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[Korrespondent] 22.32 The Russian Federation hopes that United States President Donald Trump will help them end the war against Ukraine through "diplomacy," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a comment to CNN.
21.28 The world's first "drone wall" is to be deployed in Ukraine in the near future. It is to destroy attack drones launched by Russia. This is reported by Business Insider.
The founder of the Western company Atreyd, in a comment to the publication, noted that the system consists of dozens of small drones, which form a "flying minefield."
According to him, the "wall of drones" has already been sent to Ukraine and is about to be put into operation.
19.45 The enemy has occupied several settlements, including Rivnepillia, and is also making progress in Solodkoye. At the same time, it is increasing its infantry capabilities to exert further pressure on the positions of the Defense Forces. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState on Wednesday evening, November 12.
19:00 Ukrainian troops continue to defend Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. At the moment, there is no talk of Russian occupiers controlling this city or operational encirclement of the Defense Forces. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
18.09 A former lecturer at a Kharkiv university is accused of transferring technical developments to Russia that could have been used to create Geran strike drones.
18.05 Russian troops captured the villages of Nove and Novouspenivske in Zaporizhia region, northeast of Hulyaipol, and also advanced into the urban area of Pokrovske in Donetsk region. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
The occupiers also advanced in the area of the village of Chunyshyne, neighboring Pokrovske, as well as near the villages of Solodke, Rivnopillya, and Yablukove, located near the captured Novye and Novouspenivske.
The area of occupation in the Hulyaipil direction increased by 27.48 sq. km per day, while the "gray zone" decreased by 19.84 sq. km, and in the Pokrov direction it increased by 12.58 sq. km, while the "gray zone" decreased by 5.59 sq. km. In contrast, the "gray zone" increased by 2.61 sq. km in the Chasovoyarsk direction.
In general, according to DeepState, in one day the Russians increased the area of control by 40.06 sq. km, which is several times higher than the average rate of advance of the enemy in Ukraine in recent months and became the largest daily indicator this year.
17.40 According to the evidence base of the Security Service, an FSB agent who spied for the enemy in Zaporizhia received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
SBU counterintelligence detained the attacker in June 2024. He was coordinating Russian air attacks on local fuel and lubricants depots.
On the instructions of the Russians, the person in question walked around the front-line city, tracked the geolocations of fuel depots, marked their coordinates on Google Maps, and sent them to the curator via messenger. The agent also monitored the traffic intensity and the approximate number of fuel tankers, including those with military markings, that were located on the territory of the depots.
17.19 Since the beginning of the current day, 124 combat clashes have occurred on the front between units of the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary, noting that there are areas where our troops are making progress .
17.06 Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal initiates the creation of three new air defense coordination centers in Chernihiv, Poltava and Zaporizhia regions.
According to him, these centers will operate according to an already proven model that is successfully operating in the Kharkiv region.
"I visited the Air Defense Coordination Center of the Kharkiv Region, where I held a meeting on the creation of such air defense centers in Chernihiv, Poltava, and Zaporizhia regions. A number of decisions were made during the meeting," the minister wrote.
According to Shmyhal, the Coordination Center in the Kharkiv region has shown high efficiency.
16.31 The massive assault on Pokrovsk in Donetsk region by the enemy on light equipment, which recently took place on the Selidove–Pokrovsk highway, was partially successful. However, the enemy is unable to reach Myrnograd. The 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces (ASF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook and published a video with footage of the destruction of Russian equipment during the assault on the highway and in the city itself.
16.19 In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers exposed the head of the military unit's canteen, who, together with an instructor and a driver, organized the systematic theft of products for sale worth over 3 million UAH.
The woman involved the dining instructor and the driver of the unit in the criminal activity. According to her instructions, they did not use some of the products during the preparation of dishes, but accumulated them for further sale. The stolen goods were taken to the points of sale by a company car. The scheme was in effect since at least January 2025. The total amount of only documented facts of theft is over 3 million UAH.
15.58 Combat units operating on the front line will soon receive modified drones that are invulnerable to electronic warfare. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov on his Telegram channel.
