
Trump Jr. mocks Zelensky, Ukraine in meme about losing 'allowance'
Donald Trump Jr. reposted an Instagram clip featuring an image of Zelensky with the caption: "POV: You're 38 days from losing your allowance."
Donald Trump Jr. reposted an Instagram clip featuring an image of Zelensky with the caption: "POV: You're 38 days from losing your allowance."
The two leaders are expected to discuss Ukraine in private talks after participating in Armistice Day memorial ceremonies with French and British veterans.
"President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the Congress and to the incoming administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine," U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
"Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance of the alleged call are false. Subsequently, Ukraine could not have endorsed or opposed the call," foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told Reuters.
Key developments on Nov. 9-10: * Ukrainian forces launch largest drone attack on Moscow * Russian casualties reached record high in October, UK defense minister says * Russia set to launch 50,000-strong offensive in Kursk Oblast, including North Koreans, NYT reports * Trump urges Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine, WP reports Russian
During the call from Trump’s Florida resort, President-elect advised Putin not to escalate the situation in Ukraine and highlighted Washington’s significant military presence in Europe, one source familiar with the discussion said.
Moldovan authorities found two Russian drones in the Kaushan and Rishkan districts on Nov. 10.
Russia has amassed the 50,000 troops without pulling its soldiers out of the eastern front, according to a new U.S. assessment.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed that “decisions on the war in Ukraine can neither be made over the heads of Ukrainians nor over ours." Europe will have to bear more responsibility for its security, he added.
Russian air defense shot down 70 Ukrainian drones, including 34 in Moscow Oblast, in Ukraine’s largest drone attack on the Russian capital, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 10.
While the Kremlin does not announce the number of dead and injured, Western officials claim October was the heaviest month yet for Russian forces.
Russian forces launched a record 145 drones at Ukraine overnight and Ukrainian air defense downed 62 drones.
This number includes 1,350 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Since Mediazona's last update at the end of October, the names of 1,761 Russian soldiers have been added to the list of casualties.
"We have to strengthen anti-sanctions circumvention measures because Russia cannot produce (weaponry) without imported parts, chips and other components," the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, said at a news conference in Kyiv. "We should use sanctions to isolate Russia's industrial capabilities from imports from other countries."
"We need faster deliveries and fewer self-imposed red lines," Borrell said referring to his support of allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russian with Western-provided long range weaponry.
The Biden administration will rush the delivery of over 500 interceptor missiles for the Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile (NASAMS) systems to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Nov. 9, citing a senior administration official.
"We have numerous reports about the preparation of North Korean soldiers to participate in combat operations alongside Russian forces," Syrskyi said.
"The occupiers have no limit to cynicism and cruelty," Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
An ammunition shortage has long been a cause for concern in Ukraine but has escalated this year.
Ukraine began actively developing its missile program after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
A senior advisor to Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs to be "realistic" in its aims for the war, adding the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea was "gone."
British defense intelligence estimates Russia has likely suffered more than 696,000 losses since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The memorandum of understanding will establish over 100 industrial parks across Ukraine, impacting the lives of 2.5 million citizens, and helping create “hyper-modern” cities.
"The dialogue between President Zelensky and President-elect Trump has already been established," Sybiha said in Kyiv at a joint press conference with the European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell.
Syrskyi said that the targets included 129 artillery systems, 221 pieces of radio equipment, and more than 4,000 Russian troops.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has destroyed over 1,000 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine, including those under the protection of UNESCO, according to the Culture Ministry. Moscow destroys cultural monuments not only with missile or drone strikes. Several historical monuments are under occupation, where Russian occupation
The U.S. would supply weapons to Ukraine to prevent Moscow from re-launching the war, according to the Telegraph. In exchange, Ukraine would agree not to pursue its ambition to join NATO for 20 years, the sources said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 9 that Ukraine struck seven Russian regions – including Tula Oblast – with 50 drones. Moscow claimed that it had shot down all 50 drones, including two over Tula Oblast, which is located south of Moscow.
The claim comes as Ukraine, over the past several months, has intensified its efforts to strike deep into Russia using homemade drones, targeting arms depots, airfields, and oil refineries to weaken Russia's combat capabilities from a distance.
In a social media post on X, Borrell vowed that the EU's support has always been his "personal priority" and it should remain on top of the bloc's agenda.
The report comes as Ukraine's Air Force said that Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 51 drones, and the southern Odesa Oblast was the "epicenter."