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The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) sees as low the current level of threat of Russia's using a tactical nuclear weapon. This was reported by Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of the HUR, who spoke in a comment to journalists on the sidelines of the expert discussion "Genocidal practices of the Russian Federation in Ukraine: from the Holodomor to the Russo-Ukrainian war," an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "The nuclear threat persists. It hasn’t gone anywhere. If there are carriers and there’s a nuclear warhead, the threat exists. The level of this threat can be either high or low. Currently,…

The use of a ballistic missile by Putin against Ukraine is nothing but an act of desperation and an attempt to activate a deterrence mechanism aimed at Ukraine's Western partners. Roderich Kiesewetter, former Bundeswehr colonel and current member of the Bundestag, stated this in a comment to Ukrinform. "From a military point of view, firing this intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 6000 km at a target just 100 km from the front is nonsensical. The threat to Ukrainian civilians and military from Russian guided bombs is much greater. This is more of a desperate reaction from Putin to…

On the eastern front, the Russian forces are attacking in waves using assault groups. Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Troops, explained this on TV, as seen by Ukrinform. “The enemy is not currently conducting large-scale assaults with heavy armored vehicles, they are employing the tactic of assault groups that attack in multiple waves,” the spokesperson said. According to him, in the zone of responsibility of the Khortytsia group of troops, the occupiers typically use armored vehicles to transport personnel, with a total number of vehicles possibly exceeding 10-20 units. Most commonly, the Russians employ low-mobility…

Sweden will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones under the Danish model. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced this on Facebook following his meeting with Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson during a working visit to Sweden, Ukrinform reports. According to Umerov, this initiative marks "another step toward strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, demonstrating the trust our partners place in our military-industrial potential." The defense ministers also discussed plans for financing aid to Ukraine in 2025. Umerov emphasized that both nations are working to ensure this support grows and aligns with the real needs of Ukrainian defenders. Read also: Ukraine and 12…

On November 21, Russia launched a ballistic missile at Dnipro, likely from the Kedr missile system. The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. The missile's flight time from its launch site in Astrakhan region to impact in Dnipro was 15 minutes. The missile was equipped with six warheads, each containing six submunitions. Its speed during the terminal phase exceeded Mach 11. Key developers of the Kedr missile system include: Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Corporation, Moscow Federal Scientific and Production Center Titan-Barricades, Volgograd Main Special Construction Bureau Prozhektor, Moscow Suzurye…

In Donetsk region, Russian shelling of the outskirts of Kramatorsk, specifically the village of Krasnotorka, resulted in one fatality and two injuries. This was reported on Telegram by Chief of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin. "One person was killed, and two others were injured in the outskirts of Kramatorsk — in Krasnotorka. The village came under enemy fire this morning. According to preliminary information, there were six strikes," the regional chief wrote. Read also: Enemy strikes leave one killed, two injured in Kherson region He added that all relevant services are working at the site, and the aftermath…

Neither the Oreshnik ballistic missile strike nor Vladimir Putin's November 21 statement represent a significant inflection in Russian strike capabilities or likeliness to use a nuclear weapon. This is said in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), according to Ukrinform. On November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin intensified his reflexive control campaign aimed at Ukraine and its Western partners by conducting an ostentatious ballistic missile strike against Ukraine that used multiple reentry vehicles. Putin explicitly threatened that Russia may attack Western countries that support Ukrainian deep strikes in Russia and rhetorically connected the November 21…

Kyiv hosted the DFNC2: Dutch Edition seminar dedicated to the development of bilateral cooperation between the defense companies of Ukraine and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. That is according to the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to the Ministry of Defence, 90 meetings were held as part of the seminar between representatives of defense companies from both countries. In addition, a panel discussion was organized to discuss potential areas of cooperation between Ukrainian and Dutch companies in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ways to increase Dutch assistance to Ukraine. “We invite more…

Ukrainian border guards have thwarted the largest enemy assault in recent times in the Siversk sector - more than 20 units of enemy equipment and nearly 100 infantrymen. That is according to the press service of the State Border Guard Service, Ukrinform reports. [embedded content] “More than 20 pieces of enemy equipment with 100 Russian infantrymen were storming the positions of our defenders. The offensive was stopped by the border guards from the Luhansk detachment, the Pomsta brigade, the 10th mountain assault brigades Edelweiss and the 54th mechanized brigade,” the statement says. As reported, 190 combat engagements took place along…

One person was killed and two others were wounded as a result of Russian attacks in the Kherson region on November 21. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to him, Tiahynka, Beryslav, Stanislav, Komyshany, Sadove, Antonivka and Zelenivka came under Russian fire and air strikes. Read also: Strike on neighborhood in Sumy: At least two killed, 12 wounded A private house, a gas pipeline, an outbuilding and a private car were damaged. One person was killed and two others were injured as a result of the…