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A complete of 217 fight clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the previous day. The Pokrovsk entrance noticed the heaviest combating, accounting for almost a 3rd of all clashes.

Supply: Basic Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Fb, info as of 08:00 on 12 November

Particulars: Over the previous 24 hours, 217 fight clashes have been recorded.

On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Russia's Kursk Oblast, 10 fight clashes occurred. The Russians performed 157 assaults, three of which had been from multiple-launch rocket methods.

On the South Slobozhanshchyna entrance, there have been 10 fight clashes close to the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory and Odradne and in direction of Dvorichanske.

On the Kupiansk entrance, 18 Russian assaults had been repelled close to the settlements of Kupiansk, Stepova Novoselivka and Borivska Andriivka and in direction of Hlushkivka, Petropavlivka and Novoosynove.

On the Lyman entrance, the Russians performed 12 assaults, trying to advance close to the settlements of Zarichne, Ridkodub, Nadiia, Tverdokhlibove and Kolodiazi and in direction of Korovii Yar.

On the Sloviansk entrance, the Russians mounted eight assaults on Ukrainian positions close to the settlements of Yampil, Serebrianka, Vyimka and Dronivka.

On the Kostiantynivka entrance, the Russians performed 16 assaults close to the settlements of Bila Hora, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka and Rusyn Yar and in direction of Sofiivka.

On the Pokrovsk entrance, Ukrainian forces repelled 76 Russian assaults close to the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and Novomykolaivka.

On the Oleksandrivka entrance, Ukrainian defenders repelled 23 Russian assaults in direction of the settlements of Sosnivka, Stepove, Novomykolaivka, Pershotravneve and Rybne and in direction of Solodke.

On the Huliaipole entrance, three Russian assaults had been repelled close to the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Solodke and Danylivka.

On the Orikhiv entrance, the Russians performed 4 makes an attempt to advance in direction of Ukrainian positions close to the village of Prymorske.

On the Prydniprovske and Kramatorsk fronts, the Russians didn’t perform any offensive operations.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there isn’t a proof of any offensive Russian teams being shaped within the space.

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Alexei Ivanov, the Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Türkiye, has claimed that Russia is prepared "to proceed direct negotiations with the Ukrainian aspect".

Supply: Kremlin-aligned Russian information company TASS, citing Ivanov

Quote: "The Russian aspect has repeatedly emphasised that we’re able to proceed direct negotiations with the Ukrainian aspect, with the Ukrainian delegation. Our Turkish companions have additionally persistently confused that the Istanbul platform stays obtainable to us, these doorways stay open."

"If Kyiv exhibits political will, we’re prepared for such negotiations at any second."

Particulars: Ivanov famous that the Russian aspect had introduced quite a lot of proposals throughout earlier rounds of talks.

Quote: "An entire vary of initiatives was put ahead, together with establishing three on-line working teams. Sadly, we’ve got not but acquired a constructive response to those initiatives from the Ukrainian aspect."

Background:

• Throughout a closed assembly in Istanbul on 16 Might, Russian representatives introduced a listing of calls for to the Ukrainian delegation, setting out the situations below which Moscow is able to stop hearth. Amongst them have been Ukraine's renunciation of territories and claims for reparations.
• Media studies described Russia's calls for as unrealistic and much past what had been beforehand mentioned.
• In June, the media realized that Russia's submitted "memorandum" on a ceasefire and an finish to the battle maintained its earlier ultimatum-style calls for, together with recognition of the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.
• On the SCO Plus assembly in July, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin remarked that Russia might return to the so-called Istanbul agreements, peace talks that have been carried out between Russia and Ukraine in March 2022 however yielded no outcomes, regardless of just lately voicing extra necessities for negotiations.

Learn extra: Russian diplomacy as a software of systemic affect within the battle towards Ukraine

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that US President Donald Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin will meet in Budapest, though as but he’s unable to say when.

Supply: Orbán in an interview with Hungarian TV channel ATV, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: In keeping with Orbán, the US-Russia summit in Budapest continues to be on the agenda however is being delayed.

"The occasion that's being delayed will nonetheless occur. Simply not once we need, however a bit of later," he stated.

The prime minister added that "peace talks" have stalled over territorial points, as Russia desires to occupy all of Donetsk Oblast earlier than negotiating peace.

Orbán additionally commented on the so-called "Istanbul agreements" of 2022, claiming the deal had been near success however "the Anglo-Saxons destroyed it".

Background:

• Orbán met with Trump on 7 November and urged him to carry the summit with Putin in Budapest.
• Trump stated he noticed no purpose to fulfill the Kremlin chief in the intervening time.

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Journalists have recognized all of the people charged by the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) in its main investigation into corruption on the state-owned nuclear vitality firm Energoatom.

