[Korrespondent] 22:26 Ukrenergo warned that on Tuesday, November 15, from 00:00 to 01:00 and from 05:00 to 24:00, planned outages will operate in Kiev, Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava and Donetsk regions. In other regions of Ukraine, outages are not predicted.
22:20 Putin never dared to come to the G20 summit, where he could expect a cold shower of criticism. More details in the material Consolidating the isolation of Russia .
22:12 The Zambian Foreign Ministry asked Russia to explain how one of its citizens, who was serving a nine-year prison term in Moscow, was killed in Ukraine, writes Reuters. According to Minister Stanley Kakubo, Moscow notified Zambia of Lemehani Nyirenda's death in September, but gave no details.
22:09 The US Army has signed several contracts with Lockheed Martin for $520 million to replenish stocks of MLRS instead of those sent to Ukraine, the Pentagon said.
21:57 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has revoked the accreditation of a number of media outlets that were reporting from Kherson immediately after the APU entered the city. According to the Detector Media organization, these are, in particular, journalists from the American CNN channel, the British Sky News, as well as several Ukrainian correspondents. For more details, see the article Why in Ukraine journalists of the world media were deprived of accreditation .
21:54 The IAEA said that in the coming weeks, missions will be sent to several Ukrainian nuclear power plants - South Ukrainian, Khmelnitsky, Rivne, and also to Chernobyl.
21:50 On the evening of November 14, power went out in almost the entire occupied part of the Zaporozhye region. Outages are recorded in Energodar, Tokmak, Pologi, Bilmak and the surrounding villages. Also without electricity, part of the Melitopol region, said the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov. Due to the lack of electricity, the water supply is also cut off. There is no water in the occupied Melitopol, but there is good news - the propagandist TV of the occupiers has "silenced" in the city, Fedorov added.
21:46 Zaluzhny said in a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, that the situation at the front is stable and controlled: "We are closely monitoring enemy actions on the border with the Republic of Belarus and are building a reliable shield to protect Ukraine from the north. Defense Forces , despite the fierce resistance of the occupying troops, they continue offensive operations in the Kharkov direction.The enemy is actively attacking on the lines of Belogorovka - Soledar - Bakhmut - Mayorsk and Avdeevka - Experienced - Vodyanoye - Sands - Maryinka - Pavlovka, but has no success. our advanced units and combat-ready reserves. In the Kherson direction, we are carrying out stabilization actions and strengthening the defense lines."
"He assured that we would fight as long as we had enough strength. Our goal is to liberate all Ukrainian land from Russian occupation. We will not stop on this path under any circumstances. The Ukrainian military will not accept any negotiations, agreements or compromise solutions. The condition for negotiations is one “Russia must leave all the occupied territories,” the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized.
21:29 Hungary refused to train the Ukrainian military as part of the EU mission and will not finance this training mission, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. According to him, Budapest calls on Kyiv and Moscow to "settle the war diplomatically" through negotiations.
20:57 The UN General Assembly by a majority of votes adopted a resolution on Russia's compensation for damage to Ukraine. 94 countries voted in favor, 14 voted against, 73 abstained. The resolution recommends the creation of an international register of damage caused by Russia to Ukraine. The register should be international, but maintained in cooperation with Ukraine. In the future, it will serve as documented evidence of the claimed damage, for which reparations will have to be paid.
The Bahamas, Belarus, the Central African Republic, China, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Zimbabwe voted against. Moscow has already stated that the UN General Assembly resolution "is legally null and void and violates the Organization's Charter."
20:30 During the flight of the Russians from Kherson, the "administration" of the pre-trial detention center released all the prisoners, Hromadske reports. The Ukrainian military found there the files of 457 convicts, 15 of them to life imprisonment. They served time in different colonies and temporarily ended up in the Kherson pre-trial detention center. After the Russians fled, all the convicts were released.
However, several prisoners have already turned to the military. Among them is one life-sentenced prisoner - he was transferred to the penitentiary service of Nikolaev. The whereabouts of the rest of the prisoners are still unknown. Also, cases of 59 people detained by the Russians during the occupation were found in the pre-trial detention center. They took all these people with them during the flight from Kherson. According to the military, the detainees were taken to Crimea.
19:56 On the positions left by the Russians in the Kherson region, they found dead Red Book gray hamsters. Rare dwarf hamsters were hanged by the Russians for fun, the Defense Ministry said.
19:39 Ukrzaliznytsia launches the Kiev-Nikolaev train - the first flight departs on Monday, November 14th. “We have been running a freight connection with Nikolaev for a long time. And we are only launching a passenger train now, because the liberation of the Kherson region drove Russian troops further from Nikolaev. We always coordinate such steps with the governor and the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” explained Alexander Kamyshin, head of Ukrzaliznytsia.
19:30 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military commissariat of the Brest region of Belarus has announced a tender for the printing of 50,000 mobilized prescription forms with a deadline for completing the order by December 31 of this year.
In the Luhansk region, due to the difficult humanitarian situation, the occupiers plan to carry out a complete evacuation of the civilian population from the settlements of Kremennaya, Severodonetsk and Rubizhne deep into the temporarily occupied territories.
In Mariupol, the occupying authorities, instead of providing the minimum living needs of the population, are expanding the coverage area of propaganda sources. Thus, the occupiers are launching the Mariupol-24 TV channel on the air, round-the-clock broadcasting is planned to begin within a month.
18:56 Kuleba said that Ukraine does not abandon diplomacy: "But the Kremlin's current statements about alleged readiness for negotiations are just a smokescreen. Russia is playing constructively, but in reality wants to take a break in order to recover from defeats and then continue the war with renewed vigor. We will not agree to this and urge our partners not to play along with Moscow."
The head of the Foreign Ministry also stressed that Kyiv does not even theoretically consider any concessions on the issue of Crimea: "There is no difference between Kherson and Sevastopol either for us or for international law. All this is Ukraine."
"Talking that Ukraine will endure or be subjected to some kind of pushing is meaningless. In general, I advise everyone to leave this prehistoric perception of Ukraine as someone who is being pressured and forced. Today, Ukraine is pressing and forcing. We are creating a new history together with those in the world, who stands side by side with us," the minister said.
18:37 Borrell said that the total EU military assistance to Ukraine is estimated at 8 billion euros.
18:12 In the liberated territories of the Kherson region, power supply and communication lines are being restored, points of assistance to people will gradually appear, Zelensky said. The humanitarian headquarters of Nikolaev sent more than 25 tons of food packages, 26 pallets of food, 3 tons of hygiene products to Kherson. Also, an ambulance and more than 6 tons of medicines were transferred from Nikolayevshchina to Kherson.
18:03 CIA director William Burns exchanged information on risk management and discussed the cases of "unjustly detained US citizens" at a meeting with the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin in Ankara, CNN reports citing a representative of the US National Security Council. According to him, Burns did not raise the topic of the war in Ukraine: "He does not discuss the settlement of the war in Ukraine. He conveys a message about the consequences of Russia's use of nuclear weapons and the risks of escalating strategic stability." At the same time, the representative of the Council added that Washington informed Kyiv about the meeting before Burns' trip.
17:56 In Mariupol, six children are born every week, and at least 150 people die, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city. Prior to the start of the second phase of the war, an average of 55 children were born in Mariupol every week, he added.
5:30 pm Biden called the liberation of Kherson a significant victory for Ukraine: "This is a significant, significant victory for Ukraine. I can do nothing but applaud the courage, determination and abilities of the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian military. They were truly extraordinary." He also stressed that the United States "will continue to provide opportunities for the Ukrainian people for their defense."
The US President also assured that Washington is not going to participate in any negotiations: "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. This is a decision that Ukrainians must make."
17:21 In Kiev and the region on November 15-17, exercises will be held with the participation of units of the group of forces and means of defense of the capital. During the training, practical actions will be held with the involvement of personnel, standard military equipment and weapons. The purpose of the event is to build up combat capabilities in the preparation and conduct of a defense operation. In connection with the exercise, the movement of personnel and the movement of heavy equipment will be carried out, local residents are asked to remain calm, said Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk, commander of the Kyiv Defense Forces and Means of Defense.
17:07 Republicans and Democrats have shown agreement in support of Ukraine. However, the differences may not be in what to do in this area, but in how. For more details, see the article Democrat victory in the US Senate: what to expect for Kiev .
16:49 Putin has updated the Regulations on the procedure for military service - now stateless persons will be able to serve in the Russian army. At the same time, he signed a decree that limits the ability to serve in the Russian army to those who have been prosecuted for drug use.
16:47 In Mariupol, the occupiers have begun accepting applications for a Russian passport, Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko said. He recalled that the voluntary receipt of a Russian passport can be considered a crime. "Look at Kherson and think twice whether you are ready to flee with the Russians or answer to Ukraine if it is impossible to escape," Andryushchenko stressed.
16:44 The Russians could deliberately leave their agents in Kherson, said the head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk: "We understand that the enemy could have deliberately left his agents in the de-occupied territory to perform certain tasks. Our task is to identify them. In addition, the SBU has many operational information about traitors and collaborators who went over to the side of the enemy. Therefore, we check it directly on the spot. All those who betrayed Ukraine for the sake of the "Russian world" will receive a well-deserved punishment."
16:32 The EU has expanded sanctions for the distribution and use of chemical weapons - added ten people, including eight Russians, as well as one Syrian organization.
16:27 Canada will provide additional military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $375 million, the press service of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The money will be used to purchase military equipment, surveillance and communications equipment, fuel and medicines.
Canada also imposed additional sanctions against the Russians - 23 employees of the justice and security bodies of the Russian Federation, including police officers and investigators, prosecutors, judges and prison officers involved in gross and systematic human rights violations against the leaders of the Russian opposition.
16:22 Putin signed a decree allowing foreigners without Russian citizenship to be called up for service in the Russian Armed Forces.
16:04 A training mission for the Ukrainian military EUMAM Ukraine has started in Europe, the representative office of the Czech Republic reports. Within its framework, it is planned to train 15,000 soldiers who will not only be trained, but will also be equipped and supplied with ammunition, for which 16 million euros are provided.
15:56 The Russians attacked the critical infrastructure of the Sumy region in the morning. From the self-propelled guns they attacked one of the facilities where workers were working at that time. Three of them were hospitalized with injuries, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.
15:52 Biden and Xi Jinping said after their first meeting as heads of state in Bali that a nuclear war should never be waged. The leaders of the United States and China oppose the threat of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the White House said after the meeting. They also agreed that Blinken would visit China following their discussions. Biden told Xi Jinping that the US will continue to compete with China, but this rivalry "should not escalate into conflict."
Xi Jinping, in turn, expressed concern about the war in Ukraine and announced his intention to continue supporting the peace talks. The Chinese leader also expressed hope that NATO, the EU and the United States will conduct a comprehensive dialogue with Russia.
15:50 Power cuts in the central regions of Ukraine and in Kiev will continue, said Dmitry Sakharuk, Executive Director of DTEK. According to him, Russia has dealt a blow to unique energy equipment that cannot be replaced and must be produced anew. In this case, we are talking about an object that was only repaired after the previous shelling.
"Now the maximum program is to have schedules, fulfill them and live according to them. We hope that we will be able to repair the following elements," Sakharuk added.
15:43 The SBU detained a Russian serviceman in Kherson - he was dressed in civilian uniform and tried to pretend to be "local". After a conversation with SBU officers, he admitted that he was a professional soldier from the 69th separate cover brigade of the RF Armed Forces. His task in the city was to collect information, adjust the fire on the Armed Forces of Ukraine and carry out sabotage.
15:36 Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets appealed to Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov with a demand to return accreditation to Ukrainian and foreign journalists who covered the events in Kherson immediately after their release. The Ombudsman explains that media access control in times of war is essential and is an international standard.
15:20 British Foreign Minister James Claverley announced the first tranche of funding for the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. An agreement will be signed today to transfer the first £5m ($5.8m) of the £10m allocated by London to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. These funds will help repair critical energy infrastructure as well as restore power to households and key facilities.