14.51 Russian propaganda channels are spreading a fake video where allegedly wounded Ukrainian soldiers are leaving Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
"Verification of the video using special software showed that it was created using artificial intelligence. This is indicated by unnatural pronunciation, stretchers that "float" in the air, "extra" legs of the soldiers, and a cart that moves on its own," the statement said.
The General Staff emphasized that the information about the surrender of 25 soldiers of the 38th Marine Brigade is fake.
14.39 In Zaporizhia, families of deceased Ukrainian soldiers received an invitation to attend the play The Merry Widow for free .
The message, which is being distributed in messengers, states that the Department of Veterans' Policy of the Zaporizhzhia City Council invites veterans and families of fallen defenders to attend the play The Merry Widow for free.
"Dear Veterans, members of their families and families of fallen (deceased) Defenders! The Department of Veterans' Policy of the Zaporizhzhia City Council invites you to "attend the following performances for free this week," the message says.
The performances are listed below, the first of which is The Merry Widow , scheduled for November 13.
14.12 Intense fighting continues in Zaporizhia region. Ukrainian military personnel have withdrawn from their positions near the village of Rivnopillya , the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine reported. However, the advance of Russian troops has been stopped. Actions are currently underway to block and comprehensively defeat them.
14.09 Law enforcement officers uncovered a channel for illegal smuggling of people across the state border: passengers were traveling in train compartments to Poland.
"Border guards, together with the National Police, under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor's office, exposed a channel for illegal smuggling of people across the state border. The perpetrators smuggled people in the compartments of passenger trains running from Ukraine to Poland. The search for "clients" was carried out through personal acquaintances," the report says.
Thus, the violators were provided with detailed instructions on how to cross the border and how to disguise themselves.
The scheme was orchestrated by two elderly men. During a check of one of the trains, law enforcement officers discovered the offender hiding in a blanket storage compartment. He was charged $11,000 for the "trip."
13.50 In the Kursk direction, while performing a combat mission, UAV operators of the reconnaissance unit of the Steel Border brigade filmed footage of "real" Russian military "brotherhood". The State Border Service of Ukraine reports this, publishing a video.
The footage shows a "heroic assault" by two occupiers who decided to attack the positions of the Ukrainian defenders.
"Our suicide drone put an end to this "offensive". After hitting one of the Russian soldiers, the other did not even begin to provide his comrade with primary medical aid, but simply ran away. This is the real army of a "great power", where they abandon their own even on the battlefield," the report says.
13.20 The Makariv District Court of Kyiv Region sentenced in absentia a serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces to 12 years in prison for violating the laws and customs of war, in particular, for raping a civilian woman in the village of Makariv during the occupation in March 2022. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on November 12.
13.18 Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal visited the fighters of the 57th OMPBr named after Kostya Hordienko, who are defending the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region. He heard detailed reports from the commander of the 57th OMPBr on the tactical situation in the city and the Russians' plans.
12.50 The Russian FSB was preparing a series of terrorist attacks in the Kyiv metro and large shopping and entertainment centers (STC), as well as contract killings of prominent Ukrainians. The SBU reported this. An FSB resident operating from Crimea has been exposed.
12.48 Ukraine and France discussed the expansion of joint defense projects, in particular in the field of production of air defense and missile defense systems, missiles, equipment repair and implementation of innovative solutions. The French side confirmed its readiness to launch new joint production facilities in Ukraine.
12.29 Russian troops tried to take advantage of the thick fog to break through in the Kostyantynivka direction, but Ukrainian reconnaissance detected their movement in advance and dealt a powerful blow. This was reported by the press service of the separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12.19 In Kharkiv, the number of victims of the attack by Russian "shaheeds" has increased to five. This was reported by the head of the local OVA Oleg Synegubov. A civilian enterprise and nearby residential buildings were damaged. Two fires broke out, one of which has already been extinguished.
12.11 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine announced the completion of training for 15 instructors in the operation of underwater remotely controlled vehicles, who are tasked with accelerating the demining of 13.5 thousand sq. km of waterways contaminated with mines. This was reported by the UNDP press service.
11.54 A large-scale scheme for the illegal sale of special diesel fuel intended for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the winter period has been exposed.
