[Korrespndent] 23:15 CIA Deputy Director David Marlow said that the invasion of Ukraine was a huge failure for Putin, but at the same time it opens up opportunities for Western intelligence agencies, so the CIA is looking for Russians dissatisfied with the war to make them its agents. "We are looking all over the world for Russians who are just as disgusted as we are. We are open for business," The Wall Street Journal quotes him.
23:08 Zelensky said that the situation on the front line has not changed in recent days: "Donetsk region - tough attacks, constant shelling. Luhansk region - with battles, but we are gradually strengthening our position and gradually moving. Kherson region and other territories of the south - we are doing everything to reduce the combat potential of the occupiers and eliminate their ability to shell our cities."
22:51 Zelensky said in an evening video message that more than 4,000 Invincibility Points have already been prepared in Ukraine, and even more are planned. "If there are massive Russian strikes again and if there is an understanding that the electricity supply cannot be restored within hours, then the work of the Invincibility Points will be activated. All the basic services are there: electricity, mobile communications and the Internet, heat, water, first aid kit. Absolutely free of charge and around the clock," - said the president.
The points will work without fail at all regional and district administrations, as well as at schools, buildings of the State Emergency Service. There is already a special site - nezlamnist.gov.ua - which contains a map of such points throughout the country. It is constantly being updated. On the website and in all points of indestructibility, it will be possible to find out where the nearest gas station, bank branch, pharmacy, and store are located.
22:17 During the retreat from the Kherson region, the occupiers took with them several community leaders who refused to cooperate with them. Where they are now - the police do not know, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
21:28 The Hungarian government continues to provoke conflicts with Ukraine. The closest associates of dictator Vladimir Putin in the EU not only put spokes into the wheels of anti-Russian sanctions and assistance to Ukraine, but also continue to try to covet the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country. More details - in the material Fan Orban .
20:34 Russia has a resource for 3-4 massive strikes, equivalent to the attack that took place on November 15, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov said on Radio Liberty: "The attack that took place on November 15 was one of the most powerful. If we are talking about about such shelling, which was on the 15th, then this is a maximum of three or four times they can still carry out such shelling.
"We have reliable information about the presence of certain types of weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation. There is an understanding of how many are left: there are less than 10% of certain missiles left, there are missiles of which 18% remain, there are missiles, which, unfortunately, are too many on the territory Russian Federation, these are S300 missiles. They are now bombing Zaporozhye, Kherson, Kharkiv region. As for high-precision missiles, we are clearly aware of how many they have today. If everything was fine, then they would definitely not turn to another country for that to help them with rockets," Danilov said.
20:31 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced that today it summoned the Hungarian Ambassador Istvan Iydjarto and told him that he was waiting for an apology from the Hungarian side for the act of Orban, who came to the football match in a scarf with a "Greater Hungary" card.
20:24 The Czech Republic should prepare for a large-scale war with Russia, Chief of the General Staff Karel Rzeka said at the annual team meeting. According to him, the Czech army must retain the experience of counter-terrorist operations, but first of all it must prepare for large-scale wars against a superior enemy. Řeka said that if a conflict arises between Russia and NATO, the Czech army will be an active participant from the first minute.
20:06 Law enforcement officers conducted raids in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and in the diocese of the UOC in the Rivne region. Social networks exploded with memes and funny comments. More details - God was not found in the material .
19:35 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the regrouping of individual units of the invaders in the area of the settlement of Molochansk, Zaporozhye region. In particular, separate positions were liberated and separate checkpoints were removed.
In the city of Yenakiyevo, Donetsk region, the training of those forcibly mobilized from the territory of the temporarily occupied region into the ranks of Russian troops continues. Characteristically, the instructors are accommodated in the premises of the local polytechnic technical school, where students study at the same time. Separate units from the territory of Chechnya and from the PMC Wagner were moved to Debaltseve.
19:27 Shmyhal said that new emergency power outages are possible in Ukraine in addition to the planned ones, as electricity consumption is growing due to frost.
19:22 Nova Poshta announced that it was suspending work in Kherson due to shelling.
19:00 Ukraine has received $60 million from the World Bank, the Ministry of Finance announced. Of these funds, 50 million dollars were provided on preferential terms from the International Development Association, the remaining 10 million - as guarantees from Latvia.
18:56 Zelensky addressed the 104th Congress of Mayors and Heads of Municipalities of France and urged "to be specific in helping": "To get through this winter and prevent Russia from turning the cold into a weapon of terror and subjugation, we need many things, from generators to Starlinks. For us, this is not just a matter of technology. For Ukraine, this is a defense against terror. I urge you to also be specific in helping. And support the defense of our cities and communities from terror."
