European Commission reacts to Russia's attack on Izmail port
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.
18 November 2025
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.
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.
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.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with King Felipe VI of Spain at the Zarzuela royal residence.
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.
Athens and Kyiv have agreed on joint production of unmanned boats (UB), tested in naval battles, at Greek shipyards.
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.
In the Kherson region, at the entrance to the village of Novovorontsovka, a Russian drone attacked a community utility vehicle, killing a 61-year-old utility worker and injuring his 50-year-old colleague.
As a result of Russian strikes on Berestyn in the Kharkiv region, 17-year-old Karina Bakhur, Ukrainian champion in Cossack combat and kickboxing, was killed.
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.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, the Saky Thermal Power Plant has been damaged as a result of strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed cooperation with Spanish defense companies with the leaders of both chambers of the Cortes Generales, Spain's parliament.
Russia is recruiting Ukrainian POWs to fight against Ukraine in four units controlled by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have detained three young men and served them with suspicion notices after they assaulted a discharged combat veteran while intoxicated.
Russia has forcibly mobilized 46,327 Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories.
All evidence related to the explosion on a railway line in Poland, which runs toward Ukraine, points to Russia.
The number of small-arms engagements in Pokrovsk is rising, and Russian army losses from direct fire are increasing.
The number of small-arms engagements in Pokrovsk is rising, and Russian army losses from direct fire are increasing.
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will join the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children unlawfully taken to Russia.
US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff will arrive for a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who plans to visit Turkey on Wednesday in an effort to revive negotiations with Russia on ending the war.
Information about the technical condition of Unit 2 at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is fully transparent — for the regulator, all relevant agencies, and the public at large.
As a result of a Russian drone attack on Sumy, two strikes on a non-residential area have been confirmed.
In the Donetsk region, the Russian army shelled Kostiantynivka with tube artillery, resulting in a civilian being wounded.
Russia is unlikely to dare use nuclear weapons against NATO or Ukraine because it knows the response would be extremely painful.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on the international community to condemn the attack and the ongoing Russian war against journalism.