[Korrespondent] 21:49 Belarus has strengthened the presence of the police on the border with Ukraine, the country's Interior Ministry said. The department claims that "a lot of information is being received about threats of attempts to commit terrorist acts on the territory of Belarus by fugitive oppositionists."
21:42 Zelensky said that stabilization blackouts are operating in 15 regions this evening. Most of all - Vinnitsa region, Sumy region, Poltava region, Khmelnytsky region, Frankivsk region, Kiev region and the capital.
21:36 Zelensky, in an evening video message, spoke about the situation at the front: "The toughest battles are still in the Donetsk region. Luhansk region - we are moving little by little and with battles. As of this time, there have already been almost 400 shellings in the east since the beginning of the day. South - we hold the defense and consistently, very calculatedly destroy the potential of the occupiers."
20:53 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said that the Russians from the scandalous video, who were allegedly "just like that" shot by the Ukrainian military in the Luhansk region, committed a war crime - they opened fire to kill the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He stressed that in this case, persons from among the Russian military cannot be considered prisoners of war, but are those who fight and commit treachery. "Return fire is not a war crime. On the contrary, those who want to use the protection of international law to kill should be punished," the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights stressed.
20:41 Yasno CEO Sergei Kovalenko said that on Sunday, November 20, the power was turned off one or two times instead of four. According to him, now the stabilization of the energy system is designed for four-hour outages - so far, such intervals are enough for repair work. If there are no new attacks on the power grid, then soon the power shortage will be evenly distributed throughout the country: there will be blackouts everywhere, but little by little. Then, in particular in Kyiv and the region, outages will be approximately halved. And vice versa - if there are new attacks, then there will be emergency shutdowns "for a very long time."
19:49 On Monday, November 21, from 00:00 to 24:00, scheduled power outages will be applied in all regions of Ukraine. As reported by Ukrenergo, consumption restrictions were somewhat relaxed over the weekend, despite a sharp drop in temperature. On Monday, additional emergency shutdowns are also not predicted.
19:45 Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region and Disputed, Yakovlevka, Bakhmutskoe, Bakhmut, Experienced and Kleshchievka, Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the evening report.
According to the General Staff, aircraft of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces fly almost daily in the airspace of Belarus. The MiG-31K aircraft, which takes off from the Machulishchi airfield, is the carrier of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles capable of hitting targets throughout Ukraine. That is why air raid alerts are so often announced in all regions of Ukraine.
19:29 The data collected by the investigation into the case of the missile crash in Polish Przewoduv does not yet allow us to determine exactly where it was fired from, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said: “We don’t know this yet. Let specialists, investigators work on this. investigation of experts from the Ukrainian side, as well as international, from NATO, American.
He added that the investigation has "evidence from the cameras of the border guards, but they do not show with absolute certainty where the rocket was fired from." According to him, it is necessary to continue to collect evidence, "the investigation will take some time."
19:25 A video of the detention of two Russian servicemen who refused to go to war appeared on Russian Telegram channels - the soldiers were defiantly tied up during the formation. They face up to three years in prison.
19:21 Russia fired more than 4,700 missiles at Ukraine in 270 days of a full-scale war, Zelensky said during an appeal to the international organization for cooperation of francophone countries of the world La Francophonie.
19:14 EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas called for a stable supply of weapons to Ukraine: "Russia needs a pause. It should not be given. In order for Ukraine to use its advantage, it needs a stable supply of Western weapons, ammunition and equipment."
18:39 Kuleba called for a complete ban on Russian propaganda: "The incitement of genocide on Russian state television is in full swing. They admit that Russia is bombing Ukraine's critical infrastructure to create unbearable living conditions for civilians, and they call for new strikes. Russian state propaganda should be completely banned in the EU and other countries."
18:25 Ukrainian reconnaissance marines managed to return to the territory controlled by Ukraine, having organized their escape from captivity , MP Igor Kopytin said.
