Key developments on Nov. 13: * Ukrainska Pravda writes several top commanders to lose their jobs, defense ministry denies ‘some media reports’ * Russian shelling of downtown Kherson kills 2, injures 10 * Training center for Ukrainian F-16 pilots opens in Romania * Pistorius confirms plan to double Germany's military aid to Ukraine for
Key developments on Nov. 12: * Commander: Russia intensifies assaults near Bakhmut * Ukraine's military intelligence: At least 3 Russian officers killed at military headquarters in occupied Melitopol * Military: Russia escalates airstrikes in southeastern axes * Local authorities: Russian shelling kills 1, injures 1 in Kherson Russian forces have intensified their assaults near
Key developments on Nov. 10: * Bloomberg: EU unlikely to deliver 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine by March 2024 * Orban: 'EU must not start membership talks with Ukraine' * Military intelligence: Ukraine hits 2 light Russian landing crafts in Crimea * Over 30,000 Ukrainian recruits receive training in UK * Pentagon: Next
Key developments on Nov. 9: * National Guard: Russia attacks Avdiivka from 3 directions * Ukraine extends martial law, mobilization * Russia claims Ukrainian Neptune missile downed over Black Sea * Russian proxies claim Ukrainian strike on occupied Skadovsk in Kherson Oblast * Ukraine brings back 3 more children from Russian-occupied territory Russia continues to
Key developments on Nov. 8: * European Commission recommends Ukraine, Moldova begin EU accession talks * US Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Kyiv, announces infrastructure advisor for Ukraine * Russian strike on Odesa Oblast port hits foreign cargo ship, kills 1 * Investigators considering 4 theories relating to explosion that killed Zaluzhnyi's aide * Germany’
Key developments on Nov. 7: * US Senate Democrats block bill to aid Israel without Ukraine support * Central Election Commission: Elections are not held during wartime * Zelensky: First Dutch F-16 jets already in Romania * Media: EU believes Ukraine has implemented 4 of 7 steps needed for membership talks * Russian strikes damage
Key developments on Nov. 6: * Ukraine's 128th brigade confirms 19 of its soldiers were killed in Russian strike * Drone strikes damage Odesa port infrastructure, six architectural sites, injures 8; Kherson Oblast attacked with 'record high' number of aerial bombs * Navy reports Russian ship damaged in strike in occupied Crimea was
Key developments on Nov. 5: * Zelensky: Ukraine considers new military strategy * Military reports damaging Russian cruiser in occupied Crimea * Ukrainian forces repel Russian attack in five sectors * Russian missile strike on infrastructure injures 3 in Odesa Oblast * Zelensky says soldiers' deaths at award ceremony 'could have been avoided' Ukraine’s
Key developments on Nov. 3: * Kuleba: Zelensky is considering holding elections as scheduled * Russian mass drone attack against Ukraine hits infrastructure, civilian sites overnight * Death toll of Russian attack on Nova Poshta depot rises to 8 * Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign * Zelensky appoints new
Key developments on Nov. 2: * Zelensky: Russia suffers heavy losses near Vuhledar * Ukraine destroyed at least 4 Russian surface-to-air missile launchers in one week, UK Defense Ministry reports * U.S. sanctions 200 entities and individuals for participating in the Russian war effort * North Korea likely provided Russia with short-range ballistic
Key developments on Nov. 1: * North Korea reportedly sends over 1 million artillery shells to Russia * Ukrainian forces repel Russian attacks in 5 directions * Military reports Russian planes drop ‘explosive objects’ on Black Sea shipping corridor * Russian media: Wagner resumes recruiting as Russia's National Guard unit Russia and North Korea
Key developments on Oct. 31: * Explosion reported at Russian military factory 2,000 kilometers west of Ukraine * Russian attacks kill 2, injure 25 in Ukraine * UN report: All 59 killed in Hroza missile attack were civilians * Border Guards: Russia appears to have withdrawn most troops from Belarus * Biden cabinet secretaries
Key developments on Oct. 30: * Russia claims downing Storm Shadow missiles over occupied Crimea, locals report hits * Rutte: Pledged F-16s to arrive in Romania for pilot training in 2 weeks * Prosecutor's Office: Russian forces murder a family of 9 in occupied Volnovakha * Digital Transformation Ministry prepares 'smart mobilization' for recruiting
Key developments on Oct. 28-29: * Umerov: Russia has lost 4,000 soldiers in battle for Avdiivka * UK Defense Ministry: Russian forces in Avdiivka likely suffer some of the highest casualty rates in 2023 * Drone strikes reported in Russia, occupied Crimea * Kherson Oblast attacked with 32 guided bombs, artillery * ISW: Russia’
Key developments on Oct. 27: * Zelensky: Russia has lost at least a brigade trying to capture Avdiivka * Germany delivers IRIS-T air defense system, other aid to Ukraine * Russian pilot sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison for killing civilian * Ukraine retrieves 50 bodies of fallen soldiers * Wanted pro-Russian politician
Key developments on Oct. 26: * White House: Russia endures heavy losses near Avdiivka, suffers from low morale * US announces $150 million aid package for Ukraine * Infrastructure Minister denies suspension of Ukrainian Black Sea corridor * New Slovak PM Robert Fico rules out military aid for Ukraine * Hamas delegation visits Moscow * Danilov:
