Ukraine war latest: Russian forces attempt to push Ukrainian army from eastern bank of Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, military says
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,370 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Today's top story:
Russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian troops from the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector of the front line in Kharkiv Oblast, Viktor Tregubov, head of communications for Ukraine's Joint Forces, said on national television on Nov. 24.
While the situation in the settlements of Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi remains unchanged, Russian troops are trying to advance east of them, according to Tregubov.
"Not very successfully, but there is real pressure there — serious attempts. Unlike (Kupiansk) itself, it is not particularly easy for the enemy to enter there right now," Tregubov said.
Assessing Russian reserves in the area, Tregubov said that Russia has sufficient personnel present, though not enough for a "serious buildup of forces."
Kremlin rejects European counter-proposal to US peace plan for Ukraine
Last updated 5:42 p.m. Kyiv time.
Top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on Nov. 24 dismissed a proposal for peace in Ukraine drafted by European countries as "unconstructive" and said Moscow would not accept it.
"At first glance, it is completely unconstructive; it does not suit us," Ushakov told journalists when commenting on the reported peace plan put forward by the U.K., France, and Germany.
Kyiv's European partners reportedly pitched the plan as a counter-proposal to a 28-point document backed by the Trump administration, which was criticized for heavily favoring Russia.
A version of the European plan obtained by Reuters softened some of the harshest demands on Kyiv, including raising the limits on the Ukrainian military from 600,000 to 800,000 troops and dropping the demand for Ukraine to cede additional territory in Donbas.
The European plan also called for a ceasefire along the current front lines and sought U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, mirroring NATO's Article 5.
While rejecting the European proposal, Ushakov acknowledged that many aspects of the U.S. plan, which had already been discussed during a summit in Alaska, are "acceptable" to Moscow.
Ukrainian military receives 1st 100,000 FPV drones via newly piloted national marketplace
Last updated 4:15 p.m. Kyiv time.
Ukrainian soldiers have received the first 100,000 FPV (first-person-view) drones, nearly a third equipped with fiber-optic technology, through the national marketplace DOT-Chain Defense, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Nov. 24.
DOT-Chain Defense, launched in summer 2025, is a platform that connects verified suppliers of military equipment and streamlines contracts, payments, and deliveries. Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) oversees payments and logistics for all purchases.
Ukrainian soldiers can now independently select from over 180 FPV drone models from 40 manufacturers, which "guarantees the most accurate provision of needs at the front line," according to Shmyhal.
The minister added that the average delivery time for FPV drones is seven days.
Ukraine charges 4 Russians in absentia with war crimes for role in deadly missile strike on Kryvyi Rih playground
Last updated 3:43 p.m. Kyiv time.
Ukrainian authorities have filed in absentia charges against four Russians who they say were responsible for a devastating missile strike on a playground in Kryvyi Rih in April that killed 20 people including nine children.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the charges on Nov. 24, naming Colonel-General Aleksei Kim, Vice Admiral Aleksandr Peshkov, Rear Admiral Aleksei Petrushin and Colonel Aleksandr Kisiedobryev as those responsible for the Iskander ballistic missile strike.
"Comprehensive measures are ongoing to hold the command of Russian forces accountable for crimes against our state," the SBU's Telegram post announcing the charges said.
The April attack claimed the lives of 20 residents, including nine children. An industrial town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kryvyi Rih is perhaps most notable today as the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky and many of his former colleagues at Kvartal 95, the film studio that made him famous.
Ukrainian troops conduct operation in Pokrovsk direction, neutralize Russian forces, evacuate wounded
Last updated 2:00 p.m. Kyiv time.
Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment stormed Russian positions in the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast, the Special Operations Forces Command reported on Nov. 24.
The report did not provide details on the exact location or timing of the operation.
During the mission, members of the Sword Group detachment advanced through fortifications into a forested area, where they neutralized two Russian soldiers and captured another.
The operation successfully unblocked the position of a neighboring Ukrainian unit and enabled the evacuation of three wounded Ukrainian soldiers, who were safely extracted using a ground drone.
Ukraine's drones strike Russian chemical factory in Crimea, number of energy facilities 'blacked out'
Last updated 11:43 a.m. Kyiv time.
Ukraine's drone pilots have struck a major chemical plant in occupied Crimea, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, reported on Nov. 24.
"The birds of the USF visited the BROM chemical plant, which works for the occupier's military-industrial complex," Brovdi wrote. "A number of energy facilities in the occupied territories were blacked out. The nights of Nov. 22 and 23 on the wormy swamps turned out to be loud," he added, implying further strikes were carried out on over the following days.
The Brom plant is a major manufacturer of bromine and related salts, the only one of its kind in Eastern Europe. Nearly 600 people worked there at one point, according to data from last year.
Bromine's principle usage is in fire retardant materials. At some point pre-full-scale invasion the firm behind the factory was weighing investments into a chlorine factory as well as a thermoelectric plant.
At least 6 killed, 36 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
At least six people have been killed and 36 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities reported on Nov. 24.
Russia launched 162 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 125 drones. Thirty-seven drones made it through, striking 15 locations, while debris from downed drones fell on one additional site.
In Kharkiv Oblast, Russia targeted the regional capital, Kharkiv, and seven other settlements, killing four people and injuring 14, including two children, aged 11 and 12, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian drones and artillery struck the Nikopol district, killing a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man, and injuring five others in the town of Marhanets, Governor Vladyslav Haivanenko reported.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks injured five people in the city of Sloviansk and another civilian in the city of Kostiantynivka, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, six people were injured by Russian strikes on the Polohy and Zaporizhzhia districts, the local military administration reported.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks injured five people over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Russia also struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight on Nov. 24, targeting Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. The situation was most severe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 60,000 consumers were left without electricity, the Energy Ministry reported.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,166,450 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,166,450 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Nov. 24.
The number includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,366 tanks, 23,620 armored fighting vehicles, 68,006 vehicles and fuel tanks, 34,626 artillery systems, 1,549 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,248 air defense systems, 428 airplanes, 347 helicopters, 83,769 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
