War in Ukraine
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.
Ukrainian defenders left their positions in the Rivnopil area of Zaporizhzhia Oblast late in the evening on November 11. This decision was made to preserve the lives of personnel.
The information about 25 servicemen of the 38th Marine Brigade surrendering is fake. The brigade assures that there are no confirmed cases of voluntary surrender of servicemen of the 38th Marine Brigade.
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 State Bureau of Investigation has blocked a large-scale scheme of illegal sale of over 700 tons of special diesel fuel intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, worth about UAH 28 million. Two servicemen were detained for organizing the sale of fuel in Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Chernivtsi regions.
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 Studio denied Mindich's involvement in the team's work, stating that he does not influence the content or decisions of the team.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the damage to the Stavrolen plant in the Stavropol Krai of the Russian Federation, which produces polymers for military equipment and UAVs. An ammunition depot in Novyi Svit, Donetsk Oblast, was also hit.
According to the Serbian leader, his country found itself "between a hammer and an anvil. " This is what forces Belgrade to invest heavily in its own defense.
The SBU detained a 20-year-old resident of Khmelnytskyi region who used hidden mini-cameras to spy on Ukrainian combat aircraft. He faces life imprisonment for treason.
China is stepping up efforts to import Russian gas, laying the groundwork for its own "shadow fleet" of vessels to transport liquefied fuel, bypassing US sanctions. This will allow it to diversify supplies and strengthen ties with Russia, which needs buyers for its LNG.
As a result of the enemy UAV attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, three people were injured. A 68-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman were hospitalized, and a 77-year-old woman was provided with assistance on the spot.
The Supreme Court upheld the life sentence of a National Guard serviceman for shooting his comrades-in-arms in Dnipro on January 27, 2022. As a result of the incident, four servicemen and an employee of the enterprise were killed, and five more were injured.
Russian troops attacked energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine. In most regions, hourly power outage schedules are applied from 00:00 to 23:59.
Ukraine is rapidly developing its own drone production, manufacturing about 4 million units annually. This has strengthened its market position and met demand, particularly from the US and NATO.
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.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported an increase in the effectiveness of interceptor drones, which have shot down over 150 Russian "Shaheds" since the beginning of the month. Ukraine will continue to develop technologies and train crews for interceptor drones, involving partners in joint production.
The Russian command is punishing unsatisfactory troop replenishment, especially in the Far East. Those responsible for recruitment, mainly sergeants and officers, are being transferred to assault units.
A paramilitary guard was killed by an enemy UAV strike at a Ukrzaliznytsia infrastructure facility. He did not manage to return to the shelter, being two steps away from it.
Over the past day, 217 combat engagements were recorded on the front, which is a quarter more than the day before. The greatest enemy activity was observed in the Pokrovsk and Oleksandrivka directions.
The advance of Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction remains slow, likely due to exhausting offensive operations across the theater of war. ISW predicts that the Russians will capture Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, but with heavy losses and over a long period.
On November 11, Russian troops lost 1,000 soldiers and 162 UAVs. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 12.11.25 are estimated at 1,154,180 personnel.
During a year of the preferential lending program, Ukrainian defense industry manufacturers attracted 80 loans totaling almost 5 billion hryvnias. The loan funds can be used to modernize production, purchase new equipment and components, and expand operational activities.
Pilots-aerial scouts of the 4th border detachment destroyed nine shelters and four vehicles of the Russian invaders. The operations took place in the South-Slobozhansky direction of the front.
Russia's interim chargé d'affaires in Turkey, Oleksiy Ivanov, stated that Russia is ready to resume direct negotiations with Ukraine. Moscow is awaiting political will from Kyiv and has not received a positive response to its initiatives.
According to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Russians are trying to portray military successes in Ukraine as "epoch-making," although they are only "partial. " In his opinion, "as soon as winter comes, they will not be able to do anything."
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that the Russian-American summit in Budapest is being postponed due to a territorial issue, but will still take place. He also mentioned the 2022 Istanbul Agreement, which, according to him, was "sabotaged by the Anglo-Saxons."
US President Donald Trump is frustrated that he cannot end the war between Russia and Ukraine, as his attempts to strike a deal that would recognize Russia's territorial gains have been unsuccessful. He tried to scare Putin by providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, and persuaded Zelenskyy to cede territory, but both attempts failed.
The Ulyanovsk authorities stated that mobile internet would only work for a "whitelist" of sites until the end of the war. However, local residents complain that even "allowed" resources do not work.
Denmark has approved the 28th military aid package for Ukraine worth 1. 4 billion Danish kroner. It provides for financing joint weapons production, purchasing American weapons, and fuel.