Two participants in the criminal scheme were detained - the head of the battalion's military equipment, weapons and logistics service and a soldier of the material support battalion of one of the military units in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Since May 2025, the military has organized the illegal sale of diesel fuel in Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Chernivtsi regions. In total, the military illegally sold 718 tons of fuel, earning a profit of about 28 million hryvnias.
11.42 On Wednesday night, Ukrainian military forces struck the strategic petrochemical plant Stavrolien in the city of Budenovsk in the Stavropol Territory of the Russian Federation and an ammunition depot in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. Numerous explosions and fires were recorded in the area of both attacked targets.
11.20 Military counterintelligence officers detained a 20-year-old resident of Khmelnytskyi region who was spying on Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft in western Ukraine. The SBU reported this. The attacker installed hidden mini-cameras with online broadcast and remote access for Russians near air bases.
11.07 A new branch of the Russian Armed Forces has been created - unmanned systems. ASTRA reports this. According to the deputy head of the new branch of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel Sergey Ishtuganov, the head of the unmanned systems troops has already been appointed, and regular regiments and other units have been formed.
10.55 Over the past 24 hours, Russian invaders have again attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure . This was reported by Ukrenergo. Due to the consequences of Russian attacks in some regions of Ukraine, the duration of power outages may exceed 12 hours per day.
10.36 A paramilitary guard gunner was killed while on duty at one of the infrastructure facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia as a result of a Russian UAV strike. This was reported by the head of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Pertsovsky on November 12. According to him, there was an equipped and working shelter at the facility, where the employee was previously, but another strike caught him literally two steps away from the shelter, where he did not have time to return.
10.49 In Feodosia, temporarily occupied Crimea, two fuel tanks at an oil terminal were damaged.
Fighters of the 14th Separate Airborne Assault Rifle Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that drones targeted a marine oil terminal in Feodosia. Satellite images show that two tanks were hit.
10.35 On Wednesday morning, Russian strike drones attacked Kharkiv. Three people are currently known to have been injured , the local OVA reports. As a result of the three drones hitting the central part of the city, a civilian production facility and private homes were damaged.
9.56 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed a video of the work of interceptor drones, which have hit more than 150 Russian targets since the beginning of November alone.
The Head of State noted that air defense forces are working almost every night, repelling Russian attacks. Together with electronic warfare units, army aviation, and mobile fire groups, the results of interceptor drones are increasing.
9.53 The Russian command is urgently transferring personnel to the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH, citing its agents from among the Russian military.
"Every day, military equipment with personnel is moving towards Pokrovsk, which is probably being removed from the Kherson and Zaporizhia directions. The Russian army has obviously exhausted both its main forces and operational reserves to continue the offensive, so they are forced to urgently expose other sections of the front," the report says.
9.42 On the night of November 12, Russia attacked Ukraine with 121 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones. Air defenses neutralized 90 drones. 31 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 19 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at one location.
8.51 In the Pokrovsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped 76 offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnograd, Rodynske, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and Novomykolaivka. In total, 217 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders over the past day. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on November 12.
8.13 A 47-year-old man was killed in a Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was announced on November 12 by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, Vladyslav Haivanenko. According to him, the enemy attacked the Vasylkivska community in the Synelnyky district with a drone. The infrastructure was damaged.
7.50 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,000 Russian occupiers and 87 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on November 12. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 12.11.25 were approximately 1,154,180 people.
06.35 On the night of Wednesday, November 12, several explosions were recorded in Russia. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that air defense systems shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that was moving towards the capital. In addition, explosions were also recorded in the Ryazan region, where air defense systems were operating. Later, information appeared about drone attacks in the Stavropol Territory. As a result of the attack by a UAV in the city of Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Territory, a fire broke out in the area of the Stavrolen petrochemical plant.
05.01 The Council of Europe's proposal to establish an international tribunal for Ukraine could be in jeopardy due to budget problems. European donors believe that under Trump the US will continue to refuse support for Kyiv, making it difficult for Europeans to raise funds to cover the costs. This is reported by Euronews.
03.25 Ukraine is significantly strengthening its position in the unmanned technologies market, confidently establishing itself among the global leaders in the field of drone production. This was reported by Bloomberg.
