The first group of Ukrainian Legion volunteers signed contracts in Lublin and began 35 days of basic training. The recruitment center received about 700 applications from Ukrainians from all over Europe.
Germany will hold new elections on February 23, 2024 due to the collapse of the ruling coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to ask for a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on December 16.
Social network Bluesky has recorded a significant increase in new users. This happened against the backdrop of an outflow of users from platform X (formerly Twitter) after the US presidential election. The platform has reached 14.5 million users.
On November 13, the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint will be closed due to a power outage. Technical works will last from 14:00 to 19:00.
The 38-year-old actress Megan Fox has announced that she is expecting her fourth child with Machine Gun Kelly. The news comes a year after the couple suffered the loss of a child due to a miscarriage.
A family of four - a mother and three children aged 2 months to 10 years - died as a result of hostile shelling. Another 14 people were wounded, including children.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft budget for 2025 with expenditures of UAH 3. 7 trillion. UAH 54.55 billion has been allocated for the development of arms production, and another UAH 500 million for soft loans to defense companies.
The British prime minister plans to discuss with Biden at the G20 summit the allocation of the $20 billion promised by the United States for Ukraine. Starmer also intends to raise the issue of authorizing the use of Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 110 drones and three missiles. Air defense forces shot down enemy targets in 10 regions.
According to the FT, Ukraine is developing its own “victory plan” for the incoming Trump administration, emphasizing potential business deals, access to raw materials, and troop deployments.
Donald Trump is planning to appoint Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Congressman Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, which is what they had previously said about Ukraine.
Bitcoin reached a new high of $89,000, after which it corrected to $87,000, showing a 32% increase over the week. The volatility led to the liquidation of $700 million in cryptocurrency-tracked futures, the highest since early April.
A mother with three children, the youngest of whom was 2 months old, died as a result of a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. 14 people were injured and 40 residential buildings were damaged.
Hollywood couple Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have announced the birth of their son Ford Fitzgerald. The baby was born on November 8, and mother and child are doing well.
Russian troops shelled 12 settlements in Kherson region, damaging social facilities and residential buildings. As a result of the attacks, 2 people died and 1 was injured.
The President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on the Independence Day of Poland. The leaders discussed the Victory Plan, the Peace Formula and bilateral cooperation.
In Kharkiv, residential buildings were damaged by shelling, three people were injured. In the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, a private house caught fire due to shelling.
Decision Desk HQ predicts a victory for the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives. The Republicans already have a majority in the Senate and can gain control of both houses of Congress.
A 30-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were wounded in Vasylivka district as a result of a drone attack. Over the past day, the occupiers struck 432 times in 11 settlements of Zaporizhzhia region.
A rocket attack on a five-story building in Kryvyi Rih killed four people, including three children. The youngest victim was less than a year old, and the search and rescue operation is complete.
Over the past day, 187 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk sectors. The enemy launched 4 missile and 84 air strikes, losing 1,950 occupants, 23 tanks and 81 armored vehicles.
Mostly no precipitation in Ukraine, with sleet and rain in the Carpathians. In the west, there will be fog in some places, temperatures at night from +3° to -2°, during the day from +2° to +11°.
The European Parliament is considering a resolution to strengthen control over Russian oil tankers and their insurance. The document envisages systematic sanctions and enhanced satellite monitoring of the vessels.
The head of the Donetsk RMA, Vadym Filashkin, officially confirmed that the enemy damaged the dam of the Kurakhivske reservoir, and the water level in the Vovcha River rose by 1. 2 meters. The situation potentially threatens residents of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovs'k regions.
The leaders of France and Britain reaffirmed their commitment to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes. ” They also discussed the use of Storm Shadow missiles and future security cooperation.
8 Ukrainian manufacturers presented domestic drones with the characteristics of the Chinese Mavic. 6 teams successfully completed 10 km flight missions, demonstrating their developments to the military command.
Chief of Staff Syrsky presented a detailed report on the situation at the front. A decision was made to strengthen the defense in the Kurakhove and Pokrovske directions, and Ukrainian soldiers are holding back a group of almost 50,000 in the Kursk region.
The meeting of the Chiefs of Staff decided to increase the number of mobile fire groups in priority regions. They discussed the program to counter Russian chemical warfare facilities and the state of Ukraine's missile program.
The CSI Semiconductor index rose 6% after the US banned TSMC's advanced chips from being shipped to China. This may accelerate the development of China's own semiconductor production.
The possibility of Trump's second state visit to the UK is ruled out due to the change of government, monarch, and the break between presidencies. Such a case would be unprecedented, as no world leader has ever received two full state visits.
