded on Monday night.

The plant's administration reported the incident to the related authorities and an investigation has been launched.

"Yesterday new situations of suspicious drone flights over the Eurenco manufacturing facility have been recorded," the Bergerac prosecutor's workplace mentioned.

The prefecture reported that the police instantly started looking for the drone's pilot after the administration's report, however the makes an attempt have been unsuccessful.

The investigation is being carried out on the grounds of intentional piloting of a tool in a no-fly zone.

Basic Marc Le Bouil, Commander of Air Defence and Air Operations within the French Armed Forces, famous that based mostly on out there data, it may very well be assumed that it was a normal industrial drone much like standard DJI gadgets.

The overall added that such incidents and investigations are not uncommon.

For reference: Eurenco is a European chief within the manufacturing of powder and explosives. The corporate has manufacturing amenities in two areas in France – the cities of Bergerac and Sorgues – in addition to in Sweden and Belgium. The powders produced on the vegetation are utilized in many French and European shells, rockets, torpedoes and medium-calibre munitions.

Background:

• France can also be conducting an investigation into the surveillance of a column of Leclerc tanks by an unknown drone.
• Belgium has lately skilled an entire sequence of incidents involving the presence of unknown drones over strategic amenities, which has additionally disrupted airport operations.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is anticipated to go to Athens on 16 November.

Supply: Greek information outlet Kathimerini, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: It’s said that the programme of Zelenskyy's go to to Greece is being continually adjusted for safety causes, however his arrival is anticipated within the first half of the day.

Particulars: The pinnacle of state is anticipated to fulfill President of Greece Konstantinos Tasoulas, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Speaker of Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis.

The president of Ukraine was final in Greece in August 2023 to participate within the Ukraine–Balkans summit.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis final visited Ukraine in June 2025. He was within the metropolis of Odesa on the Ukraine–South-East Europe summit.

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Ukraine's Unmanned Techniques Forces have attacked a storage and upkeep facility for Russian Orion strike and reconnaissance drones in occupied Crimea.

Supply: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Techniques Forces, on Telegram

Particulars: A unit of the Magyar Birds Brigade carried out a strike on the storage and upkeep base for Russian Orion strike and reconnaissance drones close to Kirovske in occupied Crimea on the night time of 12-13 November.

In September 2025, fighters from the Topot unit of the Magyar Birds Brigade had already shot down one among these drones.

"Птахи Мадяра" атакували російську базу дронів "Оріон" у Криму pic.twitter.com/6OCy2YQOIc

— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) November 13, 2025

Quote: "[The Orion] carries air-to-ground bombs and missiles, can keep airborne for as much as 24 hours at altitudes of as much as 7,500 m, has a wingspan of 16.3 m and is an costly and uncommon creature."

For reference: The Orion is one among Russia's most superior strike and reconnaissance UAVs. It may possibly fly for nearly 24 hours, carry guided missiles and aerial bombs on as much as 4 hardpoints, and has a spread of 1,000-1,500 km.

Background: On the night time of 12-13 November, Ukrainian defence forces deployed Liutyi drones and Bars and Flamingo missiles to strike a number of dozen targets in Russia and quickly occupied territories of Ukraine.

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Web sites of the Danish authorities and defence firms have been unavailable following a large-scale cyberattack on Thursday 13 November, doubtless launched from Russia.

Supply: Denmark's Civil Safety Company instructed French worldwide information company AFP, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Numerous Danish web sites have been hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) assault, which blocks entry to websites by overwhelming their servers with site visitors.

The company mentioned that "a number of Danish firms and web sites have been presently experiencing outages and working disruptions due to DDoS assaults", including that it’s "following the state of affairs intently" along with Denmark's navy intelligence.

Danish defence group Terma additionally confirmed the assault. Terma spokesman Tobias Brun-Falkencrone mentioned it’s "too early to say" who’s accountable. "We’re properly geared to deal with this type of cyberattack and acted shortly. There have been no safety breaches and no information was misplaced," he added.

