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18 November 1914 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Emma Meijer, was born in Oldenzaal.
In September 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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China is ready to deepen cooperation with Russia in energy, agriculture and other investments, Premier Li Qiang said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on Monday.
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An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday as he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy.
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18 November 1892 | A Slovak Jew, Adalbert Wollner, was born in Vrbovce.
In #Auschwitz from 13 April 1942.
No. 29152
He perished in the camp on 20 April 1942
๐ Huge queues of cars have formed at the border between the occupied Luhansk region and Russia. The occupiers have tightened inspection rules.
Propaganda insists that "Donbas is Russia." But the border with Russia hasn't disappeared...
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine is building sovereign AI in partnership with NVIDIA, โ said Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Key areas of the initiative:
โซ๏ธ Support in creating a national infrastructure based on NVIDIAโs AI technology
โซ๏ธ Development of talents and education in the field of AI
โซ๏ธ Joint R&D projects
โซ๏ธ Support for the startup ecosystem
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๐ฉ๐ช Russia could attack NATO country as early as 2028, says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
๐ฅ The occupiers in Kupyansk were cut off from the main supplies, - Trehubov
๐คฃ An attempt was made to blow up Shoigu at a cemetery in Moscow.
โ๏ธ French Mirage 2000 fighter jets transferred to Ukraine have been equipped with Magic-2 air-to-air missiles to counter Russian air targets, - Militarnyi
๐ข๏ธ Bloomberg: The price of Russiaโs Urals grade plunged as low as $36.61 a barrel.
๐ช๐บ If the fighting in Ukraine ends with a peace agreement, Ukrainian troops could be deployed to defend the EU's eastern borders, โ European Commissioner for Defence.
๐ IMF offers Ukraine a new $8 billion program. The decision is expected in January.
๐ช๐ช Former US Ambassador to Estonia George Kent raised over $100,000 in support of Ukraine, purchased and delivered 37 vehicles for Ukrainian units.
๐ซ๐ท There is no fatigue in Europe from the war in Ukraine, โ Macron.
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine will receive 8 SAMP/T air defense systems: a total of 48 launchers. This is a historic deal, โ Zelensky.
๐ซ๐ท I think we will achieve peace before 2027, โ Macron
๐ Ukraine and France signed an agreement on the supply of 55 electric locomotives to significantly strengthen logistics.
๐ง๐ช The European Commission promises to protect Belgium if Russian assets are used, - Politico.
๐ฅGUR "Prymary" unit continue to destroy in Donbas: Tor-M1, 55K6 command post from S-400, 9S18M1-3 radar station from Buk-M3.
๐ซ๐ท Everything is ready to move to a truce. Only Russia continues the war, - Macron
โก๏ธA headquarters for the coalition of willing forces has opened near Paris. This concerns the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine after the ceasefire, โ Macron.
๐ซก Ukraine will be the first to receive the new generation SAMP/T air defense system with improved characteristics, - Macron
๐ Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraineโs leading defense company Fire Point, - AP
โ๏ธShahed attack on a ship carrying gas, on the border between Romania and Ukraine. An evacuation was announced in the nearby settlements.
๐บ๐ฆ Zelensky: 100 Rafale F4 aircraft by 2035 for Ukraineโs combat aviation, SAMP-T, radars, air-to-air missiles and bombs.
๐ต๐ฑ The explosion on a railway line leading to Ukraine was likely intended to blow up a train, โ Donald Tusk.
[Column] Mobile Suit Gundam and the universe of music - Mobile suits as a symphony
In 1979, Mobile Suit Gundam was born not as just another robot anime, but as a work of realism that portrayed war and humanity. Behind it all was the orchestral score by Takeo Watanabe andโฆ
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๐ซ๐ท Macron and Zelenskyy signed an agreement for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighters, air-defense systems, and drones (10-year deal).
๐ฅ Overnight, Ukraine launched strikes on Oryol CHP, substation in Veshkaym, electrical substations near Donetsk.
๐ฅ ATESH agents carried out a successful act of sabotage in Zaporizhzhia region. A relay cabinet was set on fire.
๐บ๐ธ Trump: Any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned.
โ ๏ธ Results of the destruction of the Orion UAV storage and maintenance base at the Kirovsk airfield in Crimea, - Dnipro Osint
Footage of the destruction of two hangars by SBS drones was published. The pictures near the hangars show the destroyed property of the operators and the burnt area near the hangar.
๐บ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ 18 Ukrainian developers, including teams working on a tactical ballistic missile and a drone interceptor missile, have submitted their projects to the Brave1 grant competitions, โ Fedorov.
