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-Short Attention Span Theater-
In the Urals, a man walked around with a bullet in his head for 30 years
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[Regnum] Doctors at Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 removed a bullet from a man's head after he had lived with it for 30 years. The regional Ministry of Health announced this on November 13.

They explained that the patient had been wounded in the 1990s, but the bullet lodged in the pyramid of the temporal bone. Doctors hadn't risked surgery at the time because vital nerves, blood vessels, and hearing organs were located near the bullet.

In 2026, the man complained of deteriorating vision, loss of coordination, and headaches. Neurologists at Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 suspected a stroke or severe encephalopathy. An MRI was impossible due to a metal object in his head. The bullet created significant interference in the CT scan, making adjacent parts of the brain virtually invisible.

Then, Mikhail Usov, a neurosurgeon at Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1, decided to remove the bullet from his head under local anesthesia so that the patient would be conscious and able to respond. The surgery was successful, and the foreign object was removed. Afterward, doctors were able to conduct diagnostics, establish a diagnosis, and administer treatment. As a result of the team's coordinated efforts, the man's neurological symptoms resolved.

Earlier in May, Moscow doctors performed a successful operation to remove a nail from a patient's skull. The nail was located near major blood vessels, damage to which would have been fatal. During the operation, doctors were able to carefully remove the nail and suture the membranes of the eyeball. Ophthalmologists saved not only the man's life but also his sight.

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#1  Now, about removing my head from my ass ...
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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Dogs Flynn and Bim saved a Sakhalin woman from a bear at the cost of their lives
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[Regnum] Dogs Flynn and Bim sacrificed their lives to save a Sakhalin resident from a bear that had attacked people. The animal rights group "Right to Life. Dolinsk" reported the incident on November 13.

The incident occurred on November 11th. The woman was walking near her home with her three dogs. Suddenly, a bear ran out of the woods and headed toward her. A chocolate Labrador named Flynn was the first to rush to her defense. The bear seriously injured him, after which the second dog, Bim, attacked the bear. This gave the woman time to take cover.

"Two dogs, two guardian angels, saved their owner's life," animal rights activists wrote on their Telegram channel.

Bim died at the scene. The injured Flim, with multiple lacerations, was rushed to a veterinary clinic in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Doctors fought for his life for over four hours and performed a complex surgery. However, on November 12, Flin died.

More from regnum.ru
The Ministry of Natural Resources has changed the regulations for the removal of brown bears in the regions.
No doubt a good thing, given how many reports we’re seeing about bear attacks in Russia.
Each Russian region will set a brown bear cull quota, including by shooting, at 30% of their population. The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources press service announced this on November 13.

Currently, regions themselves determine how many bears can be harvested. None of them has raised the limit to the permitted 30%. Only a few hunting grounds have set this limit.

There are 26,631 brown bears in the Krasnoyarsk Krai. Harvesting is permitted for 5,037 of them, or 19%. Over 2,500 conflicts involving bears approaching people have been recorded in the region. Kamchatka is home to 24,225 brown bears. The quota there is 3,443 bears, or 14%. In the Irkutsk Oblast, with a population of 22,413 bears, the permitted harvest is 4,098 bears, or 18%. In the region, 2,119 cases of bears approaching people have been confirmed.

The uniform standard will replace regional limits. The agency hopes this will help reduce the number of conflicts between bears and people.

Since the beginning of the year, over 12,000 reports of brown bears attacking people have been received in Russia. The predators have attacked people 87 times, killing 36 people. On November 9, a bear attacked a 52-year-old hunter in the Tomsk District of the Tomsk Region. He is hospitalized with serious injuries. The bear was subsequently killed.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian colonel is killed by car bomb in St Petersburg in suspected Ukrainian hit
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
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Ukraine races to repair power plants wrecked by Russian missiles before winter
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: November 13, 2026
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[Korrespondent] 19.15 In Zaporizhzhya, due to the lack of security, the river can be blocked immediately by bridges and the rowing of the DniproGES. The exchange will be launched under the threat of Russian strikes to protect people’s lives.

Over time, the number of people injured in Zaporizhzhya due to the Russian attack on the living quarters increased to 50 people, most of whom were children.

18.50 Kostyantynivka of the Donetsk region did not figure during the discussion of possible humanitarian missions, although Ukraine may form the transfer of such settlements. About this, having informed the Supreme Court for the sake of human rights, Dmitro Lubinets.

The Ombudsman said that for the first time he felt about the so-called humanitarian mission from Kostiantynivtsi behind the butt of Oleshkov and informed the press.

