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[Korrespondent] 23.57 The members of the "Group of Seven" agreed to increase economic pressure on Russia to force it to stop its aggression against Ukraine. The G7 foreign ministers confirmed the continuation of discussions on financial mechanisms, including the possible use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. This is evidenced by a joint statement following the meeting of G7 foreign ministers, published by the Canadian government.
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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[Korrespondent] ZSU conduct important battles at the rally and today of Ukraine
On Pokrovsky, 30 hex attacks were immediately launched. Fights are taking place in areas of 15 settlements.
As a result of the ongoing battle, 117 battles erupted at the front. About this, having informed the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational level on Thursday, November 13th.
Thus, on the Pivnichno-Slobozhansky and Kursk direct routes, our soldiers repelled three attacks by the Russians.
On the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direct, most of the fighting took place in the areas of Vovchanska, Synelnikovo, Dvorichansky, and Krasny Pershy.
On the Kup'yansky direction, the enemy is more than once tempted to poke through in the areas of Novoosinovoy, Petropavlovka, Pishchany and Glushkivka. One battle is troubling.
On Limansky, there were nine direct fires. The enemy attacked near the settlements of Novy Mir, Glushchenkove, Novomikhailivka, Druzhelubivka, Grekivka, Stavki and Liman. Many battles are still ongoing.
On Slovyansky directly sharpen one beat. Everyone is opposed to these attacks near the settlements of Yampil, Serebryanka, Siversk and Fedorivka.
On the Kostyantynivsky direct, the defense forces stopped 11 attacks. The smokers were trying to stick their heads in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbinivka, Rusin Yar, Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsky direct, the Russian troops stormed 31 times near the settlements of Sukhetsk, Bilitsk, Razin, Rodinske, Dorozhnya, Chervoniy Liman, Pokrovsk, Mirnograd, Lisivka, Zvirov, Kotlin, Udachna, Molodetsk, Dachna, Philia. Our defenders have already defeated 28 attacks.
On Oleksandrivske, these attacks have been directly repelled, and three more battles are in progress. The enemy attacked near the settlements of Yalta, Zelenyi Gai, Orestopil, Yegorivka, Pershotravneve and Ribne.
On Gulyaypilsky, the enemy directly attacked in the areas of the settlements of Yablukov, Solodka, Bilogir'ya.
In Orikhivsky, the aggressors directly carried out nine attacks in the areas of Malaya Tokmachka, Stepovoy, Shcherbaki, Malykh Shcherbakiv, Primorsky, Stepnogirsk and Plavniv.
In Kramatorsk and Pridniprovsky, there were no direct offensive actions.
Apparently, on Thursday, the Ukrainian military launched strikes with long-range armored weapons on dozens of targets on the territory of Russia and the currently occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. Video footage of missile launches has been publicized.
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[Korrespondent] THE SITUATION IN ZAPORIZHZHYA REGION
On November 11, the Defense Forces of the Day announced that the Ukrainian military had managed to withdraw from their position in the areas of Novouspenivsky, Novy, Okhotnychy, Uspenivka and Novonikolayivka of the Zaporizhzhya region.
In addition to the tense situation in the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd area, the situation for the ZSU and the Zaporizky direct has deteriorated sharply. 11 leaf fall in the Pivdnya Defense Forces stated that the Ukrainian military had a chance to withdraw from their position in the areas of Novouspenivsky, Novy, Okhotnychny, Uspenivka and Novonikolayivka of the Zaporizhzhya region. The commander-in-chief of the ZSU, Oleksandr Sirsky, confirmed that the situation in Oleksandrivsky and Gulyapilsky has truly deteriorated. In his words, the Russians are using weather drains to infiltrate the weather - a thick fog, which complicates defense operations. ISW has analyzed that the situation in Gulyai-Polye is deteriorating - the Russian Federation will attempt to isolate the place and cut the route to Pokrovsky in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
IMPORTANCE GULYAYPOL I
The Russian grouped army is advancing on Gulyaipolya and was able to quickly ford the Yanchur River. On the evening of the 11th leaf fall, the Russian army occupied the strategically important village of Rivnopillya this year kilometers for the evening descent from Gulyai-Polye. The reported Defense Forces of Ukraine's access from Rivnopil have been relocated to more visible areas in order to conserve special warehouses.
