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[Regnum] The Chelyabinsk District Court has designated the Makhoninsky organized crime group as an extremist organization and confiscated its property. A law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on November 14.
According to him, property worth approximately 2.5 billion rubles is being transferred to the state. Twenty-three people are named as defendants in the case, including brothers Andrei and Alexander Makhonin, their relatives, and business partners.
The Makhoninskys own 109 properties and 12 vehicles, a law enforcement representative clarified, citing the text of the lawsuit.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the organized crime group, through its subordinate companies and trusted individuals included among the co-defendants in the case, currently owns the majority of retail outlets in Chelyabinsk, as well as a number of companies. The group's members are accused of receiving illegal income related to the operation of correctional facilities and transferring funds abroad.
It is also believed that the organized crime group had connections with the former governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Mikhail Yurevich; on September 3, he was again put on the wanted list.
In late October, officers from the regional FSB department conducted searches of the defendants' homes, after which the property involved in the case was seized, and the Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit demanding that the Makhoninsky association be banned and declared extremist.
On November 14, FSB officers detained the head of the Makhoninsky organized crime group, Alexander Makhonin, in Chelyabinsk.
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[Regnum] The Kyiv regime, under the guidance of Western countries, is preparing terrorist attacks in Russian regions similar to the assassination attempt on a high-ranking Russian official at Troekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, which was foiled by the Federal Security Service (FSB). This was reported on Friday, November 14, by the FSB's Public Relations Center (PRC).
"According to the Russian FSB, the Ukrainian regime, acting under the direction of Western intelligence agencies, is preparing similar crimes in other Russian regions," the statement said.
The Center for Public Security warned that Ukrainian intelligence services continue to actively search the internet, social media, and messaging apps for potential perpetrators of terrorist attacks and sabotage aimed at harming Russia.
In this regard, the FSB reiterated that confidential cooperation with a foreign state, as well as an international or foreign organization, is unacceptable. Russian law provides for criminal liability for those who commit such a crime, including life imprisonment.
Earlier, on November 14, the FSB thwarted a planned terrorist attack against a senior Russian official. To carry it out, Ukrainian intelligence agencies recruited a Central Asian national and two Russian drug addicts with criminal records.
The bombing of a high-ranking Russian official was planned to take place near the grave of his relatives at Troekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. The attack was to use a video camera hidden in a vase of flowers, capable of being remotely controlled and transmitting information about the attack abroad.
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[Regnum] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in the Pacific Ocean. The Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service" of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported this on its Telegram channel.
The tremors were recorded on Friday, November 14, at 11:33 PM local time (2:33 PM Moscow time). Experts classify the magnitude of the 6.1 tremors as a strong earthquake.
The epicenter was located 318 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with the epicenter at a depth of 43.8 km. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties and no damage to infrastructure.
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[Regnum] The coming winter in Russia should be colder than it was in 2024–2025, but air temperatures during this period will still be above normal. Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, announced this on Friday, November 14.
According to the weather forecaster, the coming winter will most likely not be cold, with air temperatures around and above normal.
"If we compare—usually with the previous winter of 2024-2025—this winter is noticeably colder than last year. Last year, if you remember, was a very warm winter," he told RIA Novosti.
Vilfand clarified that increased thaws are predicted for the coming winter, but periods with temperatures dropping to -20 degrees Celsius and below are also expected. He added that the likelihood of this scenario is 65-68%.
The day before, Vilfand reported that approximately 80% of Russia's territory, including the Far Eastern Federal District and Siberia, was already covered in snow. The forecaster clarified that snow had already settled in the Ural and Northwestern Federal Districts, as well as some regions of the Volga Federal District.
Here in the Midwest we had our first big snowstorm of the year at the beginning of the week. In Cincinnati we saw 2.5” of the cold, white stuff, very much earlier than usual, though we have been hit as early as Halloween. Perhaps that’s why the COP 30 climate conference in Brazil has significantly lower attendance than usual — President Trump is only one of many heads of state and corporate types not bothering to show up.
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[Korrespondent] 22.58 The Unified Center for the Identification of Bodies of the Dead began its work in Ukraine on Thursday, November 13. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Leonid Timchenko emphasized that the Center will provide identification in the most difficult cases and will allow us to establish the names of those who gave their lives in the war with the Russian Federation.
"A specialized institution will allow for conducting examinations using various methods and exchanging data with international colleagues, implementing best global practices," the statement said.
22.24 A large number of explosions were heard in Donetsk, temporarily occupied by Russians, on the evening of November 13, after which a large fire broke out. Power outages occurred in some areas of the city. This is reported by Russian media and local channels.
21.46 An influx of young Ukrainians is observed in Germany after Kyiv allowed men under the age of 22 to leave the country. This was stated by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Barron's reports.
"I asked the President of Ukraine (Volodymyr Zelensky - ed.) to ensure that young men from Ukraine do not come to Germany in ever-increasing numbers, but serve in their own country. They are needed there," Merz noted following the talks with Zelensky.
20.59 The Cabinet of Ministers is launching the Communications Coordination Headquarters. This was announced by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
20.44 Russia is preparing to deport to Siberia Ukrainian citizens currently living in temporarily occupied territories. This is reported by the Center of National Resistance.
Thus, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, announced the launch of a large-scale “Siberia Development Program.”
However, the Kremlin considers the main driving force for the development of the devastated regions of Siberia and the Far East not its own citizens, who are leaving the country en masse, but the population of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian regions: Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk.
20.23 The Pokrovsky direction remains the main one in the context of the Russian troops' offensive, so special attention is being paid there to strengthening units, providing soldiers with everything they need, and strengthening logistical routes. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
19.03 A military man was exposed in Transcarpathia who was selling routes to Europe to evaders for cryptocurrency. For $2,000, he provided detailed instructions on illegally crossing the border with Romania.
The investigation established that the serviceman was approached by his colleague with a request to help an acquaintance get to Europe. Upon learning of the man's intention to leave, the serviceman decided to make money on this.
He offered the evader to illegally cross the border for 2 thousand US dollars. For the conspiracy, communication took place on Telegram, where messages instantly disappeared. He demanded that payment be made in cryptocurrency via a virtual wallet to avoid both personal contact with the "client" and to prevent tracking of transactions through banks.
17.54 A hostile drone attack caused a fire in the industrial district of Sumy on Thursday, November 13, in the afternoon. The Sumy City Council reported this on Telegram.
17.08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the defense zone of the 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard brigades captured 21 Russian servicemen in the Dobropol and Konstantinov directions. The military noted that some of the Russians surrendered voluntarily, while others had to be forced to lay down their arms.
16.17 Ukrainian military destroyed an enemy lair for storing and servicing Orion strike and reconnaissance drones in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea. The Russians located their lair in the area of the settlement of Kirovske. This was reported by the commander of the SBS Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
Fighters from the Ptachy Magyar unit struck the enemy on the night before November 13. It was this unit of the 1st Separate SBS Center (formerly the 14th SBS Regiment, - ed.) that conducted the operation, as a result of which the enemy object was destroyed.
16.11 Ukrainian units stopped the advance of Russian troops and prevented them from entrenching in several settlements in the Hulyaipil direction. This was reported by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces Vladyslav Voloshyn.
"The enemy is trying to infiltrate deep into our defense, and fighting is also ongoing deep into the defense, but we have stopped the enemy and are currently trying to block his advance and are carrying out a comprehensive fire attack on him," he said.
Due to intensive shelling and fire from the Russians on Ukrainian positions, some settlements, in particular Uspenivka, Novomykolaivka, Novouspenivske, and Okhotnychy, had to retreat to more advantageous positions.
15.58 In Vinnytsia region, an employee of the CCC and SP was sentenced to two years of detention in a disciplinary battalion for abuse of influence.
14.43 An evidentiary base has been collected for another high-ranking official of the Russian army who participated in the temporary occupation of the Kherson region at the beginning of the full-scale war. This is Major General Oleksandr Kornev - commander of the 7th Airborne Assault (Mountain) Division of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. The SBU reported this on November 13. According to the investigation, on February 24, 2022, the defendant commanded his division, which, together with other units of the Dnieper Group of Forces, occupied the Kherson region.