“Kostiantynivka did not search among potential settlements where such humanitarian missions could be organized, although we have the latest list of such settlements. First of all, we focused their respect on the Kherson region, and on the territory of the Kherson region itself, which was immediately occupied by the Russian Federation,” he said.

18.24 Europe is afraid that the rivalry between US President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin in China will transform into “another spirit of Anchorage.” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this, Reuters reported.

17.55 Germany saw an additional 200 million euros for the winter support of Ukraine. Financing is securely secured by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Development of Germany. The Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Russia reported about this.

17.50 Ukraine and Russia have launched a new format for the evacuation of civilian occupied territories. About this, having informed the Supreme Court for the sake of human rights, Dmitro Lubinets.

“Uchora, on the 12th of November, we turned 16 of our citizens, and the very same thing is our communication with Lantratova (Ombudsman of the Russian Federation - ed)... So, the price is a new format of our work. In spite of our desire, we turn people,” the ombudsman said.

According to him, people with limited mobility or those who require medical support were evacuated. Lubinets also added that the greatest brutality is due to the evacuation from the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions that were immediately occupied by Russia.

17.15 There are 486 Ukrainian women in the Russian population. The return of wives is one of the priorities in the exchange of troops with Russia. Ukraine invariably attacks the seriously wounded, seriously ill, and the quiet women who are in the fullest condition.

16:42 Ukrainian defense forces hit the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery near Volgograd in Russia on Friday night. Serious damage was ordered to one of the key “gas stations” of the Russian army, having informed the General Staff of the ZSU.

16.02 President Volodymyr Zelensky, during the conference call, discussed the situation in the regions, stating that the pace of renewal work after the Russian strikes must be increased. I told you about the price on Telegram. Inaccurate information about the situation in many places was also recorded, indicating the head of state.

15.51 Europe needs a strong team in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, just as Russia is forced to have weak negotiators opposite it. This was stated by the highest representative of the EU from foreign affairs and security policy, Kaya Kallas.

In these words, in 2024 it was determined who represents the EU in terms of security and current policies - the President of the European Union and the highest representative of the EU in terms of security and security policies.

Commenting on Russia's possible reaction to her candidacy as the EU representative in the negotiations, Callas said: “I know that the Russians don’t want me. Why do we have the right to vote before who represents Russia? No, we don’t. A strong team is needed, and I am ready to dismiss this work from the ministers of foreign affairs."

15.24 President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed to intensify contacts with the US Department of State, the Pentagon and the SpaceX company to clarify how to exchange Starshield's liquidity for the ZSU. I told you about the price on Telegram.

14.52 On Friday, the Military-Navy Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a strike with Neptune winged missiles on three targets near the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.

14.31 The Russians hit a five-top residential building in the Kosmichny district of Zaporizhzhya on Friday, the 13th of November. The number of wounded legacies of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhya has grown to 25 people. Among them are six children. Mikhailo Semikin reported this to the official of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Military Administration.

According to the DSNS, 14 people were released at the time of the attack because they found themselves blocked in their apartments. The number of victims is being determined. The legacy of the attack damaged two five surfaces, the walls of the apartments and the facades of the buildings. In one of them, fires broke out near apartments, and a car also caught fire.

14.30 Sergiy Zavorotny, former press secretary of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mikoli Azarov, was injured in a car accident in Moscow, being an officer of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. This is about to be confirmed to the US Senate Committee on intelligence about Russian involvement in the 2016 American elections.

The document says that Zavorotny was identified as a military service member of military unit No. 33949. You will be sent to the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

The 72-river Zavorotny living near Moscow at the address Kirovogradska, 2, compare data from the currents that have been learned. Important stories. The car swayed for five minutes away from this place.

The Investigative Committee of Russia confirmed that Zavorotny was the last to suffer from the epidemic. It was delivered to one of the Moscow doctors. The man fell into a coma, and doctors began to perform operations on him.

The criminal law was destroyed for the article about the attempt to drive in. In the future, the criminal law can be reclassified as a terrorist attack, and it becomes clear that as a citizen of Russia, he is at risk of being called out by the government.

According to ZMI, a magnetic mine was installed under the bottom of Zavorotny’s car. They brought it in remotely. The vibration is equivalent to the TNT equivalent of 300-500 g.

14.19 In Rivnenschyna, a military deputy was detained for suspicion of possessing 6 thousand. dollars for influx to Posadivtsev. The Office of the Prosecutor General and the DBI were informed about this on Friday.

13.50 The Ministry of Defense has already prepared a bill on the terms of service for military servicemen in several versions. The Intercessor of the Minister of Defense, Lyubov Galan, informed the Verkhovna Rada about this at the hour of the year before order on Friday.

13.39 Russia is trying to speed up the launch of the low-orbit satellite system Rassvet, which is positioned as an analogue of Starlink. However, the project is affected by the storage of foreign components, problems with launching satellites into the planned orbit, and the development of compact user terminals. The Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports this.

13.24 Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky emphasizes the need to strengthen the responsibility for transferring from the military service and for self-destructive military service (SZCh).

"The armoring process has been streamlined, the resolution has been issued. The process continues in the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Economy. It is important that this process of launching and issuing, at a minimum, cannot be prevented in the future evil, “Who were not alone in this process,” Koretsky said.

The head of the department also noted that it is necessary to force accountability for transfers from the military service and for self-exempt parts, and the bill on this topic is already being finalized by the Ministry of Defense.

"The third speech is new rules and a smart social agreement or a new method of mobilization. All these speeches are aimed at one thing - warriors who have already been fighting for five years are clearly understandable, If they can stop rotating and return to their homes, unfortunately, they are dead and injured, and new warriors may come in their place,” Koretsky said.

13.12 Military counterintelligence officers carried out a wide-ranging special operation, the results of which led to the entrapment and capture of a collaborator from the then-occupied Crimea. The SBU reported this.

The man took part in the deportation of children from the urgently buried areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzka regions to the Russian Federation through the territory of Crimea.

12.18 Counterintelligence officers detected and detained a Russian agent near Kiev, who was trying to speed up Russian attacks on the areas of the deployment of the Defense Forces and civilian infrastructure facilities. The SBU reported this.

11.33 On Friday, in 12 regions of Ukraine, new light connections were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. Emergency operations are carried out everywhere, wherever the safety situation allows, Ukrenergo announced.

11.19 For six months now, Russia has not sent its ships to the Black and Azov Seas due to the threat of being attacked by the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Now, due to problems with shipping in the Black Sea, the Russian Federation is forced to reorient part of its exports to the Baltic and Northern Seas. Dmytro Pletenchuk, river officer of the Ukrainian Naval Forces ZSU, told us about this.

10.44 For three days now, Ukraine has been experiencing disruptions to the military version of the Starlink satellite Internet – Starshield. This was previously reported by Axios via email.

9.41 It became clear that as a result of the enemy’s attack on Odessa on November 13, two people died. Five people were also injured. Two of them are visiting an important man. The cars are also damaged. The head of the Odessa Military Administration, Serhiy Lisak, reported this.

8.43 The legacy of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhya on Friday, the 13th of November, killing the 17-river underlay. Four more people, including the 10-year-old boy, were injured. They were far away from the rubble of the warriors. About this, having learned about the ceramics of Zaporizkaya OVA Semikin.

8.02 Russian military forces 13 leaves fell before the impact on Odessa. The legacy of the attack damaged a private residential building, according to the head of the Odessa MBA, Serhiy Lisak. Information about other traces of the infection attack is being clarified.

7.53 The number of victims of the Russian military attack on Vinnytsia in the night after November 13th fell increased to two. Both wives were hospitalized and are receiving medical care. As soon as the head of the town, Sergiy Morgunov, realized that the living quarters caught fire as a result of the attack. Vibukhova also damaged other private villages, rich apartment buildings and children’s kindergartens.

7.31 Just before Friday, the 13th of November, Russian troops attacked Kiev with strike drones. One of them received a medical mortgage from the Shevchenkivsky district of the capital. The legacy of the blow in the medicine room was burned, and the place was often built on the other side. One person was injured. The medical center staff evacuated 30 people from a safe place. The DSNS ritualists were still performing the rituals.

3.31 The multinational peacekeeping contingent that the European countries plan to introduce into Ukraine as one of the “guarantees of security” for Kiev will henceforth be a “legitimate target” for the Russian military. The head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated this in an hourly meeting with the special representatives of the US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, TMT informs.

3.17 In Rivne, the number of victims has increased to six people as a result of the involvement of a Russian UAV in a rich surface housing unit. Oleksandr Koval, head of the OVA, told us about this.

“For more detailed information, six people were injured, two of them children. Repair work at the cabin, repair, installation of windows, we plan to print the wound,” Koval said.

2.47 Russian troops attacked Vinnytsia with drones. The private living quarters were known to be in danger. The head of the regional military administration, Natalya Zabolotna, reported this.

“As a result of the last enemy attack near the town of Vinnytsia, private living quarters were damaged. We now know about one injured person,” reads Zabolotnaya’s note.