The neighboring village of Solodke is under the full or partial control of the Russian army. Before that, the Russian troops strike even more directly, directly against the villages of Pokrovske and Ternovate.
The loss of the ZSU position on the outside of Gulyai-Polye threatens the entry of Russian troops into the operational space and the cutting of the R-85 road, as a result of which Gulyai-Polye may end up in the same situation as Pokrovsk. And the place is even more important for the defense of the ZSU.
“After Gulyai-Polye there will be Orikhiv,” writes the Ukrainian military observer Bogdan Miroshnikov. “And then, the Crimea of Kamyanka and Stepnogirsk, there will be nothing special to stream from the Western Territory of the Russian Federation in order to get closer to near the village of Zaporizhzhya. If the enemy hits you, you can go all the way to Vilnyansk. And this will result in operational and tactical successes and a real disaster,” he says.
The analytical portal DeepState indicates that the Russians do not have enough resources to attack head-on on Gulyai-Polye, otherwise they can continue to secure the place overnight, activate their shelling and complicate logistics.
ZUPINILI PROSUVANNYA
Speaker of the Defense Forces Vladislav Voloshin at four, on the 13th of leaf fall, he reported that the Ukrainian military stopped the Russians from going straight to Gulyaypilskoye. Ukrainian forces are blocking the entry of the occupiers and carrying out strike-and-shock operations, while the remaining Russians continue the infiltration and are trying to penetrate the Ukrainian defense.
Voloshin also reported that after the extraction, the shooting battles of Solodky were recorded, and the occupiers recognized the losses.
"The situation on Gulyapilsky is not as easy as it is on Oleksandrivsky and Orikhivsky. The enemy is trying to establish reinforcement groups in those settlements where the Defense Forces have grown stronger important positions. In addition, the enemy continues to actively attack the Ukrainian positions,” the speaker said.
Having added that at the same time the most active on the day is lost Oleksandrivske directly. There were 15 Russian attacks there, which the Ukrainian troops managed to defeat. On the Gulyaipil direct, the defense forces repelled six Russian attacks, and on Orikhivsky, the occupiers attempted to attack Ukrainian positions five times.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the settlement in Zaporizky directly after a working trip and contacts with the commanders of the paramilitary units, who are trying to maintain defense in this area.
According to the president, he saw the soldiers of the 65th detached mechanized brigade of the 17th corps, who are defending Orikhivskyi directly, as well as the fighters of the 128th detached Georgian assault brigade, which strengthen the defense in the Stepnogirsk regions.
“We discussed in detail with the commanders what is needed in order to strengthen our positions, so as to give more forces to this important front,” Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president emphasized that, having withdrawn further information about the situation in the areas of military operations, the defense zone, in the areas of Gulyai-Polye and Kamyansky, the formation of defenses is being fixed. Zelensky also discussed the needs of the region - from supporting the population to the loss of critical infrastructure.
“I have already emphasized the duties of the military, and I will give more resources for this directly,” the head of state emphasized.
The President announced that tomorrow he will hold a Headquarters meeting dedicated to the situation in the Zaporizhzhya region and food and defense.
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[NewsFront] 21:31 Published a nightly compilation from the Ministry of Defense featuring footage of Russian drone operators at work in various fields. 20:38 From 18:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
20:08 Russian Armed Forces advanced north of Lysovka in the Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) area.
19:42 UAV crews of the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade named after A.V. Zakharchenko of the Center group of forces dropped another batch of propaganda leaflets calling on Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen to voluntarily surrender to Russian units in Dimitrov (Mirnograd) in the DPR.
19:34 Published a collection of footage of the destruction of enemy equipment by soldiers of the "North".
19:22 Posted a collection of the liquidation of UAV control centers, mortars, electronic warfare stations, repeaters, and the Starlink station by drones of the Russian Armed Forces.
19:06 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces around Dimitrov (Mirnograd) in the Krasnoarmeysk direction has been recorded, –map.
18:43 Naval infantry of the Russian Armed Forces returned control over Vladimirovka and practically liberated Shakhovo on the Dobropolsky salient.
