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Ukraine war latest live: Russian army redeploys forces near Pokrovsk amid reported reserve shortage, partisans say
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: Russia is deploying additional forces near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast due to a shortage of reserves, the Atesh partisan group reported on Nov. 12. Russian military equipment and personnel are moving toward Pokrovsk on a daily basis, likely from the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia directions, according to the group. "The Russian army appears to have depleted both it
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
Romania moves to take control of Lukoil assets ahead of US sanctions deadline
Romania must take control over the local subsidiary of Russia’s Lukoil to protect its national energy system and enforce international sanctions, Romanian Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said on Nov. 12.
'The situation is quite difficult' — Russia captures 3 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid 'intense fighting'
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed that Russian troops have managed to seize "three settlements" amid "fierce fighting" in the region.
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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
