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[Korrespondent] 20:57 Zelensky in an evening video message warned that Russia is preparing for winter and may increase the number of attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure: “In Ukraine, all attention should be focused on protection, on responding to terrorists... I thank all our partners who helped Ukraine with air defense. These are different countries. We can’t talk about everything openly now, but the Ukrainian air shield is already stronger than last year. There are already other capabilities, but not yet complete protection of the entire territory. And we are working to make it
even stronger".15:05 British intelligence repeated the previously announced data from the Russian media that most of the Wagner PMCs transferred to the Russian Guard and resumed recruitment into their ranks. According to intelligence reports, this unit is most likely headed by Pavel Prigozhin, the son of Wagner's late owner Evgeniy Prigozhin.
Other groups of Wagnerites most likely joined the Russian PMC Redut, which has a total strength of about 7,000 people. Also, some of the mercenaries transferred to Kadyrov’s Akhmat battalion, intelligence indicates. Thus, the Russian state now has more direct control over the former Wagner Group personnel.
14:31 In Melitopol, as a result of the explosion on November 11, Russian officers were killed. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the “retaliation action” was carried out by representatives of the local resistance. The occupiers located their headquarters in the premises of the New Post Office on the street. Dmitry Dontsov. The explosion occurred during a meeting of FSB and Russian Guard officers. As a result of the explosion, at least three officers of the Russian Guard were killed, information about other enemy losses is being clarified.
11:44 Speaker of the State Border Service Andrey Demchenko said that the Defense Forces control the village of Topoli in the gray zone of the Kharkov region, where they recently installed a flag, but they themselves are not permanently there: “The enemy was driven back in this area, but the situation there remains difficult. Village "is located near the border with Russia, and in the direction of the battle line. The constant presence of Ukrainian defenders there is quite difficult. Our guys constantly monitor this direction so that the enemy cannot gain a foothold there."
10:49 Russian media write that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the occupied Kremennaya Luhansk region, there were casualties.
10:03 In the morning, the Russians struck the Dnieper district of Kherson - one person was killed, one was wounded, the OVA reported. Another hit in Kherson was the regional library named after Gonchar. There was significant damage to the building; rescuers spent more than an hour and a half extinguishing the fire. Over the past 24 hours, four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
08:46 The Russian Federation attacked the Nikolaev region at night with two X-59 guided aircraft missiles, simultaneously using ballistics, probably Iskander-M. The air defense forces managed to destroy one of the guided missiles. The second guided missile and a ballistic missile hit an open area. As a result of falling debris from the downed missile, several residential buildings were damaged, but no people were injured, said the head of the OBA, Vitaly Kim.
08:28 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 12:
- personnel - about 311,750 (+1100) people,
- tanks - 5349 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,073 (+32),
- artillery systems - 7559 (+32),
- MLRS - 881 (+2),
- air defense systems - 580 (+1),
- aircraft - 322 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5632 (+12),
- cruise missiles - 1560 (+1),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9944 (+19),
- special equipment - 1078 (+9).
07:59 Over the past 24 hours, 80 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Nadezhda, Lugansk region; on Limansky - in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Khromovo, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka districts of the Donetsk region; in Avdeevsky - in the Avdeevka, Severny, Tonenky and Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - not far from Ugledar, Zolotaya Niva and Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - near Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut.