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Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces pull back from another settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,357 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukrainian forces withdrew from the village of Rivnopillia in northeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast late on Nov. 11, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported. Ukrainian troops pulled back from Rivnopillia to more "defensible positions to safeguard the lives of their personnel," according to the Southern Defense Forces. At the same time, the advance of Russian fo

SBU exposes Russian agent from Crimea planning terrorist attacks on Kyiv metro and malls
A 55-year-old resident of Crimea, the alleged organizer of terrorist attacks, has been charged in absentia.

Ukraine withdraws from another settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid ongoing Russian offensive
Ukrainian forces withdrew from the village of Rivnopillia in northeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast late on Nov. 11, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported.

Ukrainian minister implicated in nuclear power corruption scandal suspended
Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine's Special Forces confirm 'successful fire attack' on Russia's Stavrolen petrochemical plant
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed its "successful fire attack" on Stavrolen petrochemical enterprise, a Lukoil-owned petrochemical complex in Budyonnovsk, southern Russia, overnight on Nov. 12.

Chart of the week: Europe doubles down on US weapons as Russian threat grows
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article stated that there was no public systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. It has been updated to state that data on weapons sales is limited. The United States is the biggest exporter of military equipment in the world. But who’s buying? Data on weapons sales is often scarce, with a limited level of detail. A new dataset from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel released last week helps to fill that gap, revealing a sharp increase in European

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