[Korrespondent] 21.39 In the Korabelny district of Kherson, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone on a car, as a result of which a woman and a child died on the spot, and a man was injured. This was reported on November 26 by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. It is noted that at about 19:40 the occupiers dropped explosives from a drone on a car, as a result of which a 34-year-old Kherson woman and a 6-year-old child died on the spot. A 50-year-old man was also injured.
21.11 Three more children were rescued from the territories temporarily occupied by the Russians as part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA. This was reported on November 26 by the Head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak. They are a brother and sister, aged 15 and 12. The children remained in the occupied settlement with their parents. Their older brother was taken out earlier. The Russian military threatened the family, interrogated the parents, and forced the children to attend a Russian school, where they instill Kremlin propaganda. A 16-year-old boy was also rescued. For almost four years, he lived under the constant supervision of the occupying forces.
20:35 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters on November 26. They discussed the production of air defense systems and the fair distribution of military personnel between brigades.
20:15 On the evening of November 26, Russian troops shelled Chornobayvka, Kherson region. Four people were injured. This was reported by the regional military administration.
18.07 Russian troops shelled the Central District of Kherson. A 31-year-old woman was injured as a result of the enemy attack. This was reported by the Kherson OVA.
"At approximately 4:20 p.m., the Russians shelled the Central District of Kherson," the report said.
A 31-year-old woman was hit by a Russian strike. She suffered a concussion, explosive and closed head injury.
17.59 Ukrainian border guards successfully "worked out" on Russian occupiers with drones. The State Border Service of Ukraine (SBSU) reported this on its Telegram channel.
17.49 In Zaporizhia region, rescuers and police urgently evacuated large families with nine children from Yurkivka. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
Rescuers noted that they had to leave to the sounds of explosions: the children were scared, and the women were in a hurry to gather the most necessary things.
16.59 Since the beginning of the day, 144 combat clashes have taken place on the front, and fighting is still ongoing in seven directions of the front, with the enemy exerting the greatest pressure on the Pokrovsky and Lymansky directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on November 26.
16.54 The Czech Republic has transferred another piece of defense assistance to Ukrainian border guards, including a DITA self-propelled artillery mount and ammunition. The State Border Service of Ukraine reported this on November 26.
16.39 The Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for implementing a project to provide services for the correction of skin scarring after injuries and burns for Ukrainian defense personnel. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
"We are launching a pilot project to provide services for the correction of scar changes in the skin after injuries and burns for military personnel and veterans," the head of government noted.
The goal is to ensure access to necessary medical support and promote the social adaptation of defenders.
16.19 In Sumy region, a Russian FPV drone attacked the official car of an assistant forester of the State Enterprise Forests of Ukraine, as a result of which the man suffered a concussion and ear injury and was taken to the hospital. This was reported by the Northern Forest Office Branch.
"Today, at around 10:30 a.m., an incident occurred in the Shostka Forestry Department of the State Enterprise Forests of Ukraine involving an assistant forester of the Znob-Novgorod Forestry Department. During a business trip to the village of Dibrivka, where he was supposed to meet with internal security specialists, a Mitsubishi L200 service vehicle was attacked by an enemy FPV drone," the report says.
16.17 Russian troops attacked the village of Novovorontsovka in the Kherson region with a drone, an elderly woman was injured. This was reported by the Kherson OVA on November 26. It is noted that a 62-year-old woman was hit by an enemy strike in her own home. She received an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound to her leg. The victim was taken to the hospital in moderate condition.
15.56 Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has offered his Russian "colleague" Vladimir Putin mediation in negotiations regarding the war in Ukraine, the pro-government Belarusian news agency BELTA reports, citing his statement during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Bishkek.
15.31 Russian troops occupied the village of Vysoke in Zaporizhia region and Promin in Donetsk region. The DeepState project reported this on November 26.
"The enemy occupied Promin and Vysoke (the Soviet occupation name is Chervone), and also advanced near Myrnograd, Zatyshshya, Marfopol, and Pokrovsk," the report says.
15.21 Special Operations Forces fighters eliminated a Russian sabotage group in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. Our soldiers also discovered and neutralized an enemy Zhdun UAV. The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on November 26.
14.33 Russia continues to avoid real steps to end the war, but negotiations are ongoing, and the EU remains the key guarantor of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and security on the continent. This was stated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Ukrinform reports .
"Russia's rules of the game have not changed - from the very beginning it believed that it could 'outlast' Ukraine, Europe and all its allies. And that is why every time serious progress is made in negotiations that could lead to real peace, violence and escalation begin. This is a pattern," von der Leyen noted.
At the same time, she noted that the latest signals from the Kremlin only confirm that for it, Ukraine is the first step in a much bigger game.
14.28 On the night before November 26, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the VNIIR-Progress factory for the production of navigation equipment and components for cruise and ballistic missiles in Cheboksary, Russia, and military targets in the temporarily occupied territories. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on its Facebook page.
14.07 A 55-year-old woman was injured as a result of night shelling of the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. This was reported by the Kherson OVA.
