Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:11 Poland also refused to participate in the OSCE ministerial meeting in North Macedonia this week due to the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkovski vel Senk said.
21:20 Russia tried to create a migration crisis in the EU, but nothing happened. Finnish authorities announced the closure of the land border with the Russian Federation from November 30 to December 13. For now, this step is only temporary, but the Finns are determined. Read more in the material Complete ban .
21:12 France intends to conclude an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine until 2024, said the speaker of the French Foreign Ministry Anne-Claire Legendre. According to her, the agreement will outline the framework of long-term humanitarian assistance, support for the reconstruction of Ukraine and military assistance.
20:33 Kherson OVA clarified that during today’s attack on Kindiyka, which resulted in the death of one person, an ambulance worker also came under fire. The medical team was on call, and the moment it arrived at the scene, the enemy struck the populated area again. The paramedic suffered a concussion and blast injury.
19:28 All 299 children along with their families were evacuated from dangerous areas of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov.
19:04 Zelensky said that he visited Kherson - in particular, he heard a report on the construction of shelters.
19:01 Kuleba said following the results of the first meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council at the level of foreign ministers that Ukraine will definitely receive the 1 million artillery shells promised by the European Union - the only question is the delivery schedule. According to the minister, he also received assurances from foreign colleagues that assistance to Ukraine will not only continue, but will increase. There is no talk of war fatigue in Western governments, Kuleba emphasized.
18:34 Propaganda Russian media confirmed that as a result of the shelling by the Ukrainian army of the Department of Internal Affairs building in the village of Yubileiny, Kherson region, with the HIMARS MLRS, four “policemen” were killed and 18 were injured.
17:49 Zelensky said that he is already in the Mykolaiv region. “Denmark’s patronage program for the region is truly an example of success. An example that demonstrates to other countries what we can do together for the benefit of our peoples and the protection of common values,” the president emphasized.
17:16 The Russian army fired artillery at the suburbs of Kherson, one person was killed, the prosecutor’s office reported. According to the OVA, over the past 24 hours, four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling.
16:30 For the first time in many years, Russia has lost its seat on the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said RFE/RL Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak. Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania received places from the Eastern European Group.
16:18 NATO does not agree with the opinion that Zaluzhny does not have a war plan for next year. A NATO general anonymously stated this to Ukrainian journalists in Brussels: “The way General Zaluzhny described the situation is accurate. But at the same time, when President Zelensky says that the progress is not fast enough, this is also true. But at the same time "At the time, Zaluzhny did not claim that he does not have a plan. Because he has a plan. But the implementation of this plan is an extremely difficult task, even with the support that the West provides to Ukraine."
15:37 Stoltenberg warned that the F-16 will not radically change the situation on the battlefield: “F-16 will strengthen the stability of Ukraine in order to increase the losses of the Russian army, and will strengthen the air defense of Ukraine. But we must understand that there is no system that would change fundamentally the situation on the battlefield. Many different things and qualities must work for something to change. And we must prepare for a long and complex battle. These are HIMARS, and missiles, air defense systems, F-16s, but there is no one system that can change the situation on the battlefield."
14:59 In Russia, the movement for the return of mobilized men from the war in Ukraine is gaining momentum. Relatives of soldiers write appeals, petitions and organize closed channels. Read more in the material Bring back the men .
14:36 The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved the government’s proposal to continue training the Ukrainian military in the country next year. This will allow not only military personnel from Ukraine to remain in the Czech Republic, but also military personnel from EU and NATO countries, who will be able to train Ukrainian military personnel in the Czech Republic.
13:42 NATO has provided Ukraine with recommendations on initial reforms on the path to its membership in the Alliance - these include the fight against corruption and support for people's rights, Stoltenberg said. In addition, a “roadmap for Ukraine’s transition to full interoperability with NATO” is being developed.
“We are also developing new projects for humanitarian demining, medical rehabilitation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers and the development of Ukraine’s defense-industrial potential based on a strategic review of defense procurement,” the Alliance press service reported following a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council.
13:35 As a result of the Ukrainian strike on the building of the so-called “MVD of the Russian Federation Novokakhovsky” in the village of Yubileynoye, Kherson region, on November 28, four employees of the occupation “police” were killed and 17 more were injured, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. According to journalists, most of the “policemen” came from Russia.
13:11 Advisor to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak stated that “neither in February-March 2022, nor at any other time, and especially today, there were and could not be any “real negotiations on peace.” According to him, Russia never negotiated - it “demanded with an ultimatum that its right to kill be recognized.”
Earlier, the head of the Servant of the People faction in parliament, David Arakhamia, said in an interview with Western media that in April last year Russia was allegedly ready to withdraw troops in exchange for the neutral status of Ukraine, but Kiev refused, including because British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposed the agreements with Moscow.
