Russia is appropriating the housing of Ukrainians in the occupied territories, as in Melitopol, where a house was registered to the occupation authorities and residents were evicted through sham courts. Similar schemes are being used in other cities, transferring housing to Russian military personnel and officials.
Kallas stated that the European Union's ties with Beijing limit the bloc's ability to effectively pressure China regarding its support for Russia in the war in Ukraine.
On November 18, 2025, 150 combat engagements took place on the front, with the largest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops launched 1 missile, 33 air strikes, and used 2,440 kamikaze drones.
Spain will provide Ukraine with annual support of 1 billion euros as part of a bilateral security agreement. A new defense package of 300 million euros and economic aid of 200 million euros have also been allocated.
The Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv considered the case of former prosecutor Andriy Molochko, who fatally hit a woman; the hearing was postponed to November 27. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said that the accused hit the woman at a speed of 91 km/h while intoxicated and fled the scene.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems for a pinpoint strike on military facilities on the territory of Russia. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the use of long-range weapons, including ATACMS, will continue.
Ukrainian drone system manufacturer SkyFall presented the modular interceptor P1-Sun at the Dubai Airshow. This FPV interceptor, designed to destroy Russian cruise missiles, interested delegations from the USA, France, and Great Britain.
Explosions were heard in Dnipro, as reported by Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council. He urged residents to immediately take shelter.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has resumed inspections of educational institutions regarding fire and technological safety. The government made this decision on November 5, supplementing the resolution of March 13, 2022, No. 303.
Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert Brovdi reported on the strikes by the "Madyar's Birds" unit on the Zuyivska and Starobeshevska thermal power plants in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. These actions are intended to cause a "blackout in the swamps."
Since the beginning of the current month, the Defense Forces have eliminated 314 Russians and wounded 71 in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. Russian occupiers are trying to bypass the city and infiltrate Myrnohrad from the side of Krasnyi Lyman.
European leaders will gather on December 18 for the last EU summit in 2025 to address Ukraine's funding, aiming to avoid a funding shortfall by mid-next year. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for coordinated action, warning of costly alternatives.
The man provided Russian occupiers with geolocations of Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv Oblast. The enemy planned massive strikes and ground attacks using this intelligence.
As a result of a drone attack on the city of Horodnia in Chernihiv region, two women were killed - a 75-year-old patient and her 72-year-old caregiver. About ten residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine is expanding cooperation with international partners to document Russian war crimes and environmental damage. Deputy Prosecutor General Andriy Leshchenko met with a delegation from the French Ministry of Justice to discuss this issue.
The Ministry of Health informs about what everyone can do to counter antibiotic resistance. This is especially dangerous during wartime, as it significantly increases the burden on the healthcare system.
The fire on a civilian vessel in the port of Izmail, which broke out after a night attack by the Russian Federation, has been completely extinguished. The operational headquarters is assessing the extent of the damage and planning further steps to restore the infrastructure.
In Odesa, a pyramid-museum on Primorsky Boulevard was smashed overnight. This is the second act of vandalism in the last year, and the city authorities have appealed to law enforcement.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated 960 occupiers and more than 350 units of weapons. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 18.11.25 are estimated at 380,960 personnel.
NATO Assistant Secretary General Boris Ruge stated that there is no single position within the Alliance regarding the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine, even if they threaten allies. NATO is focused on protecting the airspace of member countries and supports Ukraine with air defense systems.
The Taiwanese government is for the first time sending millions of civil defense handbooks to all households on the island. The campaign prepares the country for possible crisis situations, including a potential attack by China.
Russian troops are increasing pressure on Lyman, trying to bypass the city from the south and east. Ukrainian forces have stabilized the situation by detecting and destroying assault groups, blocking key enemy movement routes.
Fires broke out in Dnipro and the district on the evening of November 17 as a result of a Russian drone attack. The city was subjected to a massive UAV attack, explosions were heard.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 137 combat engagements on November 17, during which the Russian army carried out 1 missile strike, 47 air strikes, used 101 guided aerial bombs, and 3435 kamikaze drones. The most intense battles took place in the eastern sectors of the front, where all assaults were repelled.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have cut off the occupiers in the northern part of Kupyansk from their main supplies. The enemy is in a worse situation, with resupply only possible via drones.
In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians are turning children into cheap labor and effectively creating labor camps. This is reported by the National Resistance Center.
At the next plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada this week, the draft law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026" will probably not be adopted. The reason is the absence of a meeting of the VR Committee on Budget, which was supposed to approve the document for the second reading.
The number of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Europe has increased by a third in the last 15 years, according to a WHO analysis. Every fourth girl aged 15-19 reports mental health problems.
The Kremlin stated that discussions about a possible prisoner exchange with Ukraine are ongoing, declining to provide details. Earlier, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov reported on agreements regarding the release of 1,200 Ukrainians.
Prosecutors of specialized defense prosecutor's offices have documented dozens of large-scale abuses, detaining 50 individuals and uncovering over UAH 30 million in illicit gains. Systemic schemes of evasion from military service and illegal departure abroad have been exposed in seven regions and Kyiv.