"A woman who was injured last night due to Russian shelling of the Dniprovs'kyi district of Kherson went to the hospital. The 55-year-old Kherson woman was diagnosed with an explosive injury and a concussion," the report said.
The victim will be treated on an outpatient basis. Her condition is assessed as mild.
14.07 Pilots of the Third Army Corps eliminated a heavy flamethrower system Sontsepec Vooga in the Lyman direction in the Donetsk region. This is evidenced by a video of the 63rd separate mechanized brigade "Steel Lions" posted on their Facebook page.
13.14 The press secretary of the Russian dictator, Dmitry Peskov, urged not to draw premature conclusions about the nearness of the end of the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine.
"We should not draw premature conclusions about the closeness of the conflict in Ukraine to its end," the Kremlin spokesman said.
At the same time, Peskov expressed confidence that in different countries, in particular in the United States, there will be many people who "will try to disrupt the peace process."
12.46 By the end of the year, Ukraine may receive $5 billion in military assistance from allies under the PURL support program, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
11.55 Representatives of Congress and other politicians are outraged by the conversation between the US President's special representative Steve Witkoff and the Russians, which was "leaked" to the media. The conversation is about a conversation during which Witkoff advised the Russians on how to promote a "peace plan" for US leader Donald Trump. This is evidenced by posts by representatives of the US Congress and politicians on the social network X.
11.43 Russia has received the latest versions of US President Donald Trump's "peace plan" through unofficial channels, but there have been no discussions with the American side yet. This was stated by Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
"The peace plan was not discussed in Abu Dhabi. The peace plan has not been discussed in detail yet. We saw it, it was handed over to us, but there have been no discussions yet," he said.
10.34 Russian forces attacked the energy infrastructure of Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. Emergency shutdowns were implemented in Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions.
11.25 US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, during his visit to Kyiv with a 28-point "peace plan", told Ukrainian officials about the "imminent threat of defeat" and the deterioration of Kyiv's negotiating position if the fighting continues. NBC News reported this, citing two anonymous sources.
10.22 The war in Ukraine may be over by the end of 2025. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this.
According to him, the war in Ukraine could end by the end of this year. "I fully share Trump's vision: this massacre must stop," the NATO Secretary General said.
09.56 The security service detained a Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on the afternoon of November 23. The attack involved detonating two improvised explosive devices near a railway track in the private sector of the city.
The first explosion killed a 35-year-old drug addict, whom the occupiers lured to look for "bookmarks", and his explosion was used as bait for the police.
After the arrival of the 102nd police detachment with bomb disposal experts, the Russians activated another explosive device, as a result of which one of the police officers was seriously injured.
Law enforcement officers detained the agent who planted the explosives within a day of the terrorist attack. The perpetrator of the crime turned out to be a 16-year-old immigrant from Sumy, who was temporarily living in the capital.
9.23 SSO fighters destroyed an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) of four occupiers in Pokrovska, who were trying to gather in a high-rise building. This was reported by the Special Operations Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09.39 The main concession Russia will make will be to simply stop fighting, US President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One, commenting on the peace plan for Ukraine.
"Their (Russians - ed.) main concession is that they stop fighting and do not seize more land," the American leader emphasized.
09.17 At night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 90 Shahed, Gerbera attack UAVs and drones of other types from different directions.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 72 enemy Shahed, Gerber and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. Missile hits and 10 strike UAVs were recorded at 10 locations.
08.50 As a result of a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhia, significant destruction of residential infrastructure and several outbreaks of large-scale fires were recorded, the number of victims has increased to 19.
31 high-rise buildings and 20 private houses were damaged. Five high-rise buildings suffered the most - due to large-scale fires that broke out after the hits. A separate hit was recorded on a university dormitory, where people were staying at the time.
358 subscribers in the city remain without electricity, and 201 residents remain without gas supply.
There are currently 19 known injuries. Eight people remain in the hospital.
08.26 Over the past 24 hours, 156 combat clashes were recorded on the front . In particular, in the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 52 assault actions of the Russian invaders.
08.00 At night, drones attacked Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation. Local residents reported numerous explosions at night, after which fires raged in the city. The attack was confirmed by the head of the republic, Oleg Nikolayev.
The official announced a massive drone attack on Cheboksary. According to the head of the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation, damage was recorded in two residential buildings as a result of the attack. Meanwhile, the Astra Telegram channel reports that the drones hit the VNIIR-Progress plant, and a 12-story residential building was also damaged.
VNIIR-Progress is part of the ABS Electro production association. The plant produces Comet antennas for the Russian army, which protect Russian Armed Forces drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare equipment.
07.42 US President Donald Trump said that he did not set any deadlines for reaching a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
Special Representative Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow next week to discuss the U.S. peace plan with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
"We'll see. They've set a date, and it's in the near future... I don't have a deadline. You know what my deadline is? When it's all over. And I think everybody's tired of fighting. They're losing too many people," Trump said.
07.20 From February 24, 2022 to November 26, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,168,550 people (+980 per day).