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Latvian Foreign Minister and candidate for NATO Secretary General Krišjanis Karinš emphasizes the need for a clear vision of Russia and consensus within the Alliance amid rising defense spending.
A large fire engulfed a two-story evacuated building in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, taking firefighters about 5 hours to extinguish the flames over an area of 500 square meters. No injuries were reported.
Due to blizzards and snowfalls in the highlands of the Carpathians in Ukraine, an avalanche warning has been issued on November 28-29, with a significant avalanche hazard (level 3) forecast. Citizens are advised to refrain from hiking in the mountains during this period.
Finland is closing its land border with Russia to asylum seekers until December 13, allowing applications only at airports and seaports, citing concerns about Russia's "hybrid activities. " The border closure, which begins on Thursday, can be extended if necessary in the interest of national security.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will not attend the OSCE meeting in Skopje, as Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov is attending amid the conflict in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the latter called the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum "stolen" and demanded their return.
The Zaporizhzhia Patrol Police rescued two boys, one of whom was trapped in a river during an evening walk in the cold. The police found and rescued the children, who were later hospitalized.
The reconstruction of the Degtyarivskyi overpass in Kyiv has been extended until December 20 following an emergency that occurred during the installation of girders. Traffic has been redirected and no budget losses are expected.
putin signs a decree allowing certain state-owned companies, such as Rosneft, to withhold corporate information from July 1, 2023, in response to "unfriendly actions" by the United States and other countries.
A federal judge denies Trump's lawyers the opportunity to subpoena members of the House Select Committee on the 2020 election.
The mother-teacher of a family-type orphanage in Kyiv region is suspected of systematically abusing children, including with a belt and a metal table leg. Seven children are in hospital for examination, and she faces up to six years in prison for torture.
US Secretary of State Blinken will reaffirm NATO's support for Ukraine at a meeting in Brussels, despite limited resources due to the conflict in Gaza. He rejects reports of pressure on Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow and emphasizes that Ukraine must decide how to resolve the conflict.
At night, a drone attacked the Splav defense plant in Tula, Russia, which produces multiple launch rocket systems, including Grad and Smerch. A fragment of ammunition was also found at the neighboring Tulamash-Tarpan plant.
The Russian occupiers are creating new lists for the deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories, according to the National Resistance Headquarters. This process is supervised by Maria Lvova-Belova, who is on the international wanted list and whose goal is to assimilate Ukrainian children by facilitating their adoption in Russia.
The bad weather has cut power to 1,638 settlements in 17 regions of Ukraine, with Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipro and Kyiv oblasts being the most affected. Emergency crews are working intensively to restore power supply using more than 1,000 pieces of equipment.
Ukrainian special forces destroyed a Russian 2S5 Hyacinth-S artillery system in the Kupyansk sector.
Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba, has launched Hangzhou Ma's Kitchen Food, a $1. 4 million company specializing in packaged food production and agricultural processing. The move follows a period of low public attention after Ma's companies suffered significant financial losses due to a government audit.
Resistance forces blow up a car of "Kadyrov's militants" near Melitopol.
A severe storm in Sochi has caused massive flooding, with meter-high waves washing away houses and turning streets into rivers.
Finland is ready to completely close its border with Russia if necessary, and has already tried to tighten border restrictions, but legal issues related to the rights of asylum seekers have prevented it. The government can make such a decision for reasons of national security or public order, despite any legal objections.
Severe snow storms in Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova killed three people, cut power to more than 400 settlements and disrupted transportation, causing numerous road closures.
Russian troops shelled a village in Chernihiv with mortars, wounding a woman; police took her to the hospital and opened a criminal case for war crimes.
On Sunday, Ukraine is expected to experience difficult weather with snow, blizzards and strong wind gusts of up to 28-30 m/s in some regions. Air temperatures will range from below zero in the west to above zero in the east and southeast.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 3 missile strikes, 99 air strikes and fired 38 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and civilian areas, using 75 Shahid-136/131 attack UAVs, 74 of which were shot down by the Ukrainian side. The situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult, with reports of civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.
Lithuania intends to allocate an additional 2 million euros to the Grain from Ukraine initiative to combat food security threats caused by the war in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine tested FPV drones from six private companies for resistance to electronic warfare, including video signal suppression and control channel stability. Some of the drones, including the "kamikaze" type, demonstrated promising resilience during the tests.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said that Ukraine will soon join the EU, emphasizing that this is a geopolitically beneficial step for which Germany will increase its support.
Zelenskiy calls for patience over tensions on the Polish border, confident that time and diplomacy will improve the situation after discussing the challenges at the international Grain from Ukraine summit.
The Shakhtar football team handed over the new club flag to Viktor Zharuk, a senior sergeant of the 110th Brigade, with a request to raise it in Donetsk and thanked the Ukrainian military for defending their country and preserving the previous flag.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the difficult air defense situation in Ukraine's regions bordering Russia and Belarus, as well as in frontline areas such as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Dnipro, after 74 of 75 drones were shot down, mostly in Kyiv.