8 hours ago
Ukrainian defence minister about Storm Shadow strike on Russia: we will not go into details
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has refused to confirm or deny the use of Storm Shadow missiles against Russia.Source: CNN
Quote from Umierov: "We are using all the means to defend our country, so we'll not go into detail.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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7 hours ago
US Embassy in Kyiv resumes operations
The US Embassy in Kyiv has resumed operations but advises US citizens to follow local authorities' instructions and react to air-raid warnings.Source: website of US Embassy in Kyiv
Quote: "The embassy remains open and operational.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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6 hours ago
Severe fighting in Toretsk ongoing as Russian troops are changing into civilian clothes
Residents of Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, who did not agree to evacuate in time, are making it difficult for the Ukrainian military to fight, as the Russians often dress in civilian clothes to mislead the Ukrainian forces.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
4 hours ago
Kremlin arranges propagandists' tour to occupied territories – Centre of National Resistance
The so-called Russian journalists and bloggers approved by the Kremlin have arrived in temporarily occupied Donetsk to make propaganda stories about Ukrainians whose lives are now under the influence of the "Russian world".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
3 hours ago
Explosions heard in Dnipro
Explosions were heard in the city of Dnipro on the night of 20-21 November.Source: Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster; Ukraine's Air Force
Details: Prior to the explosions, the Air Force reported a ballistic missile threat to the city, stating, "A high-speed target is moving toward Dnipro from the east".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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45 mins. ago
Russians attack Dnipro: industrial facility damaged, two fires erupt
The Russians have attacked the city of Dnipro, damaging an industrial facility and causing two fires.Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "The aggressor launched a large-scale attack on the oblast early in the morning.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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9 hours ago
Belarusian soldier who fought for Ukraine is extradited from Vietnam
Belarus has announced that Vasily Veremeichik - a former soldier in the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, a unit made up of Belarusian military volunteers fighting on Ukraine's side - has been extradited after he was detained in Vietnam.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
11 hours ago
Biggest complaint Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner's Office has is against work of International Committee of Red Cross
The Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner's Office has complaints regarding the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
10 hours ago
US may cancel almost US$5 billion in debt for Kyiv
US President Joe Biden's administration has submitted to Congress a statement of intent to cancel half of Ukraine's economic aid debt, which is approximately US$4.65 billion.Source: Voice of America, citing Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the US Department of State, at a briefing on Wednesday, 20 November
Details: The document grants Joe Biden the authority to forgive 50% of the loan provided to Kyiv in April 2024.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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11 hours ago
US State Department says US Embassy in Kyiv will reopen on 21 November
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the US Department of State, has announced that the US Embassy in Kyiv, which suspended operations on 20 November due to reports of a potential Russian attack, will resume normal operations on Thursday, 21 November.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
11 hours ago
Zelenskyy: We are ready to bring Crimea back diplomatically
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that Ukraine cannot afford to lose tens of thousands of lives in the effort to liberate Crimea, although he noted that this could be achieved through diplomatic means.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
10 hours ago
Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast 33 times over past 24 hours: 1 civilian injured
Russian forces attacked the border areas of Sumy Oblast 33 times on 20 November, leaving one person injured.Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration
Quote: "The Russians have conducted 33 bombardments of the border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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12 hours ago
Zelenskyy: Panic-inducing messages and information pressure help only Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukrainians to remain vigilant when an air-raid warning is issued, warning that Russia remains as deranged as it was at the start of the full-scale invasion.Source: Zelenskyy's address on 20 November
Quote: "Today, there was a lot of concern and many questions about some kind of particular danger.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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12 hours ago
Russian forces attack Donetsk Oblast with cluster munitions: child killed
Russian forces attacked the Kramatorsk district in Donetsk Oblast with cluster munitions on 20 November, claiming the life of an 11-year-old boy. His sister, 12, and grandfather, 63, have been injured.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
11 hours ago
Ukraine's defence minister says 12 European countries and Ukraine establish new format of defence cooperation
Denmark has hosted the first meeting within the Northern Group-Ukraine format, which brings together 12 European nations and aims to promote defence cooperation.Source: Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland) and the Baltic states, along with the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, formed the Northern Group-Ukraine format.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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13 hours ago
Irish Embassy staff in Kyiv working from home due to reports of Russian strike threat
Staff at the Irish Embassy in Ukraine have been instructed to work from home following reports of a possible Russian attack on 20 November.Source: Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin, quoted by PA Media, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Martin said Irish Embassy staff are working from home instead of in the embassy building in Kyiv "as a precaution".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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13 hours ago
UK defence secretary doesn't confirm Ukraine's Storm Shadow missile strikes on Russia
John Healey, UK Secretary of State for Defence, has not confirmed reports indicating that Ukraine has launched UK-made long-range missiles into Russia.Source: BBC, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Speaking in the UK House of Commons, John Healey remarked that "Ukraine's action on the battlefield speaks for itself".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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12 hours ago
