Russia has seized new settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region as Kyiv diverts troops to defend the embattled city of Pokrovsk. The shift has left key southern towns, including Orikhiv and Huliaipole, vulnerable to a potential Russian encirclement. Ukraine’s military admits withdrawing from several positions due to manpower shortages and sustained Russian artillery fire. Meanwhile, both sides exchanged long-range strikes: Ukraine hit a major Russian oil refinery, and Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones across Odesa and Kharkiv.


Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims Russia is developing 120,000 guided missiles in 2025 

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia strikes Kharkiv, Sumy & Odesa, Ukraine claims 10 killed

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian forces have claimed to capture two villages, Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. These strategic gains enhance Russia's position in southeastern Ukraine as they continue to fight Ukrainian forces, who are struggling with smaller troop numbers and ongoing attacks.


Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drone attack disrupted Russia's oil shipments 

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Friday announced that Germany will contribute an additional 150 million euros (174.3 million U.S. dollars) to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements.


Russia-Ukraine war: Germany pledges $150 mn military aid to Ukraine

A “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv has killed at least six people with more than 30 others injured, according to the head of the Kyiv city military administration, Tymur Tkachenko.

More than 40 people had to be rescued as a result of the overnight assault into Friday, Ukraine’s emergency services added, with fires or damage to residential buildings reported in most of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts.

Moscow reinforces borders while denying aggression against NATO

Russia Releases Video Claiming to Show Capture of Village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow launches a barrage of missiles into Kyiv

An overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv wounded nine people and damaged buildings across the city, a senior official in the Ukrainian capital said.


Russia-Ukraine war: Russia attacks Kyiv with fires, injuries, and ongoing strikes reported

President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited troops near Ukraine's southeastern front, warning of the need to shore up the lines after losing ground in increasingly high-intensity battles far from Russia's offensive in the east.


Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky visits troops near Zaporizhzhia frontline 

An overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv wounded nine people and damaged buildings across the city, a senior official in the Ukrainian capital said. 


Russia-Ukraine war: Explosions across Ukrainian capital, at least two injured 

Russia-Ukraine War: The frontline in eastern Ukraine deteriorates rapidly with Russian troops advancing into key Zaporizhzhia villages. Civilians face evacuation under fire while the G7 issues urgent calls to Moscow for an immediate ceasefire. 


Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's frontline towns brace as Russian pressure mounts

G7 begs Moscow to halt war, Russia advances, Ukrainians flee under fire 

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine would have to negotiate with Russia "sooner or later" and predicted that Kyiv's negotiating position would get worse by the day.
Moscow, whose forces are trying to take control of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, has accused Ukrainian officials of refusing to engage in peace talks. Kyiv says Moscow's terms to end the war are unacceptable and tantamount to asking it to surrender.

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin says Ukraine will have to negotiate with Russia 'sooner or later' 

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian forces launched multiple drone strikes targeting the Kholodnohirskyi district in Kharkiv on November 12, 2025, damaging warehouses, residential buildings, and a transport company. At least five people were injured, with four hospitalized, and two residents rescued from blocked apartments.


Russia-Ukraine war: New US sanctions to hit Russia on Nov 21, sanctions aim to pressure Putin

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.


Russia rains firestorm: Thermal power plants in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk Oblast damaged

ussia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's power grid on the verge of collapse under relentless fire

Russia-Ukraine war: Thermal power plant in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk Oblast damaged 

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia launches 458 drones, 45 missiles on Ukraine's energy infra

Russia launched its largest-ever assault on Ukraine’s power grid, firing 450 drones and 45 missiles in a massive overnight strike. All of Ukraine’s state-run thermal plants have shut down, marking the most devastating energy attack since the war began. President Zelenskyy called it a “flagrant, demonstrative strike” and urged stronger global pressure on Moscow.


Russia Launches 450 Drones, 45 Missiles on Ukraine's Energy Sector, Zelensky Says 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed that Moscow is preparing to resume nuclear tests, following President Vladimir Putin’s directive for a feasibility study.


World on edge: Putin ordered nuke test after Trump's nuke announcement 

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's state energy company says that energy generation stands at zero

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia strikes Ukraine with shahed drones, Kalibr & Kinzhal missiles

Two people were killed and 11 injured by a drone attack that struck a nine-story apartment building in the city of Dnipro in central Ukraine. Video captured the moment the drone struck in the darkness. 

Ukraine: One Dead, Several Injured in Dnipro After Russian Strike

Russia-Ukraine: In the intense ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russian forces have reportedly surrounded Ukrainian troops in key areas, including the strategic city of Pokrovsk. Moscow has called on these troops to surrender, claiming a tightening siege that could lead to a decisive shift in control of contested regions.


Russia-Ukraine war: Russia says its troops are in multiple parts of Pokrovsk, Kyiv denies claims

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