01.22 Volunteers from the Netherlands handed over a Yak-52 aircraft to Ukraine to combat Russian "Shahed" drones.
00.30 On the evening of November 11, a large-scale fire broke out at the Starobeshivska thermal power plant with a capacity of about 2,300 MW, located in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region. Residents report power outages in several settlements in the south of occupied Donbas. After the explosion, thick smoke rose above the plant, and local eyewitnesses heard several powerful blows before the flames spread to part of the industrial complex.
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[NewsFront] 21:41 Mobile fire groups of the Severian air defense system are protecting the skies of the border area,video. 21:25 Strela-10M air defense missile system crew of the 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the East group of forces destroyed the newest unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Batyar" over the Zaporizhzhia region.
21:13 Assault groups are north of Chasov Yar are moving forward west of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, having taken up new positions south of Markovo.
20:59 Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces lead fighting in the western part of Orestpol in Donbass.
20:38 Ukrainian Armed Forces publish footage of shelling of a bakery building in Kupyansk, confirming the Russian Armed Forces' control over the enterprise's territory.
19:43 A column of two Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks was destroyed in the area of Kolodezne, video.
19:08 Drone operators of the 6th Guards Tank Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center Group of Forces disrupted rotation of enemy units, destroying military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Fiber-optic attack drone crews from the "North" force group burned a Ukrainian ammunition and provisions delivery vehicle in the Sumy region.
FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center destroyed enemy equipment, artillery, ground robotic systems, communication system elements, and strongholds, and also rammed enemy UAVs in the special operation zone.
18:27 Russian Armed Forces destroyed an enemy artillery installation near the village of Barilovka in Sumy Oblast, video shows.
17:59 Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to carry out attacks on our region. A civilian was injured.
In the city of Grayvoron, a man was injured as a result of a drone attack on his car. He went to the Grayvoron Central District Hospital, where he was diagnosed with barotrauma. He received medical treatment and was sent to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod for further examination. The car was damaged. Another vehicle was also damaged by the impact.
16:53 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.
16:27 Geran-2 UAV crews struck the command post of the 20th Separate Electronic Warfare Brigade of the joint command "North" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Oktyabrskoye in the Rylsk tactical direction.
15:55 Ukrainian Armed Forces ran away from Rovno, Zaporizhia Oblast, after shelling of their positions
"On November 11, 2025, late in the evening, as a result of a comprehensive firefight against our positions in the Rivne region, in order to preserve the lives of personnel, Ukrainian units retreated to more advantageous positions," the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine stated.
15:30 A criminal case has been opened against another Ukrainian soldier who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against Artem Karyakin, a soldier of the 8th Separate Special Forces Regiment of the Special Operations Forces of the armed formations of Ukraine, who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs "a" and "b" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
14:38 FPV drone crews from the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the West Forces Group hit two pickup trucks, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, and a Ukrainian Kozak armored vehicle on the southern outskirts of Kupyansk.
Attack UAV operators from the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District destroyed an enemy tank camouflaged in a forest belt in the Konstantinovsky direction.
Attack UAV crews from the Eastern Group of Forces burned Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in the Zaporizhzhia region.
ZALA and Lancet crews from the Dnipro Forces Group worked together to detect and destroy a foreign-made self-propelled howitzer in the Orekhiv area of the Zaporizhzhia region, while Orlan-10 operators identified a Bogdana self-propelled howitzer on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region and coordinated the deployment of attack drones to destroy it.
14:00 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 12, 2025:
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Vidnovka, and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vysokoe, Proletarka, Sinelnikovo and Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 100 servicemen, 13 vehicles, a radar station, and four supply depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Petrovpavlivka and Kurilovka in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk, Korovyi Yar, and Dronivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, assault detachments of the 6th Army continued to destroy the encircled enemy group.
An attack by assault units of the 1st National Guard Brigade near the village of Petrovka in the Khar'kov region was repelled.
As a result of the fire strike, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a Canadian-made Senator combat armored vehicle, a mortar, four electronic warfare stations, and four pickup trucks were destroyed.
In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and 21 vehicles. Two ammunition depots and nine electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades and the National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Zvanovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 75 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV armored car and a Cossack armored car, 18 vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, and a supply depot.
Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, four airborne assault brigades, an airborne brigade, an airmobile brigade, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitskoye, Shevchenko, Volnoye, Toretskoye, Rozy Luxemburg, Dobropillya, and Rodynskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 2nd Army are conducting active offensive operations in the western part of the city, the northwestern and eastern quarters of the Central District, as well as in the territory of the western industrial zone.
The clearing of the village of Sukhoi Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic from Ukrainian militants has been completed.
Nine attacks by the 32nd Mechanized Brigade and the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, including armored vehicles, were repelled, aiming to relieve the encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces group. Seventeen units of military equipment and up to 40 servicemen were destroyed.
In the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army continue their offensive in the Vostochny microdistrict, in the southern part of the village and in the direction of the Zapadny microdistrict.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 250 Ukrainian servicemen, 22 units of weapons and military equipment, including 12 armored combat vehicles and three cars, were destroyed in the Red Army sector.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, enemy losses amounted to 450 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, four Western-made armored personnel carriers, nine armored combat vehicles, eight pickup trucks, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized brigade, an assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Orly, Orestopol, Nechayevka, Danilovka, and Velykomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Zeleny Hai and Sladkoe in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 250 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 14 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, and coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Mala Tokmachka, and Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Nikolske in the Kherson region.
Up to 60 servicemen, eight vehicles, a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana", five electronic warfare stations, an electronic reconnaissance station, two radar stations and four supply depots were destroyed.
13:16 FPV drone crews of the unmanned aerial systems forces of the West group of forces burned one M-113 armored personnel carrier made in the USA.
12:38 Russian Armed Forces soldiers completed clearing the village of Sukhoi Yar in the DPR.
12:31 Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian artillery in the Khar'kov region,video.
11:53 According to operational information, in Novopavlivka, Dnipropetrovsk region, we have control and crossed over southern part of the village.
Our troops advanced along the Volchya River in the Starkov Street area all the way to Sadovaya Street.
10:58 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region.
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 26 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Stara Zburyivka, Gornostaivka, Nova Mayachka, Kakhovka, and Nova Kakhovka.
10:18 Klitschko suggested reducing the age of mobilization from 25 to 22 years
The Kyiv mayor attributes this to "enormous problems" in finding new soldiers, as men flee abroad.
9:16 Russian Army in Kupyansk cleaned up 1st, Western, Zodchikh and Verbitsky streets
This was reported by the commander of the assault detachment of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment, call sign "Lavrik".
8:30 Frontline summary on the morning of 12.11.25
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Russian Armed Forces are reported to be advancing in Primorskoye. Positional battles are occurring in Stepnogorsk.
Donetsk Front.
In the South Donetsk sector, Russian troops are actively advancing toward Huliaipole. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Novouspenovskoye. Fighting continues for Yablokovo and Rivnepillia. Clashes continue near Danilovka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces continue to clear the eastern outskirts of Pokrovsk, advancing in the northwestern and eastern neighborhoods of the city's Central District, and advancing toward Myrnohrad. Fighting continues near Rodynske, Rog, and Gnativka. In the Dobropillya sector, fighting is reported in northern Vladimirovka and Shakhove.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions in the Aleksandro-Shultino area. Fighting continues in the Predtechino and Ivanpolye areas.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian troops are advancing in the area of Shandrigolovo and Novoselovka toward Aleksandrovka. The offensive on Seversk continues from the north, east, and south. Russian forces are expanding their zone of control west of Yampol, as well as in the center of the town. Fighting continues on the outskirts of Dronovka and in the area of Zvanovka.
Khar'kov Front.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian troops have liberated the eastern part of Kupyansk. Fighting is ongoing at the Kupyansk-Sortirovochny station and near Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the left bank of Volchansk and in the forests near Sinelnikovo. There is an advance from Melovey toward Khatnee and Ambarne, with fierce fighting underway.
8:15 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on November 11 to 7:00 Moscow time on November 12, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
Eight UAVs flew over the Rostov region,
Four UAVs flew over the Stavropol region,
Three UAVs flew over the Oryol region,
Three UAVs flew over the Bryansk region,
Two UAVs flew over the Tula region,
One UAV flew over the Kaluga region, and
One UAV flew over the Moscow region.