Russian military allegedly execute Ukrainian soldiers encircled in Russiaʼs Kursk Oblast – Ukraine's human rights commissioner
Social media reported on Wednesday, 20 November, that captured Ukrainian servicemen who were encircled in Kursk Oblast of the Russian Federation were allegedly executed.Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) Commissioner for Human Rights
Details: Dmytro Lubinets said that the information about another war crime committed by Russians emerged from social media.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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12 hours ago
Netherlands hands over last F-16s to Romania for training, including Ukrainians
The Netherlands reported on Wednesday, 20 November, that it had transferred the last two F-16 fighter jets to a training centre at the Romanian airbase of Fetești.Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The last two F-16 aircraft out of the 18 promised by the Netherlands were transferred to the European F-16 Pilot Training Centre in Romania on Wednesday afternoon.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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14 hours ago
Ukrainian airborne troops capture 26 Russians in one battle in Russia's Kursk Oblast – video
Ukrainian troops from the 80th Halychyna Air Assault Brigade have captured 26 Russian soldiers in a single battle in Russia's Kursk Oblast.Source: a report from the 80th Halychyna Air Assault Brigade
Quote: "A total of 26 Russians have been captured in one battle in Kursk Oblast.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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14 hours ago
Russians attack Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two people
Russian forces attacked settlements in Kharkiv Oblast on 20 November, injuring a man and a woman.Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office
Quote: "Investigators indicate that on 20 November at 11:40, the occupiers shelled the village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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14 hours ago
Analysts reveal three scenarios with electricity supply in Ukraine in winter: rolling power outages predicted
Ukrainian energy analysts have identified three possible scenarios with power outages in winter, depending on temperature, demand and possible Russian attacks on infrastructure.Source: an analytical report by DiXi Group, a think tank
Details: Baseline scenario: no bombardments and moderate temperature:
With no new attacks on the power grid and moderate weather conditions, the electricity shortage could reach up to 2 GW due to increased seasonal demand.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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16 hours ago
3,767 Ukrainians, mostly soldiers, freed from Russian captivity – Ukraine's human rights commissioner
Ukraine has managed to bring back 3,767 of its citizens from Russian captivity since the start of the full-scale invasion. Only 186 of them are civilians.Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner, at a press conference on 20 November
Details: Dmytro Lubinets said that as of now, working together with the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and other bodies, they have managed to bring 3,767 Ukrainians back from Russian captivity.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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15 hours ago
Ukraine uses Storm Shadow missiles against Russia for first time – Bloomberg
Ukraine's defence forces have used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles for the first time against military targets on the territory of Russia.Source: Bloomberg, citing an unnamed Western official, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Bloomberg did not specify when or where Ukraine struck targets using Storm Shadow missiles, but earlier on Wednesday, 20 November, Russian sources reported the use of these missiles in Kursk Oblast.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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15 hours ago
Russian troops drop aerial bomb on school near Belgorod
Russian troops have accidentally dropped a 250kg aerial bomb on a school building in the village of Bykovka in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.Source: Radio Svoboda citing Russian public media
Details: Residents of Bykovka told local Telegram channel Pepel (Ashes) about the incident.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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14 hours ago
Russian soldiers on Pokrovsk front forced Ukrainian POWs to strip naked and executed them
Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into yet another war crime committed by Russian forces, who are reported to have executed Ukrainian prisoners of war on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...#pravda_com_ua #news
14 hours ago
UN approves US$2.1bn aid plan for Ukraine to 2027
The Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has approved an interim strategic plan for Ukraine for 2025-2027 with a total budget of US$2.1 billion.Source: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Details: The plan includes humanitarian aid, support for the population, and continued mine clearance efforts, and aims to strengthen Ukraine's export potential in supplying agricultural products to international markets.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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17 hours ago
Russia's strikes on substations near Ukraine's nuclear power plants could trigger nuclear disaster – The Guardian
Ukraine's power grid is at "heightened risk of catastrophic failure" following Russia's missile and drone attacks on 17 November.Source: The Guardian, citing Greenpeace
Details: A briefing note prepared by Greenpeace for the Guardian revealed that Moscow's strikes targeted electrical substations "critical to the operation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants".. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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15 hours ago
US announces US$275 million military aid package for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense announced a US$275 million military aid package for Ukraine on 20 November.Source: European Pravda, citing an announcement by the Pentagon
Details: The new US military aid package is being provided under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which enables weapons to be transferred directly from US Army stockpiles.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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18 hours ago
Actor of Chernihiv Music and Drama Theatre killed in action – photo
Petro Velykyi, an actor of the Chernihiv Oblast Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko, was killed at the front.Source: Chernihiv Oblast Academic Music and Drama Theatre, via Instagram
"Petro Velykyi is aut in scuto [Latin for "on the shield", i.. https://www.pravda.com.ua/...
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