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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:13 A drone tried to attack an aircraft factory in Russian Smolensk, reports the Baza telegram channel. According to him, this morning the drone was suppressed by electronic warfare forces and fell onto the territory of the Smolensk Aviation Plant, after which it pierced the roof of the workshop and exploded. A fire started, which was quickly extinguished; no one was injured.
21:44 Hungary has completely blocked the discussion of new EU sanctions against Russia, said European editor of Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak. Today, the first debate took place between EU ambassadors on a new package of sanctions, which, according to the journalist, could become “the weakest.”
21:35 Ukraine has begun negotiations on bilateral security guarantees with Germany - this is the sixth country with which such negotiations are underway, the Presidential Office reported.
20:52 The Ukrainian delegation led by the head of the Presidential Office Andrey Ermak visited the United States this week. The trip took place against the backdrop of blocking aid to Kyiv in Congress and discussions about further support in the European Union. To find out whether the government delegation managed to agree on something, see the article Ukrainians in the USA .
20:21 The Office of the President clarified that a two-day conference of the Ukrainian and American defense industrial base will take place on December 6-7.
19:37 In December, a special conference of Ukrainian and American industry, officials and other government figures will be held - all those who organize defense for Ukraine, Zelensky said in an evening video message. “We are preparing a rather powerful event - in development of the Defense Industries Forum, which took place in September. Now - a forum in Washington and corresponding work with weapons both in Ukraine and in America,” the president added.
19:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that in the southwest of the Black Sea, seven unmanned boats and a high-speed boat with a landing force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine heading towards Crimea were discovered and allegedly destroyed.
19:00 Serbia would like to take part in the restoration of Ukraine after the end of the war, said the country's Minister of Construction Goran Vesic.
18:12 President of the European Council Charles Michel will arrive in Kiev early next week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, writes Rolitico.
17:26 The Netherlands has allocated an additional 2 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine for 2024, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said.
17:19 Zelensky signed a law on the redirection of “military” personal income tax.
16:43 The advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the left bank is hampered not only by the fortified Russian defense, but also by the weather, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. She explained that bad weather complicates both physical advance and aerial reconnaissance. At the same time, Gumenyuk added that the enemy now also does not have the opportunity to use tactical aviation as powerfully as they did before, so the Ukrainian Armed Forces are using the current period to consolidate their successes as much as possible.
16:02 According to the BBC, almost 20 thousand men left Ukraine to avoid military service from the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion until August 31, 2023. Journalists requested information about illegal border crossings in Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. In total, Ukrainian border guards detained more than 21 thousand people; the vast majority tried to cross the border on foot or by swimming.
15:58 The Defense Council of the Kherson region decided to ban the military from visiting Kherson if they do not carry out combat missions on the territory of the Kherson community. The exception is military personnel who live in the city, are on a business trip, on vacation, or undergoing treatment, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
In addition, the sale of alcohol is prohibited in 13 communities (in Stanislavskaya, Belozerskaya, Kherson, Chernobaevskaya, Muzykovskaya, Daryevskaya, Tyaginskaya, Berislavskaya, Borozenskaya, Milovskaya, Novoaleksandrovskaya communities, as well as in the villages of Novonikolaevka, Cheresnevoye, Kostyrka, Novovoznesenskoye, Novovasilyevka of the Velikoaleksandrovskaya community) . Restrictions do not apply to Kherson, Zelenovka, Stepanovka and Chernobaevka.
15:46 Zelensky instructed the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff and the Cabinet of Ministers to “propose a solution so that the sorties of Dagger carriers do not paralyze the country for hours.” He announced this following a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Participants discussed support for the Defense Forces next year, implementation of current contracts, systematization of international technical assistance, increasing production volumes at domestic defense industry enterprises, and prospects for the missile program.
15:17 Finland announced the provision of another package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 100 million euros. Its contents are not disclosed. This is already the 20th package from Finland, the total amount is 1.5 billion euros.
14:34 Zelensky showed a photo of the Ukrainian military from the Left Bank of the Kherson region:
13:45 According to confirmed data, there are now 4,337 Ukrainian citizens in Russian captivity - 3,574 military and 763 civilians, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
13:39 Consolidating units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in positions on the left bank of the Kherson region may force the Russian Federation to regroup, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Evgeniy Erin: “The occupiers will try to carry out some kind of regrouping. They have built a multi-echelon defense system, and as I understand it, they prepared for such scenarios and assumed that they would have to retreat from the left bank."
13:16 The defense forces are carrying out sabotage, raid and reconnaissance actions on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson direction, the General Staff reported. Logistics routes for supplying ammunition and food to Russians are being identified, and the locations of personnel and equipment are being scouted. “Heavy fighting is going on. One of the main goals of this work is to push the enemy as far as possible from the right bank in order to protect the civilian population from constant Russian shelling,” reports the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, the Defense Forces inflict significant losses on the enemy.