17:47 The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine has called for an investigation into the video, which, according to Russia, testifies to the murder of Russian prisoners of war by the Ukrainian military. In turn, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna said that the Ukrainian authorities would investigate this incident. However, she said it is "very unlikely" that the short edited snippets show what Moscow claims.
The vice-premier also stated that the Ukrainian military "has absolutely no interest in executing anyone" and has a direct order to take "as many prisoners of war as possible" so that they can be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners.
17:18 Since the end of February, the United States has supplied Ukraine with more than 88,000 tons of weapons and military equipment worth $18.3 billion, the State Department said. To deliver weapons, heavy transport aircraft made 878 flights to Europe. In particular, delivered:
- 236 artillery systems, 38 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems,
- more than 1 million artillery shells,
- 108.5 thousand portable missile systems to combat armored targets,
- 1.4 thousand portable anti-aircraft missile systems,
- 15 helicopters,
- 46 radars, 10.2 thousand assault rifles and pistols, more than 70 million cartridges for small arms,
- 26 patrol boats.
16:51 Yermak said that he is sure that "the campaign to return Crimea will take place."
15:19 New Zealand Defense Minister Pini Henare visited Kiev , where he met with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov, the press service of the New Zealand government reported. The report said the visit was "another demonstration of New Zealand's continued support for the people of Ukraine and recognition of Ukraine's courageous self-defence efforts."
Henare discussed with Reznikov the extension by New Zealand of the mission to train Ukrainian infantry in the UK until July 2023. In addition to Ukraine, Henare also visited Poland, where he met with the Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak.
15:07 In the near future, a number of terrorist attacks are planned on the territory of Belarus - artificially provoked man-made disasters at critical infrastructure facilities, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. The location of the likely "incidents" is the territories adjacent to the borders of the EU countries and Ukraine, in particular the Grodno and Brest regions. One of the main targets is the Belarusian nuclear power plant Astravets.
The Russian special services are engaged in the development and implementation of the "project", and the Belarusian KGB was simply informed. Citizens of the NATO countries and Ukraine will traditionally be appointed "responsible" for the attacks, who will supposedly be dressed in Belarusian military uniforms. Currently, units of the Belarusian KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the border troops have already been put on high alert.
According to the developers of the "project", this should accelerate the involvement of the Belarusian army in the war in Ukraine on the side of the occupiers, as well as create the public opinion necessary for the Kremlin in the Belarusian society.
14:51 As a result of the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the infrastructure and equipment of the station have been damaged over the past 24 hours, the IAEA said. Powerful explosions at the plant last night and this morning disrupted a period of relative calm at the nuclear facility and further underlined the urgent need for measures to prevent a nuclear accident, said the head of the agency, Rafael Grossi.
"IAEA experts at the ZNPP reported that shelling had probably resumed both near and on the territory of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, more than a dozen explosions were heard in a short period of time in the morning local time. The IAEA team also saw some explosions from the windows," - the statement says. The IAEA team noted that some buildings, systems and equipment at the plant site were damaged at the ZNPP. There are no reports of casualties.
Grossi once again emphasized the need to create a zone of nuclear safety and security around the ZNPP as soon as possible: "I will not give up until this zone becomes a reality. As the ongoing obvious shelling shows, this is needed more than ever."
14:24 Podolyak, in an interview with AFP, called the weapons that Ukraine needs to win the war: "We need 150-200 tanks, about 300 armored vehicles, 100 artillery systems, 50-70 multiple launch rocket systems, including American HIMARS, 10-15 anti-missile systems, as well as American ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers.
13:03 Ukraine received two Crotale anti-aircraft systems from France to protect the sky, as well as two MLRS, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
11:25 In Mariupol, a new wave of "cleansing operations" began at the direction of Pushilin to suppress public discontent, said Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko. The reason was a collective complaint, which received a great response. The essence of the problem is that the gauleiters of the Donetsk region prescribed official decisions on the provision of new housing as compensation for the lost one in such a way that it is impossible for Mariupol residents to get it. In the end, Pushilin held a meeting in Mariupol with civilian occupiers, and then with the "power bloc", where he issued an order to "suppress this disgrace."