Supply: Radio Liberty

Particulars: The investigative journalism venture Skhemy has discovered that along with Tymur Mindich (referred to as "Karlson" within the NABU recordsdata), former vitality ministry adviser Ihor Myroniuk ("Rocket"), Dmytro Basov, Energoatom's government director for safety ("Tenor"), and Oleksandr Tsukerman ("Sugarman"), notices of suspicion have been served on Ihor Fursenko ("Roshyk"), Lesia Ustymenko and Liudmyla Zorina.

5 of the suspects have been detained, and two of them – Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman – have left Ukraine.

NABU recognized "Roshyk" because the accountant on the so-called "again workplace". Within the recordings, he’s heard saying that "carrying a field of money will not be precisely a pleasure".

The journalists report that Ihor Fursenko is registered as a sole dealer specialising in IT consultancy. Others had saved his cellphone quantity of their contacts as "Ihor, works for Mykhailo Tsukerman".

Lesia Ustymenko and Liudmyla Zorina are additionally registered as sole merchants.

Background:

• Mindich is alleged to have exerted affect over former vitality minister Herman Halushchenko and former defence minister Rustem Umierov. The allegation was made by the prosecution in the course of the listening to of a petition introduced by a NABU detective in search of the detention of Ihor Myroniuk.
• NABU's investigation signifies that tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from Energoatom have been laundered below the duvet of complicit officers.
• The alleged scheme was considerably crude: companies that wished to promote items or companies to Energoatom needed to pay a 10-15% kickback or face non-payment and elimination from the provider listing – a mechanism dubbed the "tollgate", because you both share your margin or you might be left standing at closed doorways.
• The ringleader is alleged to be Tymur Mindich ("Karlson"), a businessman, former affiliate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and co-owner of Kvartal 95, the Ukrainian TV manufacturing firm that Zelenskyy based earlier than he turned president. Mindich left Ukraine simply hours earlier than the NABU search started.
• The house of former vitality minister Herman Halushchenko ("Professor" or "Hera" on the tapes) was searched on 10 November. Sources say that Halushchenko remains to be an influential determine within the sector by the present vitality minister, Svitlana Hrynchuk, and numerous managers that he put in previous to his dismissal in July 2025.

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The Danish authorities and the parliamentary defence committee have accepted particulars of Denmark's twenty eighth army assist bundle for Ukraine, value 1.4 billion kroner (US$217 million).

Supply: Denmark's Ministry of Defence, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The brand new bundle contains an extra 100 million kroner for the Danish mannequin – the manufacturing of weapons in Ukraine.

Denmark may even allocate over 370 million kroner to the PURL initiative, which funds the acquisition of US-made weapons for Ukraine, and 80 million kroner for gas to be procured via the NATO Assist and Procurement Company.

"With this assist bundle, we are going to present Ukraine with quite a lot of essential capabilities within the coming months via the Danish mannequin and the PURL initiative," mentioned Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

Background:

• Denmark's earlier (twenty seventh) army assist bundle for Ukraine, value 2.6 billion kroner (US$407 million), was introduced in September.
• With this newest contribution, Denmark has now pledged practically 71 billion kroner in whole assist for Ukraine since 2022, together with each delivered and deliberate assist.
• Earlier, the German authorities introduced plans to extend its assist for Ukraine's defence in opposition to Russian aggression to over €11.5 billion subsequent yr.

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Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Defence Council, has said that nobody influenced him throughout his time as defence minister. He acknowledged that he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's shut good friend Tymur Mindich relating to a physique armour contract, however the contract was terminated as a result of the products didn’t meet the required requirements.

Supply: Umierov on Fb

Quote: "Any makes an attempt to hyperlink my work on the Ministry of Defence with the 'affect' of sure people are unfounded.

As minister, I often met with producers and suppliers of kit and weapons, in addition to with lobbyists and different stakeholders.

Specifically, there was a gathering with Tymur Mindich, throughout which the difficulty of physique armour beneath a selected contract was raised."

Particulars: Umierov famous that the contract was finally terminated as a result of product's failure to fulfill the required requirements, and no items have been delivered.

Background:

• Mindich is alleged to have exerted influence over former power minister Herman Halushchenko and former defence minister Rustem Umierov. The allegation was made by the prosecution through the listening to of a petition introduced by a Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detective looking for the detention of Ihor Myroniuk, a suspect within the investigation into corruption on the state-owned nuclear power firm Energoatom.
• On 11 November, Umierov arrived in Türkiye to work on unblocking the prisoner swap course of in order that Ukrainian prisoners of warfare will be introduced residence from Russian captivity.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acquired a report from Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief. He mentioned that the state of affairs on the Pokrovsk entrance and in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is at the moment troublesome, whereas in Kupiansk it’s "a bit simpler".

