The popular pilgrimage spot that belongs to Ukrainian Orthodox Church, but that is under the Moscow Patriarchate, was damaged on March 12, when Russian soldiers shelled the city of Sviatohirsk. At the time of attack, around 520 civilians and monks were at the site.
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Saturday, November 22
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Nine Ukrainian officials, including Andriy Yermak, Head of the President's Office, and Kyrylo Budanov, the country's military intelligence chief, are set to attend the meeting, according to a presidential decree published on November 22.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
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The Russian advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast comes as Russian troops also intensify their offensives in other hot spots of the war.
Russian troops launched one ballistic missile and 104 Shahed-type drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Nov. 22.
The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The Yany Kapu electric substation in northern Crimea was targeted by drones overnight on Nov. 22, Telegram channel Astra reported.
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Search and rescue operations in the western Ukrainian city have entered the third day, with 16 people still missing after a Russian attack, local officials reported on Nov. 21.
Friday, November 21
U.S. President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office on Nov. 21 that he believes there is "a way of getting peace."
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Ukraine’s forces say they are holding defensive lines in Pokrovsk, even as the Ukrainian mapping site DeepState shows Russian troops advancing.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky was responding to growing concerns over a new peace proposal that reportedly reflects Russia's longstanding demands.
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The draft reportedly originally proposed an audit of all international aid to Ukraine, but the language was later changed to offer "full amnesty for actions during the war" to all parties involved.
European leaders pushed back on Nov. 21 against parts of a new and controversial U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.
