Cover photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is greeted upon his arrival in Kiev, Ukraine, November 20, 2023. US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN VIA X / via Portal
- Russia launched multiple attacks against Kiev early Sunday, November 19, for the second day in a row, the Ukrainian capital’s military administration said. Ukrainian air defense systems shot down around 10 Iranian-made Shahed drones in the capital and surrounding areas, according to Serhi Popko, head of the city’s military administration.
- The Ukrainian General Staff reports incessant attempts to encircle Avdiivka. In its daily activity report released at 6 a.m. Sunday, the Ukrainian General Staff said its army held its positions firmly and inflicted significant losses on the Russian army, and said it had 26 attacks near Ceramic, from Novobakhmoutivka , Stepove out, blocked and Avdiivka.
- Ukraine said on Sunday it had pushed the Russian army back “by 3 to 8 kilometers” deep on the left bank of the Dnieper occupied by the army of Moscow, the first numerical estimate of the advance of Kiev troops in this area after months of disappointing counteroffensive.
- Former Russian war blogger Igor Girkin declares his candidacy for the 2024 Russian presidential election from prison. Before his arrest in July 2023, Igor Girkin targeted the military and thus de facto political hierarchy, which he accused of failing to effectively lead the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
- Russian air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian-launched drone heading toward Moscowsaid the mayor of the Russian capital early Sunday.
- Hundreds of people demonstrated against corruption in Kiev on Saturday called for the redistribution of public funds to the army. Some signs say: “We need drones, not stadiums.” »
- For Joe Biden, supporting Ukraine allows the United States to avoid war. In an editorial published in the Washington Post, the President claims: “If we shy away from today’s challenges, the risk of conflict could spread and the costs of resolving them will only increase.” (…) This belief is the basis of my approach, the Ukrainian one To support the people (…) against the brutal war [Vladimir] “Putin”.
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