"It’s hot" in Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Russians move hospital from Polohy to Mariupol

"The Russian occupiers are transferring equipment from a hospital in the front-line town of Polohy to occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, because "it's getting too hot" on the Zaporizhzhia front." Pravada

Facebook blocks greeting of Ukraine’s Air Force commander to radio-technical troops

"Facebook has blocked a greeting message from Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, the Commander of Ukraine’s Air Force to the soldiers of the radio engineering troops; 30 November marks their official holiday.

Oleshchuk's congratulations were published on the official page of the command, but a few hours later, they were blocked ostensibly because they "violated community standards." Pravada

NATO revisiting idea of supplying Kiev with fighter jets

"NATO leaders are considering a possible a U-turn on providing Ukraine with advanced
fighter jets, James Stavridis, retired supreme allied commander and US Navy admiral, claimed in an op-ed published by Bloomberg." RT

Ukrainian terror plot in Zaporozhye foiled

"Ukrainian authorities had planned to detonate a bomb at a market in the city of Melitopol in
Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Monday. It added that the suspects have been detained and confessed to the plot." RT

A confession from Putin suggests that the Ukraine conflict could last for years

"Russian President Vladimir Putin commented, during a meeting with soldiers’ mothers, that he now regards the Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015 as a mistake. This concession was stark in the context of the possibility of peace negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine.

Putin explained to the mothers that at the time, Moscow did not know for sure the
sentiments of the Donbass population affected by the conflict, and hoped that Donetsk and Lugansk could somehow be reunited with Ukraine on the conditions laid down in Minsk. Putin might have added – and his own actions, as well as conversations with then-Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko, confirm it – that he was prepared to give the new Kiev authorities a chance to settle the issue and rebuild a relationship with Moscow. Until rather late in the game, Putin also hoped that he could still work things out with the Germans and the French, and the US leadership. 

Admissions of mistakes are rare among incumbent leaders, but they are important as indicators of lessons they have learned. This experience has apparently made Putin decide not that the decision to launch the special military operation last February was wrong, but that eight years before, Moscow should not have put any faith in Kiev, Berlin, and Paris, and instead should have relied on its own military might to liberate the Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine.

In other words, agreeing to a Minsk-style ceasefire now would be another mistake which would allow Kiev and its backers to better prepare to resume fighting at the time of their choosing." RT

Russian soldiers apparently executed by Ukrainian forces appear genuine, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated

"Videos showing Russian soldiers apparently executed by Ukrainian forces appear genuine,
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated. He called on Kiev to fully investigate what Moscow has described as an outright execution. 

The footage, consisting of two clips stitched into one video, surfaced on social media last week. It shows a dozen unarmed Russian servicemen surrendering to Ukrainian troops and lying down on the ground, a separate man apparently opening fire on the Ukrainians, and the first dozen soldiers lying dead in pools of blood.

“Our Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has conducted a preliminary analysis indicating that these disturbing videos are highly likely to be authentic in what they show,” Turk said in a press release. “The analysis…underlines the need for independent and detailed forensic investigations to help establish exactly what happened.”

The Russian Ministry of Defense described the footage as evidence of “the deliberate and methodical murder” of the soldiers, with the Russian Presidential Human Rights Council calling the incident a “demonstrative and audacious crime.”  Newsars

Ukraine’s Armed Forces destroy "important Russian target" in Luhansk Oblast

"Serhii Haidai, Head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, has reported about the
success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Oblast and a strike at an "important enemy target".

The Russians used TOS-1A Solntsepyok (Sunburn) Multiple Rocket Launchers near this village.

Russian forces also deployed tanks and artillery to fire at the settlements of Nevske, Novoselivske, Makiivka, Ploshchanka and Dibrova in Luhansk Oblast throughout the day." Pravada

 

Largest oil refinery in Siberia on fire

"A fire broke out on the territory of the Angarsk petrochemical plant in the Irkutsk Oblast, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported." Pravada

Russian missile strike on Dnipro: dead man pulled out from under rubble

"Following the Russian missile attack on Dnipro on 26 November, a person was killed;
rescuers have pulled out the body from under the rubble." Pravada

Russian forces hit power lines supplying Kherson

"Russian invaders hit the power lines that supply Kherson; power engineers managed to repair
the grid in less than half an hour." Pravada

Two Russian missiles hit Kryvyi Rih in morning: significant destruction on railway

"Head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, has said that the city was attacked by Russian missiles." Pravada

Russian army regroups to reinforce units on three fronts

"The enemy has been ceaselessly striking civilian targets. It is focusing its efforts on deterring
the actions of Defence Forces units, conducting engineering work on defensive lines and positions, and continuing offensive operations in certain areas. It is trying to make up for losses of personnel, weapons, ammunition, equipment, fuel and lubricants. The enemy continues to regroup its troops to reinforce units on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka fronts." Pravada

Most NATO members have run out of weapons for Ukraine – NYT

"Arms transfers to Ukraine have left Western weapon stockpiles strained, making it increasingly difficult for NATO militaries to honor politicians’ pledges to supply Kiev, the New York Times reported.