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Our predominant focus proper now could be on the Pokrovsk entrance and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the place the Russians are rising the quantity and scale of assaults.

The state of affairs there stays troublesome, partially due to climate situations that favour the assaults. However we proceed to destroy the occupier…

The state of affairs in Kupiansk is considerably simpler – our forces have achieved outcomes there, and this has been the sample for the previous few weeks."

Particulars: Zelenskyy and Syrskyi additionally mentioned preparation of Ukrainian long-range strikes into Russian territory: "Particular instructions and the outcomes we anticipate. Ukrainian long-range sanctions should take impact on daily basis, and we’re making that occur."

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Serhii Pushkar, a member of Ukraine's Nationwide Fee for State Regulation of Power and Public Utilities and an individual of curiosity in a Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) investigation into alleged embezzlement at state nuclear power firm Energoatom, left Ukraine on 11 November.

Supply: Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak on Telegram

Quote from Zhelezniak: "He's on the tapes discussing a 'wage' of US$20,000 from Mindich [a Ukrainian businessman connected to President Zelenskyy – ed.]. Simply three months in the past, he was the chief director for authorized help at Energoatom."

Particulars: Pushkar was the chief director for authorized help at Energoatom between 2022 and 2025.

On 3 September 2025, following an open aggressive choice course of, he was appointed as a member of the Nationwide Fee for State Regulation of Power and Public Utilities.

In line with specialist media outlet Enerhoreforma, Pushkar is at the moment in Warsaw, Poland, and is formally "away on enterprise" till the top of the week.

Background:

• Investigators have recognized one of many people featured in NABU's lately launched audio recordings as Serhii Pushkar, now a serving member of the nationwide power regulator.
• Ekonomichna Pravda reported: "One other individual on the NABU tapes is Serhii Pushkar, a present member of the Nationwide Fee for State Regulation of Power and Public Utilities. He seems in conversations discussing the switch of US$20,000."

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In line with Kyiv Put up, citing sources accustomed to inner UN discussions, the administration of US President Donald Trump has reportedly pushed to take away from a forthcoming UN decision language reaffirming Ukraine's territorial integrity and condemning Russia's occupation of Crimea and different areas.

Supply: European Pravda with regards to Kyiv Put up

Particulars: The annual decision, submitted by Ukraine to the UN Normal Meeting's Third Committee underneath the title "State of affairs of human rights within the briefly occupied territories of Ukraine, together with the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the town of Sevastopol", has for years remained an vital diplomatic device.

In December 2024, america, together with 77 different international locations, voted in favour of the decision, which handed with 78 votes.

Now, in accordance with Kyiv Put up sources, Washington is supposedly in search of to delete references to Russia's occupation of Crimea and to descriptions of the deteriorating human rights state of affairs within the occupied territories.

Two sources declare that america desires the decision to be submitted in a broader format – underneath the title "Struggle in Ukraine" – and with out references to "territorial integrity" or "aggression".

Ukraine's allies have reportedly expressed concern in casual conversations that such a transfer would successfully weaken the primary annual UN doc constantly condemning Russia's invasion.

"That is one other instance of Washington strolling away from Ukraine's core pursuits at a essential diplomatic juncture," one European envoy instructed Kyiv Put up on Sunday. "If the language goes, the message to Moscow is that the US is not main the defence of the worldwide order."

Diplomats from a number of European international locations are mentioned to be attempting to steer america to alter its stance earlier than the vote.

The UN Normal Meeting's Third Committee, which offers with human rights and humanitarian points, is predicted to think about the decision within the coming weeks.

Regardless of assurances from US officers that the proposed adjustments are supposed to make the decision "extra inclusive" and "forward-looking", Western diplomats privately view them as a part of an effort to downplay references to Russian aggression in multilateral boards.

"It's not about semantics," mentioned one senior European diplomat concerned in negotiations. "It's about whether or not the world continues to recognise Russia's occupation as unlawful – or begins treating it as a truth of life," the diplomat emphasised.

Background:

• In late February 2025, the US proposed a UN decision marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine – notably with out language condemning Moscow.
• Nonetheless, the UN Normal Meeting adopted the Ukrainian-sponsored decision condemning Russian aggression, whereas america voted towards it, alongside Russia and fewer than 20 different international locations.
• The American draft, in contrast, had been amended so closely that the US itself finally abstained within the vote by itself textual content.
• Earlier in the summertime, media retailers reported that the US administration had mentioned its personal draft decision with Russia forward of the invasion's third anniversary, in search of to interchange the Ukrainian textual content – a transfer that reportedly angered European allies.

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