War

On Sunday, November 27, Russian troops fired artillery at the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk region, killing two civilians and injuring another one. "The Russians struck Kurakhove with artillery. Two people were killed, another one was injured, four houses were damaged in the attack," Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.

Russian attacks targeted power lines that supply electricity to Kherson. Power engineers have already managed to repair them. Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Russian occupiers continue to destroy the energy infrastructure of Kherson. The rashists have just targeted power lines that supply electricity to the city. Kherson oblenergo [distribution system operator] specialists are already working on their restoration," Yanushevich said. Later, Yanushevych reported that the power grids damaged by Russian shelling were repaired in less than half an hour. This made it possible to restore the power supply…

On the morning of November 27, the enemy launched two missiles on the Lozuvatka community in the Kryvyi Rih district. A transport enterprise and residential buildings were damaged. Head of the Kryvyi Rih district military administration, Yevhen Sytnychenko, wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "Unfortunately, the morning in the Kryvyi Rih district began with missiles attacks. The enemy launched two missiles on the Lozuvatka community and destroyed a critical transport infrastructure facility. There is considerable destruction. Private houses were also damaged," he said. Currently, emergency services and utility companies are working on the site. At the same time, it is…

Work is underway in Irpin to restore the residential infrastructure destroyed by the Russian invaders, with more than 30 apartment blocks currently being repaired. Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Now more than 30 apartment blocks are being repaired in the city. Among them are apartment buildings on Turhenivska Street. Windows and doors are being replaced, and the roof is being repaired at one building," he said. Kuleba added that the work continues even in bad weather and despite power outages. Kyiv's suburb of Irpin suffered the…

Air defense is not about escalation, but about protecting civilians from missile attacks, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the head of Ukraine's presidential office. He said this in a post on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "'Patriot system' and 'escalation' – words that cannot be in the same sentence. Air defense is not about offensives, but about protecting children and civilians from missiles," Podolyak said. "A wise initiative by Poland. Correct words of the NATO Secretary General. Waiting for Germany's decision," he wrote. Read also: Duda: Patriot missile launchers could be sent to Ukraine without NATO crews Germany last Monday…

Russian troops are attempting to advance in the direction of the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar in the Donetsk region, but they will unlikely be able to concentrate sufficient quality forces to make an operational breakthrough and capture the remainder of Ukrainian-held Donetsk region. The UK Ministry of Defense said this in its latest intelligence update published on Twitter on Sunday, Ukrinform reports. The ministry said that the area around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar in south-central Donetsk region has been the scene of intense combat over the last two weeks, though little territory has changed hands. According to…

Ukraine can fire thousands of artillery rounds daily, defending itself against Russian invaders. At the same time, NATO forces in Afghanistan might have fired 300 rounds a day. That's according to The New York Times, Ukrinform reports. According to NATO officials, the amount of artillery being used is staggering. In Afghanistan, NATO forces might have fired even 300 artillery rounds a day and had no real worries about air defense. But Ukraine can fire thousands of rounds daily and remains desperate for air defense against Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones. "A day in Ukraine is a month or more in…

At night, the enemy fired S-300 missiles at an agricultural enterprise in the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia city. "This night, Russian savages launched another missile attack on the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia. As two missiles (probably S-300) exploded, a fire broke out in the territory of one of the agricultural enterprises, a fence and a building were damaged," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to preliminary information, an ostrich farm was hit. People were not injured. As reported, the enemy was shelling communities in Dnipropetrovsk region for five hours at night. ol

Ukraine returned 12 compatriots from Russian captivity: eight military and three civilians, one of whom was considered missing. That’s according to the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Another POW exchange. We managed to free 12 of our people. Among them are four Navy troops, two national guardsmen, border guards, and one is from Territorial Defense. There are also three civilians - a family couple and another man who was considered missing. Among the military are two officers, as well as seven privates and sergeants," Yermak said. Read also: SBU shows…

Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine have killed at least 77 civilians since early October. This was stated by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, Ukrinform reports with reference to The Guardian. According to him, Russian missile attacks have plunged millions of people in Ukraine into extreme hardship.  “Millions are being plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life by these strikes. Taken as a whole, this raises serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for each object attacked,” Türk said. As reported, on November 23, Russian troops launched…