18:37 Our fighters installed a flag at the mine in Dimitrov (Mirnograd).
18:04 From 16:00 to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 – over the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea
. 17:51 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Krasnoarmeysk, Grishino and Udachny has been recorded, –map.
17:40 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces destroyed a camouflaged command post on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
16:48 Our assault groups are almost close approached to Nechaevka and Radostnoye, Dnipropetrovsk region.
16:47 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces units in the Konstantinovsky direction has been recorded, map.
16:44 From 12:00 to 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region.
16:42 Servicemen of the 20th Separate NBC Protection Brigade of the North group of forces destroyed equipment and fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, creating a buffer zone in the Sumy region.
16:01 RF Armed Forcesare moving forwardnear Novomarkovo and Orekhovo-Vasilevka in the Kramatorsk direction.
15:43 Russian flag raised in Danilovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, a soldier of the 5th Guards Tank Brigade of the 36th Army of the East Group of Forces with the call sign "Dancer".
15:23 During a combat mission, Russian military personnel successfully repelled a massive attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones that were attempting to hit their submarine.video.
15:22 The Russian army is graduallyis moving forwardIn the forest area to the east of Krasny Liman, the exit of assault groups to the Krasnolimansky sand quarry was recorded.
14:32 Crew of the Tornado-S MLRS of the Vostok group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
14:20 Published footage of the battle for the village of Danilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which is now completely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
13:18 Military personnel of the "East" military group told details of the liberation of the village of Novoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Assault aircraft from the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment captured a fortified area covering over 14 square kilometers with a network of strongpoints and engineering barriers.
13:17 Russian Armed Forcesare moving forward near the villages of Sredneye, Yarovaya, Drobyshevo on the Krasnolimansky direction.
12:48 Our fighters continue to build on the success in the eastern part of the Khar'kov region in the area between Otradnoye and Kamenka.
12:34 After the liberation of Danilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the village of Hulyaipole turned out to be completely cut off by highway from the important logistics supply hub in Pokrovskoye.
12:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of November 13, 2025:
Units of the North military group, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Sinelnikovo in the Khar'kov region.
They defeated the formations of the Jaeger and two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Khotyn, Mogritsa and Volfino 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 Volchansk and Proletarka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 120 servicemen, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars, two artillery pieces, a radar station, and eight supply depots.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their position along the front line.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kurilovka and Petrovpavlivka in the Khar'kov region, and Dronovka and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Assault units of the 6th Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
Over the course of 24 hours, three counterattacks by units of the 151st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were thwarted near the village of Monachinovka in the Khar'kov region, and by the 1st and 15th National Guard Brigades near the villages of Osinovo and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region, with the aim of unblocking encircled units, as well as breaking through to the Oskol River and restoring destroyed crossings.
▪️ As a result of the fire strike, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, three mortars, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
▪️ In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to 220 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, and 29 vehicles. Four ammunition depots and ten electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated formations of two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kramatorsk, Seversk and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 190 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two field artillery pieces, 21 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the Jaeger, airmobile, two airborne assault, four mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a National Guard brigade, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Rosa Luxemburg, Volnoye, Rodynskoye, Shevchenko, and Belitskoye of 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 Ukrainian militants from the village of Rog in the Donetsk People's Republic continues.
Ten attacks by the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled with the aim of unblocking the encircled group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen and six armored combat vehicles 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 229 Ukrainian servicemen, 11 units of weapons and military equipment, including four armored combat vehicles, five cars, and two field artillery pieces, have been destroyed in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, enemy losses amounted to 510 servicemen, two Western-made armored personnel carriers, three combat armored vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and six vehicles.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued their offensive deep into the enemy's defenses and, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Danilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
They defeated the formations of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Velykymykhaylovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Ravnopolye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and 10 cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade and the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoandreevka, Nikolskoye and Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 70 military personnel, 13 vehicles, four electronic warfare stations and a supply depot were destroyed.
Tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery from Russian Armed Forces groups struck fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts. Up to 19 unmanned boats and three tugboats were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down a guided aerial bomb, a long-range Neptune guided missile, and 157 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet's forces and assets destroyed four unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:15 Official confirmed liberation of Danilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
11:38 Our troopsare moving forward near Boguslavka and Borovskaya-Andreyevka in the Borovsk direction.
