Ryazan Oil Refinery suspends operations after drone attack — Reuters
The Ryazan Oil Refinery of Rosneft, one of the largest in Russia, has suspended oil processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on November 15.
The Ryazan Oil Refinery of Rosneft, one of the largest in Russia, has suspended oil processing following a Ukrainian drone attack on November 15.
In the Shepetivka district of the Khmelnytskyi region, an overhead power line was damaged as a result of a nighttime attack by the Russian Federation on the night of November 19, leaving 27 settlements without electricity.
The Air Defense Forces destroyed 442 Russian drones, 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and seven Kalibr missiles.
In Ternopil, the death toll from the Russian strike has increased to 10 people, with 37 people wounded, including 12 children.
In Ternopil, after the Russian attack on the morning of November 19, the chlorine content in the air exceeded the norm by six times.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russians launched more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles of various types at Ukraine last night.
Nine people were killed in a Russian attack in Ternopil.
In Kharkiv, 46 people were injured as a result of the Russian attack, including two children.
Over the past day, November 18, there were 160 combat clashes on the front line between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
Three people, including two children, were injured in the Ivano-Frankivsk region as a result of a Russian strike.
At night, Russian troops attacked a residential building in Semenivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi district, Chernihiv region, with a drone.
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to November 19, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,161,230 people, including 850 people over the past day.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, 760 people have been killed in enemy attacks since the start of the full-scale war, including 45 children.
The number of victims of a massive attack by Russian drones on Kharkiv has risen to 32, including two children, and fires have been reported in the city. (Updated at 03:20 – photos added)
The United States government has approved the sale of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
Due to Russia's war in Ukraine, the joint-stock company Kremniy, which is the largest producer of refined silicon in the Russian Federation, will completely halt production on January 1, 2026.
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Ukraine and Spain are beginning work on a project to supply long-range target detection radars.
Spain will allocate a new military aid package worth EUR 615 million to Ukraine within a month.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, as a result of shelling with tube artillery by Russian forces, one person was killed and another injured.
The Russian army struck the Nikopol, Pavlohrad, and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day – seven people were injured, civilian infrastructure was damaged.
European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper spoke about the need to stop "indiscriminate attacks" by Russia on shipping routes following Moscow's attack on the port of Izmail.
Sweden, its politicians, and its population support providing assistance to Ukraine, including military aid, because they believe that Ukraine's security is the security of Sweden and Europe.
Special Operations Forces unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out the clearing of Russian positions in a forested area in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems for a precise strike on military targets inside Russian territory.
In the Kherson region, two civilians were killed and three injured during attacks throughout the day. The enemy struck using aircraft, artillery, and drones.
As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow's territorial gains.
Police officers from the evacuation unit White Angels evacuated 12 civilians from Lyman in the Donetsk region in a single day.
In Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, Russian soldiers are using civilians as a human shield.
As a result of a massive Russian drone attack on November 17, the premises of the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) - Media Base Dnipro, located in the building of the Suspilne branch, were destroyed.