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Sunday, November 15
Ukraine strikes Russian military airfield in Astrakhan Oblast, drone launch site in Oryol Oblast, General Staff says
In Astrakhan Oblast, drones targeted the Akhtubinsk airfield, which hosts Russia's 929th State Flight Test Center, one of the country's main facilities for testing new military aircraft and weapons.
Starshield restrictions hamper Ukraine's ability to defend energy infrastructure from Russian drones, Zelensky says
"Russian forces are targeting substations with Shahed drones. And many of these strikes get through precisely because speed restrictions remain in place for Starshield terminals along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories," Zelensky said
Ukraine strikes major Russian petrochemical and oil refining plants, helicopter manufacturer, military confirms
"Every day these plants are idle means fewer tires for the vehicles transporting ammunition to the front, fewer rubber parts for armored vehicles and aircraft, fewer raw materials for the missile industry, and less fuel for the Russian military," the General Staff said.
EU forces board suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean, Kallas says
"The EU will keep disrupting Russia's shadow fleet at sea and through diplomatic means," Kaja Kallas said.
Russia launches 'mass attack' on Odesa Oblast as strikes kill 4, injure 69 across Ukraine over past day
Russian forces launched 132 long-range attack drones at Ukraine overnight on Nov. 15, including 78 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,622,860 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 2,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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