Balakliia shows aftermath of Russian missile strike: dozens of homes, kindergarten damaged
In Balakliia, Kharkiv region, a missile strike damaged 13 apartment buildings and 12 private homes, as well as a kindergarten.
17 November 2025
In Balakliia, Kharkiv region, a missile strike damaged 13 apartment buildings and 12 private homes, as well as a kindergarten.
The consequences of Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russia's energy sector, oil infrastructure, and defense industry will become evident as early as next year.
The “magic bullet” for influencing Putin is military and financial support for Ukraine
The situation in the southern sector continues to worsen, with the number of attacks by Russian forces increasing both on the ground and in the air.
As a result of drone attacks during the night and on Monday morning, November 17, consumers in the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Odesa regions are without power; by the end of the day, hourly blackout schedules ranging from 1 to 4 stages will be in effect.
The number of people injured in the Russian missile strike on Balakliia in Kharkiv region has risen to 15, with three confirmed dead.
The number of people injured in the Russian missile strike on Balakliia in Kharkiv region has risen to 15, with three confirmed dead.
Russian forces carried out a drone strike on the residential area of the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, killing one man and injuring another.
From Sunday evening, Russia attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 128 drones, of which Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 91.
As many as 216 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian occupiers on November 16.
Russia suffered approximately 1,159,420 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and November 17, 2025, with 1,160 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Russian forces launched two missiles at the central part of Balakliia in the Kharkiv region, with impacts recorded near residential buildings.
In most regions of Ukraine on Monday, November 17, electricity consumption will be limited, with schedules for both residential and industrial consumers in effect from 00:00 to 23:59.
The Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted 80 years ago as a commitment to safeguard culture, education, and the foundations of peace. Ukraine demonstrates every day that culture withstands terror and education serves as a tool of resilience.
The United Kingdom has replaced the United States as Russia’s “villain of choice”.
16 November 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has seen that fear of nuclear escalation restrained support for Ukraine under U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and he has now pulled out the “nuclear card” again to test whether the current U.S. President Donald Trump will yield.
Power supply has been restored in the Sumy community after it was cut off following a nighttime attack by Russian drones.
In the Kherson region, Russian forces shelled apartment buildings, power lines, a minibus, and a police service vehicle over the past day.
Russia launched about 1,000 strike drones, nearly 980 guided aerial bombs, and 36 missiles of various types against Ukraine in one week.
Russia launched about 1,000 strike drones, nearly 980 guided aerial bombs, and 36 missiles of various types against Ukraine in one week.
In the Nizhyn district of the Chernihiv region, Russian UAVs were recorded striking infrastructure facilities.
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.
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.
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.
15 November 2025
Belgium strongly condemns the wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, which must be clearly defined as war crimes.
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.
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.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery, a Nebo-U radar station, a military train, and several clusters of Russian personnel.
Ukrainian units, due to the regrouping of combat formations, the change in the configuration of the line of contact, as well as the need to preserve the lives of service members, have been withdrawn from Novovasylivske to positions more favorable for defense.
A resident was killed in the Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling of Antonivka.