• Kiev: “The turning point of the conflict is approaching, 2024 will be decisive”
• “Russian bombs on thermal power plant and gas pipeline”
• The EU presents the new sanctions package against Russia to the states
• Kiev: 2 rescuers killed by Russian missiles in Zaporizhia
7:22 a.m. – Russia bombs 5 communities in Sumy Oblast
Russia bombs five communities in Sumy Oblast. According to the military administration of Sumy Oblast, Russian forces shelled five communities in Sumy Oblast on November 16 and fired at least 10 times throughout the day. This was reported by the Kyiv Independent newspaper.
The Russian army attacked several communities with shelling, mortars and grenade launchers. The community of Druzhbivka suffered the most violent attacks, with 26 explosions recorded in the area. Communities near Ukraine’s northeastern border with Russia are bombed daily, leaving residents of these vulnerable border settlements vulnerable to multiple attacks each day. No casualties or damage were reported following the attacks.
3:05 a.m. – Anti-aircraft warning in four regions of Ukraine
According to local media, there were air raid warnings in four regions of Ukraine in the early hours of the morning. Sirens wail in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Khmelnytskyi.
2:18 a.m. – US report: “Belarus implicated in deportation of Ukrainian children”
The Conflict Monitor, a program supported by the U.S. State Department, released a report accusing Belarus of being involved in Russia’s systematic deportation of children from Ukraine in connection with the war. The report was released by the US Department of Spokesperson’s Office. According to program partner Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, more than 2,400 children between the ages of six and 17 were transported from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to Dubrava and 12 other facilities in Belarus, where many are undergoing political and cultural rehabilitation. Education and military training in the service of the political interests of Belarus and Russia. The report concludes that these operations are coordinated at the highest levels of both governments and facilitated by the security forces and ultranationalist militant groups of both countries.