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On Friday, November 14, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region, injuring a civilian and damaging buildings belonging to a local enterprise, warehouse facilities, and residential houses.
At the age of 79, British writer of Ukrainian descent, Marina Lewycka, passed away. She was best known for her debut novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, which became an international bestseller and won several awards.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko held a meeting with the heads of regional military administrations in front-line regions to discuss the results of previous work and the next steps for providing communities with necessary resources for the heating season.
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Ukraine, together with its international partners, is working to expand funding for the PURL program, which allows for the purchase of American weapons, including air defense systems and missiles for them.
Ukraine is stepping up the use of unmanned systems and creating new incentives for the military, including the introduction of an electronic eBaly system on December 1.
Ukraine is preparing special measures to strengthen its air defense and increase the activity of Ukrainian forces in frontline and border regions.
The Saratov oil refinery in Russia stopped primary oil processing on November 11 after attacks by Ukrainian drones.
The number of people injured in the massive Russian attack on Kyiv on Friday, November 14, rose to 36, with six confirmed dead.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery, guided aerial bombs, and drones, causing damage.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk noted that the emergence of new corruption scandals could make it more difficult to maintain a consensus on continued solidarity with Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky presented Gold Star orders and other state awards to service members of Ukraine's Security and Defense Forces, and also handed distinctions to the families of fallen Heroes who were honored posthumously.
Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk and Ocheretyne sectors continue to inflict significant losses on the enemy and to contain its movements.
Three companies in Ukraine have received the Octopus technology for mass production of interceptor drones against Shaheds, and another eleven are preparing production lines.
The Russian army struck settlements in the Kherson region throughout the day using artillery, mortars, MLRS, and drones. Four people were injured.
Ukraine and the United States announced the appointment of the investment adviser to the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund — the international consulting company Alvarez & Marsal (A&M).
During Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv on November 14, rescuer Serhii Vlasenko lost his home, which burned down after a drone strike, and he had to fight the flames in his own apartment.
In the early hours of November 14, units of Ukraine’s Defence Forces struck the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia’s Krasnodar region, an oil refinery in the Saratov region, and a fuel and lubricants storage facility near Engels.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector on the morning of November 14, Ukraine’s Defence Forces halted Russian infantry assaults, which the invaders attempted to support with nearly two dozen armoured vehicles.
In the southern sectors of the front, particularly in the Huliaipole sector near Orikhiv, Russian occupation forces have relatively increased the intensity of combat operations and are attempting to advance with infantry and motorized rifle units. Currently, the most difficult situation on the front line remains in the Pokrovsk sector, where the highest intensity of combat operations and air strikes is recorded.
On November 14, Russian troops attacked the center of the town of Semenivka in the Chernihiv region with combat drones, damaging two civilian vehicles.
An explosion occurred near Sosnovka in Russia’s Khabarovsk region on 13 November, blocking freight traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a key rail artery used by Russia to transport weapons and ammunition, including those received from the territory of the DPRK.
Rescuers showed the consequences of the morning strike on the industrial zone of Sumy; the fire was extinguished.
Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the oil terminal at the Novorossiysk seaport overnight, damaging oil-loading standpipes at the berths, pipeline infrastructure, and pumping units. A large fire continues to rage at the oil terminal.
The Podilskyi district Consultation and Diagnostic Center was damaged by a Russian attack in Kyiv.
The number of injured in the Russian drone attack on Chornomorsk in the Odesa region has increased to 10, including a child.
The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv has increased to five.
The number of victims of the massive attack by Russian troops on Kyiv has increased to 34, with four fatalities reported. A search operation is ongoing at the site of the strike in the Desnianskyi district of the capital.
In several areas along the southern front, the situation is growing more tense, and the Defence Forces are taking measures to block the enemy’s advance.
The Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk has suspended oil exports following an overnight drone attack.