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Ukraine war latest: Occupation of two villages highlights strain on Ukraine’s defenses as winter nears
Russian forces captured the villages of Promin in Donetsk Oblast and Vysoke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian mapping group DeepState reported Nov. 26.
Mired in controversy, Ukraine's Flamingo missile maker steps into the limelight
Rapidly expanding drone maker Fire Point is under scrutiny over its opaque funding, ownership, and links to figures named in a major anti-corruption and money-laundering investigation.
When you want it bad, you get it bad: Steve Witkoff and the US push to end the war
"When you want it bad, you get it bad." That’s how one of my colleagues on the Clinton National Security Council staff described the problem when a U.S. administration chases after an objective so hard that it either forgets what it set out to achieve or simply goes for a "win," no matter the cost or consequence. That’s the weakness of much of the Trump administration’s approach to seeking a deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine: it sometimes seems to want any deal, not a sustainable deal.
Moldova's Foreign Ministry confronts Russian ambassador with drone that violated country's airspace
"Such incidents are unacceptable. The Republic of Moldova has rejected and will firmly reject every attack against its security and territorial integrity," Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said during a press conference on Nov. 26.
Europe preparing legal groundwork for reparations loan to Ukraine
"The next step is that the Commission is ready to present the legal text," said Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, in a speech to European lawmakers in Strasbourg on Nov. 26.
Media investigation examines how 'neutral' Russian Red Cross supports Kremlin's war effort
In mid-November, the RRC and the Movement of the First co-organized a first aid competition for children from across Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories.
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Key developments on Nov. 22-23. * Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims * Russia likely captured over 15 villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since September, OSINT group says * Pro-Ukrainian partisans set locomotive ablaze in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, group claims * Ukraine's military reportedly strikes power plant in Moscow Oblast * Ukrainian army on 'search and destroy' missions to clear Russians from central Pokrovsk Ukrainian forces sho
