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The Defense Forces’ operation on liberation of Kherson is an analogy of many battles that were turning points in wars. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Our defense forces’ operation on liberation of Kherson is an analogy to many battles of the past, which were turning points in wars, for Ukraine. They symbolized such changes, after which people already knew whose victory would be, although they still had to fight for it. This is exactly what we are feeling now. Now that Kherson is free,” Zelensky wrote. The President also shared photos of liberated Kherson…

Russian forces have killed 437 children across Ukraine, injuring another 837 since the full-scale invasion on February 24. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "As of the morning of November 19, 2022, 1,274 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression. According to the official reports by juvenile prosecutors, 437 children were killed and 837 sustained injuries of varying severity," the statement reads. The indicated numbers are not final, as work is ongoing to verify incoming data from the zones of active hostilities, temporarily captured and liberated territories. Read also: Bodies of…

The situation of the missile strike on the Polish territory close to the Ukrainian border may repeat itself, and Warsaw should be ready for such a development. This was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who spoke at the "590 Congress" in Rzeszów on Friday, Ukrinform reports. "Unfortunately, in a certain sense, we have to be prepared for the fact that situations related to various accidents resulting from the war may repeat themselves. I hope that this will not happen and we are doing everything possible to prevent this from happening," Duda emphasized. Read also: Kuleba in phone call with…

In the liberated part of Kherson region, law enforcers recorded yet another Russian war crime, namely, the execution of seven civilians, including a teenage girl. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. Kherson’s law enforcement officers ran an inspection of the location where the Russian military appear to have committed a war crime. According to tentative data, in April 2022, during the temporary occupation by Russian forces of a village in the Kherson district, the invaders y shot dead seven people in a single household. After that, they blew up the house where their victim’s bodies remained.…

Ukrainian experts are already working at the scene in Przewodów, Poland, where the missile struck a few days ago, killing two. This was reported by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, via Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "Ukrainian experts are already working at the site of the tragedy in Przewodów caused by Russian missile terror against Ukraine. I am grateful to the Polish side for granting them access. We will continue our cooperation in an open and constructive manner, as closest friends do," wrote the head of the Foreign Ministry. Read also: US sharing all information on Poland missile incident…

Some 30% of the Ukrainian territory has been mined. In terms of scale, it is double the size of Austria. That’s according to the head of the State Emergency Service, Serhiy Kruk, who spoke on the air of the all-Ukrainian telethon, Ukrinform reports. "The scale of mining across Ukraine is ten times higher than that in the pre-war period," Kruk said. According to him, in the liberated areas of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, active mine clearance is underway. More than 8,000 square kilometers are subject to demining. Of them, about 7,000 square km is within Kherson region and up to…

Despite the defeats, retreat, and escape from Kharkiv and Kherson regions, the occupiers do not abandon their attempts to integrate the Ukrainian lands they have invaded, including by driving their residents into the Russian information matrix. By imposing their information agenda on the occupied territories, Russians are betting on the lack of an alternative rather than on quality. Therefore, first of all, the Russian occupation administration closes access to alternative sources of television, radio, and print press, as well as blocks or tries to censor the Internet. Similar censorship is in effect in Russia itself, where main media have long…

Slovakia has delivered one more Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery system to Ukraine. Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nad said this on Twitter on November 18, Ukrinform reports. "Glad to confirm that already the 7th Zuzana 2 Howitzer was delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces & is ready to protect innocent lives," he wrote. Glad to confirm that already 7th Zuzana 2 #Howitzer was delivered to #Ukrainian armed forces & is ready to protect innocent lives. 🇸🇰🤝🇺🇦 #WeStandWithUkraine @DefenceU @Slovakia_NATO @oleksiireznikov pic.twitter.com/GcHIQDa1mW — Jaro Nad (@JaroNad) November 18, 2022 In early June, Nad said that Slovakia had signed a contract with Ukraine…

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian Federation has launched 126 attacks on the energy system of Ukraine. This was reported by press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, a total of 126 attacks on Ukraine's energy system have been carried out, including 92 in October and November, on the eve of winter," the report reads. The Prosecutor General's Office notes that such actions are the signs of genocide specified in the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide – deliberate…

On November 15, Russian forces killed one civilian in Donetsk region. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "On November 15, one civilian was killed in Donetsk region – in Bakhmut. Seven more people in the region were injured. In addition, law enforcers discovered three bodies of civilians killed by Russians during occupation – two in Sviatohirsk and one in Shchurove,” he wrote. It is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko added. iy