Speaking at the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on European leaders to grant Ukraine the EU candidate status, especially considering the public's support.
"In total, we have already neutralized more than 55% of Russia’s oil refining capacity," Zelensky said, citing a report by Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi. "This is a fitting response to Russia’s refusal to de-escalate and to their strikes against our energy infrastructure."
The renewed push for reforms comes after the European Commission's Nov. 4 annual enlargement report praised Ukraine's progress toward EU membership while highlighting persistent shortcomings in the rule of law and anti-corruption efforts.
The announcement followed an attempted attack on Threod Systems, an Estonian company that manufactures reconnaissance and attack drones, in the early hours of Nov. 14.
The IIHF also confirmed that Canada will remain the tournament's host, with games scheduled for Dec. 26, 2026, through Jan. 5, 2027, in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.
During his visit, Prince Harry attended wheelchair rugby competitions and met with Ukrainian participants, many of whom use adaptive sports as part of their recovery from war-related injuries.
Rayana joined the army voluntarily in 2024, becoming the first woman in the Chechen Sheikh Mansur Volunteer Battalion.
Inscriptions reading "Slava UPA" ("Glory to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army"), painted in red, appeared on two monuments in Warsaw, Polish broadcaster TVN24 reported on Nov. 14.
In Astrakhan Oblast, drones targeted the Akhtubinsk airfield, which hosts Russia's 929th State Flight Test Center, one of the country's main facilities for testing new military aircraft and weapons.
"Russian forces are targeting substations with Shahed drones. And many of these strikes get through precisely because speed restrictions remain in place for Starshield terminals along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories," Zelensky said
"Every day these plants are idle means fewer tires for the vehicles transporting ammunition to the front, fewer rubber parts for armored vehicles and aircraft, fewer raw materials for the missile industry, and less fuel for the Russian military," the General Staff said.
"The EU will keep disrupting Russia's shadow fleet at sea and through diplomatic means," Kaja Kallas said.
Russian forces launched 132 long-range attack drones at Ukraine overnight on Nov. 15, including 78 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
The number includes 2,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The attack damaged two electrical substations in Taganrog, including one supplying power to railway infrastructure. A fire broke out at a substation in the city's Shubin district, while power lines between the Taganrog-Passenger and Mikhailovka railway stations were left without electricity.
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