Russia deploys Wagner Group to eastern Ukraine amid 'heavy losses.'

11:08 AM

Police disperse protesters in Tbilisi after pro-Russian government refuses to negotiate EU accession.

Protesters claim that the refusal to negotiate accession to the EU by 2028 is "a betrayal of the country's interests."

7:04 PM  (Updated:  November 29, 2024 10:51 am)

War analysis

Trump ally Tucker Carlson slams Biden for giving Ukraine land mines, says 'killing is the point'

8:35 AM

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrives in North Korea for official visit.

Belousov will participate in meetings with "the military and political leadership of the DPRK," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

8:13 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 738,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 2,030 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:27 AM

Ukrainian nuclear plants reduce output in response to large-scale Russian attack.

Nuclear power plants in Ukraine reduced electricity production on Nov. 28 as a precautionary measure in response to a Russian mass aerial attack on Ukraine, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

5:57 AM

Oil depot burning in Russia's Rostov Oblast amid drone attack, local media reports.

A large fire has engulfed an oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on Nov. 29, local media reported.

4:51 AM

Boris Johnson calls for British, European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of potential peace deal.

"I don’t think we should be sending in combat troops to take on the Russians,” former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. "But I think as part of the solution, as part of the end state, you’re going to want to have multinational European peace-keeping forces monitoring the border, helping the Ukrainians."

3:39 AM

Russian soldiers suspected of executing 4 more Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk.

Four unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were apparently shot and killed by Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast earlier this November, adding to the five previously reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Nov. 28.

1:41 AM

Russian lawyer sentenced to 7 years in prison for publicly speaking out against Ukraine war, media reports.

Russian lawyer Dmitry Talantov, who once chaired the regional lawyers' association in Udmurtia, was accused of posting several social media comments condemning Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

12:58 AM

Russia's drone attack damages children's medical center in Kyiv, injuries reported.

Russian forces launched attack drones targeting Kyiv and other regions on the evening of Nov. 28. In one district of the capital, debris from a drone caused a fire on the facade of a children's medical center.

11:50 PM

Foreign Ministry says Kyiv discusses mobilization strategy with partners, calls on faster military aid.

"We are now in the situation when we need more equipment to arm all the people that have already been mobilized, and we think the first priority is to send quicker, faster military aid," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Nov. 28.

10:53 PM

Russian Economy

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10:33 PM

Human story

‘It’s excruciating’ – Ukrainians describe surviving Russian attacks that cost them health, loved ones, and homes

10:10 PM

'Putin wants to escalate' before Trump takes office — Zelensky hits back at Oreshnik threats.

"Putin wants to escalate the situation now so that President Trump fails to end the war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

9:59 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia's large-scale attack strikes a 'massive blow' at Ukraine's energy system

6:57 AM  (Updated:  November 28, 2024 9:30 pm)

Russia launches mass missile attack, explosions reported all over Ukraine.

Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that Russia struck a "massive blow" at the nation's power grid, with attacks on energy infrastructure occurring throughout the country.

9:15 PM

Zelensky signs law on 'historic' tax increase.

The bill, which was passed by the Ukrainian parliament on Oct. 10, will raise taxes by Hr 8 billion ($192 million) in 2024 and Hr 141 billion ($3.4 billion) in 2025, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said, as the country struggles to shore up its budget deficit amid Russia's ongoing full-scale war.

9:05 PM

Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion undermined by draft-dodging graft

8:55 PM

Ukraine maintains 'good dialogue' with potential Trump's peace envoy, Kyiv says.

"Keith Kellogg is not a new person for Ukraine. The Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. has maintained close ties with him, in particular within the framework of expert diplomacy in recent years, and has developed and maintained a good dialogue with him during this time," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.

7:33 PM

Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports.

The chamber was located on Belarusian government-owned property in the town of Naroulia, not far from the border with Ukraine, the Belarusian Investigative Center reported

7:03 PM

Ukraine destroys Russian $5 million radar system in Crimea, military intelligence claims.

Podlet is a modern mobile radar system designed to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes. The system has an estimated price tag of around $5 million.

6:11 PM

Putin threatens to target 'decision-making centers' in Kyiv with Oreshnik missile.

Speaking at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Astana, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's military leadership is now "choosing targets" in Ukraine to hit them with Oreshnik.

5:42 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 155

5:05 PM

Netherlands hands over 3 Patriot air defense launchers to Ukraine.

"This saves lives and protects vital infrastructure. It is and remains in our common interest to stop Russian aggression," Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said.

4:04 PM

Ukraine withdraws over 20,000 mortar shells due to malfunction.

Out of 54,000 120 mm mortar shells suspected of having defects, about 24,000 are to be withdrawn, Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin said on Nov. 28.