14.37 In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone killed three civilians who were traveling to collect pensions and humanitarian aid. The regional prosecutor's office released a video of the enemy attack.
According to the investigation, on the morning of November 13, a group of people set off on three homemade motor-blocks to the village of Borova to receive pensions and humanitarian aid.
14.25 Explosions and a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia. The atmospheric-vacuum distillation unit was damaged.
Other details are still unknown. Photos and videos have appeared online, presumably of the consequences of the strikes on the refinery.
13.57 On Thursday night, the Ukrainian military struck several dozen targets in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine with domestic long-range weapons. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. Among them were domestic developments Flamingo (cruise missile), Bars (drone missile), and Lyuty.
13.21 The aggressor country Russia is preparing for a major war in Europe . Hostilities may begin in 2029 or 2030. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this in Telegram. Therefore, we need to think about how to stop the Russians now in Ukraine and reduce their capabilities, he noted.
12:45 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Zaporizhia region and met with soldiers of the 65th separate mechanized brigade Velykyi Lug , which, as part of the 17th corps, is conducting defense in the Orikhiv direction. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
12.27 About 400 places where children abducted from Ukraine are being held have been discovered in Russia. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing his interview with Bloomberg Television. According to Zelensky, more than 1,600 abducted children have already been returned, but in total there are about 19,500 of them in Russia.
12.23 A Russian militant was detained on the territory of the European Union, who, being a citizen of Ukraine, went over to the enemy side and fought against our state. The detention took place on the border with Lithuania, where the man tried to escape as a refugee.
The detainee turned out to be a 33-year-old UAV operator who launched Russian strike drones over Kherson. The man is a native of Sumy region, but after the temporary annexation of Crimea, he left for the peninsula, obtained a Russian passport there, joined Putin's United Russia party and voluntarily signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The suspect later underwent training at a training ground and swore an oath of allegiance to the Russian Federation. He was appointed as an unmanned systems operator in the Russian army and sent to fight on the southern front of Ukraine.
Having assessed the risks of participating in battles against the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the militant fled from the firing positions and then to the European Union. In the EU, the man planned to apply for refugee status using his Ukrainian passport and "sink into the bottom."
12.02 On Thursday morning, Russian invaders struck a motorcade with a drone near the village of Boguslavka in the Borivska community in the Kharkiv region. Three people were killed , the head of the OVA, Oleg Synegubov, reported on Telegram. Another person was injured and is currently receiving necessary medical assistance.
11.41 The forced evacuation of families with children from 22 villages in the Sinelnyky district, located in the Mezhivska and Pokrovska communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region, continues. 249 children have to leave.
11.22 On Thursday night, Russian aggressors launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 138 drones of various types into Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare units shot down/suppressed most of the enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported .
10.59 Russian aggressors attacked Mykolaiv with a strike drone. Six people were injured , said the head of the regional military administration, Vitaly Kim. Three residents of Mykolaiv were seriously injured. They are receiving necessary medical care.
10.38 On Thursday night, Russian invaders damaged energy infrastructure in three regions with drones. This was reported by Ukrenergo. In most regions of Ukraine, hourly outage schedules of up to 4 shifts are in effect. Maximum outages will be in the evening.
10.23 Another Russian agent has been detained in the Dnipropetrovsk region. At the request of the Russian Federation, he was collecting coordinates of defense plants and energy facilities, on which the enemy was preparing missile and drone strikes. The SBU reported this on November 13. It is noted that the corrector turned out to be a 47-year-old resident of Pavlohrad, who was waiting for the occupation of the region, as he wrote about in Telegram channels.
9.56 In Feodosia, temporarily occupied Crimea, powerful explosions were heard on the night of November 13, after which a railway crossing near an oil depot was blocked.
The marine oil terminal in Feodosia is a key hub for the supply of fuel and lubricants by sea to the Crimean Peninsula and the TOT of southern Ukraine.
9.31 In Kherson, two emergency teams ran over Russian "petals". The incident occurred in the Dnipro district on the night of November 13. This was reported by the Kherson OVA. It is noted that the first "emergency" team ran over a mine at 03:00, when it was evacuating a patient. The other - at about 05:00 while going on a call. As a result of the detonation, the wheels of both cars were damaged. There were no casualties. In addition, at about 5:30 in the morning, the occupiers attacked a man with a drone in the Dnipro district of the city. The 49-year-old wounded man was taken to the hospital with a concussion, explosive and closed craniocerebral injuries, and head and shoulder injuries. The victim's condition is moderate.
9.28 On the night of November 13, Russian forces attacked critical infrastructure in the city of Artsyz, Odessa region, with strike drones. The shelling damaged a critical infrastructure facility, an administrative building, and repair shops. No one was injured as a result of the attack.
8.49 On the front line over the past 24 hours, 226 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on November 13. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck a command post, three areas of personnel concentration and two other important Russian facilities.
8.20 Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Orel. Russian media reported this on November 13. Residents of Orel wrote on social networks about unknown drones that they allegedly saw in the sky. The city declared a simultaneous missile and drone danger. Local public forums wrote about the work of air defense, which destroyed several targets, some of the debris fell in a residential area. As is known, there are several oil depots in Orel. There is also a military base there, from which Russian troops launch "Shahed" drones over Ukraine. This base has 8 launch pads on the ground and a 2.8 km long section of road, where drones can be launched from vehicles.
7.50 The Defense Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 1,180 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, the total enemy losses in the war amounted to 1,155,360 people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total combat losses of the Russian invaders from 24.02.22 to 13.11.25 were approximately 1,155,360 people.
06.23 The Parliament of Montenegro adopted a decision on the participation of the country's Armed Forces in the NATO mission for security support and training of Ukrainian military personnel (NSATU). The document stipulates that the participation of Montenegrin military personnel in NSATU will be limited to the territory of NATO countries.
06.05 Thick fog played into the hands of the Russian military, facilitating their penetration deep into the key strategic city in eastern Ukraine - Pokrovsk. Weather conditions have complicated the work of Ukrainian drones and weakened defenses. Most areas of the city are now in a gray zone, which neither side fully controls, the BBC reported.
05.30 The likelihood of a meeting between the leaders of the US and Russia depends solely on the confidence that such talks will bring a concrete result to end the war in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters following the G7 ministerial meeting in Canada.
03.05 The United States continues discussions with Ukraine on the provision of defensive weapons and technical equipment to restore energy infrastructure, which is systematically suffering from targeted attacks by Russia. This information was announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who emphasized that the United States is engaged in a dialogue with Ukraine not only on the supply of defensive weapons to protect energy infrastructure, but also on precision energy equipment necessary for restoration work.
02.33 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a statement about the possibility of a bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Hungarian capital. According to Lavrov, Moscow is still "ready for a Russian-American summit in Budapest." He added that the meeting between the Russian and American presidents did not take place after Trump received certain "unofficial reports."
01.30 Ukrainian defense forces pushed back Russian occupiers in the Shakhovo area of Donetsk region, but the enemy achieved success in Zaporizhia region, occupying Rivnepillia and Yablukove. This information was published by the DeepState analytical project.
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[NewsFront] 21:16 In the period from 18:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the Black Sea. 21:11 Surrender of soldiers of the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kupyansk, video.
21:01 Servicemen of the unmanned systems units of the Zapad group of forces burned vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants who were attempting to break through in the area of the village of Petrovka in the Kupyansky district.
FPV drone crews from the unmanned systems unit of the "North" force group, having organized ambushes along the routes of movement of equipment and rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov region, destroyed a mobile group of neo-Nazis and ATVs camouflaged in a forest belt.
Attack UAV operators from the Vostok Group of Forces' unmanned systems unit destroyed enemy armored vehicles and motor vehicles near the village of Rivne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Soldiers from the unmanned aerial systems unit of the Center group of forces razed to the ground a control center for unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Attack drone operators from the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District disabled enemy UAV repeater antennas in the Konstantinovsky direction.
Specialists from the Rubicon Center shot down reconnaissance and attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using aerial ramming.