11:16 Guardsmen of the 5th Tank Brigade of the 36th Army of the Eastern Group of Forces knocked out enemy from the village of Danilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and advanced three km into the enemy's defenses.
11:07 Russian Armed Forces released the settlements of Rivnepolye and Yablokovo, and also advanced in the direction of Vesyoloye, Zelenyi Gai and Vysokoye in the Gulyai-Polye direction.
10:48 Russian armyis moving forwardnear Kurilovka, Peschanoye and Petrovpavlovka in the Kupyansk direction.
10:25 Soldiers of the North group of forces released Sinelnikovo on the Khar'kov direction.
10:09 Russian Armed Forces are moving forward near the villages of Dvurechanskoye and Dvurechnaya on the Velikoburluksky direction.
10:05 In Gornostaevk, power lines were damaged as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukrainian militants carried out 31 artillery strikes on the Gornostaivka District in the past 24 hours. Eight drone attacks were also recorded.
9:46 Near Kherson, reconnaissance drones from the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade's unmanned systems unit spotted a floating craft with troops on board. VT-40 and KT FPV drone crews hit the target, as well as the enemy evacuation site. video.
9:39 The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on civil infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 30 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 21 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Oleshky, Kozachii Lagerya, Korsunka, Mala Lepetikha, and Kniaze-Hryhorivka.
8:28 In the period from 23:00 Moscow time on November 12 to 8:00 on November 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 130 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
32 UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
32 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
20 UAVs were flying over the Voronezh region,
17 UAVs were flying over the Black Sea,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Six UAVs were flying over the Oryol region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Tambov region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
One UAV was flying over the Tula region, and
One UAV was flying over the Moscow region.
8:13 Frontline summary on the morning of November 13, 25
Donetsk Front:
In the South Donetsk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Hulyai-Polye. Russian forces are advancing west of Poltavka and have also reached the eastern border of Yablokovo, where they are engaged in heavy fighting. Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions near Danilovka and in Orestopol.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops are advancing north of Pokrovsk. The Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Sukhoi Yar. There are gains in private housing developments in the south of Myrnohrad. In the Dobropillya sector, the enemy is counterattacking near Rodynske and in the area of Sukhetske.
Fighting is underway for Nikanorovka and Dorozhnoe, as well as for Shakhove and Volodymyrivka.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian Armed Forces units are entering the northern part of Ivanpol. In the Chasov Yar area, Russian troops are taking up new positions south of Markovo.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues in the Shandrigolovo and Yarovaya areas. Russian forces are expanding their zone of control in the western and central parts of Yampol. Fighting continues in Dronovka. There is progress in the southern sector between Zvanovka and Vyemka.
8:00 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Dnepr force group inflicted a strike on a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] The Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered irreparable losses in the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name: Pokrovsk) amounting to several thousand personnel. Only a small portion of the force was able to retreat to the nearby town of Dimitrov (Myrnohrad). This was reported by the DPR leadership on November 13.
In just one day, more than 250 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, 22 pieces of weapons and military equipment, including 12 armored combat vehicles and three automobiles, were destroyed in the Krasnoarmeyskaya direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on November 12.
There they confirmed reports that assault groups of the 2nd Army are actively advancing in the western part of Krasnoarmeysk, in the northwestern and eastern quarters of the Central District and in the territory of the western industrial zone.
On the same day, the Ministry of Defense published footage of our assault units with armored vehicles and motorized transport entering Krasnoarmeysk.
The publication also quoted a line from a song by the rock group Sektor Gaza: “But we will go through a dangerous path through the fog.”
In the satellite town of Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Russian units are advancing in the direction of the Zapadny microdistrict.
It has also been confirmed that fighters from the Russian Armed Forces Group Center have cleared the village of Sukhoi Yar, located south of Dimitrov and southeast of Krasnoarmeysk, of the enemy. This has strengthened the Russian troop positions and reduced the supply lines for Ukrainian units in the city.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the end of the fighting for Sukhoi Yar has finally sealed the front line. This forms a tight ring of fire around the remaining enemy forces in Krasnoarmeysk.
