[Korrespondent] 22:56 Zelensky announced "new decisions to prevent any possibility for Russia to manipulate the internal life of Ukraine." According to him, as of the evening of November 30, about 6 million subscribers in most regions and Kyiv were disconnected from electricity. The situation remains very difficult in the capital, as well as in Kyiv, Vinnitsa, Lvov, Odessa, Khmelnytsky and Cherkasy regions.
22:43 German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht promised to submit to the German government a proposal to deploy Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
22:41 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held a regular meeting of the Headquarters today: "The main issues are Donetsk region, Luhansk region, Kharkiv region, Zaporizhia region, Kherson region, Crimea, front-line territories and our state border. We are analyzing the intentions of the occupiers and preparing counteraction - even more powerful opposition than now."
The President also once again emphasized the need to ensure fairness and predictability during power outages: “It is very important that people understand when and for how long their electricity will be turned off. This is the responsibility of both the energy companies themselves and local authorities. People have the right to know. And as much as possible now, the predictability of life should be ensured. People see that in neighboring houses or on the nearest streets for some reason there are other rules in the world. And there should be justice and clarity."
22:33 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will visit Ukraine from 4 to 7 December, the Office of the High Commissioner reported. In particular, he plans to visit Kharkiv and Izyum.
22:07 Russia will continue to launch missile strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, and the course of hostilities on the ground, although it may slow down in winter, will not stop, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council. At the same time, he stressed that the United States, together with allies and partners, will continue to help Ukraine with the restoration of damaged critical infrastructure and strengthen its air defense.
21:10 Zelensky, during his speech at the DealBook summit, said that the risk of Putin using nuclear weapons should not be the biggest fear - Western countries should be more concerned about "Putin's expansionist military ambitions." "I don't think he will use nuclear weapons. That's my opinion," the president said.
21:04 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat also said that Russia probably ran out of Iranian drones: "Probably, the first batch has already ended. There was information that the Russian Federation ordered 1740 drones in total. Most likely, now there is no way to receive them" .
20:58 The leaders of the "DNR" and "LNR" said that all restrictions on leaving the regions towards Russia have been lifted, now supposedly there is no need to be afraid of being mobilized.
20:53 Lithuania is allocating another 13 million euros to support Ukraine, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.
20:46 Analysts of the Conflict Intelligence Team note that Russia has most likely run out of Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. The Russian army has ceased to actively use them since November 18. According to investigators, the Russians are either waiting for new deliveries or are establishing the production of drones in the Russian Federation.
20:25 The head of the Anglican Church, Bishop of Canterbury Justin Welbivo, during a visit to Kiev, said that it would take three generations to reconcile Ukraine and Russia after the war: "We will have to help in the distant future, when restoration begins ... They say that it will be necessary spend about a trillion dollars. And we will probably need to help them for three generations, reconciling and providing support, moral support."
19:37 Kiev's partners continue to make efforts to provide our country with everything necessary to restore the destroyed infrastructure and prevent the Russian Federation from turning the winter cold into a weapon against Ukraine. About how exactly they help us - in the material From money to power ships .
19:18 Zelensky, during his speech at the DealBook summit, invited Elon Musk to visit Ukraine to see the damage done to the country by Russian troops, and said that such a visit could help him understand the situation before making statements about it: "If you want to understand what Russia has done here, come to Ukraine and you will see it with your own eyes... After that, you will tell us how to end this war, who started it and when we can end it."
18:49 In Romania on November 30, a two-day summit of foreign ministers of 30 NATO countries ended. Diplomats during the meeting agreed to increase military and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv, and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the main condition for Ukraine's membership in the alliance. Read more - in the material Ukraine is taken to NATO?
18:30 NATO countries intend to invest in the production of ammunition for Soviet-style weapons used by the Ukrainian army, Blinken said.
18:21 In the Russian Federation, in the first quarter of 2023, early graduation of cadets from higher military educational institutions is planned in order to make up for the current losses of units of the Russian troops, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the evening summary. In addition, preparations are underway on the territory of the Russian Federation for the next wave of mobilization, scheduled for January-February 2023. In the city of Khrustalny, Lugansk region, the Russian "authorities" announced the completion of the mobilization. At the same time, the occupiers continue to patrol the city; at the exits from the settlement, a thorough check is carried out on everyone who wants to leave.
