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Russian losses as of today (16.11.2025), according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

#Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #Russianlosses

16 November 1917 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Glasman, was born in Zwoleń. A worker.

In #Auschwitz from 1 October 1941.
No. 21185
He perished in the camp on 6 November 1941.
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Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U

Nataliia Khodemchuk, widow of Valerii Khodemchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv after suffering severe injuries in a mass overnight Russian attack on Nov. 14–15.

kyivindependent.com/natalia-kh…

#Ukraine #Russia #Chernobyl

'A new tragedy caused once again by the Kremlin' — Widow of Chornobyl's first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later

Nataliia Khodemchuk, the widow of Valerii Khodemchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv overnight on Nov. 14–15 after suffering severe injuries in a mass Russian attack on the city.

^{Sonya Bandouil (The Kyiv Independent)}

Ukraine destroyed four Russian S400 launchers and two key radars in a strike to #Novorossiysk according to SBU.

t.me/operativnoZSU/196821

#Ukraine #Russia

Russian economic growth was close to zero in the third quarter, the state statistics agency said Friday, as the costs of the Ukraine war and Western sanctions start to bite.

themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/15/…

#Ukraine #Russia

Russian Economy Barely Grows in Q3 as War Spending Bites

^{AFP (The Moscow Times)}

From 24.02.2022 to 16.11.2025 (Day 1362), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.

Milestones: 4,000 Special Equipment

Highlights:
+860 Personnel
+26 Artillery
+2 MLRS
+409 UAVs
+68 Other Vehicles

Statistics: redd.it/1oyd0dh

#RussianLosses

16 November 1896 | German Jew, Franz Daus, was born in Hamburg. He left Germany to Norway in 1937.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was registered in the camp after the selection. He perished there on 13 December 1942.
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Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_…

🇹🇷🇺🇦 "Inevitable negotiations" between Ukraine and Russia may take place in Turkey, - Fidan

"I think this war is now going through its worst point. Because both sides are focused on destroying transport and energy infrastructure. Now it has turned into a drone war. No one can move anywhere, only those who do not count on losses are advancing. The war must end. We consider negotiations inevitable.

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🇪🇺 In 2025, Russia became the third largest gas supplier to the EU, — Dennik N

In January-September, the EU imported €10.6 billion of Russian gas — 1.6% more than last year. Russia’s share in total imports was 16.1%.

At the same time, the EU reminds that it plans to completely abandon Russian gas by the end of 2027.

🇺🇦🚀 Ukraine is investing heavily in missile development, aiming to create a market for these weapons in a similar way to drones, - Fedorov

Brave1, a defense accelerator, previously confirmed it had begun providing grants for domestic missile programs. Fedorov said several Ukrainian companies are currently working on missiles at various stages of development.

🦅 In 2024, Ukraine produced 2.2 million drones of various types, and aims to double that figure to 4.5 million this year.

15 November 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Elisabeth Margaretha Turksma, was born in Utrecht.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942 and murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz

Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN…
Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA

🇵🇱 Ukraine will join the EU in the early 2030s, — Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski.

⚔️ Zelensky: Russia missed another deadline set by Putin for capturing Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, and the deadlines were once again postponed.

🇺🇦 Umerov: As a result of negotiations, the parties agreed to activate the Istanbul agreements. This concerns the release of 1,200 Ukrainians.

🇪🇪 Estonia allocates €3.5 million for Starlink for Ukraine.

🔥 AFU hit radar station “Nebo-U” in the temporarily occupied Crimea, a military echelon in Tokmak and a concentration of enemy personnel near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region.

🇱🇹 Lithuania is moving quickly to develop technology to counter the recent influx of smuggling balloons and UAVs from Belarus, - LRT

🇺🇸🇺🇦 US and Ukraine launch joint venture for drone production.

🇺🇸🇩🇪 The Trump administration has approved the possible sale of as much as $3.5 billion in standard missiles to Germany, - Bloomberg

💥 Kislovodsk, Stavropol Krai, attack on substation.

📉"GDP continues to deflate in Russia." Rosstat confirmed a slowdown in economic growth to 0.6%, - The Moscow Times

🇰🇵 North Korea has more than halved the volume of artillery ammunition supplies to Russia in 2025!

🇪🇺 Kallas: "Supporting Ukraine is a bargain compared to the cost of Russia's victory."

VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝

🎉 SBU’s Alpha drones destroyed 4 launchers of S-400 Triumph and 2 radars in Novorossiysk.

💥 BAVOVNA at Ryazan oil refinery!

🔥 In Voronezh, Chemical Automation Design Bureau missile factory burns!

😎 The Azov Corps captured 21 occupiers in the Dobropillya and Kostyantynivka directions.

🇺🇸🇪🇺 The US has decided to remove Russian gas from Europe "to the last molecule", — FT

❗️In the occupied part of the Luhansk region, the Russian army mobilized the first group of Ukrainian men for the war against Ukraine, - OVA.

They promised that the men would guard infrastructure facilities, but they were all sent to the training grounds, and then to the front.

🇭🇺🇺🇦❗️ "External forces" needed: Orban expressed his version of how to achieve peace in Ukraine.

During a speech at a rally, the Hungarian prime minister said that the EU has leverage to put pressure on Kyiv. At the same time, he added that leading Western countries have not been able to find tools that would force Russia, which wants to occupy all of Ukraine, to make peace.

"Time is on the Russian side," Orban added.

🔥 Again Pokrovsk direction. Soldiers of the 55th OABr are working on the logistics of the Russians with your drones.

They hit 3 cars, Bukhanka, a buggy and a cannon, which received immediate retaliation after the shot.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that Washington continues to believe that peace is the only way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

"You know, my experience visiting Ukraine has shown, above all, the resilience of the Ukrainian people. They are obviously in the midst of a war, but they are trying to live their daily lives.