12:40 In the last few weeks, air raids in Ukraine, which are announced due to takeoffs of potential Kinzhal MiG-31 missile carriers, last from three to four hours. Find out what the reasons are and what to do about it in the material Terror with Anxiety .
12:32 British intelligence predicts that Russia may move the A-50 aircraft closer to the front line, as it is likely "concerned about the prospect of deploying combat aircraft provided by the West in Ukraine." Most likely, the Russian Federation began to use this early air warning aircraft for the first time. It is necessary to detect targets over Ukraine for the S-400 long-range air defense system. Also, the Russian Federation may take a greater risk and transfer the aircraft closer to the front line, analysts say.
12:13 The Russian army fired at a house in Veletensky, Belozersk community, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, six people were killed, ten more were injured, including one child. Today it became known that two of the wounded died in hospital. Another person was killed as a result of overnight shelling.
11:51 Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, has lost power as a result of enemy shelling, which damaged the air line, the Ministry of Energy reported. In total, 122 settlements remain without electricity in the region. In Kherson, as a result of the shelling, more than 28 thousand consumers were cut off from power, and in the region - almost 3,000 consumers.
11:27 The Russians have intensified attacks on Avdeevka and are trying to seize the industrial zone, said the head of the Avdeevka GVA Vitaly Barabash: “It’s very hot in our direction. The enemy is pressing and, in addition to trying to encircle, for several days in a row he’s been trying to storm the industrial zone, throwing equipment there, and personnel, and a lot."
11:19 Russia wants to organize a new “Maidan” in Ukraine and remove Zelensky. Zelensky himself reported this to Western media. According to him, this is information from Ukrainian intelligence, which is also confirmed by Ukraine’s partners. This plan in the Kremlin is called “Maidan-3” - it is to sow a split in Ukrainian society, creating chaos, and ultimately remove Zelensky.
Zelensky also once again emphasized that Ukraine will not agree to a frozen conflict and is preparing for winter battles at the front.
11:08 Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces directed artillery fire and hit the Russian Urals with FPV drones, which was carrying Iranian shells for Grads. According to intelligence data, it was possible to destroy 55 Iranian-made missiles and damage the Grad system itself.
10:43 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles were allegedly destroyed over the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea . “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev claims that air targets were allegedly shot down in the waters above the Northern Pier.
10:11 During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army “became famous” for its cruelty. The Russian military commits atrocities against not only Ukrainians, but also their fellow soldiers. Over the past week, military propaganda pages have been filled with videos of soldiers being abused. The main reason for sadism in the Russian army is massive drug use. Read more in the article Russian SOLDIERS .
09:28 The supply of 155-mm artillery shells to Ukraine has decreased since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas, Zelensky told Western journalists, AFP reports. At the same time, he clarified that deliveries did not stop completely, but slowed down.
08:56 The defense forces carried out a series of successful operations on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson direction and secured several bridgeheads , the Marine Corps command reports.
08:24 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 17:
- personnel - about 316,760 (+1140) people,
- tanks - 5415 (+27),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,132 (+11),
- artillery systems - 7712 (+29),
- MLRS - 895 (+3),
- air defense systems - 585 (+0),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5709 (+20),
- cruise missiles - 1563 (+0),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,077 (+17),
- special equipment - 1086 (+2).
07:46 At night, air defense destroyed nine out of ten Shahed-type attack UAVs with which Russia attacked from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were shot down within the Nikolaev, Odessa, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions. In addition, the enemy used several S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the Donetsk direction, initially without losses.
07:20 Over the past 24 hours, 72 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Petropavlovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - near Belogorovka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - east of Stepnoy, Avdeevka and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - near Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino district and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
03:38 Partisans from the Atesh movement claim that at night they successfully carried out reconnaissance operations on the territory of one of the units of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Feodosia. In particular, they were able to record the exact locations of car boxes, ammunition depots, barracks and headquarters of military unit 80393. The information received has already been transferred to “competent structures” that will “demilitarize” this military unit, the group reports.
02:20 More than 2,400 children from Ukraine from six to 17 years old have been taken to Belarus since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, writes Reuters, citing a Yale University study. Children were regularly transported from at least 17 cities in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine. Thus, more than 2,000 children were taken to the Dubrava children's center in the Minsk region of the Republic of Belarus, and another 392 children were taken to 12 other institutions.
According to the study, the process of deportation of Ukrainian children is coordinated between Putin and Lukashenko. Upon arrival in Belarus, the children underwent military training and were subjected to re-education. Taking children under 18 years of age across borders without parental or guardian consent is prohibited under international humanitarian law.
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