20:57 Gulyai-Pole direction. The East Group of Forces approached Vesyoly and Zeleny Gai –MAP.
20:44 Stepnogorsk. Advance of the Russian Armed Forces on the western and eastern outskirts of the village,MAP.
20:17 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Aleysk Guards Motorized Rifle Unit of the Center Forces Group destroyed an enemy stronghold, supporting the offensive actions of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
19:30 Selection frames: destruction of the International MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, the Tisa armored fighting vehicle, in the Sumy region.
18:50 In the period from 15:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
Six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region, and
One UAV over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
17:27 Operators of the FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" of the unmanned aerial systems units destroyed:
An armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Konstantinovka;
Enemy ground robotic complex in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovsky direction.
16:49 Servicemen of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system crew of the Center group of forces shot down reconnaissance UAV "Leleka" in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
An Osa-AKM air defense system crew from the Dnipro group of forces, during combat duty, destroyed an H10 Poseidon UAV that was conducting aerial reconnaissance of the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
15:58 Assault groups entered the high-rise building block of the Zapadny microdistrict in the southern part of Myrnohrad, MAP.
15:33 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
Four UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, and
One UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:13 Servicemen of the unmanned systems units of the motorized rifle brigade of the "West" group of forces suppress attempts by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants to carry out personnel rotation and ammunition supply in the Kupyansk area.
15:03 Drone operators of the Sever group of the Russian Armed Forces burned another 155mm M-109 self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces made in the United States,video.
14:43 In Dimitrov, DPR, units of the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade named after A.V. Zakharchenko of the 51st guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces continue an offensive was launched in the Vostochny microdistrict, in the southern part of the settlement, and towards the Zapadny microdistrict. Forty-nine buildings were liberated.
13:04 In the period from 8.00 to 12.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Four UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV over the territory of the Rostov region.
12:42 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation from November 8 to 14, 2025
Over the past week, units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of a heavy mechanized brigade, four mechanized brigades, a ranger brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, active operations by the group's units liberated the village of Sinelnikovo in the Khar'kov region. Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' motorized infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade were defeated.
In the area of responsibility of the "North" group of forces, enemy losses amounted to more than 960 servicemen, three tanks, six armored combat vehicles, 70 vehicles, and 14 field artillery pieces. Three electronic warfare stations, three radar stations, eight ammunition depots, and 37 supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces defeated formations of a tank brigade, three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades.
In the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, assault groups of the 6th Army continued to destroy the encircled group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Over the course of 24 hours, three counterattacks by units of the 1st and 15th National Guard Brigades near the villages of Nechvolodovka and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region were thwarted. The enemy had launched a breakthrough to the Oskol River to restore a destroyed crossing and free encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. Fifteen militants and seven armored combat vehicles were destroyed.
Over the past week, in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, the enemy lost more than 365 servicemen, 25 combat armored vehicles, including two M113 armored personnel carriers and three US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, a Canadian-made Senator combat armored vehicle, 42 vehicles, four artillery pieces, including three American 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery units, and six mortars.
In just one week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,530 servicemen, 35 armored combat vehicles, 146 motor vehicles, and six field artillery pieces in the "West" grouping's area of responsibility. Twenty-one ammunition depots and 65 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade have been defeated.
Over the course of a week, enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 815 servicemen, six tanks, and 19 armored combat vehicles. Eleven field artillery pieces, 109 vehicles, 11 electronic warfare stations, and 21 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an infantry brigade, four airborne assault brigades, three Jaeger brigades, an airborne brigade, an airmobile brigade, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and four National Guard brigades were defeated.
In the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 2nd Army continued to destroy encircled formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 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.
Seven attacks by units of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade, the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" and the 1st Assault Regiment 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.
The clearing of Ukrainian militants from the village of Rog in the Donetsk People's Republic has been completed. Furthermore, the villages of Sukhoi Yar and Gnativka in the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated within a week.
Units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army have liberated 49 buildings in the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic and are continuing active offensive operations in the Vostochny microdistrict, as well as in the southern part of the city and in the direction of the Zapadny microdistrict.
