Over the past day, 183 combat engagements were recorded on the front, 61 of which took place in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy carried out 68 airstrikes, dropped 140 guided aerial bombs, and used 6,137 kamikaze drones.
Fighters of the active action unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) "Kraken" destroyed hundreds of Russian occupiers and dozens of enemy shelters in the Zaporizhzhia region using drones. During October, Ukrainian special forces also shot down enemy drones and burned armored vehicles.
The Ukrainian authorities have decided on the mandatory evacuation of children from dangerous areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The evacuation takes place with parents, with the possibility of independently choosing a region for further placement.
The 108th Airborne Assault Regiment of the Russian Federation in the Zaporizhzhia direction has faced a sharp deterioration in discipline due to widespread alcohol abuse, leading to deaths from poisoning and failure to perform combat missions. The command is concealing the problem, provoking conflicts among military personnel.
Head of Zaporizhzhia region Ivan Fedorov reported explosions. Local Telegram channels inform that the enemy is attacking with MLRS.
President Zelenskyy reported on the difficult situation in the Pokrovsk direction, where over 150,000 Russian forces are assaulting positions daily. Ukrainian units are conducting counter-offensive actions and destroying the occupier.
On November 21, there were 250 combat engagements at the front, with 66 assault actions stopped in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy launched 2 missile and 35 air strikes, involving 3578 kamikaze drones.
The Russian army launched minor attacks in Zaporizhzhia, attempting to break through the defense in Novodanylivka and Mala Tokmachka. Ukrainian troops stopped them, controlling the situation and recording weak enemy attempts to probe the defense.
The Trump administration presented a 28-point "peace plan" for Ukraine, which envisages Russia's control over Donbas, a reduction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and security guarantees similar to Article 5 of NATO. Military experts consider these guarantees ineffective and doubt Ukraine's signing of the plan.
The Élysée Palace emphasized that all decisions regarding the peace plan for Ukraine require common support and consensus from European partners and NATO allies. The statement reiterates key provisions about "unwavering commitment to a just and lasting peace" and the need for "full involvement of Ukraine, preservation of its sovereignty, and ensuring its future security."
A high-ranking security official for the President of Ukraine denied accepting Donald Trump's peace plan. This plan, developed without consultations with Ukraine and European allies, envisages Russian control over part of Ukrainian territories.
Ukraine has extradited Russian serviceman Margen Gadzhymagomedov to Lithuania for the first time. He is suspected of torturing prisoners, including a Lithuanian volunteer, at the airfield in Melitopol.
The new US plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war surprised the European diplomatic community. It envisages actual Russian control over part of the territories, which is unacceptable for Ukraine and causes concern among European countries.
Axios has published US President Donald Trump's 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine. The document provides for territorial concessions, security guarantees, and economic components.
On November 20, 173 combat engagements took place at the front, Russian occupiers lost 1050 personnel. The enemy launched 62 airstrikes, dropped 145 guided bombs, and carried out 3674 shellings.
As a result of the night attack on Odesa on November 21, four people were injured, three of whom were hospitalized with burns and blast injuries. A residential building and an enterprise were damaged, and the aftermath is still being dealt with.
The United States of America insists that Kyiv intensify negotiations and prepare a draft peace agreement by November 27. After this, Washington plans to hand it over to Russia, aiming to complete the process by early December.
As a result of a kamikaze drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia region, five people were killed and three more were injured. Residential buildings, a store, and a market were damaged.
Political scientist Oleh Lisnyi emphasizes that all discussions about the US peace plan revolve around rumors. He also points out that Ukraine's position remains unchanged.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published data on ten Russian teachers who have moved to the occupied territories to ideologically re-educate Ukrainian children. They participate in the "Zemsky Teacher" program, receiving compensation and spreading propaganda.
Sergiy Kyslytsya, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, called Donald Trump's plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine an information-psychological special operation.
The Telegraph columnist Daniel DePetris believes that Donald Trump's "peace" plan for the war in Ukraine is unrealistic and unacceptable for Kyiv. It envisages territorial concessions from Ukraine and de facto Russian control over Donbas.
Ukraine's defense forces eliminated 890 Russian occupiers over the past day, November 19, and recorded 200 combat engagements as of the morning of November 20. The occupiers launched 2 missile and 57 air strikes, carried out 4,442 shelling attacks, involving 3,885 kamikaze drones.
The meeting between Trump's adviser Stephen Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ankara has been canceled. The reason was Zelenskyy's vision, which Russia will never accept, according to Axios.
The head of the Russian occupation administration in Zaporizhzhia region, Yevhen Balytskyi, was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment. He organized the theft of almost half a million tons of Ukrainian grain and its export to the Russian Federation.
Over the past day, November 18, 160 combat engagements were recorded on the fronts of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The occupiers carried out 71 airstrikes, dropped 139 guided aerial bombs, and deployed 5204 kamikaze drones.
ATESH partisans reported that Russian military personnel in the Kherson direction are dying or being injured due to the use of expired Soviet ammunition. In a unit of the 11th Russian Airborne Assault Brigade, three servicemen sustained severe injuries while equipping drones, two of whom died.
Ukrainian agrarians have sown 6. 4 million hectares of winter crops, which is 97.5% of the projected area. The sowing campaign has already been completed in 9 regions, with Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk among the leaders.
Over the past day, 151 combat engagements were recorded on the front line, which is almost a third less than the previous day. The most active combat operations continue in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions.
President Zelenskyy met with French fishermen who supply anti-drone nets to protect frontline cities in Ukraine. This initiative helps save civilian lives in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia regions, and in the east of the country.