15:04 The governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the village of Kozinka of the Graivoron urban district came under shelling - as a result of a shell hit on the territory of a farm, a container with diesel fuel is on fire, no one was injured.
14:54 EU financial assistance to restore the destroyed energy infrastructure of Ukraine will amount to 1.5 billion euros per month. In addition to financial assistance, power engineers will be provided with the necessary specific machinery and equipment to replace the damaged one, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to her, for this, the European partners, together with the Energy Community, created the Energy Support Fund, which made it possible to attract all European countries to help. The first transformers to replace the damaged ones are already sent to Ukraine.
14:47 Macron said he intends to call Putin after the G20 summit. In addition, he intends to tell Xi Jinping that "it is also in his interests to put pressure on Russia so that it returns to the negotiating table and respects international law."
14:45 Stoltenberg urged to work on strengthening Ukrainian positions, but not to downplay the threat from the Russian Federation: "We must not make a mistake and underestimate Russia. The Russian army is strong and numerous. The coming months will be difficult. What we must do is to strengthen the position of Ukraine "The only way to come to a resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is on the battlefield. Many wars have been decided at the negotiating table, but this is not the case."
The NATO Secretary General also stressed that Ukraine itself must decide what conditions are acceptable for negotiations. According to him, not only the Ukrainian people are interested in the defeat of Moscow: “Ukraine’s victory is not only needed by Ukraine itself. NATO also has an interest in preventing Putin from winning. If Putin wins, this will make the world more dangerous and vulnerable. This will allow other authoritarian leaders to violate rules of international law".
14:37 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat explained some "lull" in Ukraine: "The conditional lull can be associated with actions in the southern direction. We see what happened - the right bank of the Dnieper was liberated. Probably, the enemy focused all his attention on these events, in order to preserve as much as possible our grouping of troops in this direction and to safely redeploy it to the Left Bank.
14:20 In Kyiv, winter holidays in schools will begin on schedule - December 26, but will last a month - until January 27, 2023, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. During this time, schools will be heated on a minimum setting to support the heating system, and teachers can choose to take paid vacations during the holidays if they wish. In the event of an emergency in the city, some schools will be used to operate heating stations. The academic year will run until July 1st.
14:16 The lull in the use of missiles by Russia may indicate a shortage of missiles from the enemy, who does not have time to catch up with production, said Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force. According to him, in October the Russian Federation released 15 Calibers in Ukraine.
“Obviously, the enemy cannot afford to deliver massive strikes all the time, because he is experiencing a certain shortage of weapons. This also applies to Iskanders, X555, X101 missiles, as well as Caliber, especially Caliber,” Ignat said. At the same time, Caliber carriers have already been withdrawn to the Black Sea, so any provocation with strikes is possible.
14:01 In the Donetsk region, the invaders dropped banned chemical weapons from a drone on Ukrainian defenders - K-51 aerosol grenades. The Russians dropped several of these grenades, one of them did not explode, the State Border Guard Service said. In order to protect themselves from the strong irritating effect of prohibited ammunition after the explosions, the border guards were forced to hold their positions for some time in chemical protective equipment.
13:36 Members of the European Parliament are planning to vote on November 21 a resolution in which Russia will be called a terrorist state, the European People's Party, the largest faction in the EP, said.
13:34 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the complete capture of Pavlovka, Donetsk region. The department claims that the capture of Pavlovka "opens a springboard for a further offensive by Russian troops in the Donbass."
13:33 Amendments have been made to the State Duma of the Russian Federation on the deprivation of acquired Russian citizenship for surrendering and evading military service by simulating an illness.
13:06 Ukraine received another batch of M113 armored personnel carriers from Lithuania, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said: "Additional military support from Lithuania has reached its destination in Ukraine. 12 M113 units (ten units with 120-mm self-propelled mortars and two units with fire control radar ) and ammunition". Anusauskas noted that Lithuania has already sent 62 M113s for various purposes to Ukraine.
13:00 In Kherson, at a ceremony with the participation of Zelensky, the Ukrainian flag was officially raised.
12:54 A number of Russian media write that talks between the Russian and American delegations are taking place in Ankara. Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin flew from the Russian Federation to Turkey, his interlocutor is CIA Director William Burns. The Kremlin does not officially confirm this information.