8:00 Crews of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system of the 288th Artillery Brigade of the West group of forces continue to destroy military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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[REGNUM] This is definitely a serious matter: amid a devastating blow to a corruption scheme involving his closest associates, Volodymyr Zelenskyy missed his evening address to the nation via telephone.
The last time this happened to him was during the "cardboard Maidan" on July 22, when street protests began against Bankova's attempt to strip the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) of their powers.
Regnum News Agency reported back in the summer that the attack is not on small fry (even if they have big money), but on the "leader of a warring nation" himself, effectively pushing him toward loyalty and the ability to negotiate.
And in the current situation, Zelenskyy and his right-hand man, Yermak, have no good options: the case has already been declared the largest corruption scheme in Ukrainian history, and the NABU very cleverly continues to publish audio recordings and release new details piecemeal.
Therefore, the strategy of both the Presidential Office and the government is to not react to the scandal at all, to try not to comment on it or even notice it at all, to declare full support for the fight against corruption, to keep the defendants in their positions, especially the key ones, hiding behind the pretext that "guilt has not been proven, the court will sort it out, and when there is a verdict, then we will fire them."
In particular, the Minister of Justice and a key figure in embezzlement in the energy sector (including the construction of shelters for thermal power plants and other important facilities), German Galushchenko, was not fired, but merely suspended from his duties.
On a personal note, he wrote, "I completely agree: a political decision needs to be made, and then we'll sort out all the details. I'm not clinging to the minister's position, and I won't be. I believe that suspension pending an investigation is a civilized and appropriate course of action. I will defend myself legally and prove my position."
Meanwhile, the position is broadcast daily in court through yet another batch of recordings, in which Galushchenko, Timur Mindich (as the primary leader of the scheme), and other defendants literally rule the world.
A man with the status of advisor to a former minister and former assistant to a member of parliament interviewed current Energy Minister Svetlana Grinchuk for her position (and she was under the complete control of Mindich's shadow office). Overnight, the decision to dismiss the president of NNEGC Energoatom was made and the procurement policy of the state energy giant was determined.
Specifically, a murky scheme involving the purchase of Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria was orchestrated through a shadow office, managing all tenders and financial flows. According to investigators, on October 10, the day of Zelenskyy's meeting on restoring power supply, they planned to increase kickbacks from 10 to 15 percent for the construction of protective structures at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
The participants in the scheme discussed who would be appointed to Sviridenko's new Cabinet and who would replace Oksana Markarova as ambassador to the United States—these conversations were read out by a SAP prosecutor. Incidentally, Galushchenko, who eventually became Minister of Justice, was considered for the ambassadorial position.
"Look, I'm replacing Markarova anyway. I have several candidates—all very worthy, close people. I'll send them over, and you can choose. Shmyg ( then-Prime Minister Denys Shmygal —Ed. ) refused, you know why. Because they'll definitely ban him, " the prosecutor reveled in quoting the suspects' conversations.
But most importantly, the money flowing through was laundered through a separate office in the center of Kyiv, and in total, according to investigators, approximately $100 million passed through this system.
And this money stuck to the hands of the president’s personal friends.
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Unity, and, more importantly, Zelenskyy's godfather, Oleksandr Chernyshov ("Che Guevara"), who began to suffer under the fire last summer when he attempted to flee the country, have already been charged with illicit enrichment. Detectives have documented the transfer of over $1.2 million and nearly €100,000 in cash to him and his wife.
Moreover, in the published recordings, Mindich's ally and financier, Alexander Tsukerman ("Sugarman"), speaks of the character with disdain, offering to give him money in old bills for his bad behavior. However, the money was not given out for free, but for the construction of houses in an elite cottage community in the village of Kozin, which continued throughout the war.
NABU and SAP opened a separate investigation into the case after it was leaked through "independent journalists," believing, not without reason, that Chernyshov could have been concealing funds "obtained through criminal means" while involved in real estate.
And new data, it turns out, has completely confirmed this.