Over the past week, in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,670 servicemen, three tanks, 34 combat armored vehicles, 31 vehicles, and six field artillery pieces.
In just one week, Ukrainian armed forces in the Center's area of responsibility lost over 3,360 servicemen, three tanks, 45 armored combat vehicles, 43 vehicles, 11 field artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into enemy defenses and completed the liberation of Orestopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Additionally, the villages of Danilovka and Vovchye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Novouspenovskoye, Novoye, Sladkoye, and Rybnoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were liberated during the week.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,665 service members, 11 armored combat vehicles, and 81 automobiles in this area. Nine field artillery pieces were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 495 service members, three armored combat vehicles, 82 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Forty electronic warfare and reconnaissance stations, 24 ammunition and supply depots, were destroyed.
Over the past week, air defense systems have shot down nine guided aerial bombs, 17 US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 1,173 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet and missile forces destroyed 27 unmanned boats and three tugboats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:15 The situation in the Shakhovo area has been updated. Russian attack aircraft are gradually entering the eastern part of the village. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are fighting quite persistently in the central part of the village and in the ravine to the southeast. MAP.
12:10 TOS-1A crews of the Sever group carried out attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Volchansk and on the Khatnensky sector of the front,video.
12:00 South Dnipropetrovsk direction. Assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Guards Army, group "East", relying on the previously liberated Vovchye and adjacent territories, penetrated the enemy's defenses to a depth of more than four km and completely liberated the village of Orestopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region.MAP.
09:31 Operators of the unmanned systems unit of the Vostok group of forces worked out enemy vehicles, which were identified near the village of Rivnepillia. As a result of the combat operations, a Kozak armored vehicle was destroyed.
09:16 Calculation of the Osa-AKM complexshot downAn H10 Poseidon fixed-wing UAV in the skies over the Kherson region.
08:40 Ukrainian and American-made armored fighting vehicles were destroyed by a Nikon crew from the 68th Motorized Rifle Division. Khar'kov Oblast, video.
07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Danilovka was liberated
Sinelnikovo was liberated
Advance east of Krasny Liman
Expansion of the control zone in the Pokrovsk area
07:31 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 216 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
66 over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
59 over the waters of the Black Sea.
45 over the territory of Saratov Oblast,
19 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Eight over the territory of Volgograd Oblast,
Seven over the territory of Rostov Oblast,
Four over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,
Three over the territory of Tambov Oblast,
Two over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,
One over the territory of Voronezh Oblast,
One over the territory of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast,
One over the territory of Orenburg Oblast.
05:05 Crews of the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery guns of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy UAV control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
A 122mm BM-21 BM-21 Grad MLRS crew from Tula paratroopers targeted a concentration of Ukrainian infantry in a forested area in the Sumy region.
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[Regnum] Ukraine is thwarting Russia's prisoner exchange proposals and has only fulfilled 30% of the agreement. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made this statement on November 14.
She commented on the words of Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya about Kyiv's decision to terminate negotiations with Moscow due to the fact that no significant results were achieved during the meetings.
"He, however, forgot to add that even the practical proposals made by the Russian side regarding the exchange of detainees were thwarted, once again, by the Kyiv regime. They have fulfilled less than 30% of what was agreed upon," Zakharova noted at a briefing.
The Russian side prepared specific proposals for each round of negotiations, and Moscow therefore implemented them each time the agreements were not thwarted by Kiev, she emphasized.
The most recent prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine took place on October 2. It was a 185-for-185 exchange. At the end of August, 146 fighters returned to Russia in exchange for the same number of Ukrainian soldiers. In addition, eight residents of the Kursk region, abducted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were able to return to Russia.
The exchanges were made possible by agreements reached by Russian and Ukrainian representatives on July 23 in Istanbul. This meeting was the third for the delegations in 2025. As Vladimir Medinsky, aide to the Russian President and head of the Russian delegation, stated at the time, the two sides planned to exchange 1,200 people each in the near future.
This all harks back to the first autumn of the war (Sept, 2022), in which Russian forces were pulling back and army commends sent forward rear guards to protect those forces.