The innovations I've seen—not just drones, but missiles—show that they are not waiting for handouts or subsidies from others."

15 November 1886 | A Polish woman, Marianna Hojnacka, was born in Dolany.

In #Auschwitz from 5 February 1943.
No. 34391
She perished in the camp on 3 March 1943.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: Ukraine will need more funding next year. Using frozen Russian assets is the most obvious way to ensure the sustainability of Ukraine’s defense and show Russia that time is not on its side.

Right now, Russia does not want to negotiate. Every time the world reaches out, Russia responds with missiles. Their latest attacks show they continue to press for war, and this pattern is repeating itself.

🇺🇦 Umerov: As a result of negotiations, the parties agreed to activate the Istanbul agreements. This concerns the release of 1,200 Ukrainians.

Technical consultations will be held in the near future. They should fix all procedural and organizational aspects.

❗️ The prosecutor's office took up the investigation into the escape of lions from the center in Khmelnytskyi

🦁 Footage of a lion on the streets of Khmelnytskyi is spreading online

Today, Our Winter Support Program Has Been Launched; And in the First Two Hours of Intake, There Have Already Been Half a Million Applications – Address by President #Zelenskyy 15.11.2025

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The key is to submit the application through Diia or Ukrposhta, and to do it before Christmas, by December 24. The money should arrive within ten days of the application being submitted

Full address president.gov.ua/en/news/sogod…

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are suspected of having shot dead two captured Ukrainian servicemen on the outskirts of the settlement of Zatyshshia in southern #Ukraine, according to a statement by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on November 15.

united24media.com/latest-news/…

#russia #RussianWarCrimes

Russia Allegedly Executes Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian Ombudsman reports the suspected killing of two captured servicemen by Russian forces, highlighting violations of international law.

^{Roman Kohanets (UNITED24 Media)}

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 On the frontlines in #Ukraine, changing weather has brought treacherous conditions – but also opportunities – for both sides.

Although swathes of fog are limiting the use of drones by both the Russians and Ukrainians, both sides have also managed to turn the mist to their advantage.

cnn.com/2025/11/15/europe/ukra…

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Security Service of #Ukraine drone strikes on Russian Novorossiysk's port and oil facilities on Nov. 14 destroyed four S-400 "Triumph" launchers and two radars, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.

kyivindependent.com/4-s-400-la…

S-400 launchers and radars hit by SBU drones in Russia's Novorossiysk, source says

Ukraine launched long-range drone strikes on Novorossiysk, targeting an oil depot, a container terminal, coastal infrastructure, and a ship, according to preliminary reports.

^{Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)}

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The IDF reported that in recent weeks, troops from Unit 367 of the Kfir Brigade, under the command of the Northern Gaza Brigade, have been operating in the Beit Hanoun area of the Gaza Strip to dismantle the remaining Hamas infrastructure there, both above and below ground.

Source: idfofficial

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #GazaStrip

🇺🇦 Tymur Mindich, a prominent businessman and the alleged ringleader of a massive corruption scandal in #Ukraine’s energy sector, used a luxury taxi service to leave the country for #Poland hours before authorities launched raids in connection with their investigation, RFE/RL has learned.

rferl.org/a/ukraine-mindich-co…

Ukrainian Businessman Embroiled In Massive Corruption Scandal Fled To Poland In Luxury Taxi

Tymur Mindich, a prominent businessman and the alleged ringleader in a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector, used a luxury taxi service to leave the country, an RFE/RL investigation has found.

^{Olya Ivleva (RFE/RL)}

🇷🇸 #Serbia secured a three-month licence from the U.S. to try to find a buyer for its Russian-owned oil company, NIS, which is under sanctions that threaten fuel supplies ahead of winter, energy minister Dubravka Djedovic-Handanovic said on Saturday.

reuters.com/business/energy/se…

#usa #russia

🔥 Exilenova confirmed: Novorossiysk. Satellite images of the consequences of a combined attack on the territory of the military unit of Kuban Red Banner Regiment.

3 launchers of the S-400 "Triumph" air defense system were destroyed. Two 96N6 early warning radars and 92N6 target designation radars were also destroyed.

Probably, all the equipment located around was damaged.

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russia’s hybrid war was meant to fracture Europe, but coordinated European push‑back - military, cyber and political - has flipped the strategy, leaving #Ukraine and the Baltics far less isolated than moscow hoped.

Alison Mutler, Substack

open.substack.com/pub/danperry…

Europe Strikes Back at Russia’s Hybrid War

ALISON MUTLER WRITES: The EU unveils its Democracy Shield, showing that in a fragmented world with fading US leadership Europe may now be the only actor capable of coordinating a defense of democracy

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🛢 Novorossiysk. Satellite images of the consequences of the combined attack on the Shekharis oil terminal.

Exilenova: Critical damage was found to oil transshipment elements, including oil quantity and quality measurement systems and process pipelines.

The port will likely be out of service for a long time. 🔚

The Avunda Reefer, a russian-linked refrigerated cargo ship with ties to occupied #Crimea, zigzagged for weeks in Norway’s Barents Sea.

Owned by firms connected to Crimean occupation and alleged illegal fishing, it’s managed via Malta but traced to st. petersburg. Suspected of evading sanctions.

thebarentsobserver.com/news/re…

Reefer with shady connections to occupied Crimea is zigzagging outside Norway's Arctic coast

The refrigerated cargo ship Avunda Reefer has Russian owner interests with links to occupant forces in Crimea. For more than two weeks, the 132-metre-long vessel has crisscrossed in the Barents Sea.

^{Atle Staalesen (thebarentsobserver)}