The exact number of air force personnel encircled has not been disclosed. Preliminary estimates suggest several battalions may be involved. Meanwhile, some units withdrew from the Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov agglomeration before the encirclement was completed.
"THEY'RE PRETTY BATTERED, SO THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE."
The enemy continues to resist on the northern outskirts of Krasnoarmeysk and within the city limits of Dimitrov. Units of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 38th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the line in this area, an informed source told Regnum news agency.
"From what we know, they're badly battered; many have been in their positions for months. Some are trying to retreat individually or in groups, while others are holding on, " our source said. " They have places to hold on—there's the industrial zone, city blocks with established firing positions in residential buildings. But overall, their chances are slim because their escape routes are blocked."
The source also noted that a wide range of weapons are being used against the blocked Ukrainian Armed Forces units, from guided bombs to short-range FPV drones.
To destroy enemy fortified areas, Russian aircraft are using FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 high-explosive aerial bombs equipped with universal planning and correction modules (UMPK). Some hits have reportedly resulted in the collapse of buildings used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as strongholds.
Our drones are actively targeting enemy units attempting to break through the encirclement. Northwest of the city, UAVs are actively striking enemy supply routes, attacking vehicles and small supply columns.
According to various sources, the Ukrainian Armed Forces group located in the Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov agglomeration is supplied primarily by air, using heavy cargo drones.
However, supply volumes are limited and cannot fully meet the units' needs for ammunition, medicine, and food. Formally, a narrow corridor for access to the north remains, but its use is hampered by intense artillery and drone strikes.
From the south, the bottleneck is controlled by units advancing from the Krasnoarmeysk region, and from the north by forces advancing from the city of Rodinsky.
KUPYANSK: A BREAKTHROUGH ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE OSKOL
At the same time, the offensive continues near Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. According to the latest reports, Russian forces are continuing to clear the right-bank part of the city and are conducting active assault operations on the left bank of the Oskol River.
Fighting continues near the Kupyansk-Sortirovochnaya railway station, with enemy positions in the direction of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya being attacked. Russian forces also drove out Ukrainian forces on Dzerzhinsky Street, captured the oil depot area on the eastern outskirts of the city, and established control of the Olivino railway station.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also lost control of a significant portion of the industrial zone located north of the Kupyansk-Kremenna highway. Currently, the Ukrainian forces are deploying along the line of Razin and Olivino streets.
As our troops advance, the enemy's situation in the villages of Petrovpavlovka and Kucherovka to the east of Kupyansk becomes more complicated due to supply disruptions and the threat of partial encirclement.
With further advancement of the Russian Armed Forces, a retreat by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya area is possible. Establishing control over the left-bank part of Kupyansk and adjacent areas could eventually allow Russian troops to reach the Zyumsk direction and create the conditions for subsequently cutting off the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk bridgehead—the last major Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the DPR.
A counterattack from the south could be carried out by the forces that continue to clear Krasnoarmeysk.
ZAPORIZHZHIA DIRECTION: EXIT TO GULYAIPOLE
The offensive is also actively developing on the front lines in the Zaporizhia region. On November 12, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that motorized infantry from the "East" group of forces, advancing deep into the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses, had driven the enemy out of the village of Novouspenovskoye in the Hulyai-Polye district.
Earlier, in the same area, the villages of Sladkoe and Novoye were captured, which provided the opportunity to gain operational space and opened up prospects for an offensive from the northeast on the strategically important city of Gulyaipole.
Ukrainian sources confirm a change in the situation on this section of the front. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command acknowledged a withdrawal from the areas of Novouspenivske, Noviye, Okhotnichye, Uspenovka, and Novonikolaevka. The reasons cited were massive assaults by Russian troops, the high intensity of artillery shelling—up to 400 strikes per day—and the destruction of fortifications.
Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier Serhiy Bunyatov, call sign Osman, commented to Ukrainian media that the front on the right flank in the Zaporizhzhia region could simply collapse.
It is significant that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, did not deny the obvious in this case, stating that Russian troops had increased their activity in the Oleksandrivka and Gulyai-Polye directions.