But the interesting stuff doesn't end there, as following the energy deal, an announcement is already being made about Mindich's "influence" on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, specifically on Rustem Umerov, who was taken to the National Security and Defense Council and is currently being sent to Istanbul for prisoner exchange negotiations.
Whether he will return from there now is a very interesting question, since the same “independent journalists” are already laying out details about how Umerov was forced to fulfill a contract to purchase bulletproof vests from a specific manufacturer, which did not arrive on time and turned out to be of poor quality.
The first tender, worth 1.6 billion hryvnias, was won by a sharashka company with the lowest bid, but it didn't have a sales license. Then the entire process was cancelled and a new tender was announced – this time for 200 million hryvnias. It was won by another sharashka, purchased two days before the tender, with the same bulletproof vest model it had won in the first tender – a Chinese-made, terrible-quality one.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council from Turkey himself stated curtly that “any attempts to link my work in the Ministry of Defense with the ‘influence’ of any individuals are unfounded.”
He allegedly met regularly with manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and weapons, lobbyists, and so on as minister. "In particular, there was a meeting with Timur Mindich, where the issue of body armor under the contract was raised. As a result, the contract was terminated due to non-compliance with requirements, and no product was delivered," Umerov said, and so far only his press secretary has defended himself.
After all, any spoken word can hurt: given NABU's tactics, tomorrow another batch of conversations could be released revealing that Zelenskyy's people stole not only from energy shelters but also from the lives of military personnel.
Although it's already obvious that this is the next level of developments. They'll tear Galushchenko, Chernyshov, and Mindich to pieces (whose interests lie in cooperating with the investigation) —then they'll go after Umerov, Yermak, SBU head Maliuk, and the former and current prime ministers.
For the simple reason that they are all part of a single "Ze-team" and possess information that will bury their beloved leader, stripping him of the legitimacy that underlies "leading the country's defense." After all, Zelenskyy's formal term in office, as we recall, expired last year.
To make sure no one thought this was a joke, almost all major Western media outlets published articles about the high-profile case: DW*, Euronews, Anadolu, France 24, the Guardian, Al Jazeera, Reuters, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the British Times, etc.
"Mr. Zelensky, elected president in 2019, entered politics promising to root out the corruption that has long plagued Ukraine. However, allegations of insider dealing and corruption continued during his presidency, particularly in the energy sector," the NYT tersely notes.
There's also a huge resonance within Ukraine, especially since the OP has long been at war with the media holding company of Soros's main representative in Ukraine, Czech businessman Tomas Fiala, and veteran American agents like Ukrainska Pravda, which were trained specifically for the purpose of undermining and overthrowing the government.
The scandal is being actively covered by major bloggers, including those with millions of followers who have long since found protection. Therefore, there's considerable resonance among the population—just look at Ukrainian Facebook**, Twitter, or comments on Telegram channels.
The situation is made even more poignant by the fact that thermal power generation has suffered another severe blow, with power outages lasting 12 hours or more in some regions. Meanwhile, bad news is pouring in from the front about crumbling defenses. So, it's easy to see this as a direct consequence of Zelenskyy's cronies stealing funds to protect energy facilities and build fortifications for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Meanwhile, as noted political scientist Kost Bondarenko writes, bundles of dollars in banknotes uncovered by NABU after a search at NNEGC Energoatom have become a subject of intense interest in the United States.
"A barcode allows us to trace the time of issue and the intended purpose of a particular program through which the dollar mass moves through space. In short: these idiots didn't get rid of the evidence in the form of the barcoded bills."
The American experts concluded: "Image analysis of uncirculated US Federal Reserve banknote bundles bearing genuine stamps from the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Kansas City reveals that these bundles are newly issued banknotes not intended for immediate circulation. This type of packaging is intended for interagency transfers. Their presence in Ukraine indicates unauthorized diversion of funds within the supply chain," Bondarenko was quoted as saying.
This means an internal investigation will now begin into how these funds appeared in Ukraine, and it will no longer target just someone like Mindich, but many once-influential people in the United States. And then the steamroller of repression will spare no one.
So, according to rumors, the "opposition" in the person of Petro Poroshenko *** has already begun vigorous activity in cobbling together a front at the local level, in regional centers, luring mayors or suddenly former mayors like Odessa's Gennady Trukhanov to their side.