12:51 Zelensky in Kherson awarded the Ukrainian military:
12:23 Peskov commented on Zelensky's arrival in Kherson: "We leave this without comment. You know that this is the territory of the Russian Federation."
12:17 Spokesman of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko responded to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry that Moscow does not accept preconditions for negotiations, in particular the demand to withdraw troops: "Russia is not in the position to dictate its terms. The peace formula of Ukraine remains unchanged : an immediate cessation of the war, the withdrawal of all Russian troops, the restoration of Ukrainian territorial integrity, compensation for the damage caused and the provision of effective guarantees of non-recurrence of aggression. Under other conditions, it will be impossible to achieve sustainable peace."
11:45 The command of the Russian PMCs consists of former fighters of the Russian special forces, Andrey Chernyak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told RBC-Ukraine: "They are professional in terms of planning operations. But those mobilized convicts who are under their command, given the lack of proper training and motivation , cannot effectively carry out either offensive or defensive actions."
11:41 Zelensky arrived in liberated Kherson. On the main square of the city, the president met with the military and local residents, Reuters reports. Ukrayinska Pravda also confirmed the President's visit to Kherson.
11:17 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia does not accept the preconditions for the start of negotiations put forward by Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about the demand to withdraw troops to the 1991 borders. "The dialogue should take into account the situation on earth," Moscow said.
11:13 A tanker of the Russian army, a militant of the "DPR" nicknamed Phil, who fired at civilians in Mariupol, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the SBU reports. Investigators established that, as a gunner of the T72 tank, he fired at least 20 shots at residential high-rise buildings in Mariupol. He was detained at the end of April near the village of Rivnopol, Donetsk region. Then the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out his tank, and the wounded militant was taken prisoner.
10:51 Scholz criticized Putin for refusing to come to the G20 summit: “It would be nice if President Putin went to the G20 summit. But then he would have to face all the questions and all the criticism formulated by many countries of the world. Probably, that is why he is here No".
10:43 British intelligence predicts that the change of season will affect the conditions of both the Russian and Ukrainian armies. Any decisions of the General Staff of the Russian Federation will be partly due to the onset of winter. Due to the short daylight hours, the number of offensive operations will decrease and there will be more of a static, defensive front, analysts say. In addition, decisions can be influenced by the availability of night vision devices.
The cold will also be a challenge, and if the military has problems with winter uniforms and winterized living conditions, this will most likely end in health problems for them. In addition, the cold almost halves the "golden hour" for the successful survival of the seriously wounded. Rain, strong winds and blizzards will be an additional challenge for the military in the field, not only in their comfort and morale, but also in their ability to take care of their weapons so that they work without fail.
10:17 The Associated Press publishes a photo from Kherson, where they tied two collaborators to poles, who probably collaborated with the occupiers.
09:50 Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang spoke about the "irresponsibility" of nuclear threats during the summit in Cambodia, hinting that Beijing does not like Russia's nuclear rhetoric, Reuters writes, citing a senior US official. Li Keqiang attended the East Asia Summit on Sunday with Biden. The Chinese premier "spoke in some detail about China's policy towards Ukraine," a senior US administration official said.
09:44 Ukraine has already voted for the second anti-Israeli resolution in the UN. On Friday, November 11, the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly approved the proposal of Palestine to send a request to the Hague Court for "prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation by Israel of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967." 98 countries voted for it, including Ukraine.
Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv Michael Brodsky said that his country was disappointed: "Ukraine's support for the UN resolution Israel's Action, which denies the connection of Jews with the Temple Mount and calls for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, is extremely disappointing. Support for anti-Israel initiatives in the UN does not contribute to building trust between our countries ".
At the end of October, Ukraine supported a resolution that called on Israel to give up nuclear weapons.
09:39 The United States will impose new sanctions against a transnational network of individuals and companies working on the purchase of military technology for Russia, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the sidelines of the G20 summit. According to her, the sanctions will affect 14 people and 28 legal entities, including financial intermediaries. The announcement is scheduled for Monday evening, November 14th.