According to him, the 18 submitted proposals concern the creation of anti-aircraft missile systems to combat UAVs, 4 of which are the development of tactical ballistic missiles.
๐ง๐ช Belgium orders interceptor drones after incidents with unidentified drones.
Defense Minister said that he signed an agreement in Riga with the Latvian company Origin Robotics to purchase autonomous Blaze drones, which can be used to detect and destroy enemy drones.
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17 November 1898 | Czech Jewish woman, Marie ล lehoferovรก, was born in Trutnov.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ Trump: Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? OK with me. Whatever we have to do to stop drugs. I am not happy with Mexico.
๐ Trump: We have nothing to do with Epstein, the Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats. I was not with Epstein all the time, they were.
๐ป๐ช Trump on Venezuela: I don't rule out anything. We just have to take care of Venezuela. I probably would talk to Maduro. He has done tremendous damage to our country. I will be talking to him.
๐ฌ #Russia has begun preparing for war with #Poland as Moscow continues to escalate its cyberattacks and acts of sabotage on Polish soil, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Wieslaw Kukula said on Nov. 17.
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Poland in 'pre-war' period amid increased Russian sabotage efforts, top Polish general says
Russia has begun preparing for war with Poland as Moscow continues to escale its cyberattack and acts of sabotage on Polish soil, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Wieslaw Kukula said on Nov. 17.Dmytro Basmat (The Kyiv Independent)
๐ซ๐ท๐บ๐ฆ French company Alta Ares has unveiled Safe Protection Dome anti-drone system, which is equipped with both classic interceptor drones and turbojet drones developed in France and Ukraine, - Militarnyi
๐ซก The demonstration took place during a meeting between Macron and Zelensky in Paris.
โข๏ธ Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants have been operating at reduced power for over 10 days following the Russian attack on the substation, - IAEA.
As a result of the strike on the night of November 7, both nuclear power plants were disconnected from one of their two high-voltage lines (750 kV).
This forced operators to reduce power generation at some reactors. One of the damaged lines has now been restored, but the other remains faulty.
๐ฌ๐ง A legal row between Roman Abramovich and Jersey over its โillegitimate and politically motivatedโ criminal investigation has held up the release of the ยฃ2.35bn Chelsea sale fund.
Lawyers representing the Russian repeatedly told the UK government the issue must be resolved before the ยฃ2.35bn funding for war victims can be discussed, The Telegraph reports.
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Revealed: The true reason Roman Abramovichโs ยฃ2.35bn has not been released to war victims
Exclusive: Legal dispute between former Chelsea owner and Jersey has been a major hurdle during impasse on Ukraine fundTom Morgan (The Telegraph)
๐โ๏ธ French Mirage 2000 fighter jets transferred to Ukraine have been equipped with Magic-2 air-to-air missiles to counter Russian air targets, - Militarnyi
Magic-2s are equipped with an infrared homing head, which allows them to accurately hit targets at short distances and during maneuvering combat.
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๐คฃ An attempt was made to blow up Shoigu at a cemetery in Moscow, according to Russian media.
The assassination plotters reportedly recruited two Russian drug addicts, a Central Asian migrant, and a man from Kyiv.
They installed a camera in a flower vase to monitor Shoigu's visit to his relatives. The FSB detained the suspects.
๐บ๐ธ The Senate will bring forward legislation that would sanction Russiaโs trading partners, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday, pushing a bill placing added pressure on #Russia to end its war with Ukraine.
politico.com/live-updates/2025โฆ
#usa
The fact that several explosives have been planted along Polish rail tracks by the Russian GRU is only the latest episode of the undeniable truth:
We are at war with Russia. Period.
It is pretty simple, and it has been this way for at least 25 years now, and in different format by extension for decades and centuries. No compromise, deals, treaties or nice words gonna change that. Only decisive action will. The ball lies on the European side. Stop sitting on your hands and go all-in.
๐จ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฐ Thousands of Czechs and Slovaks on Monday celebrated the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, with protests that warned democratic values were once again under threat.
๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ๐ญ๐บ The Roadblocks to Ukraineโs EU Integration
The dynamics of the situation may change after the election in Hungary.
Despite corruption scandals, Ukrainian society has demonstrated its devotion to EU values through revolution and war.
Read more โฌ๏ธ
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The Roadblocks to Ukraineโs EU Integration
Hungary is predictably and consistently blocking negotiations with Ukraine on EU accession.ย Recent events exposing corruption in Ukraine's energy sector have fThe Ukrainian Review
The US Senate is about to move on Trump-backed Russia sanctions.
Senator Lindsey Graham said โwith President Trumpโs blessing,โ the Senate will move on the sanctions.