The professional-Russian hacker group NoName057 claimed duty, saying it had focused the web site of Denmark's Ministry of Transport and the state portal Borger.dk.

Background:

• Beforehand, pro-Russian hackers claimed duty for assaults on Finland's Ministry of Defence and different official web sites.
• Russian actors have been additionally behind the publication of private information of Ukrainian servicemembers, utilizing servers positioned in Slovakia.

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The Ukrainian defence forces deployed drones and Flamingo, Bars and Liutyi missiles to strike a number of dozen targets in Russia and briefly occupied territories of Ukraine on the night time of 12-13 November.

Supply: Normal Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: "Models from the Ukrainian defence forces struck a number of dozen targets in Russia and the briefly occupied territories of Ukraine on the night time of 12-13 November as a part of efforts to scale back the army, financial and offensive capabilities of Russia, the aggressor state."

Particulars: The Normal Employees stated that Ukrainian forces struck targets in briefly occupied Crimea, particularly the Sea Oil Terminal petroleum storage facility, a helicopter parking space and UAV storage and launch websites on the Kirovske airfield in addition to an air defence radar station close to Yevpatoriia.

The army additionally reported hitting Russian websites within the briefly occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast: an oil depot close to the town of Berdiansk and the ahead command posts operated by the fifth Guards Mixed Arms Military and 127th Motorised Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces.

Ukrainian forces additionally hit targets on Russian soil, the extent of the harm is being assessed.

The Normal Employees added that assault UAVs, jet-powered drones and varied forms of missiles are utilized in mixed strikes. Final night time, a number of long-range weapons had been launched, together with the domestically developed Flamingo, Bars and Liutyi techniques.

"The Ukrainian defence forces are persevering with to strike targets concerned in supporting the Russian occupation forces," the Ukrainian army stated.

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Three individuals had been killed and one other particular person injured after a Russian drone strike hit a motor tiller close to the village of Bohuslavka in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of 13 November.

Supply: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Navy Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Because of the Russian strike close to the village of Bohuslavka, two individuals had been killed and two others injured. Early experiences point out that the occupiers hit a motor tiller with a drone."

Particulars: A short time later, Syniehubov reported that the dying toll had risen to 3 – one of many injured died within the ambulance.

"Docs did all the things potential to avoid wasting him. Sadly, the accidents had been too extreme. One other injured particular person is at present receiving the required medical care," he added.

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The Russians attacked the city of Artsyz in Odesa Oblast with assault drones on the night time of 12-13 November, damaging a vital infrastructure facility, an administrative constructing and restore workshops.

Supply: Odesa Oblast Prosecutor's Workplace

Particulars: No civilians have been injured within the assault.

Prosecutors and law enforcement officials are working on the scene. A pre-trial investigation has been launched to find out if this assault constitutes a battle crime.

Background: The vitality firm Poltavaoblenergo reported the incidence of drive majeure circumstances on 8 November (round 05:00) because of Russian assaults.

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Russia has misplaced 1,180 troopers killed and wounded over the previous day, bringing its complete variety of personnel losses to 1,155,360.

Supply: Common Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Fb

Particulars: The whole fight losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 13 November 2025 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

• roughly 1,155,360 (+1,180) navy personnel
• 11,344 (+2) tanks
• 23,567 (+11) armoured fight autos
• 34,388 (+9) artillery methods
• 1,540 (+0) multiple-launch rocket methods
• 1,242 (+2) air defence methods
• 428 (+0) fixed-wing plane
• 347 (+0) helicopters
• 79,945 (+141) operational-tactical UAVs
• 3,926 (+0) cruise missiles
• 28 (+0) ships/boats
• 1 (+0) submarine
• 67,211 (+88) autos and gasoline tankers
• 3,996 (+2) particular autos and different gear.

The knowledge is being confirmed.

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