Key developments on Oct. 25: * Russia strikes Khmelnytskyi Oblast overnight, damages buildings near local nuclear power plant, injures 20 * Zelensky says Ukraine will respond to Russia's terrorist attacks * Shmyhal meets with Steinmeier in Berlin, discusses aid and air defense for Ukraine * Germany pledges over $200 million for Ukraine's energy industry
Key developments on Oct. 24: * Zelensky: Full Ukrainian fire control over Crimea 'only a matter of time' * SBU charges businessman over supplying materials for Russian warships * Around 1,000 civilians remain in Avdiivka * Ukraine reportedly repurposes US-supplied missiles for air defense * Russia lacks infantry capability, UK intel says Ukrainian forces
Key developments on Oct. 23: * Ukraine conducts 'high-value' assassinations inside Russia, says media * Military enlistment officials suspected of illegally acquiring $7 million * Official: 5 victims of Russian attack on postal depot in intensive care * Bild: German defense ministry concerned about insufficient funds for Ukraine in 2024 * Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Russia
Key developments on Oct. 22: * Prosecutors report 6 killed, 17 injured in Russia’s Oct. 21 missile attack on postal depot in Kharkiv Oblast * UK Defense Ministry: Russian troops have likely suffered up to 190,000 killed or ‘permanently wounded’ in Ukraine * Ukrainian pilots undergoing training nearly ready to fly
Key developments on Oct. 20: * White House requests $61 billion for Ukraine * Zelensky visits southern oblasts, meets military, local officials * Russian media: Putin visits military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don after China trip * PM Shmyhal: Russia's damage to Ukrainian environment amounts to nearly $60 billion U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress
Key developments on Oct. 19: * Military reports success southwest, reclaiming village on Dnipro’s east bank * SBU: Russian Orthodox Church runs private military companies to train fighters for Ukraine deployment * Germany hesitates to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine * Biden reportedly considering $60 billion in additional aid to Ukraine * ATACMS deliveries
Key development on Oct. 18: * Putin holds talks with Xi * Lavrov in North Korea says Pyongyang will help Moscow win * 20 ATACMS are in Ukraine, writes the New York Times * Russia kills 4 people killed in Zaporizhzhia Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at China's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
Key development on Oct. 17: * Ukraine strikes airfields in Russian-occupied area with ATACMS missiles, destroys 9 Russian helicopters, other equipment, kills Russian troops * U.S. military reportedly says all 31 Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine. * U.S. to provide nearly $700 million for modernization of Ukrainian transport and logistics * EU
Key updates on Oct. 16: * Zelensky, Pritzker meet in Kyiv, discuss recovery of Ukraine's energy system * German minister: US financial aid 'indispensable' for Ukraine * Russia admits most of its drones come from China * Energy Ministry denies introducing scheduled blackouts * Qatar to return 3 Ukrainian children deported to Russia The majority
Key developments on Oct. 15: * SBU attacks on energy facility in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast cause blackout * Western countries lease air defense systems to Ukraine * Russian airstrikes on critical infrastructure cause partial blackouts in Kherson * Majority of Ukrainians turn away from Russian media, music, poll shows * Landmine explosions kill 2,
Key developments on Oct. 13: * PACE declares Russia dictatorship, Putin’s rule illegitimate after 2024 * Minister: UK explores using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's defense * Ukrenergo: Germany to provide $80-million grant to protect critical infrastructure * PM Shmyhal: Switzerland contributes one-fifth of $530 million demining aid donation * Ukrainian resistance in
Key developments on Oct. 12: * Interior Minister: All 59 people killed in Russian attack on Hroza attack identified * Military: Russia intensifies offensive in Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian forces repulse attacks * Ukraine’s navy spokesperson confirms Russian Black Sea Fleet ship damaged by explosion * Denmark and Czechia to jointly donate arms to
Key developments on Oct. 11: * Zelensky makes surprise visit to NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels * Russia attacks school in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's Nikopol, killing 2 * Austin: F-16s could arrive in Ukraine as early as next spring * International donors pledge up to $530 million to Ukraine in demining assistance * Canada presents
Key developments on Oct. 10: * ISW: Ukrainian troops advance in the southeast, east as weather worsens * Official: Death toll of Hroza strike rises to 53 * Ukraine’s military: Russia, Belarus plan false flag attack on Belarusian soil * Russian forces hit infrastructure in overnight drone attack Ukrainian forces advanced in western
Key developments on Oct. 9: * Military intelligence: Russia gives Hamas weapons captured in Ukraine to discredit Kyiv * Military intelligence confirms missile attack on targets in Russian-occupied Crimea * Kuleba: 'If Ukraine loses the war, it will be end of Europe' * Shmyhal: 6 million people threatened by mines in Ukraine Russia has
Key developments on Oct.7-8: * Military: Russia deploys 'all available' reserves north of Bakhmut, launches more than 700 strikes on the Kupiansk-Lyman axis in one day * Children injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson oblasts * Air Force says Russia may launch a record number of drone attacks in fall, upcoming
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