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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

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

Europe has become the U.S.'s main customer of weapons since 2020.

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Ukrainian drones — and the occasional missile — have been causing havoc across Russia for months. According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), nearly 160 successful strikes have been conducted in 2025 against oil extraction and refining facilities, leading to fuel shortages and a 37% drop in refining capacity. "These are legitimate military targets. Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us," SBU Chi

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