09:36 UN Secretary General António Guterres called for peace between Russia and Ukraine, but only on the basis of international law. At a press conference in Cambodia, he said that the Russian invasion was a violation of the UN Charter and a violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Therefore, according to him, it is very important to create conditions for the gradual resumption of dialogue, which will lead to a future world. The Secretary General added that he supports "not just any peace, but a peace based on the values of the UN Charter and on the basis of international law."
09:32 Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced a new aid package to Ukraine: "We remain stable in providing security assistance. You know about one aid package that we just announced. There will be another one in the next few weeks, in about the same amount of time and volume that we've been following for the past few weeks and months."
09:25 Yesterday, at about 22:40, the Russians attacked Kharkiv with three missiles, preliminary S-300. An industrial facility in the Industrial District was damaged, no one was injured. Also, over the past day, the invaders shelled the cities of Kupyansk and Volchansk and other settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions, located near the line of confrontation and the border with the Russian Federation, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Two people were wounded in Kupyansk.
The mine danger remains very high. Yesterday in Dergachi a man blew himself up on an explosive device and was hospitalized with wounds, another person was wounded in the village. Volokhov Yar, Chuguevsky district.
09:22 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 14th.
- personnel - about 81,370 (+510) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2848 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 5748 (+6),
- artillery systems - 1839 (+2),
- MLRS - 393 (+0),
- air defense systems - 206 (+0),
- aircraft - 278 (+0),
- helicopters - 261 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1509 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 399 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4316 (+21),
- special equipment - 160 (+0).
09:17 In the Donetsk region over the past day as a result of enemy shelling, four civilians were injured - in Kurakhovo, Bakhmut, Andreevka and Ivanovsk, the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko said.
09:09 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) predicts that Russian offensive operations in the Donetsk region will intensify in the coming weeks, as additional mobilized military personnel and forces withdrawn from the western part of the Kherson region will arrive there. At the same time, analysts note that the Russians are unlikely to achieve significant operational success, although over time they can capture Bakhmut at the cost of huge losses. According to ISW, Russian mobilized military personnel have shown themselves to be insufficiently trained, poorly equipped and very reluctant to fight.
The Russian forces operating in the Donetsk region include units of the regular Russian Armed Forces, mobilized military personnel, Wagner PMC fighters, the formation of BARS (Russian Volunteer Reserve), militias from the "DPR" and "LPR", soldiers of Kadyrov and volunteer battalions. This bizarre conglomeration of combat forces will have far less effective combat power than a grouping of regular units of a similar size, analysts say.
This strange combination of forces is likely to achieve some success due to the numerical advantage, but the Ukrainian defenders are more reinforced and will most likely force him to stop within a few months close to his original positions, according to ISW experts.
08:48 In the Lugansk region, 12 settlements have already been liberated, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai: "Advancement is not easy, every meter of the Lugansk region is very difficult. The Russians had time to prepare and bring a large number of mobilized." Makiivka was the last of 12 to be liberated - this is a step towards the liberation of Svatovo, through which three roads pass, Gaidai noted.
Belogorovka is under constant shelling and attacks by the Russian army, mobilized and "convicts". According to Gaidai, "there is nothing left of the village." But Bakhmut of the Donetsk region "goes the hardest," he added. However, the presence of modern long-range weapons allows Ukrainian artillerymen to hit ammunition depots and other enemy targets deep in the rear of the Russian army. Partisans can also operate in the rear of the invaders, Gaidai noted.
08:13 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Stelmakhovka and Belogorovka in the Luhansk region and Belogorovka, Kurdyumovka, Vodianoe and Marinka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In the Kherson region, the Russians have stepped up aerial reconnaissance, which may indicate the planning of fire destruction of both military and civilian targets. The day before, the invaders fired mortars at a private sector in Gornostaevka, whose residents refused to "evacuate". As a result of the shelling, two local residents were killed and three were injured.
00:37 Media Detector reports, citing sources, that Ukraine has canceled work permits for at least six journalists from film crews, including CNN and SkyNews.
00:14 Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov announced a rocket attack on the Industrial District of the city. Pre-industrial facility, information about the victims is being specified.