Dangerously ill Crimean Tatar political prisoner ‘not allowed’ life-saving medication Fears that Russia’s withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture would remove any last restraints were probably justified judging by its life-threatening medical torture of…

Dangerously ill Crimean Tatar political prisoner ‘not allowed’ life-saving medication
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On the front line, soldiers of the 108th Brigade learn face camouflage to stay hidden.

Dark paint covers the forehead, nose, ears, and chin, while lighter shades are used under the eyes and around the nose. Palms are painted only when used for silent hand signals.

Photo: 108th Brigade

We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom and democracy.
They will not be forgotten.

RIP – Artem Olasiuk (22), Greek fighter Tasos Antonakos, Roman Nikitin, Oleksandr Vieraksha (35)

Eternal Memory!
Heroes Never Die!

The Russian army struck energy facilities in five oblasts of Ukraine Ukraine implements all-day power restrictions following attacks on Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Donetsk facilities

Russian forces attacked energy facilities across 5 Ukrainian oblasts, forcing round-the-clock blackout schedules in most oblasts. The 17 November strikes show Russia's systematic winter infrastructure campaign continues at scale
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Ukrainian Armed Forces win 2 gold medals at the Aeronautical Pentathlon World Championship in Rio de Janeiro.

Major Dmytro Kmetiuk took gold, with Mykhailo Bezuhlyi, Vadym Rud & Yaroslav Vasiuta securing team gold.

The event featured athletes from 10 countries.

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Japanese and Chinese machine tools found on Russian bomb production lines International researchers traced foreign manufacturing equipment from Japan, China and Taiwan to three Russian defense facilities producing guided bomb modules, missile stabilizers and ballistic…

OSINT researchers mapped Japan, China, and Taiwan machine tools to Russia's Iskander factory – all delivered after the invasion began. Ukraine's intelligence is using the data to target sanctions at companies still equipping Russia's newest weapons systems
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Poland revises drone threat assessment: September drones carried explosives, not cardboard Several hundred Russian drones flew toward Poland from Ukraine on a single September night, with 23 crossing the border and some penetrating 300 kilometers into Polish territory

Polish general contradicts PM's assessment: Russian drones that entered Poland in September carried explosives, including decoy UAVs. 23 drones crossed NATO airspace from a swarm of several hundred, some penetrating 300km inland in the first mass incursion
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Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1363 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.

Zelenskyy and Macron sign defense procurement deal as Paris visit opens door to rafale jets France is considering a 10-year strategic agreement with Ukraine that would signal the provision of Rafale aircraft, Reuters reported, as President of Ukraine arrived in Paris for talks with Emmanuel…

France plans a 10-year defense agreement with Ukraine that includes Rafale fighters and additional SAMP/T air defense systems

Zelenskyy and Macron signed a declaration on defense procurement cooperation on in Paris 17 November
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Ukrainians gathered at Arc de Triomphe in Paris on 16 November to honor the victims of the Holodomor.

The 1932–33 famine engineered under Stalin killed at least 4.5 million Ukrainians.

Ukraine officially commemorates Holodomor Remembrance Day on 22 November.

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European Commission calculates $59.9 billion military bill for Ukraine in 2026 The European Commission has assessed Ukraine's financial requirements for 2026 at €71.7 billion ($83.2 billion), with €51.6 billion ($59.9 billion) allocated for military needs, Radio Free Europe's…

EU Commission maps $83.2bn in Ukraine needs for 2026, with $59.9bn allocated to defense. The options paper assumes the war concludes in 2026 yet dedicates 72% of resources to military spending
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4,800 civilians remain in Kostyantynivka as Russian strikes turn residential areas into “centers of hell on Earth” Burned-out cars line the exits of Kostyantynivka, where 4,800 civilians are caught between Russian aerial strikes and evacuation routes that Ukrainian soldiers describe as increasingly deadly, the…

Russian strikes trap 4,800 civilians in Kostyantynivka as burned-out vehicles line evacuation routes. Ukrainian defenders hold Russian ground forces outside the city, but aerial bombs systematically destroy residential areas.
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Romanian village evacuated after Russian drone hits gas ship 500 meters from border Authorities emptied Plauru, a Romanian village, after a Russian drone struck a vessel carrying 4,000 tons of liquefied gas just 500 meters away on the Ukrainian side of the border near Izmail port.

