Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 20 November 2025

  • Another 1,000 bodies of dead Ukrainians were returned to Ukraine
  • The Russians advanced in the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions
  • The Polish ambassador was attacked in St. Petersburg
  • The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on the corruption scandal: This is a bad sign for friends of Ukraine
  • Mertz promised long-range weapons to the Ukrainian army
  • The Telegraph: Trump has come up with the idea of ​​handing over Donbas to Russia in exchange for rent
  • The Russian Federation attacked the energy industry in four regions of Ukraine, there is a blackout
  • Russia attacked with 136 drones: 16 locations were hit
  • Russians shelled Kherson: 2 injured
  • The Russian authorities announced attacks on electrical substations, part of the Kursk region without electricity
  • Drones hit the Ryazan Oil Refinery
  • In Russia, 65 drones were shot down overnight

  • 19 November 2025

  • Armed Forces: In the Pokrovsky direction, 55 attacks by Russians near almost 20 settlements were suppressed
  • Armed Forces: Another 890 Russian occupiers were neutralized during the day
  • Over Sumy Oblast, Ukraine's Air Defense Forces neutralized more than 60 enemy drones during the day
  • Rubio on US ideas on ending the war in Ukraine: Both sides must make the necessary concessions
  • Britain on the US peace plan: Russia can end the war by withdrawing its troops
  • The UN Secretary General condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and emphasized the need for a ceasefire
  • Trump's advisor: Ending Russia's war against Ukraine is a priority of US foreign policy
  • Trump approved a 28-point peace plan to settle Russia's war against Ukraine
  • The UN General Assembly supported the resolution on a cease-fire in all wars for the duration of the 2026 Olympics
  • Zelensky: Ukraine is ready to cooperate with the United States to achieve peace
  • The Russian army attacked the Dnipro with drones, a fire broke out
  • IAEA: Khmelnytskyi and Rivne NPPs have been operating at reduced capacity for two weeks
  • The head of Ukrainian intelligence: The main goal of the enemy is the full occupation of Donetsk region in the spring of 2026. This is unreal
  • Norway directs more than $45 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
  • In the Zaporizhzhia region, the forced evacuation of children and their parents from two more villages was agreed
  • In Poland, two Ukrainians were officially charged with sabotage, they face life imprisonment
  • Shares of EU defense companies fall amid US pressure over the war in Ukraine
  • Erdogan called for the resumption of talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Istanbul and to expand their content
  • A meeting between Zelenskyi and Erdogan took place in Turkey
  • Kallas: The EU wants to expand military mobility corridors to Ukraine
  • The Russians advanced near five settlements in Donetsk region and Zaporizhzhia
  • IAEA: Zaporizhzhia NPP was connected to the main power line after a four-day break
  • Moldova summoned the ambassador of the Russian Federation after the violation of the country's airspace by UAVs
  • Poland closes the last consulate of the Russian Federation in Gdańsk after the railway was blown up
  • Politico: Representatives of the Pentagon arrived in Kyiv
  • Trump declared Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally
  • Romania raised fighter jets due to a drone intrusion during the Russian strike on Ukraine
  • Poland asked the US for help in the investigation of sabotage on the railway
  • The Russians attacked the power plant in the Carpathian region: an adult and 2 children were injured
  • In Lviv, a large-scale fire broke out after the Russian attack - an energy facility and warehouses were damaged
  • In Ukraine, emergency power outages due to the attack of the Russian Federation on the energy infrastructure
  • The Russian attack claimed the lives of 25 people in Ternopil, including 3 children
  • In Ternopil, as a result of the Russian attack, a high-rise building was destroyed, and there were casualties
  • Poland raised fighter jets due to the massive attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine
  • In Poland, the airports of Rzeszów and Lublin were closed due to rockets in the Ukrainian sky
  • Russia attacked Khmelnytskyi, Frankiv and Ternopil regions with missiles
  • The Russian Federation massively attacked Kharkiv BpLA - more than 30 victims, fires raged, there is destruction
  • Air defense of Ukraine neutralized 442 drones and more than 40 cruise missiles at night, but there are hits in 14 locations
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