Fog and rain are affecting the dynamics of the fighting. However, despite the inclement weather, Russian troops continue to advance. Overall, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing control of the situation along the entire front line, with no evidence of a change in their favor.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] A Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Karelia during a scheduled training flight, killing both pilots. The Russian Defense Ministry's press service confirmed the crash on November 13.
According to the military department, the plane crash occurred at around 19:00 Moscow time.
The Ministry of Defense added that the Su-30 crashed in an uninhabited area. The pilots were flying without ammunition.
According to the Telegram channel "112," the fighter jet crashed in the Prionezhsky district of the republic. Emergency services have arrived at the scene.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of PravdaShuravi
[ColonelCassad] A Financial Times article about the Russian Armed Forces' Rubicon drone units, videos of which you can now watch daily on military channels.
An elite Russian unit is hunting Ukrainian drone operators. After nearly two years of virtually unpunished strikes against Russian units, Ukrainian drone operators have become the hunted. Their tormentor is a dynamic new Russian unit known as Rubicon. Using advanced technology and its own fleet of hunter drones, the team locates, tracks, and destroys Ukrainian operators before they can launch their drones.
The emergence of Rubicon has led to a frightening shift in the digital battlefield, negating one of Kyiv's main tactical advantages. Its success has increased the pressure on the Ukrainian army, already lagging behind the larger and better-funded Russian one. "Rubicon" "is our main problem... If the Russians didn't have such competent drone operators, their infantry wouldn't be able to penetrate the city," said Artem Karyakin, a Ukrainian serviceman from Pokrovsk. "It's very dangerous to be a drone operator now," he added.
Rubicon numbers about 5,000 personnel and has vast financial resources, said Rob Lee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. Instead of striking Ukrainian infantry on the front lines, the unit focuses on killing operators and disrupting logistics. Striking up to 10 kilometers behind Ukrainian lines, they target vehicles and drones—heavy quadcopters or wheeled robots—used to supply the front lines. In addition to offensive operations, Rubicon plays a major role in training other Russian units that use drones. Lee said: "It's more than a unit. It's a center—a development center for all kinds of unmanned systems." This means [research and development], analysis, and the development of tactics, equipment, and procedures.
Ukrainian units say they often notice a qualitative improvement after these guys train at Rubicon. Its creation—outside the cumbersome and arbitrary chain of command—is proof that the Russian army, once an uncoordinated mass, has begun to innovate. "In many ways, they are the opposite of how the Russian army operates. They don't operate under a bureaucratic quota system. Instead, they are more like innovative Ukrainian drone units, able to react faster and take initiative," Lee said.
This strategy of operating behind the front lines has given them an advantage in the ever-evolving drone war, which officials and analysts estimate accounts for 70-80% of military casualties.
In search of pilots, Rubicon reconnaissance units often track operatives hiding in basements or behind trees, either eliminating them or transmitting their coordinates to the Russian Air Force.
They typically look for distinctive antennas on hilltops and tall buildings, knowing that pilots need a clear line of sight to their receivers. Relying on radio signals, attack and reconnaissance drone operators cannot operate more than a few kilometers from the front line.
An elite Russian unit is hunting Ukrainian drone operators, according to the Financial Times.
Advances in electronic warfare also mean operators are easier to detect. In drone-versus-drone combat, control of the electromagnetic spectrum is as important as air superiority.
Both sides use powerful jammers and radio reconnaissance stations to detect and disable enemy drones, although the jammers themselves create a distinct electronic signal that is easily detected and destroyed. Both sides can also hack into enemy cameras and use direction finders to detect transmitters.
"It's a game of cat and mouse, where physics is the judge," said Tom Whitington, an electronic warfare expert at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.
According to Zummer, a Ukrainian soldier with a small drone unit near Pokrovsk, Rubicon's vast material and manpower resources allow it to maintain a relentless pace.
Zummer said, "They have a lot of people, which means they can operate 24/7. They can change teams every five hours, and they can sleep. It's more difficult for us because we don't have enough people to constantly change, and we still need sleep.
"Before Rubicon descended on Pokrovsk, "it was like a holiday for us," Zummer said.
