Russian forces attack Bilozerka in Kherson region, injuring woman
Russian forces shelled Bilozerka in Kherson region.
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16 November 2025
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region throughout day, injuring six civilians
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with glide bombs heavy artillery, drones, and FPV drones. Six people were injured.
Defense forces clear 26.6 km² of Pokrovsk district from enemy in past day, General Staff reports
On November 15, the Defense Forces conducted a search and destruction of Russian invaders on the territory of 26.6 km² of the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region.
Russians shot three Ukrainian prisoners of war in Zaporizhzhia region - case has been opened
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the shooting of three Ukrainian prisoners of war by the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
Defense forces control most of Kupiansk
Defense forces control most of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, and Russian groups in the northern parts of the city are cut off from ground supplies.
Russian drone attacks civilian car in Kherson, three people wounded
In Kherson, a Russian drone attacked a civilian car.
Power supply restored in Sumy community after nighttime drone attack
Power supply has been restored in the Sumy community after it was cut off following a nighttime attack by Russian drones.
Man killed by drone strike in Dnipropetrovsk region
A man was killed by a drone strike in the Mykolaivka community in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russians strike Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with drone
Russian troops attacked the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv using a Molniya-type drone.
In Kherson region, Russians shell apartment buildings, minibus, and police car: Dead and injured reported
In the Kherson region, Russian forces shelled apartment buildings, power lines, a minibus, and a police service vehicle over the past day.
Defence Forces strike oil refinery in Samara region – General Staff
Units of the Defence Forces struck facilities of the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara region and a storage site for UAVs belonging to the Russian Rubikon unit in the occupied Donetsk region.
Russia uses about 1,000 drones, 980 guided aerial bombs, and 36 missiles against Ukraine in one week — Zelensky
Russia launched about 1,000 strike drones, nearly 980 guided aerial bombs, and 36 missiles of various types against Ukraine in one week.
New wave of covert mobilization reported in temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region
A new wave of covert mobilization has begun in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
Drones hit infrastructure facilities in Chernihiv region
In the Nizhyn district of the Chernihiv region, Russian UAVs were recorded striking infrastructure facilities.
Rescuers extinguish large-scale fire in residential area in Sumy region after Russian shelling
Rescuers extinguished a large-scale fire in a residential area in the Sumy region that had been shelled by Russian troops.
More than 20 Russian strikes recorded in Sumy region, one casualty
More than 20 Russian shellings were recorded in the Sumy region in 24 hours, with an 86-year-old woman injured.
Enemies shell 31 settlements in Kherson region, two dead, eight injured
In the Kherson region, Russian invaders struck private, transport, and social infrastructure over the course of 24 hours. Two people were killed and eight more were injured.
Air Defense Forces destroy 139 Russian drones out of 176 launched
Air Defense Forces destroyed 139 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones out of 176 launched by Russia against Ukraine on the evening of November 15.
War update: 176 clashes on front line, Defense forces repelled 52 attacks in Pokrovsk sector
A total of 176 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line over the past day, November 15.
Enemy drones damage energy facilities in southern Odesa region, including solar power plant
Russian troops attacked energy facilities in the southern Odesa region overnight. A solar power plant was damaged.
Russian army loses another 860 soldiers in war against Ukraine
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to November 16, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,158,260 people, including 860 people over the past day.
Russians carry out 769 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region in 24 hours, one dead and several wounded
Over the course of 24 hours, the occupiers carried out 769 strikes on 18 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One person was killed and another was wounded as a result of the enemy attack on the Zaporizhzhia region.
Wife of first liquidator killed in Chornobyl accident dies in hospital
On the night of November 15, Natalia Khodymchuk, the wife of the first victim of the Chornobyl disaster, Valerii Khodemchuk, died after sustaining severe injuries in a Russian attack on Kyiv.
15 November 2025
Belgian FM: Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure are war crimes
Belgium strongly condemns the wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, which must be clearly defined as war crimes.
Zelensky: Russia fails to meet another Putin deadline for capture of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with key leaders in Ukraine's defense and security sector, during which he heard reports from intelligence agencies—the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine—on Russia's ability to continue the war and its plans for the coming months.
Russian army shells Dnipropetrovsk region with guided bombs, drones, and artillery throughout day, five people wounded
Russian troops shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region with FPV drones, guided aerial bombs, and artillery throughout the day, injuring five people.
Russians strike fishermen with drone in Zaporizhzhia region, one dead and one wounded
Russian military struck fishermen on the coast of the Dnipro River in the village of Bilenke Pershe, Zaporizhzhia district, with an FPV drone, killing one fisherman and injuring another.
Lubinets announces probable execution of two Ukrainian prisoners by Russians
The Verkhovna Rada's Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, has appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross in connection with a new case of Russian military personnel shooting Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Russian forces shell Komyshany in Kherson region, injuring woman
Russian troops shelled the village of Komyshany near Kherson, seriously injuring a local resident.
Ukrainian drones wipe out S-400 missile systems in Russia’s Novorossiysk
Drones from the Alpha Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) destroyed four launchers of the S-400 Triumf missile system and two radars in Novorossiysk.