Media in Progress Ep. 5: Will Russia invade again?

6:41 PM

Ukrainian military fighting in Russia to receive additional financial rewards.

The update applies primarily to those currently involved in combat in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

6:37 PM

At least 3 Russian oil refineries on verge of closure, Reuters reports.

At least three Russian oil refineries have been forced to halt or scale back production due to significant losses and now face the risk of closure, Reuters reported on Nov. 15, citing five undisclosed sources.

5:18 PM

Scholz condemns war, urges Russia to negotiate with Ukraine in first call with Putin in nearly 2 years.

During the conversation, Scholz condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine, calling on Putin to end it and withdraw Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. He also urged Russia to negotiate with Ukraine to achieve a “just and lasting peace.”

5:11 PM

Protesters storm parliament in Georgia's Russian-occupied Abkhazia over controversial investment deal with Russia.

Protests against a controversial investment agreement with Russia escalated into clashes in Sukhum, the capital of Russian-occupied Abkhazia. The proposed law seeks to permit Russians to purchase property in Abkhazia.

4:52 PM

Tbilisi court rejects 11 lawsuits challenging Georgian election results.

A Tbilisi court has dismissed all 11 lawsuits filed by Georgian opposition parties and civil society organizations seeking to invalidate protocols issued by district election commissions, News Georgia reported on Nov. 14.

4:09 PM

Putin, Scholz to hold first direct phone call in two years, Bloomberg reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are set to hold their first direct phone call in nearly two years on Nov. 15, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

3:44 PM

SBU arrests Ukrainian officer allegedly working as a Russian mole in special forces.

According to the report, the officer, the commander of a unit in Special Operations Forces, had been transmitting critical military intelligence to Russian troops.

6:55 AM  (Updated:  November 15, 2024 3:28 pm)

Trump says Russia-Ukraine war 'gotta stop.'

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a Mar-a-Lago event in Florida on Nov. 14 that his administration will focus on the Russia-Ukraine war.

2:34 PM

US presence in Poland is 'guarantee of security,' Duda says at opening of new missile base.

The U.S. has opened a new air defense base in northern Poland, underscoring a guarantee of security on NATO's eastern flank, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Nov. 13.

1:58 PM

Russian troops plant flag at border in Chernihiv Oblast, Border Guard says no major offensive detected.

State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that a Russian sabotage group planted a Russian flag near the border in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast, but said that the event occurred in the grey zone and Russian troops did not launch a major offensive in the region.

12:36 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Ukrainian, Russian ombudsmen meet in Minsk to discuss POWs exchange

11:20 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 19 over past day.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least one civilian and injured at least 19 others in the past day, regional authorities reported on Nov. 15.

9:36 AM

Drone attack reported in Russia's Krasnodar region, explosions heard near military airfield.

Russia's Krasnodar region came under a "massive drone attack" overnight on Nov. 15, Governor Veniamin Kondratiev reported via his Telegram channel. One of the targeted districts hosts a military airfield.

11:16 PM  (Updated:  November 15, 2024 8:34 am)

Russian mass missile, drone strike on Odesa kills 1, injures at least 10.

One woman was killed and at least 10 others were injured, including a 9-year-old boy, authorities said. The attack destroyed an apartment building in the city center.

8:21 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 717,590 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

Russia has also reportedly lost 9,330 tanks, 18,968 armored fighting vehicles, 29,167 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,492 artillery systems, 1,252 multiple launch rocket systems, 999 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,886 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

7:47 AM

Austria's OMV secures $243 million arbitral award for Gazprom's irregular German gas supplies.

Austrian integrated oil and gas company OMV announced on Nov. 13 that it had secured an arbitral award from the International Chamber of Commerce exceeding $243 million. This ruling relates to irregularities in German gas supplies provided by Gazprom.

5:52 AM

France-trained brigade of Ukrainian soldiers prepares for deployment, Associated Press reports.

A French military task force named "Champagne" is concluding its mission of training a newly formed brigade of several thousand Ukrainian troops. The brigade will include infantry battalions, engineers, artillery units, and other specialists.

3:35 AM

London-based Russian anti-war chef found dead in Serbia, AFP reports.

A renowned Russian chef known for his strong criticism of Russia's war against Ukraine was found dead during a visit to Serbia's capital.

2:19 AM

Russia threatens to expel UN monitors from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

IAEA experts may only remain at the occupied nuclear facility "as long as our country considers their stay there to be justified," Russia's Foreign Ministry warned.

1:35 AM

EU preparing more sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet, Bloomberg says.

EU member nations hope to approve the package by the end of the year, in time to adopt the sanctions on Feb. 24, 2025 — the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

11:54 PM

Germany orders port to reject Russian LNG deliveries.

Germany's Economy Ministry instructed its state-operated import terminal "to reject LNG deliveries from Russia until further notice."

11:04 PM

Ukraine

'We are exhausted' — how Ukrainians cope with nightly Russian drone attacks

10:55 PM

Russia

Kremlin finds new enemies to target — Russians without kids

10:45 PM

EU pushing Biden for last-minute measures to support Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Some EU officials are urging the U.S. to provide more weapons and artillery to Ukraine, as well as permissions to carry out long-range strikes on Russia, sources told Bloomberg.

10:09 PM

Ukraine's 'internal resilience plan' to be presented next week, Zelensky says.

The government's latest plan will focus on internal solutions and is not an alternative to a victory plan oriented toward Kyiv's partners.