18:44 "Governor" of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev reported on the work of air defense, allegedly two drones have already been shot down. Local publics write that they heard three explosions.
18:28 The damage to Ukrenergo from Russian aggression has already exceeded UAH 70 billion, Shmyhal said. He noted that the situation with energy supply remains difficult, but manageable.
18:20 Nikolaev port will not be able to participate in the grain deal until the complete de-occupation of the Kinburn Spit, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim: "Geographically, our ships should sail a kilometer from the Kinburn Spit, which is now dangerous. When artillery is not available there, it will be very relevant question. We are getting ready."
18:17 Russia was not invited to the Munich Security Conference, which will be held in February 2023. "We will not give a platform for Russian propaganda. We want to discuss the future of Russia with the leaders of the Russian opposition and exiles - their voices must be heard and strengthened," said Christoph Heusgen, head of the Munich Conference. In his opinion, the war has changed the circumstances regarding Ukraine's membership in NATO, and now it should not be ruled out.
18:10 The GTS operator of Ukraine said in response to Gazprom's accusations that all volumes accepted at the entry point from the Russian Federation Sudzha, in particular, for further transportation to consumers in Moldova, were transferred at the exit points from Ukraine to Moldova Alekseevka and Grebeniki in full. This is confirmed by all the necessary documents signed with related operators, one of which is Gazprom itself.
At the same time, the OGTSU recalled that since the beginning of September 2022, Moldova has introduced a virtual reverse at the connection points with Ukraine. Since the end of September, gas has been transported from Moldova to Ukraine through the Grebeniki junction point in the form of a virtual reverse.
17:59 Representatives of 20 countries of the world came to the Kherson region to see with their own eyes what is happening in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, representatives of Poland, France, Georgia, Spain, Cyprus, Sweden, Denmark, India and other states visited Kherson, Yaroslav Yanushevich, head of the OVA, said.
17:55 Scholz said that Germany must be ready for an escalation of the situation in Ukraine: "Given the development of the war and the visible and growing failures of Russia ... we must be ready for an escalation." The escalation could include the destruction of infrastructure, the chancellor said.
17:46 The prosecutor's office is checking all the participants in the video with the alleged execution of Russian prisoners of war by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Makiivka, Luhansk region, Babel was told at the Office of the Prosecutor General. The Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations contains information "on the fact that servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation committed treachery" when they were taken prisoner. A preliminary analysis of the video shows that the Russians simulated surrender and opened fire on Ukrainian defenders, which is prohibited by international humanitarian law. However, the prosecutor's office emphasized that they would give a legal assessment to all participants in the incident.
17:40 The United States has provided Ukraine with $4.5 billion in additional direct budget support , the Finance Ministry said.
17:07 In Mariupol, the invaders have significantly increased patrolling, the number of patrols has increased significantly. Sudden selective checks of citizens are carried out, potentially dissatisfied people are "visited" at home. Also, another wave of searches began at the addresses of public figures of the period before the occupation, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. According to him, the city's new gauleiter, Russian Dmitry Berdnikov, expressed a clear internal position at the meeting: if someone doesn't like something, they will be held criminally liable for extremism.
16:42 After the de-occupation of Kherson, the likelihood of an attack by the Russian army on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus has increased, according to Ukrainian military and Western experts. More details - in the material Threat from Belarus .
16:26 In Chasovoy Yar, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were wounded today. Also, the enemy once again fired at Toretsk, there were no casualties, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
16:23 Ukrenergo has a plan for a rapid response in the event of a blackout, said the head of Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytsky. According to him, Ukrenergo and other energy companies, preparing for the worst scenarios, held appropriate training and preparatory measures so that in the event of a blackout, everyone would know what to do, how to quickly restore the energy system. He noted that the probability of a blackout depends on the nature and extent of damage to the power system during a missile attack.
16:17 Orban commented on the scandal with his scarf, which depicts a map of "Greater Hungary": "Football is not politics. We will not look for what is not there. The Hungarian national team is a team of all Hungarians, wherever they live."
15:43 MEPs call for Wagner PMCs to be included in the list of terrorist organizations, Politico reports. According to the publication, the initiative came from a broad coalition of deputies - from the right to the left and the greens. They have already sent relevant requests to the leadership of the European Parliament. The military company is accused of violating international law both in Ukraine and in other countries where they fought: Syria, Sudan, Mozambique, the Central African Republic.
