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[Korrespondent] 22:46 The amount of accumulated funds for the Grain from Ukraine initiative has exceeded $180 million: it has already become one of the historically largest Ukrainian humanitarian initiatives, Zelensky said in an evening video message. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, have already announced their financial, technical or logistical contribution to the Grain from Ukraine initiative, Romania, Slovenia, USA, Turkey, Hungary, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, European Union, Republic of Korea, Japan, as well as NATO and the UN.
22:43 The Netherlands is providing Ukraine with significant assistance in preparing a tribunal for aggression and establishing the truth about all Russian criminals, Zelensky said after a conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
22:37 Reznikov said that today he discussed the security situation and military-technical assistance to the Ukrainian army with Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Sharts during a meeting in Kiev.
22:24 In just one week, the Russians shelled 30 settlements of the Kherson region 258 times, Zelensky said in an evening video message.
22:21 The EU again failed to agree on a ceiling price for Russian oil, which should come into force on December 5, Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Yozwiak said: "The last number is $62 per barrel. Negotiations will continue this week."
22:19 After Russian shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure, 53.3% of the affected heating facilities have already been restored, Naftogaz said. The most difficult situation is in the liberated territories of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, where the difficult situation with access to communications still persists.
22:17 A special line of communication for conflict resolution, created by the US and Russian military at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, was used only once, writes Reuters. According to the source, the US initiated the call to convey its concern about Russian military operations near critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
22:13 An emergency situation of a military nature has been declared in Ladyzhyn, Vinnytsia region - such a decision was made by the regional commission on technogenic and environmental safety and emergencies, said the head of the OVA Sergey Borzov. According to him, after the rocket attacks on the Ladyzhinskaya TPP, an accident occurred in the city's heat supply networks. An emergency headquarters has been deployed in the city to eliminate the consequences of the accident. 18 thousand inhabitants remain without heating.
21:25 Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden promise to provide further economic, military and humanitarian support to Ukraine and strengthen sanctions against Russia. This is stated in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of these countries following a visit to Kyiv. The ministers stressed that their countries would never recognize the illegal attempt to annex Ukrainian territories, including Crimea.
20:28 During the full-scale invasion at the front, 101 women who served in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died. Missing - 50, injured - more than 100 women, Reznikov said during the Sixth Women's Forum. In total, according to him, almost 60,000 women serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 5,000 are directly involved in hostilities. 350 women received state awards, two received the title of Heroes of Ukraine posthumously - Inna Dereusova and Ekaterina Stupitskaya.
20:19 Stoltenberg expressed hope that following the meeting in Bucharest on November 29-30, NATO countries will decide to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine: "I expect that one of the messages following the meeting of foreign ministers here in Bucharest will be the need for further increasing the supply of both air defense systems, and, of course, spare parts, ammunition for various air defense systems, as well as providing training for their use."
19:41 The issue of negotiations with Russia is in the hands of Zelensky, US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said: "He will determine the conditions under which he will be ready to sit down at the negotiating table, and decide when to sit down at the negotiating table. Our position as the United States - and it is supported in NATO - we must ensure that President Zelensky and Ukraine are in the strongest position when such negotiations begin."
19:15 Romanian President Klaus Iohannis asks NATO to deploy more forces on the eastern flank.
19:09 Experts say that with the approach of the winter season and the intensification of attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, more and more people can leave Ukraine again. About which EU countries are ready to accept a new wave of immigrants from Ukraine and what restrictions exist - in the material Hard winter .
19:03 Ukroboronprom has begun mass production of Ukrainian ammunition - in particular, 152 mm shells. The first photos with "greetings" for the Russian occupiers appeared in social networks .
18:30 Russian troops have transferred a large echelon of military equipment to Belarus. He brought at least 15 units of Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems and ten units of engineering equipment, the monitoring group of the Community of Railway Workers of Belarus reported. According to her, the echelon departed from the Yeysk station in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation and is heading to the Lesnaya station (Brest region). The Group notes that this is not the last military train with the Tor-M2 air defense system, which the Russian Federation is transferring to Belarus.
18:19 From today, the occupiers have banned entry to the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP to the station workers who refused to sign contracts with Rosatom, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in an evening summary .
According to the General Staff, one of the units of the Russian troops in the Lugansk region lost up to 70% of its personnel over the past week. Near the village of Starobogdanovka, Zaporozhye region, the Defense Forces damaged the railway bridge, which the invaders used to deliver weapons and military equipment.
