Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 18 November 2023

  • Ukraine was attacked by several waves of "Shaheeds", air defense forces shot down 29 out of 38 attack drones
  • A drone was shot down in the Bryansk region of Russia
  • A bulk carrier loaded with grain blew up in the Black Sea
  • On the approaches to Kyiv, anti-aircraft defense shot down all the attack drones
  • At night, the Russians hit an oil depot in Odesa with a drone
  • Norway intercepted six bombers and fighters from Russia
  • In Kyiv and in the Khmelnytsky region, air defense was working at night
  • 17 November 2023

  • The Ukrainians destroyed another 1,190 invaders and 13 tanks
  • Shelling of Sumy region: about 200 explosions per day, two people were injured
  • The Ukrainians destroyed another 620 invaders, 7 tanks and 14 artillery systems
  • ISW: Russian troops advanced near Avdiivka in Donetsk region and near Urozhany in Zaporizhzhia
  • The exchange of prisoners of war with Russia is frozen
  • Ukraine and Germany started negotiations on bilateral security guarantees
  • On the left bank of the Kherson region, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 6 Russian attacks
  • Lithuania handed Ukraine a new package of military aid
  • The Pentagon intends to supply Ukraine with spare parts for the F-16
  • The European Commission proposes to ban the sale of oil tankers to Russia
  • The Netherlands is preparing an additional 2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine
  • Finland transferred 100 million euros of military aid to Ukraine
  • About 2,400 trucks are standing in queues at blocked checkpoints from Poland to Ukraine
  • Zelensky: Russia wants to sow chaos in Ukraine and overthrow the president
  • Bloomberg: Zelensky says supplies of shells to Kyiv have slowed due to war with Hamas
  • British intelligence: Russia is concerned about the future supply of F-16 to Ukraine and is already preparing for it
  • In Poland, a parliamentary group was created to collect reparations from Germany and Russia
  • In occupied Sevastopol, explosions rang out and the alarm was announced
  • Denmark handed over unique naval drones to Ukraine
  • Biden signed a temporary budget without aid to Ukraine to avoid a shutdown
  • The USA is ready to allocate another half a billion dollars to strengthen the Ukrainian energy system
  • The Armed Forces confirmed the fortifications on the left bank of the Kherson region
  • The President of Latvia believes that the EU should find ammunition for Ukraine abroad
  • Britain promises support to defense industry companies helping Ukraine
  • The Air Force destroyed 9 out of 10 Shaheds over Ukraine at night
  • Turkey is discussing with Britain and Spain the purchase of 40 Eurofighter fighters
  • Explosions rang out in Khmelnytskyi, air defense was working
  • 16 November 2023

  • The Armed Forces eliminated 1,140 invaders and 27 tanks in a day
  • 72 combat clashes took place at the front during the day
  • The Pentagon called on Congress to pass an aid package to Ukraine and Israel as soon as possible
  • The Russians dropped 20 mines a day on the community of Sumy region
  • Switzerland is preparing an investigation into the supply of its cartridges to Ukraine
  • The Russians hit Kherson again, there are dead and injured, including a 15-year-old girl
  • Norway is ready to close the border with Russia after Finland
  • According to the calculations of Western partners of Ukraine, the total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of its full-scale invasion are estimated at 300-400 thousand
  • There were 62 combat clashes at the front, the Russian Federation tried to advance in 6 directions
  • The US imposed sanctions on Russian oil carriers
  • There is a leak from the first circuit of the reactor at power unit No. 5 of the ZNPP
  • Turkey postponed approval of Sweden's accession to NATO
  • The Canadian government lifted sanctions against a Russian billionaire
  • Finland closes part of the checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation
  • Russia destroyed a critical infrastructure object near Kherson, there is a dead person, villages without electricity
  • In Russia, they announced that they have strengthened anti-aircraft defense in Moscow and 16 other regions
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