โThis legislation is designed to give President Trump more flexibility and power to push Putin to the peace table by going after both Putin and countries like Iran that support him,โ Graham wrote. โI appreciate the strong bipartisan support for this legislation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.โ
๐ฅด๐ญ๐บ "All this is a bit like trying to help an alcoholic by sending him another box of vodka," โ Orban commented on Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to finance Ukraine
โ๏ธHungarian PM accused Brussels of fueling a corrupt "military mafia"โฆ
๐บ๐ฆ Budanov praised the anti-corruption agencies that exposed corruption at Energoatom and President Zelensky for their "correct" personnel decisions.
"They exposed and stopped the horror that was shown. The court must put an end to this issue, and it will definitely do so."
Corruption at this level can negatively affect the attitude of partners towards Ukraine, in particular in the issue of financial assistance. And Russia is already trying to take advantage of this corruption scandal.
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๐ฅ The occupiers in Kupyansk were cut off from the main supplies, - Trehubov
"Currently, an operation is underway to eliminate the Russian cells in the northern part of the city. They are in a much worse situation than AFU were even at the worst moment," said Joint Forces Group.
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๐ง๐ช #Belgium will buy defensive kamikaze drones from a Latvian company, the defence ministry said, after a string of incursions that have disrupted airports, military bases and a nuclear plant.
Belgian officials have said the incursions bear the hallmark of Russian interference, while acknowledging they have no proof. #Russia has denied any involvement.
17 November 1904 | A Polish woman, Maria Pantuczek, was born in Krzyลผowa.
In #Auschwitz from 7 July 1942.
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She perished in the camp on 25 October 1942.
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๐ฉ๐ชโ๏ธRussia could attack NATO country as early as 2028, says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Despite previous estimates of possible Russian aggression against NATO's eastern members as early as 2029, there are now predictions that this could happen earlier - 2028.
According to him, given the buildup of the Russian arsenal, last summer could have been "the last peaceful one."
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๐๐บ๐ฆ IMF offers Ukraine a new $8 billion program. The decision is expected in January.
๐ฃ๏ธ "About $8 billion for 4 years. This is less than we need, but the program with IMF is the key to obtaining financing from other partners, including a reparations loan," Pidlasa added.
๐บ๐ฆโ๏ธZelensky and ๐ซ๐ทMacron signed an agreement on strengthening of defense capabilities, ๐ฅBAVOVNA at Oryol CHP, ๐ฅsubstations in Veshkaym and Donetsk.
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The price of Russian oil continues to drop and has reached around 36.61 USD/Barrel. This is almost half of the current market price for oil.
The latest steep fall resulted from the latest US sanctions package. As predicted Russians are using dumping prices in order to sell its most important commodity.
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๐ฅ 548 air targets hit in a month
The flagship interceptor drone "General Chereshnya AIR" remains in first place in terms of the number of enemy targets shot down in October.
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๐โ๏ธThe occupiers claimed that they had allegedly โoccupied the left bank of Kupyanskโ and โsurrounded Ukrainian troops in the Podoliv area.โ
Ukrainian troops conducted a sweep in the Podoliv area and never found the enemy there. The conclusion drawn by the 10th Army Corps.
๐ต๐ฑ Chief of the Polish General Staff on sabotage on the railway:
"The enemy has begun a period of preparations for war. He is creating a certain environment here, which should lead to the creation of conditions favorable for potential aggression on the territory of Poland."
๐ฅ Destruction of enemy heavy equipment in the Konstyantynivka direction!
Cursed Empire The 100th Motorized Rifle Brigade hit 6 Russian armor units, including destroying 1 tank.
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๐บ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ท Zelensky: The Ukrainian-French Forum on Joint Drone Production in Paris โ President of France Macron and I took part in it together. We discussed potential avenues for joint drone production โ the creation of joint enterprises and investment opportunities.
I provided a detailed overview of Ukraineโs use of various types of drones โ long-range, sea โ and of production capabilities. We are ready for joint production with France.
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
in reply to Russia-Ukraine Daily News • • •๐ฎ๐ถ #Iraq's government is discussing seeking a six-month sanctions waiver from the U.S. Treasury Department for Lukoil to have more time to sell its stake in the giant West Qurna-2 oilfield, Reuters reports.
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#russia #usa
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
in reply to Russia-Ukraine Daily News • • •๐ฐ๐ฟ #Kazakhstan's government is not holding talks with Russian oil major Lukoil about buying the company's Kazakh assets, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said on Monday.
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#russia
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
in reply to Russia-Ukraine Daily News • • •๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บ U.S. oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, Reuters reports.
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#usa #russia