18:11 Germany does not intend to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine and will leave them in the integrated NATO system, said Arno Kollatz, spokesman for the German Defense Ministry. According to him, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has already made clear in her statement that the Patriot system is an integral part of NATO's defense and Germany's contribution to the alliance's air defense system.
In turn, Poland insists that Ukraine needs the systems, since Germany will not dare to shoot down Russian missiles with the Patriot system. The head of Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party, Yaroslav Kaczynski, stressed that the deployment of air defense systems in the western regions of Ukraine could protect Poland, as well as the infrastructure and citizens of Ukraine. And Polish Deputy Defense Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz is convinced that training Ukrainians to work with Patriot air defense systems is "a matter of two months."
Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Ukraine needs Patriot air defense systems to effectively strengthen protection against Russian missiles. According to him, they will make it possible to close vast territories, since they can work on targets at a distance of up to 150 km. The new Patriot modifications can even shoot down ballistic missiles. Currently, Ukrainian air defense is armed with Buk-M1, IRIS-T, NASAMS and S-300 systems. They operate at a distance of 40 to 75 km.
17:43 The Russians are preparing a full-scale mobilization of Ukrainian men in the Russian army, said the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov. According to him, for the past two days at the checkpoint in Vasilyevka, the Russian military has not let men out towards Zaporozhye who either do not have a military ID or have a military ID confirming their suitability for service.
Fedorov also said that the occupiers had appointed a "watchman" for the prisons of the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporozhye region in order to recruit prisoners into the military groups of the Russian Federation. The mayor recalled that there are two alternative evacuation routes - towards Georgia and European countries through Berdyansk - Mariupol - Novoazovsk or Crimea.
17:04 In Nikolaev, there will be no centralized supply of drinking water yet, since the pumping station of Nikolaevvodokanal in the Kherson region was damaged as a result of rocket attacks. Therefore, during the indefinite period, technical water from the Bug estuary will be supplied to the city, said the mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich. "We continue to repair networks that are destroyed by salt water. As soon as the security situation allows, we will promptly restore the pumping station and return drinking water to Nikolaev," the mayor added.
16:29 Zelensky said that he had discussed defense cooperation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte: "I was glad to hear that support for Ukraine will only grow next year. We also discussed the implementation of my peace formula and Ukraine's transition to energy-saving technologies."
16:27 The energy company of Ukraine announced that it had carried out a test import of electricity from Romania. In particular, on November 27, ECU in test mode imported non-commercial volumes of electricity from Romania with a capacity of 1 MW for two hours (at 9:00 and 14:00). The company emphasized that the import of electricity could become an additional tool for stabilizing the energy system of Ukraine.
15:59 Reznikov said that in nine months Russia has launched more than 16,000 missile strikes on Ukraine, 97% of the targets are civilians.
15:57 Erdogan said that the grain agreement and the exchange of prisoners between the Russian Federation and Ukraine proved the possibility of a diplomatic settlement: "Thanks to close friendly relations with the leaders of both countries, we managed to organize various meetings on Ukraine. The grain deal and the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine proved the possibility of a diplomatic settlement of disputes".
15:54 Emergency blackouts continue in Kiev - by order of Ukrenergo, it is necessary to reduce 60% of the capital's consumption capacity, DTEK said. Providing light to critical infrastructure - hospitals, pumping stations and heating stations - requires 58% of the remaining electricity. Only 42% of electricity is available to power household consumers. The company is trying to provide light to each client for 2-3 hours twice a day. As soon as we manage to balance the situation, the blackouts according to the schedules will return.
15:39 Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Office of the President reported. We listened to reports on the current situation on the fronts and information from intelligence leaders about the enemy's plans for the near future. We agreed on ways to respond to possible challenges related to the actions of the enemy.
In addition, the participants of the meeting reviewed the progress in the restoration of the energy system and its protection from possible Russian attacks. We discussed separately the provision of citizens with communications and access to heat, analyzed the pace of deployment of Invincibility Points.
15:05 The meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, which will be held this week in Lodz, will be held for the first time without a Russian minister, Kuleba said.
14:38 Russia has left $2 billion worth of equipment in Ukraine, according to the Oryx project, which keeps statistics on only those equipment whose losses are confirmed by photo and video materials.
14:34 In Kiev, 55% of subscribers are in emergency shutdown mode. Repair work continues in the energy system, DTEK said. The maximum duration of each shutdown must be no more than five hours.
14:23 Employees of the SBU and the National Police found a large amount of anti-Ukrainian materials on the territory of the Pochaev Theological Seminary and the Ivano-Frankivsk Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP). In particular, the SBU found literature that denies the existence of the Ukrainian people, their language, as well as the very right of Ukraine to statehood, and notes that this is supposedly an artificially created state. Also found were pamphlets and books of xenophobic and hateful content with offensive fabrications about other nationalities and religions.