11:12 The Russian military secretly transferred almost 100 S-300 and S-400 air defense missiles to Russia from Belarus - probably to deliver a large-scale strike on Ukraine, the Daily Mail writes citing its sources. Analysts say the missile movement is either a sign that Russia is taking precautions against a potential Ukrainian strike, or a sign that it is itself preparing to strike. Including, perhaps, a "dirty bomb".
10:28 British intelligence believes that the retreat of Russian forces from the right bank of the Kherson region was much more organized, unlike other cases of large-scale retreat, which is perhaps the merit of a better command. In particular, the amount of equipment lost during the retreat is measured in tens, not hundreds, and much of what was left behind was damaged by the Russian military to prevent the Ukrainian military from getting the equipment.
At the same time, intelligence notes, problems with adequate leadership at the lower and middle levels remain in the Russian forces, and the practice of hiding the real state of affairs continues.
09:59 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of November 20.
- personnel - about 84,210 (+330) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2886 (+1),
- armored combat vehicles - 5817 (+2),
- artillery systems - 1868 (+1),
- MLRS - 393 (+0),
- air defense systems - 209 (+0),
- aircraft - 278 (+0),
- helicopters - 261 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1537 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 480 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4371 (+3),
- special equipment - 161 (+0).
09:11 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling of the Kupyansky district, two people were hospitalized, they are in serious condition, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said.
08:18 Yermak said during a speech at the International Security Forum in Halifax that Ukraine is unlikely to end the war before the end of next spring. Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gavrilov spoke about such prospects. “It sounds like this phrase of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine is a dream. Of course, millions of Ukrainians dream that this war will end as soon as possible. However, I will be more realistic ... The war continues, and I am not ready to name the exact day and time, when we win. But it will definitely happen."
08:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russians are strengthening their positions in the occupied territories at the expense of personnel withdrawn from the Kherson region and mobilized military personnel. Analysts suggest that Russia will also bring in additional forces in the coming weeks, given that mobilized units of the 2nd motorized rifle division of the 1st Tank Army of the Russian Federation have completed their training in the Brest region of Belarus.
08:09 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two civilians were injured - in Bakhmut and Vugledar, the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko said.
08:04 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by Russian invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk region and Disputed, Yakovlevka, Bakhmutskoe, Bakhmut, Experienced and Kleschievka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report.
In the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the enemy is holding his subunits. It is not ruled out that the enemy will try to commit armed provocations on the border, and attempts to infiltrate the DRG from the territory of the Russian Federation and Belarus are also possible.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the command of the Russian troops plans to transfer individual units withdrawn from the Kherson region to the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Mobilized, of which these formations mainly consist, are outraged by the prospects for the implementation of such plans. In the Lugansk region, the occupiers set up additional checkpoints to detect deserters.
07:46 In Nikopol, one person was wounded from Russian shelling, the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Military District, Valentin Reznichenko, said. At night, the Russians fired from MLRS and heavy artillery at four communities - Krasnogrigoryevskaya, Mirovskaya, Marganetskaya and Nikopolskaya.
07:27 On Sunday, November 20, planned outages will apply in all regions of Ukraine from 8:00 to 24:00. Additional emergency outages are not forecast, Ukrenergo said.
05:48 Ukrainian women were awarded the Senator John McCain Award for Leadership in Public Service 2022 as part of the International Security Forum in Halifax. "The women of Ukraine have volunteered to be heroines whose courage, honor and dignity have inspired the world. Therefore, I am honored to present the John McCain Public Service Award to the women of Ukraine," said Jack McCain, son of the late senator.
00:39 In the village of Mironovka, Melitopol district, they set fire to the local house of culture, on which the Russian flag was installed. According to the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, no one even tried to extinguish the fire.
00:14 The "authorities" of the occupied Zaporozhye region have dismissed the "mayor" of Energodar, Alexander Volga, appointed by them, Russian media write.