Monday, November 25

Russia’s war against Ukraine

This photograph taken at a forensic expert center in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 24, 2024, shows parts of a missile that were collected for examination at the impact site in Dnipro following an attack on Nov. 21. Russia fired an experimental missile, dubbed “Oreshnik,” at Ukraine for the first time. (Roman Pilipey / AFP via Getty Images)

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Ukraine downs 50 of 73 Russian drones in overnight attack, Air Force says. Ukraine shot down 50 of the 73 drones launched by Russia overnight on Nov. 24, the Air Force reported. There have been no reports of casualties or damage.

Russia attacked Ukraine with over 800 KAB bombs, 460 drones, 20 missiles this week, Zelensky says. Over the past week, Russia has launched over 800 KAB-guided aerial bombs, nearly 460 attack drones, and more than 20 missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 24.

Ukraine developing guided aerial bombs domestically, Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff says. Ukraine is actively working on developing its own guided aerial bombs, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatolii Barhylevych reported on Nov. 24.

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150,000 Ukrainian IDPs have returned to occupied regions, MP says. Inadequate support from the state is part of what prompts people to return to Russian-occupied areas, lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko said.

Air defense systems can counter Russia’s Oreshnik missile, Zelensky says. “The world has air defense systems capable of countering such threats,” Zelensky said, referring to Russia’s new Oreshnik ballistic missile. Experts are currently analyzing the wreckage of the weapon, he said.

Russia preparing to break through to southern Donetsk Oblast, military says. “The enemy is trying to break through to the south of Donetsk region, where Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts meet,” Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command, said on Nov. 24.

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine has lost over 40% of territory previously gained in Kursk incursion, Reuters reports

Ukraine has lost over 40 percent of the territory it previously gained in Russia’s Kursk Oblast due to Russian counterattacks, Reuters reported on Nov. 23, citing a source in Ukraine’s General Staff.

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The Week Ahead: Key Developments Impacting Global Politics & Markets

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Human cost of war

Russian troops kill 2 civilian women, injure man in Donetsk Oblast’s Toretsk, prosecutors say. According to the report, at around 6 p.m. on Nov. 21, Russian soldiers entered an apartment in a residential area of Toretsk and “deliberately” opened fire with automatic weapons on three civilians.

General Staff: Russia has lost 730,740 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022. This number includes 1,020 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

Video: Russia’s ballistic missile test and Musk’s mockery of Zelensky

International response

Trump’s top security pick calls for end to escalation in Ukraine. “We need to restore deterrence, restore peace, and get ahead of this escalation ladder, rather than responding to it,” Mike Waltz, Trump’s nominee for national security adviser, said on Nov. 24.

Lithuania delivers new military aid package to Ukraine. Lithuania has delivered another aid package to Ukraine, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense reported on Nov. 24.

In other news

Polish farmers lift blockade at Ukraine border. Polish farmers, who staged a protest in the village of Medyka and blocked the Sheghini border crossing with Ukraine, have suspended their blockade, Ukraine’s State Customs Service reported on Nov. 24.

Putin signs law prohibiting adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries that permit gender transition. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal, the Russian government’s legal information website published on Nov. 23.

Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, FT reports. Russia has recruited hundreds of mercenaries from Yemen to fight in its war against Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 24.

UK businessman faces no charges after admitting to violating Russia sanctions. Luxury perfume seller David Crisp is alleged to have hidden over $2.1 million in illegal sales to Russia. He admitted on camera to “ignoring government edicts.”

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