12:30 German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock is concerned that attention to the war in Ukraine is decreasing in the world: “Now attention to Ukraine is disappearing from public view - this is fatal.”
12:22 Zelensky said that he is on a working visit to the Odessa region: “We started with reports from the military and a meeting on the defense of the region. Many important issues. The operational situation and the conduct of hostilities within the framework of the responsibility of Odessa OSUV. The situation in the Black Sea, mine action and guaranteeing the security of the grain corridor. The work of the Odessa air defense, air cover of Odessa, the infrastructure of the grain corridor and our brigades."
11:56 Kuleba said at a joint press conference with Stoltenberg before the start of the Ukraine-NATO Council in Brussels that defending Europe without involving Ukraine is impossible: “The victory of Ukraine is not only in the interests of Ukraine, but also in the interests of the entire Euro-Atlantic community. It would not be an exaggeration to say “that defending Europe without Ukraine is a futile endeavor, because we now have the most powerful and battle-hardened army in Europe.”
11:19 Ukrainian military attacked a building in the occupied village of Yubileynoye in the Kherson region, when a meeting of Russians was taking place there, the Center for National Resistance under the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. According to him, at least five high-ranking occupiers were killed.
10:53 At today’s meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, Stoltenberg once again emphasized that all allies agree that Ukraine should become a member of the Alliance. “We must not underestimate Russia and must be prepared for new attacks. Therefore, it is important that our solidarity with Ukraine is demonstrated not only in words, but also in deeds,” the Secretary General emphasized.
10:44 Kuleba denies the deadlock at the front and insists that there is no alternative to Ukraine returning control over its entire territory. At the same time, the minister admits that Kiev hears ideas about “concessions” and “agreements” with Russia: “People who propose this should first of all offer the same to their governments - to give someone part of their territory, their people. Let them do it They’ll do it, and we’ll see if we can talk about it.”
10:32 The European Union will need several additional months to transfer the million ammunition promised to Ukraine by March 2024, said the head of the European Council, Charles Michel.
09:50 In Crimea, the “martyr” that the Russians were launching across Ukraine fell due to a storm, the Southern Defense Forces reported and showed a video:
09:23 Over the past 24 hours, the Russians carried out 153 strikes on 26 settlements in the Zaporozhye region. One person was killed, two were wounded in Stepnogorsk as a result of a kamikaze drone attack, and two more people were injured as a result of a missile attack on Zaporozhye, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
09:06 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 29:
- personnel - about 327,580 (+1140) people,
- tanks - 5538 (+15),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,312 (+27),
- artillery systems - 7908 (+32),
- MLRS - 910 (+3),
- air defense weapons - 600 (+3),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5944 (+39),
- cruise missiles - 1567 (+2),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,348 (+46),
- special equipment - 1121 (+8).
08:37 The United States has allocated $27 billion for the production of ammunition and combat vehicles to compensate for the arsenals sent to Ukraine, writes Reuters. According to the agency, large sums were sent to states whose Republican representatives vote against aid to Ukraine. We're talking about Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas. Thus, the White House is trying to “enlist more support from Republicans” when allocating new aid to Ukraine. However, voting for this aid will have to go through a “difficult road”, the newspaper notes.
08:19 Over the past 24 hours, 87 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 27 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (south of Novokalinovo, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Tonenky and Pervomaisky in the Donetsk region), 17 attacks in Maryinsky (in the Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region), 16 attacks in Bakhmutsky ( in the districts of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Northern Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka and Petropavlovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - near Ternov, Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - southwest of Staromayorsky and Vodyanoy, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - west of Verbovoy and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:11 At night, air defense destroyed 21 of 21 Shahed-type strike UAVs, as well as two of three Kh-59 guided aircraft missiles , the Air Force command reported. The enemy launched drones from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, missiles from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region. The main direction of the drone strike is the Khmelnitsky region, the missiles are in the south of the country.
Enemy UAVs were destroyed within the Odessa, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk, Kyiv, Kherson, Zaporozhye and Khmelnytsky regions, two missiles were destroyed in the Nikolaev region. The third missile did not reach its target.
06:58 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that an allegedly “Ukrainian drone” was destroyed over the territory of the Podolsk urban district of the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the drone was flying towards the capital, and there was no destruction or casualties at the site where the debris fell.
00:24 Zelensky was in 20th place on the list of the most influential figures in Europe according to the American publication Politico. At the same time, he won in the Dreamers category. The publication puts Zelensky on a par with Winston Churchill, Martin Luther and other prominent figures who are capable of “changing the course of history not with the power of their army or the power of their economy, but with the power of their words.”
Politico included the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, in the Activities category, calling him the “green cardinal of Kyiv.” Moreover, if Zelensky is in 20th place in the general list, then Ermak is in fifth. His main achievement, according to the publication, was attracting China to peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia last August. Ermak is also “the inspiration behind Kyiv’s desire” to improve relations with developing countries.