In addition, the SBU is studying the origin of samples of the symbols of the "Great Don Army" found in one of the back rooms of the Ivano-Frankivsk diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP). In particular, we are talking about the chevrons of this illegal armed formation, which in 2014 helped the Russians occupy part of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
13:54 Foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden arrived in Kyiv. They plan to discuss further support for Ukraine, said Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics.
13:51 In the Nikolaev region, except for the recently deoccupied areas, the curfew will be reduced - it will last from 0:00 to 5:00, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said. In addition, according to him, the ban on the sale of alcohol for everyone except the military will be lifted.
13:38 The information that Belarus is allegedly preparing an offensive against Ukraine is spread on purpose - such fakes are beneficial to Russia, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense, said: "Information and psychological special operations very often pursue several goals at the same time. And in this case, we see different goals.On the one hand, to sow panic among the population, among Ukrainians, including residents of border areas and regions.And disorientate the Ukrainian defense forces, disperse, transfer from other directions.Well, also the object and goals of this special psychological information operation is Belarus itself and Belarusians, that is, forcing. To make it sparkle, and still draw Belarus itself into a full-scale war, which has never happened before."
At the same time, Yusov does not deny the threat from the Lukashenka regime, since he helps Putin with weapons, ammunition, and armored vehicles, and provides his airspace for attacks on Ukraine. “But today we cannot say that a full-scale invasion will take place and that Belarus will be drawn into a ground operation in the near future,” the representative of the military intelligence of Ukraine explained.
13:19 Ukraine is already exercising effective control over the use of allied military assistance and has practically completed the audit of all the assistance received, Arakhamia said. According to him, during the last visit of the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to the United States, meetings were held with representatives of the Republican Party. "We had a very fruitful communication. In early December, we will make another trip, during which we will discuss all issues. I am sure that strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States will continue and intensify," Arakhamia stressed.
13:14 In the Kiev region, emergency power outages continue - about 40% of the region without electricity, said OVA head Oleksiy Kuleba. According to him, in addition, due to bad weather and glaciation, line breaks and emergency shutdowns were recorded in the region. Kuleba added that 278 Invincibility Points operate in the Kyiv region, and their number will increase.
12:53 The FSB announced that it had prevented the preparation of a series of terrorist attacks in crowded places in the Zaporozhye region, three citizens of Ukraine were detained in Melitopol, who allegedly admitted that they "acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services in order to intimidate the civilian population of the Zaporozhye region."
12:28 At a meeting in Bucharest on November 29-30, NATO Foreign Ministers will promise to provide long-term support to Ukraine, AP writes. In particular, the ministers will make new promises on the supply of fuel, power generators, medicines, winter equipment and anti-drone devices. It is also likely that new deliveries of military equipment will be announced - mainly air defense systems.
11:49 Norway will provide about 14.5 million euros to support the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine, Defense Minister Bern Arild Gramm said: "It is important for the security of Norway and Europe that Russia does not win the war against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are fighting an important battle for democracy and justice".
11:46 Peskov denied the information that Russia could leave Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. He also welcomed the Vatican's idea of mediation between Moscow and Kyiv, but said that "Ukraine cannot demand such sites now."
11:43 The Council of the European Union has included the circumvention of sanctions in the list of criminal offenses.
11:28 Free evacuation trains run from Kherson daily at 18:00 to Khmelnitsky, Kherson OVA reported. To check in for boarding, you need to arrive at the station 3-4 hours before the departure of the train. Upon arrival in Khmelnitsky, disabled citizens will be paid 3,000 hryvnias, and everyone else - 2,000 hryvnias. Also, food packages from the Khmelnitsky OVA have been prepared for Kherson residents.
11:03 Russians over the past day fired at the territory of Kherson 30 times - one person was killed, two were injured, the head of the Regional Military District, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:59 Klitschko said that the main New Year tree in Kiev will still be installed, but there will be no concert program and food markets. The mayor of the capital said that he spoke with the military about the New Year and celebrations, and one of the fighters said: "Why will my child now be without a Christmas tree, without a New Year, without a New Year's mood?"
"We understand that mass events are prohibited in wartime. And they will not be. But no one is going to cancel the New Year and Christmas, and the atmosphere of the New Year should be. We cannot allow Putin to steal our Christmas. We turned to business, which agreed not for budget money, and to install Christmas trees without New Year's pathos with their own private funds," the mayor said.