17:47 Great Britain announced the imposition of sanctions against 22 Russian officials involved in war crimes in Ukraine and the organization of pseudo-referendums in the occupied Ukrainian territories. In particular, restrictions were imposed against Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Arkady Gostev, head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova, ten heads of Russian regions, and others.
17:33 Kuleba confirmed that discussions are continuing on the transfer of Patriot systems to Ukraine: "I will say this: if no one spoke about this before, except for us, now the conversation is taking place. And this is a very serious and substantive conversation."
17:30 The postal item that exploded on the territory of the Ukrainian embassy in Spain was addressed to the ambassador, and more serious consequences of the explosion were avoided thanks to the reaction and professional actions of the staff of the diplomatic institution, Ambassador of Ukraine to Spain Serhiy Pohoreltsev told the UP: "There was a box in the package, so commandant's suspicions arose and he himself - so that no one was around - went out with this "mail" into the yard before opening it. And as soon as he opened it, he heard that something clicked there, immediately threw it away, and even then he heard explosion".
17:19 The State Bureau of Investigation reported suspicion to the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov, who voted for the "acceptance of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into the Russian Federation" and is one of the final beneficiaries of one of the energy companies operating in Ukraine. It manages energy infrastructure facilities in Zhytomyr, Kherson, Kirovograd, Chernivtsi, Rivne regions and Kyiv.
16:51 Kherson residents began to receive centralized water supply after voltage was applied to pumping stations. At present, water is supplied with reduced pressure, Yaroslav Yanushevich, the head of the OVA, said.
16:14 Kuleba said that he had instructed to urgently strengthen the security of all Ukrainian embassies. He also appealed to the Spanish Foreign Minister with a request to conduct an investigation into today's incident with the exploded envelope as soon as possible. Spanish police are already on the scene.
16:08 NATO allies announced additional contributions to the alliance's comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine, Stoltenberg said: "NATO Foreign Ministers have made it clear that our military support to Ukraine is crucial, in particular additional air defense. The Allies also announced additional contributions to the NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package, which provides Ukraine with non-lethal assistance, in particular fuel and generators."
15:59 UOC priests detained during searches can be exchanged for captured Ukrainian military following the example of Medvedchuk, Andriy Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said: "Ukraine has shown that it is ready to demonstrate the most creative approaches to return its citizens home by the example of a large exchange and the fate of Viktor Medvedchuk Any opportunities that will appear for this - formal and informal, public and non-public, open and closed - we will definitely use."
15:41 In Kiev this year, a "symbolic Christmas tree of indestructibility" will be installed on Sophia Square, Klitschko said. The main Christmas tree of the country will be artificial, 12 meters high, decorated with energy-saving garlands powered by a generator. After the holidays, the business that will provide the generator and keep it running promises to donate the generator to the military.
Not far from the generator, points for recharging phones and other gadgets will be installed. Klitschko stressed that the city will not spend money on a Christmas tree - all will be provided by patrons and business. Decorate the Christmas tree with old toys.
15:37 The Turkish company Karpowership is offering power ships to partially overcome the energy crisis in Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported. Representatives of the company are discussing with the management of Ukrenergo the placement of three power plant ships with a total capacity of 300 MW near Odessa. This will help provide electricity to up to 1 million subscribers.
15:34 Rosenergoatom is going to disconnect the Zaporozhye NPP from the energy system of Ukraine. The infrastructure is already being actively created for the flow of energy from the Zaporizhzhya NPP to Russia, said Renat Karchaa, adviser to the general director of the concern. According to him, ZNPP "will cease to depend on Kyiv" after the construction of a power line from the Crimea.
15:30 An explosion occurred at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid: according to Spanish media, an embassy employee opened an envelope containing an explosive device.
15:08 Electricity shortage in Kiev has decreased from 50% to 30-35%, Klitschko said.
14:57 The White House is asking the US Congress for $1.1 billion to support the energy sector in Ukraine and Moldova, Blinken said before meeting with Kuleba.
14:54 The European Union will provide Ukraine with another 40 generators through the civil protection mechanism, Borrell said.