Those who dream of replacing the Mindichs and Yermaks have a long-standing plan, which we've also discussed: the creation of a new parliamentary coalition, the resignation of the cabinet, the formation of a "government of national unity," and then a move toward a peaceful settlement and presidential elections. Zelenskyy will obviously no longer be able to participate in these elections.
Now he has only one proven way left - to try to get out of this using proven methods: to stage some kind of provocation with a ton of casualties or to declare a total mobilization of all ages and a decisive counter-offensive with missiles and drones.
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[Regnum] Russia insists on the immediate conclusion of a legally binding agreement on the non-use of force between Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry press service on November 12.
"The urgency of such a step is growing against the backdrop of inflammatory calls from outside for Georgia to reclaim its breakaway regions by military force, as well as NATO's overt plans to 'develop' the state, including holding exercises and other military training activities on its territory," the department noted.
Relative calm on the borders is maintained thanks to effective channels of interaction established within the framework of the International Security Discussions in the Caucasus. These include regular talks, hotlines, and an Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) on the Georgian-South Ossetian border.
On August 7, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev stated that during Georgia's attack on Tskhinvali in August 2008, Russia was the only country in the world that did not stand aside, came to the aid of the republic's residents, and prevented a repeat of the genocide. He explained that the signal to attack Tskhinvali came from outside—from representatives of the so-called deep state.
On the anniversary of the start of the war, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that former President Mikheil Saakashvili initiated military action in August 2008, which resulted in grave damage to the state's national interests. According to Kobakhidze, the Council of Europe resolution and the conclusions of Heidi Tagliavini, then head of the international commission of inquiry into the conflict, indicate that Georgian forces opened fire on Tskhinvali on August 7, 2008. Kobakhidze also ruled out the possibility of recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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[Regnum] The Russian Armed Forces have created a force of unmanned systems. This was announced on November 12 by Colonel Sergei Ishtuganov, deputy commander of the new branch of the armed forces.
He clarified that the structure of the new branch of the armed forces has already been determined, the head of the unmanned systems forces has been appointed, and military command bodies have been created at all levels.
"We've already formed established regiments, battalions, and other units. Their combat operations are conducted according to a unified plan and in coordination with other units of the troop groups. Meanwhile, the expansion of existing combat units and the creation of new unmanned systems forces continues," Ishtuganov said in an interview with KP.RU.
Regular units conduct combat testing of UAVs and electronic warfare systems, working closely with manufacturers. If necessary, they modify the drones on-site, taking into account the rapidly changing situation.
"The enemy plays with frequencies—we reconfigure our electronic warfare systems. The enemy starts to pressure us with electronic warfare—we switch to other frequencies. And this is an ongoing process, requiring, among other things, technical expertise," the military officer said.
Specialists are trained at the Ministry of Defense's universities, as well as military training centers at civilian universities. Work is underway to establish a higher military educational institution for unmanned systems troops.
The emblem depicts a crossed arrow and sword with a winged microchip and a star at the intersection. Thus, the symbol combines symbols of traditional military art and new technologies.
"FPV drone crews from the Zapad unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) forces burned a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and a pickup truck carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in a special operation zone," the video's description reads.
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[Regnum] A resident of the village of Nagolnoye in the Belgorod Region found the remains of a woolly rhinoceros while fishing. The Stary Oskol Urban District administration reported this on November 12 on its Telegram channel.
Pensioner Gennady Golovin noticed large bones protruding from the ground, after which he and his son carefully removed several fragments and contacted the Stary Oskol Museum of Local History.
During excavations, museum staff discovered and raised ribs, fragments of femurs and pelvic bones, molars, and other elements of the rhinoceros's skeleton.
"This is a truly valuable find. The woolly rhinoceros was a typical representative of the mammoth fauna: covered in thick fur, adapted to feeding on coarse grasses, with powerful molars protected by a thick layer of enamel," noted Elena Andrusenko, the museum's deputy director for research.
All fragments have been delivered to the museum for cleaning, conservation, and detailed study. Once scientific processing is complete, the exhibits will be displayed in an exhibition dedicated to the region's prehistoric past.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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