2.11 Russian troops launched a massive shelling of Odessa region. As a result of the attack, four people were injured. The DSNS press service was informed about this and published your photos from the place of arrival.

As a result of the attack, a fire broke out in the administrative and military building on an area of ​​1300 square meters. m. There is a damaged window with a large surface, two cars and a damaged van with a hood.

2.01 The Russians hit a large surface area near Rivne with a drone. Vidomo about the victims. Oleksandr Koval, head of the OVA, told us about this.

“The rich surface of Rivnoy became the target of a hostile drone. There was fire in two apartments. We know about five wounded,” Koval said.

1.49 European countries will take part in a new round of negotiations until the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine. US Special Representative Jared Kushner stated this after his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ireland, reports AFP.

Prior to this, negotiations were held in a trilateral format - with the participation of Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Moscow openly expressed opposition to the annexation of the European countries.

1.19 Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the near end of the Russian-Ukrainian war could take place in the UAE or Switzerland. About this, the head of dejavi told journalists near Dublin.

This should remain with the negotiating teams. Zelensky added that Ukraine is open to the bitter end.

1.03 The United States is working closely with President Zelensky and his team on the military development plan for Ukraine. President Trump's spokesman Jared Kushner stated this, Interfax-Ukraine reports on the 13th November.

“Ukraine’s potential is incredible. How to guess about what Ukraine has managed to achieve and how it is being protected in this war - about its innovation, vigor, strength, brilliance of solutions, “It’s true,” he said in Dublin.

Nina is also seriously discussing military security for Ukraine, “to ensure that things that happen at the same time will not happen again.”

0.36 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the arrival of the greatest exchange of military personnel between Ukraine and the Russian Federation based on the results of the cooperation with the special representatives of the US President Jared Kushner and Steve Vitkoff.

0.01 Attack drones hit the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery plant near Volgograd, Volgograd region of the Russian Federation. It has been recorded that there will be a fire on the territory of the object. This was reported by the OSINT project Exilenova+.

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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 13 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 20:53 During the day, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Samara regions and the Moscow region.

18:56 Crews of 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers from the Vostok group destroyed enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

18:21 Today, the Russian Armed Forces launched drone strikes against energy facilities, port and railway infrastructure, and sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.

The strike damaged the PS-110 and PS-330 electrical substations in the villages of Shostka and Voronezh in the Sumy region. These substations support military industry enterprises that produce unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them, as well as logistics centers used to store military equipment.

In addition, a dry cargo vessel delivering military cargo to the port of Chornomorsk was hit during the sea crossing, as were two railway locomotives near the Serbka railway station in the Odessa region, used to transport cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16:52 Soldiers of the 27th Separate Guards NBC Protection Brigade of the "West" group were presented with well-deserved awards in the SVO zone.

14:27 A Skat-350M drone crew from the Dnipro group adjusted an air strike on an enemy UAV control point in the Kherson region.

13:16 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation from November 7 to 13, 2026.

From November 7 to 13, the Russian Armed Forces carried out two massive and 12 group strikes, which hit Ukrainian military industry enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production workshops and storage sites for cruise missiles and robotic systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

Over the course of a week, 15 dry cargo ships delivering weapons, military equipment, and dual-use products to Ukraine for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.

Over the past week, units of the North military group have decisively established control over the village of Nikolskoye in the Sumy region, and yesterday over the village of Kotovka in the Khar'kov region.

Formations of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, two unmanned systems brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four territorial defense brigades were defeated.

Over the course of a week, in the area of ​​responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,480 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 101 automobiles, five field artillery pieces, and 31 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.

Over the past week, units of the "West" group of forces occupied advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction amounted to over 1,510 servicemen, nine combat armored vehicles, 97 automobiles, 12 field artillery guns, 21 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.

Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and a territorial defense brigade.

In total, in the area of ​​responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost more than 1,325 servicemen, 11 combat armored vehicles, 180 cars, five field artillery pieces, and 13 electronic warfare stations.

Over the course of a week, units of the Center group of forces actively liberated the village of Shilovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne, ranger, and assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, and five national guard brigades.

Last week, units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, and as a result of decisive actions, they liberated the settlements of Vasilkove and Voskresenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized forces, four airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two naval infantry brigades.

In total, in the area of ​​responsibility of the "East" group of forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,415 servicemen, eight combat armored vehicles, and 51 automobiles.

Over the course of a week, units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.

Up to 230 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 126 vehicles, five artillery pieces and eight electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:48 T-80BVM tank crews of the Vostok group destroyed enemy UAV forward control posts (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).

