Ukrainian soldiers clash with Russians in a fierce fight near Sumy, a regional capital located near the border with Russia.

11:16 PM  (Updated:  November 15, 2024 1:17 am)

Russian mass drone strike on Odesa kills 1, injures at least 8.

One woman was killed and at least eight others were injured, including a 9-year-old boy, Governor Oleh Kiper said. The attack destroyed an apartment building in the city center.

11:54 PM

Germany orders port to reject Russian LNG deliveries.

Germany's Economy Ministry instructed its state-operated import terminal "to reject LNG deliveries from Russia until further notice."

11:04 PM

Ukraine

'We are exhausted' — how Ukrainians cope with nightly Russian drone attacks

10:55 PM

Russia

Kremlin finds new enemies to target — Russians without kids

10:45 PM

EU pushing Biden for last-minute measures to support Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Some EU officials are urging the U.S. to provide more weapons and artillery to Ukraine, as well as permissions to carry out long-range strikes on Russia, sources told Bloomberg.

10:09 PM

Ukraine's 'internal resilience plan' to be presented next week, Zelensky says.

The government's latest plan will focus on internal solutions and is not an alternative to a victory plan oriented toward Kyiv's partners.

10:08 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine repels Russian attempt to enter Kupiansk, military says

9:54 PM

Construction of 2 new power units underway at South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.

Ukraine relies on nuclear power for more than half of its energy production, which is increasingly in demand amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

8:50 PM

European Commission approves $4.3 billion for Ukraine under Ukraine Facility program.

"As we're approaching the 1000th day of Russia's atrocious war, we will help keep the Ukrainian state running while the country fights for survival. We are in it for the long haul," Ursula Von der Leyen said.

7:57 PM

Chinese oil refinery buys West African crude instead of Russian, Iranian, Bloomberg reports.

Private Chinese oil refinery Landbridge Petrochemical Co. has made a rare purchase of a shipment of West African oil instead of typical import from sanctioned Iran and Russia, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 14.

7:27 PM

Defense Ministry pledges to draft bill on demobilization by Dec. 18, official says.

It is not yet clear what conditions the Defense Ministry will propose for discharging military personnel from service, secretary of the parliamentary defense committee Roman Kostenko said.

6:48 PM

Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary 'shocks' Pentagon officials, Politico reports.

Pentagon officials are "shocked" and "alarmed" by President-elect Donald Trump's decision to nominate Fox News anchor and veteran Pete Hegseth as U.S. defense secretary, Politico reported on Nov. 13.

5:39 PM

Ukraine needs ‘fast and focused’ help with energy security, ERBD Ukraine head says

5:30 PM

Ukraine's sovereign bonds surge after Trump victory as investors expect peace talks, FT reports.

Ukraine’s sovereign bonds rose in price after Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential elections as investors expect a quicker end to the war, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 14.

3:55 PM

Russian soldiers murdered civilian in Donetsk Oblast village, prosecutors say.

Pictures shared on the prosecutor's office's Telegram channel show a woman in a pink jacket walking on the outskirts of the village, with a subsequent picture showing her lying on the ground with her face in the mud.

8:02 PM  (Updated:  November 14, 2024 3:55 pm)

United States

Ukraine reacts warily to Trump appointments as Russia’s war rages on

2:43 PM

Trump's nominee for UN envoy dodges question on earlier support for Ukraine's NATO accession.

When asked about the matter again by CNN after Trump tapped her for the U.N. job, Stefanik's office said the Congresswoman's views fully align with those of the president-elect, without going into details.

2:10 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Aid to Ukraine is now a 2-way street empowering US drone warfare

2:09 PM

Su-57

We asked experts to review Russia's Su-57 fighter jet performance at Airshow China 2024

2:03 PM

Trump's victory offers chance for renewed dialogue with US, Russia's UN envoy says.

"Regardless of domestic political shifts, (Washington) consistently pursues a sense of containing Moscow...the change of administration does little to alter it," Ambassador Gennady Gatilov said.

1:38 PM

Opinion

Opinion: How EU nations can prevent the worst-case outcome for Ukraine

1:20 PM

European officials opening up to 'land-for-security' deal in Ukraine, WP reports.

While publicly declaring full support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, the idea of ceding territory is gaining more traction among Western officials, even though the details of such an agreement remain unclear, the Washington Post wrote.

1:17 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Donald Trump could actually be good for Europe

12:31 PM

Abandoning Ukraine would be worse for US than Afghanistan withdrawal, ex-UK chief diplomat says.

"(Donald) Trump highlighted (Joe) Biden's humiliation over Afghanistan… but if he ends up with the collapse of Ukraine, that’ll be a far bigger humiliation for the U.S. and the power of the U.S. in the world," former U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague said at the Daily T podcast.

11:39 AM

Ukraine repels Russian attempt to enter Kupiansk, military says.

"The city is under the control of Ukraine's Armed Forces," General Staff spokesperson Andrii Kovalev told Ukrinform.