15:25 Ukraine has already received the second tranche in the amount of 2.5 billion euros under the current exceptional eighth EU macro-financial assistance program. The total planned funding for this program is 5 billion euros, the Finance Ministry said.
15:14 In Kherson, another person was killed due to the shelling of the Russians, Suspіlna reported with reference to the head of the Civil Aviation Administration Galina Lugovaya. The shell fell near the main gas pipeline. In total, at least ten explosions thundered in the city during the day.
14:43 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko confirmed that Kiev and Tehran held an expert meeting on the supply of Iranian drones to the Russian Federation: "Such an expert meeting really took place. I cannot disclose details, at the same time I can assure that the Ukrainian side continues to take maximum tough measures to prevent the use of Iranian weapons by Russia for the war against Ukraine."
According to Nikolenko, Ukraine brought to the attention of Iran the position that the consequences of Russian complicity in aggression would be incomparable with the potential benefits of cooperation with the aggressor country.
14:27 Russia has damaged almost all thermal power plants and large hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine with its shelling, said the head of Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytsky: "After the last attack, we have practically no undamaged thermal and hydroelectric power plants left. That is, so that you understand the scale of what we have to to work - this is almost all thermal and hydro generation.
He also added that there were almost no undamaged Ukrenergo hub substations left: “That is, something flew at every important substation, and some of them several times, three, five and even eight times. Therefore, the scale of destruction is colossal.”
14:06 Gazprom announced that it fixes the "settlement" in Ukraine of Russian gas intended for Moldova, and if the transit imbalance persists, it will start reducing supplies through Ukraine from Monday, November 27.
14:03 Peskov called the searches in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra "another link in the chain of these military actions against Russian Orthodoxy."
13:54 The EU provides Ukraine with 2.5 billion euros , said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. She also recalled that the EU plans to allocate 18 billion euros for 2023 with regular provision of funds. "For urgent repairs and quick recovery leading to successful reconstruction. We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes," she stressed.
13:28 New intelligence gathered from Iranian drones shot down in Ukraine suggests that most of the parts are manufactured by companies in the US, Europe and other allied countries. This causes concern among Western officials and analysts and prompts the US government to investigate, writes The Wall Street Journal. The publication refers to the data of Ukrainian military intelligence specialists, who found out that three-quarters of the components of Iranian drones are American-made.
13:04 Reznikov showed the statistics of the remnants of the Russian missile arsenal. According to him, there are four factors that are methodically reducing their numbers: Ukrainian air defense forces, sanctions, time, Russia's inept missile forces.
12:35 Zelensky said that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander: "We considered three key issues. The first is providing our army with equipment and weapons. The second is the protection of energy infrastructure facilities. The third is ensuring the quality work of infrastructure facilities during the winter. It will not be easy walk, but we will definitely stand, and victory will be ours."
12:31 For the complete de-occupation of the Nikolaev region, it remains to release three settlements that are located on the Kinburn Spit, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said.
12:29 Peskov on comparing the current situation with the Caribbean crisis: "The crises are different, although both then and now we are talking about a clash between us and the collective West led by the United States of America. Indeed, this element is similar, but, on the other hand, there are nuances are, of course, different.
12:24 About 500 collaborators and members of their families fled from the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Crimea, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said. According to the Center for National Resistance, the traitors are settled in two boarding houses in Sevastopol.
12:18 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summons the Hungarian ambassador because of the appearance of Orban at football in a scarf with a map of "Great Hungary", said the speaker of the Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko.
12:13 The EU began preparing the ninth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are pushing other capitals and the European Commission to limit oil prices, Politico writes, citing diplomats.
11:34 The Iranian official news agency IRNA announced an expert meeting with Ukrainian experts on the supply of attack drones to Russia: "Today, important steps have been taken in the joint interaction between the defense specialists of Iran and Ukraine, and this will continue until cleared up any misunderstandings about it."
Iran's permanent representative to the UN in New York said that "the misunderstandings that have arisen in this regard can be resolved by continuing to engage with Ukraine on the issue of alleged drones." At the same time, Iran recalled that they had been cooperating with Russia in the field of defense and science for many years, even before the start of the war in Ukraine.
11:30 The Russians are shelling the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, right now. A social worker was killed and two more people were injured as a result of a direct hit at the humanitarian aid distribution point in the school premises, said Alexander Starukh, head of the OVA.
11:22 Orban came to a friendly football match between the national teams of Hungary and Greece with a scarf that depicts a map of "Great Hungary" with parts of neighboring states in its composition, including Ukraine, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and Croatia. Romanian MEP Alin Mituta said that because of such things, EU leaders should punish and isolate Orban.