“Smaller countries have exhausted their potential,” and according to one NATO official, at least 20 of the bloc’s 30 members are “pretty tapped out,” the newspaper wrote. Only “larger allies,” including France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, have enough stockpiles to continue or potentially increase their weapon shipments to Ukraine." RT

Russian forces attack Nikopol district

"Valentyn Reznichenko, the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, hasreported that Russian occupation forces attacked the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast." Pravada

NATO allies embroiled in nuclear dispute

"Two weeks ago, the Belgian government refused to authorize the export of a specialized
isostatic press, which is needed to maintain British nukes because the greens, who oppose nuclear weapons and make up a part of the ruling coalition, vetoed the proposal, the report says.

The Belgian media also reported, citing sources, that on November 9, the government had failed to approve the export of nuclear technology intended for the British army.

According to the Times, the spat escalated when Belgian officials warned that the UK could put the brakes on a $624 million order to procure machineguns made by FN Herstal if Brussels did not change its mind.

Two senior sources in the Belgian government cited by the Times voiced concerns that the dispute could “endanger western unity and NATO” amid the Ukraine conflict." RT

50 Ukrainian defenders return home from captivity, including Azovstal and Snake Island defenders

"50 Ukrainian soldiers were brought back from Russian captivity on 24 November, including
12 defenders of Mariupol and prisoners from Zmiinyi (Snake Island) and the Chornobyl nuclear power plant." UP

 

Russia launches 70 missiles on Ukraine ....Ukraine’s air defence shots down 51

"Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defence systems have shot down 51 out of 70 missiles and five
kamikaze drones that Russia launched on Ukraine. 10 Tu-95MS missile-carrying jets launched missiles from the Volgodonsk district of Rostov Oblast [Russia] and the Caspian Sea, as well as from two small missile-carrying boats from the Black Sea." Pravada

FTX partnership with Ukraine is latest chapter in shady Western aid saga

"The Ukrainian government mysteriously disappeared online records of its fundraising
arrangement with the FTX crypto scam just days before the scandal erupted. The initiative claims to have raised $60 million for Ukraine, but where did the money go?

FTX’s destruction resulted from a mass sell-off of the company’s native bitcoin token, FTT, by the rival exchange, Binance. Its value plummeted, prompting a three-day run on billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency, which in turn created—or exposed—a “liquidity crisis” within FTX, as it did not have the available assets required to redeem client withdrawals. FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11th.

FTX founder and top Democrat Party donor Sam Bankman-Fried now faces criminal investigations in the Bahamas, where the exchange was headquartered, and calls for official investigations into the largely unregulated cryptocurrency industry are reverberating across the globe." MRonline

AP fires journalist behind ‘Russian missile’ story

"The Associated Press has fired the journalist behind a since-retracted story, which claimed
that the missile that hit NATO member Poland last week had been launched by Russia, a number of US media outlets have reported.

The news that the agency had terminated its contract with investigative reporter James LaPorta after a brief internal probe was broken by the Daily Beast on Monday. The sacking was later confirmed to the Washington Post by “people at the news organization.”

 Last Tuesday, AP issued a news alert citing “a senior US intelligence official,” who claimed that “Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people. 

An unnamed AP employee told the Post that LaPorta misinformed his editors that a senior manager had already vetted his source, leaving them “with the impression that the story’s sourcing had been approved.” ” RT

Luxembourg Hands over High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Ukraine

"Defence Minister of Luxembourg François Bausch has announced the new HMMWV to
Ukraine.

"The Army of Luxembourg and Defence Minister of Luxembourg support the Armed Forces of Ukraine by sending additional High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)." Pravada

"There was looting, and a mother and daughter were raped": Russian soldier confirms crimes in Kyiv Oblast

"Russian serviceman Nikita Chibrin from the 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, who escaped from the front and made it to Spain, has confirmed numerous war crimes committed by the Russian army in Kyiv Oblast. The Russian soldier talked to The Insider about the looting and confirmed that women were raped by Russian soldiers in the village of Andriivka (Kyiv Oblast)." UP

Russians hit Kherson again

"Kherson authorities have reported that the Russians opened fire on the city at noon with the
attacks resulting in civilian casualties." UAP

Russia Uses First Unmanned Reconnaissance, Strike System in Ukraine

"Russia has created a reconnaissance strike system that includes both reconnaissance
unmanned aerial vehicles of various classes and ZALA Aero strike drones. The system was tested during the special military operation and showed high detection and destruction efficiency in tactical and operational-tactical depth of such typical targets as accumulations of manpower, armored vehicles, artillery systems and enemy air defense systems.