A Russian drone struck a ship carrying 4,000 tons of liquefied gas at Ukraine's Izmail port, 500 meters from Romanian territory. Romania evacuated 150 people from border village Plauru on 17 Nov. as safety precaution
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Ukraine receives 7,000 glass insulators from Lithuania in latest energy aid package Ukraine has received its seventh support package from Lithuania's Litgrid, this time containing over 7,000 glass insulators collected from across the Baltic nation and delivered to help restore the…

Lithuania delivered its 7th energy support package to Ukraine—7,000 glass insulators obsolete in Baltic infrastructure but critical for restoring power lines. The shipments counter Russia's systematic targeting of Ukraine's grid ahead of winter
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Former CIA chief joins Ukrainian missile maker’s advisory board amid investigation into $100M scheme, involving Zelenskyy’s associate Earlier, Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies met with a FBI represenative to discuss the investigation.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined the advisory board of Ukrainian defense firm Fire Point, which makes Flamingo missiles and long-range drones

Pompeo, who headed the CIA, has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine since 2022
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Czech parliament speaker removed Ukraine's flag on his first day in office

Now Ukrainian flags appeared on the fence near his home, with Ukrainian symbols painted on nearby sidewalks and street infrastructure
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Two German MEPs met organizers of EU-sanctioned Russian influence network Voice of Europe in Moscow in May. The meetings reportedly were set up through a "peace foundation" that passes guest data to Russian military intelligence.
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An American comedian touring Ukraine, performing in Ukrainian, and donating every ticket to support the military. Here’s why Michael Villena does it.

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Orbán sells Trump-style ”peace” for Ukraine by echoing Kremlin lines and attacking EU In a soft-focus talk with German host Mathias Döpfner, Orbán presents himself as Trump’s ally and would-be peacemaker while echoing Kremlin lines about Ukraine, sanctions, and a “failing” European…

We unpack how Orbán aligns with Trump, isolates himself in the EU, and undermines Ukraine’s path to victory and integration:

In a soft-focus MDMEETS interview with Mathias Döpfner, Viktor Orbán sells his own “peace for Ukraine” – one that freezes Russian gains, slashes Western support, and blames Brussels more than the Kremlin.

“We saw this near Vuhledar. It ended with Kurakhove’s fall”: Same Russian pattern now unfolding on another front, as Ukraine diverts forces to Pokrovsk While 170,000 Russians pin Ukraine at Pokrovsk in Donbas, 70 trucks daily infiltrate the neighboring region.

As Ukraine focuses its main forces on defending Pokrovsk, Russia is intensifying its offensive in the southeast and pushing toward Zaporizhzhia

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“We began thinking the way they wanted us to,” Ukrainian POW recounts Russia’s Taganrog prison "Maybe this hurts you, but truth must not stay silent," he said.

Ukrainian soldier Dmytro Kanuper got 29 years for defending Mariupol. One year after release, prison hunger still haunts him

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Serhii Vlasenko is a Kyiv rescuer. On his last shift, a Russian drone hit his building. His wife, two children, and mother made it to the shelter.

He was across the city, saving others. He returned to ashes. The room where his children slept, gone.

Photo: State Emergency Service Kyiv

We pay tribute to the heroic men and women who took up arms and stood to fight the Russian invaders.
They will never be forgotten.

RIP – Mykhailo Onyshchenko, Oleksandr Melnychenko (28), Israeli fighter Vyacheslav Adamenko, Andrii Morozov

These put their bodies
Between us and the flaming skies

ISW: Russia can’t seal the east — so it tries to fix Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk from the west (MAP) Russian troops are clearing roads and exploiting fog to push vehicle-borne assaults deeper into the town.

Russian forces are trying to fix Ukrainian defenders inside Pokrovsk while encircling from the west, ISW says.

Russia is using fog and cleared roads to move troops into Pokrovsk, where they’re trying to trap Ukrainian forces.
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Ukraine inspects Russia’s new Shahed-101—and finds every part is Iranian The wreckage analysis shows the drone Russia now targets Ukrainian logistics near the frontline isn’t localized at all but built entirely from Iranian components.

Russia’s Shahed‑101 drone is flying over Ukrainian frontlines — but under the surface, it’s all Iran.

Ukrainian troops inspected the wreckage and confirmed the entire internal system, from engine to fuses, is fully Iranian-made, Militarnyi reports.
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Divia was screened at the Ukraine Pavilion at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Directed by Dmytro Hresko, it documents environmental destruction from Russia’s invasion across Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia & Kherson, incl Kakhovka Dam flooding.

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“Everything burned down”: Dnipro media facilities destroyed as 15 drones strike city, two injured A 17-year-old girl died in hospital and the Suspilne Dnipro editorial building burned to the ground after Russia launched coordinated attacks on media and railway infrastructure across two Ukrainian…

Russia hit Dnipro's public broadcaster and main railway repair workshop with ~15 Shahed drones on 17 Nov—destroying studios and transport infrastructure. Second massive railway attack since Feb 2022 shows systematic targeting of Ukraine's logistics system
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Russia shells Sumy front turning positions into death traps. Unit "Prime" (4th Border Detachment) urgently needs com cables to control drones from safe trenches—hitting enemies while staying alive. 2800€ needed: euromaidanpress.com/lets-support...

Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1364 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.