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Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces pull back from positions near 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

Zelensky to impose sanctions against close associate following large-scale corruption probe, source says

Editor's Note: The story was updated following a statement by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to impose sanctions against Oleksandr Tsukerman and his close associate Timur Mindich, implicated in a large-scale corruption scandal, a source in the President's Office told the Kyiv Independent. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko later said that the government had initiated the process. "At an extraordinary meeting, the cabinet submitted proposals for consideration

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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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