Over the past day, 247 combat engagements were recorded on the front, exceeding the figures of the previous day. The enemy launched one missile strike, 53 air strikes, 3470 shellings, and used 2814 kamikaze drones.
The Ukrainian General Staff recorded 231 combat engagements and 2535 shellings. The Defense Forces destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle, nine vehicles, six drones, and eliminated 150 occupiers.
President Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian team, together with American representatives, will continue to bring the points of the Geneva agreements closer to a form that will lead to a path of peace and security guarantees. The negotiations, which will take place at the end of the week, aim to achieve tangible progress in defining steps to end the war.
Ternopil and Chernihiv refused to install the main New Year's trees due to tragic events and martial law. The cities will keep only Christmas nativity scenes and verteps, honoring the memory of the fallen.
Russian servicemen in the Zaporizhzhia direction are facing gangrene due to lack of medical assistance. A field commander reports four seriously wounded, but a senior officer refuses evacuation.
The Ministry of Defense has started testing a new function in the Reserve+ application, which will allow adding the owner's photo to the electronic military registration document. This update is intended to make identity verification more transparent and speed up document checks.
On November 27, 2025, in the Huliaipole direction, Russian military personnel shot five captured Ukrainian defenders. The Prosecutor General's Office is investigating this event as a violation of the laws and customs of war.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that over the past week in Pokrovsk, the enemy was searched for and destroyed on an area of about 11. 5 square kilometers. The Russians engaged operational reserves due to significant losses and pressure from Ukrainian forces.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, spoke about Andriy Biletskyi's significant role in the air breakthrough operation to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, which was surrounded by Russians. Thanks to his leadership, it was possible to deliver reinforcements, weapons, medicines, and evacuate the wounded.
Donald Trump has involved his son-in-law Jared Kushner in promoting a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Kushner, who previously worked on normalizing Israel's relations with Arab countries, participated in negotiations in Geneva.
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak announced the continuation of the work of the Ukrainian and American delegations at the end of this week. The goal is to achieve tangible progress in defining steps to end the war.
Since the beginning of the day, 112 combat engagements have taken place at the front. The enemy is actively operating in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Lyman directions, having carried out 72 shellings.
The Defense Forces are holding back the enemy in Pokrovsk, fighting continues along the entire railway line. Assault units destroyed 21 Russians over the past day, FPV operators are working on enemy targets.
The Japanese government denied reports that Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan. This was a response to publications by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, which claimed such advice.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency and launched large-scale measures to strengthen security forces. The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, and forest rangers will search for armed groups.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Donald Trump and the American people on Thanksgiving Day. He expressed hope that a dignified peace in Ukraine and guaranteed security would become a common achievement.
Vitaliy Zaichenko, Chairman of the Board of NEC "Ukrenergo", reported that Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Donetsk Oblast have the biggest problems with electricity. These regions suffer the most from Russian attacks, where repair crews work in the most difficult conditions due to the complex security situation.
The accused pleaded not guilty, despite Russian accusations of cooperating with Ukrainian special services.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a TCC official beat a conscript who refused to undergo fluorography, inflicting at least five blows to his groin. The victim sustained severe bodily injuries, which led to the need for surgical removal of an organ.
The SBU counterintelligence detained an FSB agent in Dnipropetrovsk region who was adjusting artillery shelling of Nikopol. The 42-year-old unemployed man was recruited through a dating site and transmitted data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Prosecutors documented new war crimes committed by Russian military personnel in the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. The victims were civilian women who suffered sexual and physical violence during the occupation.
Germany is developing and implementing a secret 1,200-page "Operational Plan Germany" (OPLAN DEU) in case of war with Russia, which provides for the transfer of up to 800,000 NATO troops to the front line. The plan details logistics and defense, and also brings back a Cold War mentality, taking into account modern threats and infrastructure problems.
US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott stated that security guarantees for Ukraine must be part of any peace agreement.
Over the past day, 213 combat engagements were recorded on the front line, which is a third more than the day before. The greatest activity is observed in the Pokrovsk (57 attacks) and Lyman (44 attacks) directions.
A Russian UAV attacked a civilian car in Kherson, killing a 34-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child. The driver was injured and hospitalized.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff, where they discussed the fair distribution of personnel among brigades. Draft decisions are to be prepared in the near future.
Three days after the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, head of state Umaro Sissoco Embaló was arrested. The military suspended the electoral process and closed the borders, imposing a curfew.
Kaja Kallas, the EU's chief diplomat, stated the need to limit the size of the Russian army and its military budget. This is to prevent further military conflicts, avoiding the trap Russia is setting regarding limiting the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian Air Force demonstrated the operation of the French Mirage 2000 fighter jet at an operational airfield during a combat mission. The pilot and technicians spoke about the aircraft's effectiveness and the importance of international support for Ukraine.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian security forces carried out a large-scale raid, involving over 90 people, including St. Petersburg police. They checked yards, parks, and houses, drawing up protocols for violations of the regime of stay by foreigners.