11:17 Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov published footage of the construction of a "security line" on the border with Ukraine.
11:09 Ukraine returned home the bodies of 33 dead servicemen, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
10:41 From November 25, France will deploy four Rafale fighter jets in Lithuania to guard the skies over the Baltic countries, the country's Defense Ministry said.
10:38 In the Rivne region, the SBU is conducting counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Koretsky Holy Trinity Monastery (Korets), a convent in honor of the Volyn Icon of the Mother of God (the village of Serniki, Zarechny District) and on the premises of the Sarnensko-Polesye diocese of the UOC.
09:51 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the liberation of the Kinburn Spit will allow Ukraine to control ports and increase naval activity. In particular, control over the spit will allow controlling the entrance to the Dnieper, the Southern Bug, the ports of Nikolaev and Kherson. Having freed the spit, the Ukrainian military will also be able to set up a crossing to the left bank of the Dnieper. In addition, control over the spit will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to plan operations to attack the left bank of the Kherson region. At the same time, the spit is outside the range of 152-mm artillery of the Russian army.
Speaker of the OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk said earlier that the spit is under the control of Russian troops, there is no "grey zone" there. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the military operation, it takes place in silence.
09:18 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 22. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Liman directions.
- personnel - about 85,000 (+400) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2895 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 5827 (+5),
- artillery systems - 1882 (+12),
- MLRS - 395 (+2),
- air defense systems - 209 (+0),
- aircraft - 278 (+0),
- helicopters - 261 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1537 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 480 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4393 (+15),
- special equipment - 161 (+0).
09:13 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four civilians were killed - in Bakhmut, Georgievka, Kurakhovo and Petrovka. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:09 The United States has accelerated the process of replenishing stockpiles of weapons. The U.S. Army has awarded $2.6 billion worth of contracts in recent months to replace weapons supplied to Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman Doug Bush said. According to him, since the second half of October, Washington has signed contracts with arms manufacturers worth about $1 billion. Among the contracts signed is an agreement with Lockheed Martin. Bush noted that this pace is 15% above the Pentagon's internal benchmarks for contracting speed.
09:03 The SBU announced that, together with the National Police and the National Guard, it is carrying out counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Kiev as part of systematic work to counter the subversive activities of Russian special services in Ukraine. In particular, searches are carried out to "prevent the use of the Lavra as a cell of the "Russian world"; to verify data on the use of the premises of the UOC for harboring DRGs, foreign citizens, storing weapons, etc."
08:55 British intelligence predicts that Russia's maritime influence in the Black Sea could be weakened by any demonstration of Ukraine's ability to threaten Russia's Novorossiysk. This is how analysts commented on the explosion at the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk on November 18. The intelligence service recalled that the Russian Black Sea Fleet redeployed many of its submarines to Novorossiysk after Ukraine attacked its base in Sevastopol in the summer.
The Russian command is likely to be concerned about the threats to the amphibious assault flotilla based in Novorossiysk. These vessels are relatively vulnerable without escorts and have become more important in supplying Russian troops in Ukraine since the Kerch Bridge was damaged in October, experts say.
08:44 SBU conducts searches in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, reports Babel, citing law enforcement sources.
08:26 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the Russian authorities are trying to strengthen control over the information space, in which criticism of the Russian military is increasing.
07:59 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of settlements: Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk region and Disputed, Belogorivka, Yakovlevka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kamenka, Experienced, Veseloe, Pervomayskoye, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, in the village of Strelkovoe, Genichesk district in the Kherson region, the Russians set up a torture room on the territory of the recreation center, where citizens of Ukraine are detained and tortured.
02:44 Britain handed over Brimstone-2 high-precision missiles to Ukraine, writes Telegraph. About six months ago, London sent Brimstone-1 homing air-to-ground missiles to Kyiv. According to the newspaper, the launch range of the new missiles is twice that of the previous series. The Brimstone is normally launched from the air, but according to the Telegraph, Ukrainian troops have modified the trucks to use them as launch platforms. The number of Brimstone-2 transferred to Ukraine is not disclosed.
01:52 Residents of the liberated Kherson said that the Russians used the local landfill to burn the corpses of their military. Now in a pile of decaying garbage you can see fragments of Russian flags, helmets and uniforms, writes The Guardian. The occupiers began to use this dump in the summer. Many local residents saw Russian trucks with black bags drive up to it, after which a terrible smell was heard, and black smoke hung in the air. "Every time our army fired on the Russians there, they took the remains to a landfill and burned them," Kherson residents say.