Border guards warn of an increase in passenger traffic in Lviv region before the weekend and advise choosing less congested checkpoints, such as Smilnytsia and Nyzhankovychi. The highest load is recorded at the Shehyni and Krakovets checkpoints.
During the day, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 176 times, carrying out 117 shellings and trying to advance in the Pivnichno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions. Ukrainian military repelled numerous assaults in the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi, Kupiansk, Lyman, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Oleksandrivka, and Huliaipole directions.
UNN offers a selection of five iconic films from the early 2000s, including "Gladiator," "The Departed," and "The Dark Knight. " These films shaped modern cinema and remain captivating to watch.
Azerbaijan summoned the Russian ambassador after an 'Iskander' missile fell on the territory of the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv on November 14, expressing protest and demanding an investigation. This is not the first incident that has caused damage to Azerbaijani diplomatic facilities in Ukraine.
The 7th Airborne Assault Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced control over Myrnohrad in Donetsk region. Soldiers of the 38th Marine Brigade destroyed a Russian flag hoisted on a mine and eliminated two infantrymen.
A 51-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia demanded $1. 2 million from the widow of a co-owner of a supermarket chain, threatening her with a grenade. The man was detained, and illegal weapons and ammunition were seized.
The occupation authorities in the Kherson region have begun seizing housing from Ukrainians who left their homes, to accommodate military personnel and their families. Under the guise of inventorying "ownerless" property, apartments and houses are transferred to Russian military personnel through pseudo-courts.
The SBU counterintelligence detained a foreigner who was adjusting missile and drone strikes on Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions. He photographed energy-generating and heat-supply enterprises, as well as checkpoints of the Defense Forces.
In the first 10 months of 2025, Ukraine registered 161,000 cases of unauthorized abandonment of a military unit (AWOL), which is almost four times higher than last year's figures. At the same time, only 6% of military personnel received a notice of suspicion, and 5% of proceedings were sent to court.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic and aeroballistic ones. 4 people were killed, dozens wounded, high-rise buildings and the Azerbaijani embassy were damaged.
In Zakarpattia, the head of a law enforcement agency group was exposed for using official information to organize the illegal transfer of a conscription-age man to Romania for 2,000 dollars. He demanded payment in cryptocurrency through disappearing messages on Telegram.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not participate in the G20 summit, which will be held in November in Johannesburg; he will be represented by Premier Li Qiang. This decision means that the event will take place without the leaders of the US, China, and Russia.
The Center for Countering Disinformation clarified the sanctions decisions against Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Zuckerman, figures in a corruption scandal. The sanctions provide for a full package, including the blocking of assets in Ukraine for three years, regardless of their citizenship.
In the village of Novoselky, Kyiv region, a family with two children was injured due to an explosion of a charging device and a fire. Two children and their father were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Russian occupiers demolished a mosaic complex of three fountains and a dance floor in the former sanatorium "Miskhor" in Crimea. The sanatorium was sold in 2018 for 380 million rubles, and its owner is Putin's friend Arkady Rotenberg.
Kenya's Foreign Ministry said that over 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia, and recruitment networks are active in both countries. Some recruits were promised up to $18,000, and 21 Kenyans who were being prepared for deployment to the war were rescued.
The price of onions in Ukraine continues to fall, having decreased by 15% in a week. This is due to an increase in the supply of low-quality products unsuitable for long-term storage.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels reached a record 38. 1 billion tons in 2025. The carbon budget for keeping warming within 1.5°C is almost exhausted, indicating an increase in the dangerous consequences of global warming.
The Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has launched an investigation into the social network X for failing to remove illegal content. This is the first official investigation under the EU's Digital Services Act, and the company faces a fine of up to 6% of its annual global turnover.
British scientists have found that shouting is more effective at scaring gulls away from food than calm talking. The experiment showed that half of the gulls flew away at the sound of shouting within a minute, while only 15% reacted to calm speech.
The United Kingdom will allocate £13 million (over $17 million) to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The country will also ban the servicing of vessels carrying Russian liquefied natural gas.
On Thursday, cloudy weather with light rains is forecast in Ukraine, with clearings possible only in the west. The air temperature will be from +5°C to +13°C, in Kyiv around +7°C.
The SBU prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Kyiv, planned by an FSB resident from Crimea. He recruited Ukrainians for contract killings of public figures and bombings in shopping malls and the metro.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture will submit proposals for the new composition of the Supervisory Board of NNEGC "Energoatom" within a week. In parallel, the State Audit Service has launched a comprehensive audit of the company due to facts disclosed by NABU.
The Estonian Parliament did not support the initiative of the opposition party Isamaa to close the temporary control line on the border with Russia. 20 deputies supported the bill, while 47 opposed it.
On the night of November 12, Ukraine repelled an attack of 121 enemy UAVs, 90 of which were destroyed. 31 drones were recorded hitting 19 locations.
Lithuanian border guards stopped eight balloons and a homemade drone launched from Belarus. The weather balloons were carrying over 13,000 packs of illegal cigarettes, and the drone was also likely carrying contraband.
The city of Lyman in the Donetsk region has been completely left without gas due to damage to the underwater gas pipeline as a result of Russian shelling. This happened after massive strikes on energy infrastructure, which led to the disconnection of 1164 subscribers.
A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a district court in Islamabad, killing 12 people and injuring 27. The attacker tried to enter the court but fired at a police car.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that in October, Ukrainian aerial unmanned systems hit 77,000 enemy targets. FPV drones and heavy bombers showed the best results, and the role of ground robotic systems is also growing.