The source specified that the system includes drones such as ZALA 421-16E, as well as Russian loitering munitions Izdeliye-51 and Izdeliye-52 (formerly the Lancet), and the KUB kamikaze drone." Sputnik

Germans face over 50% energy price hike

"Many households in Germany will take another hit from rising energy bills in January, as power and gas suppliers face higher wholesale market prices and soaring grid fees, Reuters reported, citing the Verivox prices portal." RT

Ukrainian forces hit enemy's command center, ammunition depot

"Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian soldiers shot down an Orlan-10 UAV and hit the enemy's
command center and ammunition depot.

Units of the Ukrainian defense forces repelled Russian attacks outside the settlements of Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Spirne, Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne and Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region.

Russian forces launched missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Sviatohirsk and Kramatorsk. In the Volyn, Polissia, and Sivershchyna directions, the situation has not changed significantly, with no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Russian forces used tanks and artillery to shell areas of Kachkarivka, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Chornobaivka and Kherson." UKRIN

Sunday morning starts with air-raid siren sounding all over Ukraine

"An air-raid siren started sounding all over mainland Ukraine, except for occupied Crimea, on 20 November after 09:00, аnd ended after 10:45." UAP

Sweden Reveals ‘Traces of Explosives’ Found at Baltic Sea Gas Pipe Blast Site

"Swedish investigators found traces of explosives at the Baltic Sea site where two natural pipelines were damaged in an act of “gross sabotage,” the prosecutor leading Sweden’s preliminary investigation said Friday.

Sweden’s findings of “a sabotage act or a terrorist act — you can call it whatever you like” confirm “the information that the Russian side has had,” Peskov said. Moscow needs to wait for a full damage assessment to decide whether to repair the pipelines, he said." Breaitbart

Moscow accuses Ukrainian soldiers of killing POWs (DISTURBING IMAGES)

"The Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukrainian forces of committing a war crime after a video surfaced on social media which appears to show captured Russian servicemen first alive and subsequently dead.

The footage depicts soldiers dressed in Russian uniforms first surrendering to troops in uniforms bearing Ukrainian insignia before being shown lying on the ground, presumably dead." RT

Russia destroyed 3 million hectares of forest and ruined 332 educational facilities

"Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, has said that due to Russian aggression in Ukraine,
almost 3 million hectares of forest have been destroyed and 332 educational facilities ruined." UAP

Russians attack Zaporizhzhia

"Russians launched a missile attack on an industrial infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia."
UAP

Ukraine and ‘Russophobic’ Poland Tried to Provoke ‘Direct Clash Between Russia and NATO’

"Russia has accused Ukraine and “Poland’s Russophobic government” of trying to provoke a “direct clash between Russia and NATO” over what was likely an accidental Ukrainian missile strike on Polish territory.

Russia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, complained at a UN Security Council meeting of “the attempts of Ukraine and Poland to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO” after two Poles were killed by a blast in the Polish border town of Przewodów." Breitbart

Biden disputes Zelensky’s missile claim

"President Joe Biden has cast doubt on the claim made by his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir
Zelensky that a missile that killed two people in a Polish village did not belong to Kiev.

On Wednesday, Zelensky stated that the projectile that landed in the Polish village of Przewodow near the Poland-Ukraine border was not Ukrainian. “I have no doubt that it was not our missile or our missile strike,” he said at the time.

However, speaking to reporters on Thursday, the US leader replied to this statement by saying: “That's not the evidence.” 

His comment comes a day after Biden said that it is “unlikely” that the missile that landed in Poland on Tuesday was fired by Russia, adding that its trajectory did not support such a version of events." RT

Drone strikes oil depot inside Russia

"A drone has struck an oil terminal in Russia’s Oryol Region, some 124 miles from the Ukrainian border, according to local Governor Andrey Klychkov." RT

Ukraine halts Russian oil deliveries to Hungary

"Russian oil has stopped flowing to Hungary through the “Druzhba” (Friendship) pipeline transiting Ukraine, the Hungarian oil company MOL confirmed. 

The official reason given by the Ukrainian side was that a Russian air strike hit a transformer station near the border with Belarus, which supplies electricity to one of the pumping stations, needed for operations.

Ukraine has also informed Russia’s Transneft that service was suspended due to a “drop in voltage,” according to Igor Demin, a spokesman for the Russian oil giant." RT

Russia's FSB reveals why it detained Polish citizen

"A Polish citizen holding a diplomatic passport was allegedly involved with an alcohol-
smuggling scheme in Moscow, according to Russia's domestic security agency, the FSB.