14:33 Ukrainian military intelligence has not yet recorded the transfer of ballistic missiles by Iran to Russia, Vadim Skibitsky, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate, said: "According to our information, such negotiations have been held, there are relevant draft agreements, agreements between Russia and Iran. But to date, we have not delivered such weapons fixed."
14:29 In the region of Energodar, Zaporozhye region, Ukrainian partisans destroyed almost a platoon of Russian invaders. In addition, four units of enemy equipment were eliminated, the head of the Nikopol RVA, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, said.
13:58 Ukrainian military intelligence "does not see an emergency" in the increase in the number of military aviation of the Russian army at the Engels airfield, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky: "This is the return of several bombers from the Diaghilev air base, which were moved there after the appropriate measures of the Russian Federation to disperse aviation. But we control how many carriers are there, what condition they are in and their readiness to perform tasks. "
13:39 Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin said that Poland allegedly "forces preparations for the annexation" of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and most of the Ternopil regions of Ukraine. According to him, Warsaw is sure that they “deserved generous compensation” from Ukraine for military assistance and shelter for refugees, and the Volyn massacre of 1943 will become the starting point in ongoing archival research.
Naryshkin also claims that the Polish leadership "aims to act proactively and persistently" out of fear that "senior partners" in NATO will allegedly try to negotiate with Moscow in the winter months, "despite the interests of not only Ukrainians, but also Poles."
13:31 Russia is still planning to inflict a new massive strike on Ukraine, reconnoitering targets and preparing missiles, Vadim Skibitsky, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said on the air of the telethon. According to him, today the situation is quite calm, planned flights of strategic aviation of the Russian Federation are observed: “We observe as soon as there is an output of additional forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet with Caliber carriers, if there is a take-off of strategic, long-range bomber aviation, then our task is to timely warn".
13:09 The European Commission clarified the statement of Ursula von der Leyen about the alleged 100 thousand dead in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. EC Political Communications Director Dana Spinant noted that the assessment voiced by the head of the EC was taken from external sources and was supposed to relate to losses in killed and wounded, and "was intended to show the cruelty of Russia."
12:34 A part was cut out of Ursula von der Leyen's video on Twitter, where she said that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amount to more than a hundred thousand killed. In turn, Presidential Speaker Sergei Nikiforov told Suspilny that information about losses is "sensitive", so the commander in chief, the defense minister and the president can voice it.
12:02 Oleshkovsky mayor Evgeny Ryshchuk said that the invaders shot a family in Hola Pristan: the parents died on the spot, their adult son was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.
12:00 Odessa City Council voted for the dismantling and transfer of two monuments - the Founders of Odessa (led by Empress Catherine II) and commander Alexander Suvorov.
11:56 Shoigu said that next year they plan to pay special attention to "capital construction in the interests of nuclear forces." And in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, according to him, a new interspecific training ground is being created along the lines of the Space Forces.
He also stated that more than 300,000 reservists called up for partial mobilization allegedly completed training in two months, they were trained at more than 100 training grounds in Russia and Belarus, 3,000 instructors were involved. According to the minister, more than 8,000 crews of tanks and armored vehicles, artillery crews, air defense, drones and electronic warfare have allegedly been trained in the training centers.
11:51 The Russians decided to relocate the hospital from the temporarily occupied Polog, Zaporozhye region, to Mariupol. Residents report that everything that survived is being taken out of the local hospital, and automatic and machine-gun bursts are heard near Polog, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said.
11:43 In the Russian Perm, a fire broke out at the largest thermal power plant in the city, the reason is repair work on the roof of one of the shops, Russian media write. All services of the city were pulled to the territory of the thermal power plant, 500 people were evacuated, there is a threat of fire spreading to other buildings.
11:20 As of 11:00, electricity producers provide 73% of consumption in Ukraine. The power deficit is 27%. The generation capacity is gradually increasing, which will make it possible to somewhat reduce the deficit in the energy system, Ukrenergo reported.
10:51 Over the past day, the Russians fired at the territory of the Kherson region 18 times, four people were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:45 Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine's losses in the war with Russia amounted to 100 thousand soldiers: "The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought death, destruction and indescribable suffering. We all remember the horrors of Bucha. Approximately more than 20 thousand civilians and more than 100 thousand military killed as of today.Russia must pay for these heinous crimes, including the crime of aggression against a sovereign state.While we continue to support the International Criminal Court, we propose the establishment of a special court, which is supported by the UN, to investigate and bring responsible for the crime of Russian aggression".
