Between 100 and 150 people are to be evacuated from the Plauru village, which lies just across the Danube River from the Ukrainian port city of Izmail, hit by a Russian drone attack overnight.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of a Ukrainian defense company known for its Flamingo long-range missiles, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Nov. 17, citing the company's executives.

Key developments on Nov. 15-16. * Widow of Chornobyl's first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later * Kyiv, Moscow reach deal on prisoner exchange to free 1,200 Ukrainians * Russian military reportedly executes 2 Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, hits elite Rubikon drone base * Russian assault on key Dnipropetrovsk Oblast village repelled, Ukraine says Nataliia Khodemchuk, widow of Valerii Khodemchuk, the

Russia has lost around 1,158,260 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Nov. 16. The number includes 860 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,353 tanks (+3), 23,591 armored fighting vehicles (+3), 67,464 vehicles and fuel tanks (+68), 34,469 artillery systems (+26), 1,543 multiple launch rocket systems (+2), 1,244 air defense

The number includes 1,000 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

An unidentified drone was sighted over a gunpowder plant in southwestern France on Nov. 12, following similar incidents just two days earlier, BFM TV reported, citing prosecutors.

Ukrainian drones struck the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on Nov. 14, damaging an oil terminal and sparking a large fire, multiple Russian Telegram channels reported.

Key developments on Nov. 8-9: * Kyiv faces over 12 hours of emergency power cuts following 'one of the largest' Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure * Russia's Lavrov says he is ready to meet Rubio in person to discuss war in Ukraine * Ukraine slaps new sanctions on Putin's team and propagandist publishers * Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashes in Dagestan, killing weapons plant employees * 'The threat was constant' — Russian drone flew over Angelina Jolie during her Ukraine tri

The number includes 970 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The number includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The European Commission adopted stricter rules on issuing visas to Russian citizens, who will be largely banned from receiving multi-entry visas, the EU announced on Nov. 7.

The Ukrainian military said it hit a Lukoil oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod and the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

This was Ukraine war latest for the weekend of Nov. 1-2. Find the Nov. 3 edition of Ukraine war latest here. Key developments on Nov. 1-2: * Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says * Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian missile, drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says * 'They're not scary' — Ukraine's drone commander 'Madyar' promises blackouts in Russia after new strikes * Russia claims HUR special forces raid in embattled P

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said on Nov. 1 that the drones had come to "spy" on F-16 fighter jets and ammunition.

The secretive meeting will focus on increasing aid to Ukraine and coordinating security guarantees to ward off future Russian aggression, El Mundo reported.