Officials have accused her of taking a bribe in exchange for forging paperwork that would have allowed spirits to be imported tariff-free." RT

Ukraine appeals to Europe to "close the sky" over Ukraine

"The Office of the President of Ukraine has called on European countries to "close the sky
over Ukraine" following a massive Russian missile attack and an incident on the border with Poland." UAP

Kremlin praises US for its response to fall of missile in Poland

"The Kremlin has praised the US for its "restrained and professional response" to the fall of the missile fragments in Poland." UAP

More Russian troops appear in occupied Skadovsk

"Many soldiers have settled in the city; they are everywhere, which also creates additional
tension. Last week, we received reports about the additional arrival of soldiers. These, as I understand it, were some units from Kherson, maybe from some other cities, it is difficult to say… They [the military – ed.] do not tell people much, except for their narratives that "we are here forever" and "we are brothers", and behave defiantly, as always." UAP

Russian missiles hit residential buildings in central Kyiv

"Residents of the left and right banks of Dnipro River in Kyiv reported the sounds of
explosions that rang out in the capital.....air defence shot down four missiles over Kyiv; two missiles hit residential buildings in the city center." UAP

Switzerland Will Not Supply Weapons to Ukraine Despite Pressure, Swiss President Says

"Switzerland will not supply weapons to Ukraine, nor will the country participate in any other way directly or indirectly in armed conflicts, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis told Sputnik.

"Neither during the First World War, nor even during the Second, we exported weapons. We will not export weapons, we will not directly or indirectly participate in a military conflict, either in terms of weapons or in terms of our troops, either in Ukraine, Russia, or anywhere else in the world," Cassis told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum." Sputnik

Moscow’s forces have liberated several key locations in Donetsk Region, pushing back Ukrainian troops

"The strategic village of Pavlovka, southwest of Donetsk city, has been liberated and cleared
of Ukrainian troops." RT

Germany and Poland at loggerheads over Ukraine assistance

"The EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM), which was officially launched on Monday, is to train some 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers over two years at a cost of €107 million ($110 million). The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell claimed that it was agreed in record time and would become fully operational within a couple of weeks.

But according to the newspaper’s sources, there was disagreement between Warsaw and Berlin over where the mission’s HQ would be based, which has delayed the launch by several weeks. Germany reportedly objected to Poland’s role in hosting it over concerns about Russian “disruptive maneuvers” from the exclave of Kaliningrad, the report said." RT

Russian forces shell enterprise in Sumy Oblast during work hours, people wounded

"Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Sumy Oblast during working hours, leaving at
least three people wounded." UP

CNN and Sky News journalists stripped of their accreditation for reporting from Kherson

"Recently, some media representatives, ignoring existing prohibitions and warnings, have carried out information activities in the city of Kherson without the consent of the relevant commanders and public relations services of military units and before the completion of stabilisation measures.

Such actions are a gross violation of the requirements of order No. 73 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dated 3 March 2022, as well as the relevant instructions of the military command."UP

Chief of Wagner PMC presses new charges against Governor of St. Petersburg, suspecting him of treason

"Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Chief of the Wagner Private Military Company, has pressed
charges against Aleksandr Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg; this time, Prigozhin suspects the official of high treason. "The legal service of the company Concord informs that today [13 November – ed.], Yevgeniy Prigozhin sent a statement with a request to conduct an investigation against Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St. Petersburg, to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation and Federal Counterintelligence Service of Russia, under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (High Treason)"." UAP

Russian MiG-31K interceptor jet conducts training flight with Kinzhal hypersonic missile in Belarus

"Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet has reported
that they received photo proof that a Russian MiG-31K interceptor jet, which was flying over Belarus, escorted with a fighter jet, conducted a training flight while carrying a X-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile." UAP

Tension between local and Russian military rising in Belarus

"In Brest region of Belarus, where the newly arrived units of the armed forces of the Russian
Federation are stationed, social tension is rising significantly." UAP

 

Ukrainian forces reach right bank of Dnieper in certain areas of Kherson region

"As a result of successful offensive actions in the Kherson direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have already reached the right bank of the Dnieper in certain areas." UAP

Death toll from Russian attack on five-story building in Mykolaiv rises to seven

"The death toll from a Russian missile attack on a five-story residential building in Mykolaiv
has increased to seven." UAP

UKRAINIAN TROOPS ENTER KHERSON – MAIN DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE

"Ukraine restores control over Kherson, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine enter the
city. The retreat routes of the Russian occupiers are under fire control of the Ukrainian army." UAP