10:43 Germany will transfer another 350 generators to Ukraine, Scholz said following a telephone conversation with Zelensky. This assistance is provided in addition to 56 million euros for the repair of energy infrastructure.
10:40 Zaluzhny said that during the nine months of a large-scale war, the radio engineering troops of the Air Force had detected and tracked more than 240,000 enemy air targets. About 80% are destroyed by fire weapons.
10:37 Yermak said that Russian prisoners, who are recruited by PMC Wagner, are being taken to positions without weapons, and then the so-called "camels" bring these weapons before the order to run forward. They receive a machine gun, without bulletproof vests and helmets, and raid Ukrainian positions. According to Yermak, this happens every day near Bakhmut: "They put hundreds of such people in the hope that they will be able to weaken our defenses."
10:35 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU proposes to create a specialized court with the support of the UN to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression against Russia.
10:23 The Russians "appointed" a new "director" of the Zaporizhzhya NPP - Yuriy Chernichuk became him, Rosenergoatom reported. Moscow recalled that the previous director of the station, Igor Murashov, was caught in "collaboration with the SBU" and expelled to Ukraine.
09:58 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed the creation of a structure for managing frozen public and private Russian assets to support Ukraine. She estimated the damage to Ukraine from the Russian invasion at 600 billion euros.
09:38 Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko said that the situation with the stability of power supply is "improving every day": "If there are no further attacks on the energy system, then in the short term we will be able to stabilize and reduce the shutdown time. These will already be planned outages. In principle, this is the main goal - to make everything planned and understandable for people."
09:20 SBU reported that it was carrying out counterintelligence activities on the territory of one of the monasteries of the Mukachevo diocese of the UOC (MP) in Transcarpathia.
09:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of November 30th.
- personnel - about 88,880 (+500) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2914 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 5872 (+6),
- artillery systems - 1902 (+1),
- MLRS - 395 (+0),
- air defense systems - 210 (+1),
- aircraft - 280 (+0),
- helicopters - 261 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1562 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 531 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4429 (+6),
- special equipment - 163 (+0).
09:09 At night, in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, which borders on Ukraine, there was a large-scale fire at an oil depot that covered 1,800 square meters. m of territory, the fire was extinguished only in the morning. Izvestia's source in the emergency services said that, according to preliminary data, unidentified ammunition dropped from a drone got into the tank.
09:06 In the village of Mirnoye, Melitopol district, several loud explosions thundered tonight in a local club where newly arrived mobilized from the Russian Federation settled. Explosions were heard even by residents of Melitopol, 30 km from Mirny. Information about the losses of the enemy is being specified, said the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov.
08:58 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut, two in Drobyshevo and one in Liman. Another 15 people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:42 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the Russians are forced to rely on poorly trained and organized temporary formations after they actually had to abandon the concept of battalion tactical groups. Thus, since April, Russian BTGs have been degraded after unsuccessful offensive operations, and further efforts to reconstruct these BTGs to restore their combat power have failed.
After that, Russian troops threw the remnants of their forces and new personnel, including mobilized ones, into poorly trained, equipped and organized temporary formations with low morale and discipline. According to analysts, this deprived the Russians of the opportunity to return to the BTG concept.
ISW also reports that Russian troops made little progress in the Bakhmut area on November 29, but they are unlikely to have advanced at the rate Russian sources claim.
08:27 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk region and Belogorovka, Bakhmutskoye, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye and Maryinka in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
Over the past week, more than 720 wounded Russian servicemen were delivered to medical institutions in Donetsk. Also in Gorlovka, one of the civilian hospitals has been converted into a military hospital, where civilians are not allowed to enter - only medical personnel are allowed to see the sick.
00:55 Scholz said he intends to provide Ukraine with more Gepard anti-aircraft tanks.
00:18 In the south, Russians check children if they are outside during school hours. Doctors imported from Russia during mandatory medical examinations also check whether the child is studying in a Russian school, reports the Center for National Resistance of the SSO. In addition, the phones of children and their parents are checked for the presence of the Ukrainian online school application. At the same time, the Russians promise lump-sum payments of 10,000 rubles if the family agrees to go to the schools of the occupiers.