09:07 Operators of the Southern Group's attack drones destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and shot down hexacopters in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

09:03 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on November 12 to 08:00 Moscow time on November 13), air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 1,198 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.

08:22 The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike unmanned aerial vehicles at sea vessels carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo.

During the night, a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the Black Sea southwest of Odessa.

05:32 The crew of the TOS-2 "Tosochka" of the "North" group burned out strongholds, concentrations of manpower and enemy equipment (Khar'kov region).

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Truce in Konstantinovka proposed
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] Putin yesterday proposed holding a ceasefire in Konstantinovka, similar to the one in Aleshki, for four to five days in order to clear the city of mines and evacuate civilians.

1. According to Russian estimates, there are still up to 500 civilians in the city. The rest were either forcibly evacuated to Ukraine before the assault on the city or brought to our territory after its liberation. The city was liberated back in June 2026.

2. The city itself is seriously damaged, littered with various mines, unexploded missiles, shells, and bombs from the assault. Additionally, there is an increased drone threat in the area. Civilians attempting to leave the city are being attacked and killed by drones.

3. In the event of a ceasefire, both sides will naturally carry out rotations and regroupings in this area, although it is still unclear exactly what territory is being discussed. The city is adjacent to vast industrial zones and small villages (in varying degrees of destruction).

4. For the enemy, this is a simple trap: if they agree, the ceasefire itself will confirm the Russian Armed Forces' control of Konstantinovka (which the cocaine-fueled Führer's regime denies). If they refuse, it will give Russian propaganda additional leverage. Furthermore, if they agree, the Russian Armed Forces will quickly clear mines from the main logistical approaches to Konstantinovka and use this to further advance on Druzhkovka and Kramatorsk.

5. Overall, this is a win-win situation for Russia, no matter how the enemy behaves. It certainly won't lead to a full-fledged peace.

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A Ukrainian army unit pioneered drone evacuations. Now it's scaling up
[Reuters] The first time Ukrainian drone pilot "KVN" guided a giant unmanned hexacopter to rescue a wounded comrade, preparations ​for the operation took seven days.

Just two weeks later, a similar mission came together in only 12 hours, highlighting how quickly a ‌potentially transformative new tactic is taking hold on a rapidly evolving battlefield.

"Now, I just need to make four or five calls, so that all the drones in the air and our partner battalions... help us complete the operation," said KVN, 33, using his military call sign.

His 475th Separate Assault Regiment helped make military history last month by using the ​new hexacopter to carry out daring rescues of wounded fighters trapped in the "kill zone" - an area stretching for miles on either side of ​the front line where aerial drones hunt anything that moves.

Now the regiment wants to make the new capability part of ⁠its daily operations in the fifth year of Russia's war on Ukraine, one element of a broader Ukrainian effort to use technology to better protect soldiers' ​lives.

"The future for such evacuations is very promising," said Eduard Khoroshun, head of a major military hospital in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, in a statement ​after the first evacuations.

Quicker evacuations of wounded soldiers could lead to fewer complications and disabilities, he said.

With any movement inside the kill zone potentially fatal as drones prowl overhead, wounded soldiers are often stranded for days, weeks or even months.

While Kyiv's forces have embraced unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for evacuations to reduce the need to expose rescuers to ​danger, they are often slow and can make easy targets.

In August, a company commander from the 475th was forced to personally rescue two wounded soldiers by ​car when a UGV carrying them was struck by Russian drones.

Aerial evacuation drones, despite their large size, are faster and more evasive than UGVs, said "Cherry", 28, head of the ‌regiment's medical ⁠service.
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Europe
Merz's threat to block the EU budget over aid to Kyiv has split the bloc
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[Regnum] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's threat to block the EU's next seven-year budget unless all EU countries agree to participate in new loans to Kyiv has sparked disagreements among European leaders. This was reported on November 13 by Rapporteur.

"We are against such a linkage, since negotiations on the next seven-year EU budget are already complex and require a lot of effort," said Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša.

Merz demands that all 27 EU countries participate in raising loans for Ukraine under EU guarantees starting in 2028. Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have already refused.

Merz was supported by Austria, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, and Luxembourg. They advocated for EU countries to share the costs of supporting Ukraine.

Earlier, Merz, in a letter to European Council President António Costa, threatened to block the EU budget for 2028–2034 due to the reluctance of some countries to finance Kyiv in 2027. According to the newspaper, Ukraine will require additional funding of €70 billion in 2027, two-thirds of which the EU has promised to cover. However, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic refused to participate.

On November 10, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that his country would not provide a cent of the 70 billion euro loan to Ukraine that Kyiv regime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is desperately requesting.

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