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🇩🇪 Russia could attack NATO country as early as 2028, says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

🔥 The occupiers in Kupyansk were cut off from the main supplies, - Trehubov

🤣 An attempt was made to blow up Shoigu at a cemetery in Moscow.

✈️ French Mirage 2000 fighter jets transferred to Ukraine have been equipped with Magic-2 air-to-air missiles to counter Russian air targets, - Militarnyi



🛢️ Bloomberg: The price of Russia’s Urals grade plunged as low as $36.61 a barrel.

🇪🇺 If the fighting in Ukraine ends with a peace agreement, Ukrainian troops could be deployed to defend the EU's eastern borders, — European Commissioner for Defence.

🌐 IMF offers Ukraine a new $8 billion program. The decision is expected in January.

🇪🇪 Former US Ambassador to Estonia George Kent raised over $100,000 in support of Ukraine, purchased and delivered 37 vehicles for Ukrainian units.



🇫🇷 There is no fatigue in Europe from the war in Ukraine, — Macron.

🇺🇦 Ukraine will receive 8 SAMP/T air defense systems: a total of 48 launchers. This is a historic deal, — Zelensky.

🇫🇷 I think we will achieve peace before 2027, — Macron

🚆 Ukraine and France signed an agreement on the supply of 55 electric locomotives to significantly strengthen logistics.

🇧🇪 The European Commission promises to protect Belgium if Russian assets are used, - Politico.



🔥GUR "Prymary" unit continue to destroy in Donbas: Tor-M1, 55K6 command post from S-400, 9S18M1-3 radar station from Buk-M3.

🇫🇷 Everything is ready to move to a truce. Only Russia continues the war, - Macron

⚡️A headquarters for the coalition of willing forces has opened near Paris. This concerns the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine after the ceasefire, — Macron.

🫡 Ukraine will be the first to receive the new generation SAMP/T air defense system with improved characteristics, - Macron



🚀 Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company Fire Point, - AP

❗️Shahed attack on a ship carrying gas, on the border between Romania and Ukraine. An evacuation was announced in the nearby settlements.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: 100 Rafale F4 aircraft by 2035 for Ukraine’s combat aviation, SAMP-T, radars, air-to-air missiles and bombs.

🇵🇱 The explosion on a railway line leading to Ukraine was likely intended to blow up a train, — Donald Tusk.



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Satellite imagery confirms the strike on the Orion drone storage and maintenance base at Kirovske airfield in Crimea. The Unmanned Systems Forces drone attack hit two hangars, with visible destruction of operator equipment and a scorched area nearby.


VERY BIG TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝

🇫🇷 Macron and Zelenskyy signed an agreement for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighters, air-defense systems, and drones (10-year deal).

🔥 Overnight, Ukraine launched strikes on Oryol CHP, substation in Veshkaym, electrical substations near Donetsk.

🔥 ATESH agents carried out a successful act of sabotage in Zaporizhzhia region. A relay cabinet was set on fire.

🇺🇸 Trump: Any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned.



⚠️ 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.




🇺🇦🚀🦅 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, — 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.



🇧🇪 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.



⚡️Several law enforcement agencies come under fire over alleged involvement in Ukraine’s biggest graft scheme. Several law enforcement agencies were lambasted by a parliamentary commission on Nov. 17 for failing to investigate their employees’ alleged involvement in a large-scale corruption scheme at state nuclear power company Energoatom. The Prosecutor General’s Office, the Security Service, the State Investigation Bureau, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention, and the Economic Security Bureau are mentioned in tapes released by the NABU, and their employees may be implicated in the scheme. kyivindependent.com/law-enforc…

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🦅 Drone threat in Oryol, Bryansk, Voronezh, Rostov, Kursk, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Lipetsk, Tula, Ryazan, Smolensk, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod and occupied Donetsk region.


Over 20 explosions reported in Dnipro as the city endures a massive drone attack. Fires are burning across multiple sites, and the strikes are ongoing.


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🤬 More than 20 explosions in Dnipro. The city is still under massive UAV attack


17 November 1898 | Czech Jewish woman, Marie Šlehoferová, was born in Trutnov.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhi…





Bloomberg reports the EU is preparing €90 billion in grants for Ukraine if the plan to use frozen Russian assets fails. The European Commission has outlined three options: direct grants from member states, a joint EU loan, or using the assets as loan collateral. Belgium continues to block the full use of the €200 billion held in Euroclear.


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🇺🇸🇲🇽 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.

👀 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.

🇻🇪 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.



