Rustem Umierov, Ukraine’s Defence Minister, has announced the expansion of serial production of R-360 Neptune cruise missiles, enhanced for hitting targets at greater distances.
Source: Umierov during a meeting with Ukrainian missile manufacturers
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Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, believes that the European Union’s strategy towards Ukraine during its war with Russia has proven ineffective and requires revision.
Source: European Pravda, citing LRT, a Lithuanian medi…
Russian forces attacked the village of Tokarivka in the Kharkiv District on 18 November, injuring a man and a woman.
Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office
Quote: “The investigation established that on 18 November, at around 16:00, Russian forces a…
Boris Johnson, a former UK prime minister, has called for a US$500 billion loan to Ukraine to help it end the war and urged the announcement of a date for Ukraine’s NATO membership.
Source: Boris Johnson on X (Twitter), reported by European Pravda
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The UK announced additional sanctions against Iran on 18 November in response to its decision to supply ballistic missiles to Russia.
Source: European Pravda, citing the UK government
Details: The new sanctions include freezing the assets of Iran’s nat…
The death toll from the Russian missile strike on the city of Sumy on the evening of 17 November has risen to 12.
Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration
Details: “As of 14:00, another fatality has been reported. Thus, the Russians have killed 12 p…
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence plans to launch a nationwide support programme for military personnel called Pluses.
Source: Kateryna Chernohorenko, Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation, as reporte…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised the Biden administration’s decision to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles for strikes on Russian territory, claiming this provokes escalation and undermines the possibility of “peace negotiations”.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a step that drew sharp criticism from Kyiv at the end of the last week. He called Russian leader Vladimir Putin and spoke with him for an hour.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying Scholz had “…
The White House has refused to directly confirm that Ukraine has been authorised to use long-range ATACMS missiles against military targets located in Russia but did mention that it is developing a response to North Korea’s involvement in the war again…