Newsletter 26/11/2024
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Power grid damaged in Ternopil due to Russian attack
The Ukrenergo (national energy company) networks have been damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack on Ternopil.
The Ternopil City Council announced that due to the impact of an enemy UAV and damage to the energy infrastructure, trolleybuses in Ternopil will temporarily cease operations.
They also informed residents that elevators in apartment buildings will not function until power is fully restored. Residents are urged not to use elevators and to avoid putting themselves at risk. Individual heating units will be disconnected, and heat will be supplied directly to buildings.
Russians launch record number of drones overnight: 76 intercepted, 95 lost from tracking
At 19:30 on November 25, the Russians launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Kursk regions. During the overnight attack, the enemy deployed a record number of Shahed-type strike UAVs and drones of unknown type from the directions of Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
The Radio Engineering Troops of the Air Force detected and tracked 192 aerial targets including four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 188 drones.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel that large-scale drone attacks are only possible because Russia is circumventing sanctions. He recalled that last night Russia attacked Ukraine and launched a record number of attack drones - 188. He noted that each of the 188 drones has 85 foreign components.Russians shoot five prisoners of war in Pokrovsk sector
The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the shooting of five captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen by Russian invaders near the village of Petrivka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.
According to preliminary data, in November 2024, Russian invaders stormed the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces near the village of Petrivka, Pokrovsk district. As a result of the attack, five Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were forced to retreat and hide in a private house.
After surrounding the house, the Russian military took the Ukrainian defenders prisoner, forcing them to leave the shelter unarmed and lie on the ground. In violation of international humanitarian law, the invaders shot the Ukrainian prisoners with automatic weapons.
Investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the crime and the persons involved in its commission.
Rescuers reveal aftermath of Russian airstrike on Sumy
A recent Russian airstrike on a residential area in the city of Sumy has resulted in significant damage to residential buildings, private vehicles, and civilian infrastructure. The attack claimed the lives of two civilians.
Fire outbreaks have been localized. The entire area has been surveyed. The SES pyrotechnic experts and canine units were also deployed to the scene alongside rescuers.
Polish farmers threaten to block entire border with Ukraine
This was discussed during negotiations on Sunday in Medyka, at the Polish-Ukrainian border, between protesters and Poland's Minister of Agriculture, Czesław Siekierski, according to Ukrinform citing TOK.FM.
As a result of the talks in Medyka, Minister Siekierski declared that he would prepare a response to the protesters' demands by December 10. Specifically, farmers expect decisive opposition from the Warsaw authorities concerning the free trade agreement between the EU and South American countries. They fear that inaction may lead to an influx of agricultural products from these Mercosur member countries into the Polish market. In addition, Polish farmers demand that the government maintain the agricultural tax for 2024 at the same level as the previous year.
White House officially confirms: Ukraine can use ATACMS missiles against Russia
The White House has officially acknowledged that U.S. President Joe Biden has eased restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia.
War
DIU Intercepts DPRK Military Talks in Kursk Region
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released a conversation between North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia.
According to Ukrinform, the interception was posted on Facebook.
In the interception, the North Korean on duty on the radio conducts a communication check and urges the soldiers to move faster.
Russians attempting to destroy Ukrainian fortifications near Vovchansk with glide bombs, artillery
Russians attempt to take fire control of logistics routes leading to Kurakhove – military
Russians attacked power company brigade with drones in Dnipropetrovsk region
Partisans damage railway between Kherson region and Crimea/Photos
In Luhansk region, drone hits car with collaborator and three occupants
“According to the published information, in the area of Novokrasnianka, a Niva car with four occupants was “caught up” by a Ukrainian drone. As a result of the accident, three men have already “reached” hell. Another, the most interesting passenger, was taken to intensive care in Luhansk. It turned out to be a local collaborator, the son of traitor Mykola Cherepnya, Oleh,” the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Artem Lysogor, reported this in Telegram.
He clarified that Mykola Cherepnia lived in Rubizhne before the war, and after it began, he helped his new masters destroy his own city.
Chasiv Yar. 24 brigade destroyed seven BMD-4s
Politics
Nuclear Doctrine and Nuclear Blackmail: How the Kremlin Uses Them Against Ukraine and to Destroy International Security
On November 19, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin approved an updated nuclear doctrine by decree. The document allegedly expands the Kremlin’s capabilities to use this type of weapon of mass destruction.
Kremlin propaganda and numerous political commentators, including Russia’s sympathisers abroad, call this decision a “response” to the US permission to strike Russian territory with short-range ATACMS ballistic missiles. Or even a “response” to the strike on the Russian arsenal in the border region of Bryansk.
The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security explains why Putin’s decree published on 19 November is part of a nuclear blackmail strategy and how the Russians are using it to counteract the operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts.
MEP: All frozen assets of Russian Federation should be used for weapons for Ukraine
About 300 billion dollars of frozen Russian assets should be given to Ukraine so that it can use these funds to arm itself and win the war against Russia. This amount can then be credited as reparations to Russia if the latter refuses to pay them.
Scholz explains why Germany “has no right” to transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine
According to the politician, the war in Europe is a topic of great concern to many German citizens, including him. “And in such a war, you need to think carefully about how to be smart, how to act carefully... act wisely when it comes to war and peace,” Scholz emphasized.
He is frankly irritated that for almost three years there have been statements that something has not been done enough, something else needs to be done, and it is often hardly noticed that Germany under Scholz's leadership has long been the main provider of assistance to Ukraine.
The chancellor reiterated that he believes that precisely because Germany is Kyiv's biggest and most reliable supporter, it has no right to do certain things, such as transfer long-range missiles and allow targets in Russia to be hit with German weapons already transferred.
Why don't the Germans grow some BALLS besides potatoes
You think ?????? DAH !