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18 November 2025
During his visit to Madrid, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the director of the Santa Clara Monastery Foundation, Sister Maria Lucia Caram Padilla, the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class.
The enemy is trying to advance in the Huliaipole direction and in the Primorske and Kamianske areas. The Regional Military Administration says that the situation is the most difficult since the full-scale invasion began, but military units are expected to be reinforced within a week.
The Latvian government plans to allocate €39.7 million in 2026 for measures supporting Ukrainian refugees.
The 21st International Student Film and Television Festival “Prologue” is taking place in Kyiv from November 16 to 22.
17 November 2025
Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of the Kernic Solidarites association and the National Committee of Fishermen of Brittany and France, which provide anti-drone nets to Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and other cities in Ukraine.
First Lady Olena Zelenska said that Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in its history due to the Russian invasion – about 0.8–0.9 children per woman.
The act of sabotage on the Polish railway, which occurred on Sunday on the track leading to Ukraine, was carried out by placing an explosive device. Experts at the scene collected evidence that should help quickly identify the perpetrators.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) has sentenced 31-year-old Ukrainian prisoner of war Anatolii Roslavtsev to 19 years in prison.
Of the roughly 7 million Ukrainians currently abroad due to the full-scale war, 4.6 million have temporary protection status in EU countries.
After the EU Temporary Protection Directive expires, Ukrainians who continue to need support can transition to national mechanisms.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and NVIDIA have started work on creating a national AI infrastructure based on NVIDIA’s AI technology.
Foreign volunteer fighters who join the Ukrainian Ground Forces will have broader opportunities in their military service, including the right to choose their combat brigade, area of deployment, and type of duties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded 21 television, radio, and communications workers on the occasion of their professional holiday.
16 November 2025
More than 236,000 buildings in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged during the war, and over 2.5 million housing units in total have become unavailable because of the armed conflict — roughly 10% of the country’s entire housing stock.
On Saturday, two lionesses escaped from a zoo in Khmelnytskyi. The staff managed to return one of them, while the other was quickly found by the police.
The Ukrainian short film SHE has won the Best Short Film 2025 award at the Women in the World International Film Festival in London.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has issued a “verdict” against 53-year-old serviceman of a Ukrainian tank brigade Vitalii Zaluzhnyi sentencing him to six years in a general-regime penal colony.
15 November 2025
The Ministry of Digital Transformation continues to work on anti-corruption projects that are important for the state, such as: e-Excise, e-Notary, e-Court, digitization of the gambling business. The first results of these projects are expected as early as 2026.
As a result of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the parties agreed to activate the Istanbul agreements and release 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners.
After submitting an application for the one-time assistance under the Winter Support program, funds are to be disbursed within 10 days.
President Donald Trump has stated that he has achieved progress regarding Venezuela in the fight against narcotics amid speculation that the United States is preparing to strike targets in that country.
Serhii Naumenko, a resident of Kharkiv who was an artist and poet in civilian life, died on the front lines.
14 November 2025
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the mechanism for providing UAH 1,000 under the Winter Support program.
Ukrainian asylum seekers who arrived in Germany after April 1, 2025, will receive the same level of support as other refugees, rather than the basic unemployment benefit available to German citizens.
13 November 2025
As part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Bring Kids Back UA initiative, a teenager and his mother have been rescued from Russian-occupied territory.
In the Donetsk region, 15,400 civilians remain in the active combat zone, none of whom are children.
12 November 2025
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the detention of Ihor Myroniuk, a former adviser to the minister of energy, with the option of release on bail set at UAH 126 million. Myroniuk is accused of participating in a criminal organization that received kickbacks of 10-15% from Energoatom's contractors.
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed pre-trial detention with the option of posting UAH 40 million bail on Dmytro Basov, Executive Director for Security at Energoatom, who is accused of participating in a criminal organization that received 10-15% kickbacks from the company's contractors.
Lithuania will provide physical and psychosocial rehabilitation for Ukrainian children who have been freed from Russian occupation, the Lithuanian Health Ministry said.
At present, the Law “On Preventing Corruption” protects whistleblowers from lawsuits. However, implementation of the EU’s anti-SLAPP directive would help strengthen this protection, particularly for civil society actors and media workers.