10:54 At the beginning of the week, there may be new Russian missile attacks, since for the first time in a long time a Russian rocket carrier appeared on duty in the Black Sea, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said: "The very first observation: the fact that it appeared in the Black Sea is the first time in a long time, several days was not - the launch vehicle is on duty. This is a surface launch vehicle that carries eight Caliber missiles on board. This indicates that preparations were underway, and there are also launch vehicles at the base points that are equipped and can be activated within a few hours ".
10:33 The military operation on the Kinburn Spit of the Mykolaiv region continues, the work is very difficult, in particular because of the specific weather conditions and talk that the Mykolaiv region should be attached to the grain corridor, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden.
10:07 As of 10:00 am, as a result of the rapid growth of power shortages, emergency power outages are being applied throughout Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported. The reason for the increase in the deficit was emergency shutdowns of units at several power plants. At the same time, consumption continues to grow due to worsening weather conditions. Currently, the capacity deficit is 27%.
09:59 Boeing offered the Pentagon to produce for Ukraine small-sized GLSDB precision-guided munitions with a range of 160 km for missile systems that Ukraine already has. This will allow the Ukrainian military to strike "far behind Russian lines," Reuters writes, citing sources and the document. The US Department of Defense is considering this proposal.
09:45 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy by the morning of November 28.
- personnel - about 87,900 (+590) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2908 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 5861 (+5),
- artillery systems - 1899 (+2),
- MLRS - 395 (+0),
- air defense systems - 209 (+0),
- aircraft - 278 (+0),
- helicopters - 261 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1555 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 531 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4416 (+4),
- special equipment - 163 (+0).
09:12 British intelligence writes that, despite the liberation of Kherson by Ukrainian troops on November 11, the city continues to be shelled by Russian artillery every day. The city is vulnerable because it remains within range of most of the Russian artillery systems, which are now firing from the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, behind the newly fortified defensive lines. Most of the damage likely occurred in Kherson as a result of Russia's use of multiple launch rocket systems, mainly BM-21 Grad systems.
09:03 In Kiev, there will be no complete evacuation of the population due to Russian missile strikes, Klitschko said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: “There will be no complete evacuation - perhaps partial, but this cannot be called an evacuation. This is a temporary relocation of certain categories of people to the suburbs, where services can be." He clarified that we can talk about resettlement in other regions or abroad.
08:58 The Russians took all the collaborators out of Novaya Kakhovka. According to the Center for National Resistance, this refers not only to those who held positions in the occupation administration, but also to those who participated in joint raids with the Russians against the local population, and also intimidated and forced local residents to cooperate.
08:44 In the Donetsk region over the past day as a result of Russian shelling, two civilians were killed - in Kurakhovo. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:15 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlevka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Andreevka, Novobakhmutovka, Experienced, Vodianoe, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report .
In order to discredit the Defense Forces, the Russians are shelling settlements, shifting responsibility to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the enemy is spreading disinformation that Ukrainian citizens from the liberated territories are being detained by the Ukrainian military to increase the exchange fund, accusing them of collaborating with the occupiers.
06:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), based on the analysis of satellite images, concludes that the Russians expect a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the east of the Kherson region through the Dnieper and / or through the Kinburn Spit. According to experts, Russian troops clearly do not expect to be able to prevent Ukrainian troops from forcing the Dnieper River, and also do not prioritize defensive positions that would stop such a crossing. They create the conditions for a long-term defense in the east of the Kherson region, which will make it possible to create a solid Ukrainian fortification on the eastern bank of the Dnieper.
05:47 The future House of Representatives of the US Congress, which will be controlled by the Republican Party, will continue to support Ukraine, but will do so with greater accountability, writes Bloomberg. In particular, Michael McCall, who claims to be the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee, noted that the Republicans intend to "ensure greater oversight, transparency and accountability."
In turn, Mike Turner, a senior Republican on the Intelligence Committee, was critical of the fact that only $8 billion of the $40 billion accepted in May went directly to arming Ukraine: “This is American taxpayer money that goes to Ukraine. Is it our desire to help the Ukrainian people fight? No, but we will do it responsibly." According to the congressman, the Republicans should make sure that Ukraine "gets what it needs," in particular, critical weapons, including air defense.
02:29 London next year will maintain or increase military assistance to Kiev and provide new air defense support, Rishi Sunak promises.
01:14 The death toll from a Russian missile hitting a multi-storey residential building in Vyshgorod has risen to seven people, head of the National Police of the Kiev region Andriy Nebytov said. 35 people were injured, including six children. Nebytov stressed that within a radius of three kilometers there was not a single object, even an energy one, that could be of interest to the Russians.
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