⚡️Poland in ‘pre-war’ period amid increased Russian sabotage efforts, top Polish general says. kyivindependent.com/poland-in-…

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[2025/11/17 20:15]



💬 #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.

kyivindependent.com/poland-in-…



For the first time in years, the Kremlin has officially claimed to have tested one of its so-called “super weapons” — the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile — one of six “next-generation” strategic arms introduced by Putin in 2018. kyivindependent.com/what-happe…

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[2025/11/17 19:51]



🇫🇷🇺🇦 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

🫡 The demonstration took place during a meeting between Macron and Zelensky in Paris.



☢️ 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.



🇬🇧 A legal row between Roman Abramovich and Jersey over its “illegitimate and politically motivated” criminal investigation has held up the release of the £2.35bn Chelsea sale fund.

Lawyers representing the Russian repeatedly told the UK government the issue must be resolved before the £2.35bn funding for war victims can be discussed, The Telegraph reports.

telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/…

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🚀✈️ 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.



Today on FSB TV: Russian media claim an attempt was made to assassinate Shoigu at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow. Allegedly, a Central Asian migrant and a man from Kyiv were involved, using a flower vase with a hidden camera to track his visit. FSB says they’ve detained the suspects.


🇧🇾🇨🇳 Belarus, using equipment purchased in China, has established the production of 152 mm artillery shells and 122 mm rocket shells for Russia, - Militarnyi


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As the Kyiv Independent celebrates another year of fearless journalism and community support, we decided to pull back the curtain and share a few things you might not know about us. Check out 25 facts that make the Kyiv Independent who we are: kyivindependent.com/25-facts-y…

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🇨🇿❤️🇺🇦 Ukrainian flags outside the home of Czech parliament speaker in Prague




In Prague, activists hung Ukrainian flags outside the home of Czech parliament speaker Tomio Okamura, who recently removed the Ukrainian flag from the parliament building after taking office. A pointed response to a move seen as pro-Russian and out of step with Czech support for Ukraine.


💥 Pokrovsk direction. Operators of the 55th OABr continue to cut down enemy logistics! They hit 3 Bukhanka, 3 cars, Russian soldiers.


⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: New pictures of Flamingo missile emerge after Czech volunteers raise money for 2 missiles. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…

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[2025/11/17 18:55]



A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has started discussions with Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv, after the country requested assistance from the organization in September 2025 to help cushion its stretched finances. kyivindependent.com/imf-and-uk…

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[2025/11/17 18:57]



🤣 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.



🇺🇸 The Senate will bring forward legislation that would sanction Russia’s 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/2025…

#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.



🇨🇿🇸🇰 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.

reuters.com/world/czechs-slova…



🇺🇦🇪🇺🇭🇺 The Roadblocks to Ukraine’s 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 ⬇️
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The US Senate is about to move on Trump-backed Russia sanctions.

Senator Lindsey Graham said “with President Trump’s blessing,” the Senate will move on the sanctions.

“This 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,” Graham wrote. “I appreciate the strong bipartisan support for this legislation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.”



🥴🇭🇺 "All this is a bit like trying to help an alcoholic by sending him another box of vodka," — Orban commented on Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to finance Ukraine

❗️Hungarian PM accused Brussels of fueling a corrupt "military mafia"…



⚡️ As reparations loan talks stall, EU proposes 90 billion euro grant to cover Ukraine’s financing needs. kyivindependent.com/as-reparat…

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🇺🇦 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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🔥 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.








🇧🇪 #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.

reuters.com/business/aerospace…



17 November 1904 | A Polish woman, Maria Pantuczek, was born in Krzyżowa.

In #Auschwitz from 7 July 1942.
No. 8506
She perished in the camp on 25 October 1942.
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban launched another attack on EU support for Ukraine, comparing financial aid to “sending another crate of vodka to an alcoholic.” He criticized EU plans for increased funding, accusing Brussels of fueling a corrupt “military mafia” instead of demanding accountability. Orban claimed Europe is shifting toward a “war economy” and warned the EU is heading for collapse if it stays on its current path.


GUR chief Budanov has broken his silence on the Mindich corruption scandal, saying Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies “exposed and stopped the horror” and that now it’s up to the courts. He stressed that those stealing in wartime, especially in vital sectors, must be punished. Budanov also warned the scandal could hurt international support and be exploited by Russia to spread distrust.


🇩🇪❗️Russia 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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Former US Ambassador to Estonia George Kent has raised over $100,000 to support Ukraine. With the help of his wife Velida, he purchased and delivered 37 vehicles for Ukrainian military units.


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🇺🇸🇪🇪🇺🇦 Former US Ambassador to Estonia George Kent raised over $100,000 in support of Ukraine, and then, with the help of his wife, purchased and delivered 37 vehicles for Ukrainian units.


