Zelensky to hold urgent security council meeting on Sept. 30 as Russia annexes more Ukrainian land.

Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port in western Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on Nov. 11, monitoring channels reported.

"Attempts to pacify Putin are both fantasy and folly by an American president who seems forever enamored by this autocratic Russian leader who is endlessly playing President Trump for a fool," Sen. Richard Durbin said.

"There should be fewer enemy drones over Ukrainian cities. That's why we are not only intercepting drones that have already been launched, but also destroying the infrastructure from which they are launched," the 412th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces wrote.

The office of Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, continues to receive calls and inquiries from Oleshky residents.

The proposed exchange comes after several months of negotiations between Kyiv and Warsaw.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha thanked South Korea for its support for Ukrainian sovereignty, before saying "I am convinced that further steps lie ahead of us towards the full normalization of bilateral relations."

Over the past week, Ukrainian attacks disrupted operations or caused emergency situations at nine of Russia's 35 major refineries, according to Reuters.

Ukraine's strikes added pressure to an already strained domestic data center market, where available cloud resources are nearly 90% occupied, according to Russian state-controlled media Kommersant.

If the declared origin is found to be fraudulent, "the shipment will have to be returned or destroyed."

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence chief Rustem Umerov earlier said that "the agenda includes key questions related to ending hostilities and moving closer to peace."

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