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 German government will lift its ban on the sale of some weapons to Israel from November 24, following the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Germany had suspended deliveries after Israel approved a ground offensive to capture Gaza City.
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.
The Palestinian Resistance Committees (PRC), an allied group of Hamas, announced the killing of one of its local armed leaders, Wassim Abdel-Hadi, by Israeli undercover forces near the city of Deir al-Balah. The Israeli military, in response, stated that they eliminated a terrorist who crossed the yellow line and planted suspicious objects.
The laying of several underwater internet cables through the Red Sea has not been completed as planned. Political tensions and security threats have made this route unsafe for commercial vessels.
In the morning, militants attacked a girls' boarding school in Nigeria, abducting 25 students and killing the deputy principal. This is another mass abduction in the country's northwest.
In the village of Vynnyky, Lviv region, an Azov veteran and his wife were beaten due to neighbors' complaints about noise. The police opened two criminal proceedings for intentional minor bodily harm.
A Bangladesh court has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity. She was found guilty of brutally suppressing protests that led to the overthrow of her government in the summer of 2024.
The occupiers are 4 kilometers from Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, trying to isolate it from the northeast. They are advancing towards the T-0401 Pokrovske-Huliaipole highway, using foggy weather for attacks.
As a result of anti-government protests in Mexico, 100 police officers and 20 civilians were injured. The demonstrations, organized by "Sombrero Movement" and "Mexican Generation Z", were aimed against instability, corruption and the government's policy on drug cartels.
Over the past day, 216 combat engagements took place on the front line, which is almost a quarter more than the day before. The largest number of attacks was recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy carried out 75 assault operations.
A large plume of smoke rose in the Russian village of Grafovka, Shebekinsky district, Belgorod region, due to probable shelling. Additional information about the situation is not yet specified.
Former K-Pop group After School member Nana and her mother neutralized an armed intruder who broke into their home. Police arrested the man who demanded money, and Nana and her mother were unharmed.
Ukrainian forces are gradually pushing Russian units out of the northern districts of Kupyansk. Effective counter-actions by the AFU have led to a decrease in enemy presence, despite complex logistics for both sides.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized 755 occupiers in the Ocheretyne direction within a week. A significant amount of enemy equipment was destroyed and damaged.
During November 15, 2025, 69 combat engagements were recorded at the front, 29 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops carried out 94 shellings, including five from MLRS.
The Defense Forces withdrew units from Novovasylivske in Zaporizhzhia to more advantageous defensive positions. This decision was made due to the regrouping of combat formations and a change in the configuration of the contact line.
For the first time in 30 years, the United States did not send a delegation to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, allowing China to take a central role in the global fight against warming. The Chinese pavilion dominates the summit, and its companies are presenting "green future" strategies, strengthening the country's influence.
Trump said he had made “progress” on Venezuela after reports emerged that America was planning to strike Venezuela.
Donald Trump plans to sue the BBC for $1-5 billion, despite the corporation's apology for editing his speech. The edited speech created a false impression that he called for the storming of the US Congress in 2021.
On November 14, 265 combat engagements were recorded along the entire front line, with the most attacks repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched two missile strikes with 23 missiles and 52 air strikes with 111 guided bombs.
Since the beginning of November 14, more than 250 combat engagements have taken place on the Russian-Ukrainian front. The most intense battles continue in the Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk directions.
Former head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, was pelted with eggs during a book presentation in Madrid. The attacker was allegedly his uncle, who shouted "scoundrel."
Nearly a hundred indigenous representatives in traditional attire blocked the main entrance to the UN climate conference COP30 in Belém. Protesters demanded the cancellation of plans for commercial river development and a clear demarcation of indigenous territories.
French police opened fire on a 34-year-old man who was threatening with a knife at Montparnasse railway station in Paris, wounding him in the leg. One of the police shots also wounded a bystander in the leg.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the enemy's attempts to break through to residential areas in the Pokrovsk and Ocheretyne directions. He held a meeting with commanders to develop measures to counter the enemy's plans.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy used about two dozen armored vehicles to support infantry attacks. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two tanks and four armored combat vehicles, and one more tank and two armored vehicles were damaged.
On the night of November 14, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a ship base in Novorossiysk, an oil refinery in the Saratov region, and a fuel and lubricants depot near Engels. Neptune missiles and attack UAVs were used, with explosions and fires reported.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a concentration point of personnel of the 51st Russian army in Zatyshok near Pokrovsk. Drones hit a building where contingents of the 1st and 9th separate motorized rifle brigades were located.
Johnson Wen, who grabbed Ariana Grande at the premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore, has been charged with public nuisance. The man plans to plead guilty and faces a fine of up to 2,000 Singapore dollars.