In this forum, as it was likely in others, it was contended that the Ukrainian forces were winning the war outright, when it instead turned out Russians were in a retreat and a consolidation of forces ordered by Russian commanders.
What the Russians needed is what they got: rear guards holding back Ukrainian mobile forces long enough to enable that consolidation.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The heroism of Captain Zintsov's group.
You know my fanaticism about studying the Battle of Krasny Liman in 2022. Of course, I wrote one analysis article and two interviews with a participant in that battle. However, in the analysis, I only briefly mentioned the special forces group, almost all of which perished during the final stage of Russian troops' withdrawal from the region to the LPR.
On September 29, 2022, in the village of Stavki, just north of Krasny Liman, a special forces group from the 2nd Special Forces Brigade of the Main Directorate of the General Staff found itself caught in a brutal cycle of events.
Stavki was shaken by artillery fire, the Ukrainians began to tighten the encirclement on the outskirts, and the scouts held their positions as the army retreated. Pictured is Senior Lieutenant Vyacheslav Zintsov, a graduate of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School.
Before entering the academy, he studied at the boarding school of the Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery in the Ivanovo Region. How many actual monks are we seeing in this war?
So, the group under his command (he was the most senior in rank, hence the conclusion) was surrounded and came under artillery fire. Nine men were killed in one fell swoop, and only one survived. At least that's what the obituaries say. They also say they were fighting off attacks by Ukrainian assault aircraft (no infantry was storming the headquarters at the time), but I'm sticking with the first version.
What's my point? Back then, it wasn't exactly common to lose a dozen special forces soldiers at once, which makes Zintsov's group unique. While they were dying, some of the "Barsiks" were emerging from Krasny Liman, lucky enough to escape the encirclement unharmed.
Why did the special forces perish? I think it was due to a shortage of personnel. Due to a personnel shortage, the special forces were practically thrown into fortifications and providing cover for retreating troops, something we haven't seen for quite some time now. Plenty of examples of sacrifice of foot soldiers in the Red Army, for example, existed in similar circumstances.
What's to do at Stavka? This is just a rural village in the north, where no combat operations had ever taken place in September 2022. It was held only as a road from the north to Krasny Liman, the garrison there was always small.
Nine special forces at a time, and during the Second Chechen War, this scandal would have been a real headache for everyone, but now they didn't even pay attention.
May the fallen special forces rest in peace. They stood their ground to the end, ensuring the withdrawal of the troops. This was a common occurrence in those months – there weren't enough men at the front due to the delay in partial mobilization, so even in the summer and fall of 2022, on the same Kherson front, special forces were often sent to plug the weakened front.
It was with their help that they more or less evacuated the troops, despite the retreat from Kherson and the defeat at Balakliya. Of course, elite specialists are not designed for this, but in those circumstances they acted like a fire brigade.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved the indictment in the criminal case brought against the prosecutor and eight judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The agency's press service reported this on November 14.
Investigators established that from February to March 2022, the ICC prosecutor unlawfully prosecuted Russian citizens. Subsequently, the ICC Presidium, without legal basis, ordered the issuance of patently unlawful arrest warrants.
Charges were brought under Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: 299 (“Bridging a Knowingly Innocent Person or Illegally Initiating a Criminal Case”), 301 (“Illegal Detention, Taking into Custody, or Holding in Custody”), 30 (“Preparation for a Crime and Attempted Crime”), and 360 (“Assault on Persons or Institutions Enjoying International Protection, or the Threat of Committing It”).
The accused have been placed on an international wanted list. The criminal case has been transferred to the Moscow City Court for trial.
The press service of the Russian Investigative Committee clarified that the case involves ICC Prosecutor Khan Karim Asad Ahmad, as well as ICC Judges Tomoko Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez, and Haykel Ben Mahfoud, as well as ICC President Piotr Józef Hofmański, and his deputies Carranza Luz del Carmen Ibáñez, Bertram Schmitt, and Renée Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou. All have been charged in absentia.
In March 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on charges of allegedly "committing war crimes in Ukraine."
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