Ukraine

On November 13, the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint will be closed due to a power outage. Technical works will last from 14:00 to 19:00.

The 38-year-old actress Megan Fox has announced that she is expecting her fourth child with Machine Gun Kelly. The news comes a year after the couple suffered the loss of a child due to a miscarriage.

Following the damage to the Ternivka dam in Donetsk region, water is rising in the Vovcha River. According to the MBA, there is no critical situation and no flooding of houses.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft budget for 2025 with expenditures of UAH 3. 7 trillion. UAH 54.55 billion has been allocated for the development of arms production, and another UAH 500 million for soft loans to defense companies.

The British prime minister plans to discuss with Biden at the G20 summit the allocation of the $20 billion promised by the United States for Ukraine. Starmer also intends to raise the issue of authorizing the use of Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 110 drones and three missiles. Air defense forces shot down enemy targets in 10 regions.

According to the FT, Ukraine is developing its own “victory plan” for the incoming Trump administration, emphasizing potential business deals, access to raw materials, and troop deployments.

Electricity consumption in Ukraine on November 12 was 4% higher than the previous day. Power engineers urge to save electricity and not to turn on powerful appliances during peak hours.

Donald Trump is planning to appoint Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Congressman Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, which is what they had previously said about Ukraine.

The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade repelled a large-scale assault by russian troops in the Kursk region. The occupiers lost 10 armored vehicles and suffered significant losses in manpower.

2,935 Ukrainians have applied to the civil servants' personnel reserve to work in the liberated territories. Most of the candidates are men (56%) who want to work in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz, the main contender for the post of German Chancellor, is preparing an ultimatum to Russia. He plans to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles in response to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

589 children have been killed and over 1681 injured as a result of Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine. Most of the victims were in Donetsk region - 598 children, and 8 children were wounded in different regions over the past day.

The NBU has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 2982 to the dollar and UAH 43.99 to the euro. In exchange offices and banks, the rates fluctuate: USD 41.60-41.70, EUR 44.50-44.89.

The President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on the Independence Day of Poland. The leaders discussed the Victory Plan, the Peace Formula and bilateral cooperation.

Over the past day, 187 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk sectors. The enemy launched 4 missile and 84 air strikes, losing 1,950 occupants, 23 tanks and 81 armored vehicles.

Mostly no precipitation in Ukraine, with sleet and rain in the Carpathians. In the west, there will be fog in some places, temperatures at night from +3° to -2°, during the day from +2° to +11°.

Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 1,950 Russian military personnel, 23 tanks, and 81 armored vehicles. The total losses of the enemy since the beginning of the war have reached 712,610 people.

There are no Russian warships in the Black and Azov Seas. There is one Kalibr cruise missile carrier ship in the Mediterranean with a volley of up to 8 missiles.

Ukrainian troops repelled five attempts by Russian troops to seize the village of Novoivanivka in the Kursk region. 18 pieces of enemy equipment were destroyed, and enemy losses may reach 300 people.

NYT: Donald Trump is preparing to nominate Senator Marco Rubio for the post of US Secretary of State. Rubio, known for his hawkish stance on China and Iran, has recently been supporting Trump's policies.

At the Yahodyn checkpoint, border guards found a nineteenth-century icon in the belongings of a 37-year-old resident of Kharkiv region. The antique, dated 1880, was seized for examination.

Donald Trump has offered Congressman Mike Waltz the position of National Security Advisor. In this position, Waltz will deal with geopolitical conflicts, including the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.

Russia has deployed 50,000 troops, including 12,000 North Korean soldiers, to advance in the Kursk region. The Kremlin aims to regain the lost territories by January 2024, when Trump may become president of the United States.

A group of refugees from the DPRK handed over leaflets and audio to the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul calling for the defection of the North Korean military. The materials contain instructions on how to defect and will be distributed among DPRK soldiers in Russia.

In the TOT of Kherson region, the Russians plan to take away the entire harvest of grain and vegetables from farmers through a “state procurement operator”. The farmers will be forced to sell their products at reduced prices and will become dependent on subsidies.

Over the last day, 185 combat engagements took place, 49 of them in the Kurakhove sector. The enemy conducted 64 air and 3 missile strikes, used 793 kamikaze drones and fired over 4,000 times.

Shmyhal and Borrell discussed cooperation within the European Peace Fund and the development of the Ukrainian defense industry. Ukraine expects to receive 1 million rounds of ammunition by the end of the year and is counting on support for weapons production.

Defense Minister Umerov discussed with Borrell the possibility of producing Ukrainian drones worth $11 billion. Ukraine can invest $3 billion on its own, but needs the support of partners to fully realize its potential.

Ukrainian guerrillas have revealed the location of the rear position of the BARS unit of the Russian occupation forces in Donetsk region. They found camouflaged armored vehicles and field staff, and recorded the arrival of the command.