Russian drone strikes one Nikopol kill 1, injure 1
Russian forces struck Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with three drones, killing one person and injuring a 72-year-old man, Governor Serhii Lysak said on Nov. 14.
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Austin: South Korea's allies concerned that Russia, China aid North Korea's military
Countries comprising the UN Command (UNC) overseeing the armistice in the Korean peninsula have expressed concern that Russia and China are helping North Korea improve its military capabilities through sanctions evasion, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Nov. 14 at a meeting in South Korea, as reported by Reuters.
US purchases 60 Gepard anti-aircraft guns from Jordan to send to Ukraine
The weapons originated from the Netherlands, which sold them to Jordan in 2013 for 21 million euros. Only 10 years later, the U.S. Department of Defense purchased them from Jordan for 110 million euros, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Nov. 13, citing unnamed sources.
Hungarian FM: Budapest will block next tranche of EU military aid for Ukraine unless it receives 'guarantees'
Hungary will not support the next disbursement of military aid for Ukraine under the EU's European Peace Facility (EPF) unless it receives guarantees that no Hungarian company will be added to Ukraine's international sponsors of war list, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Nov. 13.
Germany to provide Ukraine with 2 more IRIS-T air defense systems
Germany will deliver two more IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine, Martin Jaeger, Germany's ambassador to Ukraine, said at the Formula for Ukrainian Success forum on Nov. 12.
Law enforcement charges famous lawmaker with high treason
Ukraine's Bureau of Investigation charged lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskyi with high treason. Although the report did not name the current MP by name, Dubinskyi’s spokesperson told the Kyiv Independent that the searches are ongoing.
US Ambassador: 100th ship passes through Black Sea humanitarian corridor
The 100th ship has departed through the Black Sea humanitarian corridor since its opening in August, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on Nov. 13.
Norway allocates $90 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Norway will provide one billion Norwegian kroner ($89.7 million) in additional funding to domestic humanitarian aid organizations operating in Ukraine, Norway's Foreign Ministry announced on Nov. 13.
Russian attack in Kherson kills 1, injures 2, including 2-month-old baby
Russian shelling struck a car on the outskirts of the city of Kherson on Nov. 13, causing it to catch fire and killing the man driving it, as well as causing serious injuries to a 36-year-old woman, and head injuries to her two-month-old baby, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram.
Former pro-Russian lawmaker sentenced in absentia to 14 years on treason charges
The Lychakivskyi District Court in Lviv sentenced Illia Kyva, a pro-Russian former MP, to 14 years in prison in absentia on treason and other related charges, the court reported on Nov. 13.
Media: MP searched in connection to 'discrediting image of Ukraine'
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are allegedly searching the premises of Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinskyi in connection to a case of a "criminal organization to discredit the image of Ukraine on the international stage," Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 13, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
Pistorius confirms plan to double Germany's military aid to Ukraine for 2024
Germany will double its military aid to Ukraine for 2024, raising the figure from 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) to 8 billion euros ($8.6 billion), German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with the German broadcaster ARD on Nov. 12.
Borrell: US support for Ukraine will 'most likely' decrease, EU should be ready
The EU has the necessary means to continue supporting Ukraine, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said, but it should be prepared for the likelihood that the U.S. may not sustain its contribution at current levels.
Energy Ministry: Russian attacks on energy infrastructure impact 6 oblasts, thousands without power
Russian attacks hit energy infrastructure in several locations in Ukraine, leaving thousands without power in six different oblasts, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on Nov. 11.
Russian shelling in Kherson kills 1, injures 2 on 1-year anniversary of liberation
The local media outlet Most reported that shelling struck the home of a member of the Kherson Regional Council, Ihor Yosypenko, causing a fire. It was unknown if there were injuries as a result.
Reuters: EU's $21 billion Ukraine war fund receiving pushback
"I'm not going to declare it dead at this point yet. But of course, improvements can always be made," an unnamed senior EU diplomat told Reuters.
Russian media: 'Unknown people' derail train in Russia's Ryazan Oblast
The previous day, a fire also broke out at a gunpowder plant in Kotovsk, a town in Russia's Tambov Oblast.
UK Defense Ministry: Russia publishes collection of pseudo-history to justify war against Ukraine
The documents are representative of the Kremlin's "weaponization of history," the U.K. Defense Ministry said, which is "intensifying" and "aimed at inculcating anti-Westernism in the minds of the Russian population and intimidating its immediate Western neighbors."
SBU: Spy sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping Russian troops navigate route to Kyiv
A Ukrainian man was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Sumy court for his role in helping Russian forces reach Kyiv and working with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced on Nov. 10.
Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 9
Russian forces attacked Kherson Oblast several more times on Nov. 10, killing a 69-year-old man and injuring at least nine others, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram.
Military Intelligence: Strike on Crimea sank Russian landing crafts
The overnight strike on Crimea on Nov. 10 resulted in the sinking of two Russian high-speed landing crafts, Ukraine's military intelligence confirmed.
Russia continues to attack Avdiivka, 2 civilians killed in airstrike
Russian forces continued to attack the embattled city of Avdiivka with a variety of weapons, including multiple-launch-rocket-systems (MLRS) and air strikes, killing two civilians, the Ukrainian army's Tavria group spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun said on television on Nov. 10.
Court denies Kolomoisky's petition to leave pretrial detention for health reasons
A petition by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky to change the terms of his pretrial detention to house arrest was denied by a Kyiv court on Nov. 10, his lawyer told Ukrinform.
Finnish police say that anchor from Hong Kong shipping most likely cause of Baltic pipeline damage
The damage caused to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was most likely the result of an errant anchor dropped from a Hong Kong-registered shipping vessel, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said on Nov. 10.
Bloomberg: EU says UAE agreed to restrict exports of goods with potential military purpose to Russia
Officials from the European Union said that the United Arab Emirates has agreed to begin restricting the export of sensitive materials with potential military use to Russia, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 9, citing unnamed sources.
Official: Car bombing targets Russian policeman in occupied Mariupol
A car belonging to a Russian policeman was blown up in occupied Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the city’s mayor, wrote on Telegram on Nov. 10.
Orban: 'EU must not start membership talks with Ukraine'
The European Union "must not start membership talks with Ukraine," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said to state radio on Nov. 10, cited by Reuters.
US official: Frozen Russian assets won't be returned until Moscow pays for Ukraine's reconstruction
The roughly $300 billion in Russian assets that have been frozen by Ukraine's allies in the West will not be returned until Moscow pays for Ukraine's reconstruction, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien said at a U.S. Senate hearing on Nov. 8.
Border Guard Service: 1,700 trucks blocked due to strikes on Polish-Ukrainian border
Polish truckers on strike have blocked about 1,700 trucks from passing through the Polish-Ukrainian border at three different checkpoints, said Andrii Demchenko, a spokesperson of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, at a Ukrinform press conference on Nov. 9.
Pavel: Ukraine unlikely to gain military superiority over Russia
Developments on the battlefield do not indicate that Ukraine can gain the upper hand militarily, Czech President Petr Pavel said at the Diplomacy and Security conference in Prague on Nov. 9, as cited by the Czech newspaper Novinky.
Ukraine designates prominent Georgian winemakers as 'international sponsors of war'
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) added several leading Georgian winemakers to its list of "international sponsors of war" for their continued business with Russia, the agency's press service announced on Nov. 9.
European Parliament: Sanctions against Russia not tough enough, enforcement must be strengthened
The existing sanctions against Russia simultaneously do not go far enough and are under-enforced, the European Parliament wrote in a statement about a resolution adopted on Nov. 9.
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