🇫🇮 #Finland's Teboil said on Monday it expects #Russia's Lukoil to divest the Finnish chain of petrol stations as part of the Russian oil major's ongoing effort to sell foreign assets.

reuters.com/business/energy/fi…

in reply to Russia-Ukraine Daily News

🇰🇿 #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.

reuters.com/sustainability/boa…

#russia

in reply to Russia-Ukraine Daily News

🇺🇸🇷🇺 U.S. oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, Reuters reports.

reuters.com/business/energy/ch…

#usa #russia



🌐🇺🇦 IMF offers Ukraine a new $8 billion program. The decision is expected in January.

🗣️ "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.



🇺🇦✈️Zelensky and 🇫🇷Macron signed an agreement on strengthening of defense capabilities, 🔥BAVOVNA at Oryol CHP, 💥substations 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.

in reply to Tendar

In previous times it was calculated that Russia needs around 70 USD per barrel in order to balance its expenditure. This does not even include the lower volumes Russia is currently selling, thanks to the Ukrainian strikes against oil terminals.




💥 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.



⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: Russia bombed itself 8 times in 11 days, HUR intercepted call suggests. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…

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[2025/11/17 16:43]



Our Stage Talk this week focuses on how conflict leaves a lasting scar on our environment. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. Join us on Thursday as we speak to the team at the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS). discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?event=1440…



👀❗️The occupiers claimed that they had allegedly “occupied the left bank of Kupyansk” and “surrounded Ukrainian troops in the Podoliv area.”

Ukrainian troops conducted a sweep in the Podoliv area and never found the enemy there. The conclusion drawn by the 10th Army Corps.



⚡️ ‘Our defense is falling apart’ — Prominent Ukrainian activist criticizes military, political leadership. Sternenko’s warning comes as Russian troops pierce through Ukrainian defenses on multiple hot spot sectors of the war. kyivindependent.com/our-defens…

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[2025/11/17 16:30]




🇵🇱 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."



🔥 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.



In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on a major corruption scandal shaking up Ukraine’s government and involving people from President Volodymyr Zelenky’s circle. https://piped.video/watch?v=IwoQRYihMvU&t=1s

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[2025/11/17 16:11]



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🇺🇦🇫🇷 Zelensky: The Ukrainian-French Forum on Joint Drone Production in Paris – President of France Macron and I took part in it together. We discussed potential avenues for joint drone production – the creation of joint enterprises and investment opportunities.

I provided a detailed overview of Ukraine’s use of various types of drones – long-range, sea – and of production capabilities. We are ready for joint production with France.



🇪🇺 #Europe is ramping up defense spending. But one issue has largely been neglected -- how to move military equipment from one country to another as quickly as possible in the case of conflict.

rferl.org/a/eu-military-scheng…



⚡️ Poland reopens 2 border crossings with Belarus after their years-long closure. Poland reopened the Kuznica and Bobrowniki crossings after they had been closed for years, citing economic reasons and strengthened security along the eastern frontier. kyivindependent.com/poland-reo…

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[2025/11/17 15:58]



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❗️Russians continue to infiltrate deep into Ukrainian defense, - Dnipro Osint

In the Hulyaipillya direction, a small infantry group of Russians was able to easily approach and shoot Ukrainian soldiers, who were not even aware of the change in the combat situation.

The reasons for such statements are false and distorted reports from local commanders, who are forced to do so due to the actual normalization of this lie, which reached its apogee under the current commander-in-chief.



💬 If the fighting in #Ukraine is ended with a peace deal, Ukrainian troops could be sent to help defend the EU's eastern borders against #Russia, Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Monday.

politico.eu/article/ukrainian-…

#europe



🇪🇺🇧🇪 The European Commission is moving to reassure #Belgium that it will not be left alone to face retaliation from the Kremlin if some €140 billion in Russian assets, currently held in a Brussels-based bank, are seized and lent to #Ukraine

politico.eu/article/document-c…

#europe #russia



📡 Satellite images confirm damage to geolocated facility at Orsk Refinery, - Dnipro Osint

Due to poor image quality, we cannot confirm damage to other facilities



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🇷🇺🛢️📉 Urals crude fell to $36.6 per barrel last week at the Russian port of Novorossiysk, its lowest level since early 2023, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 17, citing price assessments company Argus Media's data.

kyivindependent.com/russias-fl…

#russia



🇷🇺📉 #Russia's largest silicon plant, Kremniy, will halt production on Jan. 1, 2026, due to collapsing demand and rising competition from cheaper imports, Russian mining giant Rusal told state news agency RIA Novosti on Nov. 17.

kyivindependent.com/russias-la…



⚡️ Russia’s flagship oil price drops as buyers retreat ahead of US sanctions. Discounts on Urals relative to Brent reached $23.5 per barrel, the widest gap since June 2023. kyivindependent.com/russias-fl…

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