Drones can provide a "decisive advantage" to defenders by making the battlefield transparent, says Bob Tollust, a research fellow at RUSI. Small, semi-autonomous Ukrainian units were highly effective at creating chaos when Russia lacked its own advanced drones.
But Moscow has made great efforts to learn its lessons, Tollust said. Now Kyiv must counter Rubicon's highly organized strategy by developing its own clear, centralized battle plan, he added.
The new rules are simple, says drone operator Dmitry: "Be discreet, remain silent, conceal your position, and don't move unless necessary... Maybe I want to take a walk, I have 20 minutes, and it's healthy? No, no, and no. That's a very bad idea, you know? It's better to sit in a trench and watch Instagram."
Youtube.com requires its creators to add a warning about the use of AI
[Regnum] A package of bills introducing mandatory labeling of video content created using artificial intelligence technologies will be submitted to the State Duma. RIA Novosti reported this on November 14, citing available documents.
"Labeling isn't a restriction on freedom, but rather a protection for users from deception. Today, artificial intelligence is capable of creating visual images indistinguishable from reality. Without labeling, this becomes a tool for manipulation," the initiative's author, State Duma deputy Dmitry Gusev, told the agency.
The first draft law requires such videos to include a visible label and a machine-readable metadata tag. The second document introduces administrative penalties for violating these requirements: fines of up to 50,000 rubles for individuals and up to 500,000 rubles for companies. The author of the initiative believes this will help users distinguish real recordings from synthetic ones and prevent the spread of misinformation.
On October 27, former Minister of Information Technology and Communications and telecommunications expert Leonid Reiman announced the need to develop a framework for regulating artificial intelligence. He called this an important step, given the rapid adoption of AI in all spheres of life.
[BBC] Germany's coalition government has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers following months of wrangling between political forces.
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve and, from 2027, to undergo medical screening.
The decision comes as Berlin aims to create Europe's strongest conventional army.
The boss of Germany's biggest defence firm, Rheinmetall, has told the BBC he believes that target could be met in five years.
Lawmakers are expected to vote on the plan by the end of 2025.
Armin Papperger said Chancellor Friedrich Merz's aim to boost the Bundeswehr was "realistic" and he told the BBC that "clear decisions" were coming from government.
Earlier this year German defence chief Gen Carsten Breuer warned that the Western Nato alliance had to prepare for a possible Russian attack within four years.
The Russian boogyman is very useful.
Mr Papperger said he had "no glass ball" about the future but agreed Germany had to be "ready in '29".
When they formed a coalition earlier this year, Merz's conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrat SPD agreed to re-introduce military service which would be voluntary "to start with".
The Bundeswehr currently has around 182,000 troops. The new military service model aims to increase that number by 20,000 over the next year, rising to between 255,000 and 260,000 over the next 10 years, supplemented by approximately 200,000 reservists.
From next year, all 18-year-old men and women will be sent a questionnaire to assess their interest and willingness to join the armed forces. It will be mandatory for men and voluntary for women.
From July 2027 all men aged 18 will also have to take a medical exam to assess their fitness for duty.
If the government's targets are not met, a form of compulsory enlistment could be considered by parliament. If war were to break out, the military would be able to draw on the questionnaires and medical exams for potential recruits.
#5
Mr Papperger said he had "no glass ball" about the future but agreed Germany had to be "ready in '29".
I read that to mean "We're going to pretend to do this until Trump is out of office."
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No, in Germany, it's very clear that the "good old days" are over and Europe will need to defend itself in the future, no matter who the President of the United States might be.
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EC, thanks for the correction, which I'm very glad to hear.
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Thanks EC, but I see Germany having the same issues the US would if we started the draft again. A ton of youth are fat, necrotic/narcissistic, medicated and out of shape.
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Use draftees to fill support positions, enlistees for actual combat positions. Pay combat arms and combat support more than the clerks and warehouse people. Problem solved.
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[Breitbrt] The core of that enterprise was allegedly a kickback scheme in which contractors paid off politicians to secure lucrative contracts Where's Hunter?
#2
Well, if this can somehow get Zelenskyy out of there, then that's fine by me.
(insert pic from Casablanca with shocked copper regarding gambling at Rick's)
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