Ukraine

Russia flatly rejects any concessions under US peace plan.

Hours after calling European peace amendments "unacceptable," Moscow launched a double Kinzhal-Iskander strike on the Ukrainian capital - but Ukraine is hitting back in what officials call the "first symmetric winter," with drones destroying Russia's secret laser weapon plane, striking the sole A-50 repair plant for the fourth time, and overwhelming Russian air defenses.

Russia has increased oil discounts to India from $3 to over $7 per barrel in just one month, revealing the mounting pressure from Western sanctions on Moscow's energy revenues.

Ukrainian forces scrambled to contain a Russian breakthrough threatening the strategic city of Huliaipole as Washington delivered an ultimatum: accept peace terms or lose air defense systems protecting civilians from the 1,050 drones and 60 missiles Russia launched this week alone.

Ukraine confronts its "hardest moment" - a US peace plan echoing Kremlin demands, President Zelenskyy's support collapsing to 25% over "Mindichgate," every major power plant now damaged and cities in darkness, and Russian forces deploying new fog-enabled offensive tactics.

Finland's foreign minister warned the Trump-backed peace framework risks "erasing the UN Charter," while ISW analysis concluded the 28-point plan is "fundamentally the same" as Russia's rejected 2022 demands - ceding territory and halving Ukraine's forces while staying silent on security guarantees.

The Russian missile made with US, German, Chinese parts kills the civilians in a deliberate strike.

Photos revealed German European Parliament members from the ultra-left BSW party met in Moscow with organizers of the EU-sanctioned Voice of Europe Russian influence network.

Taiwanese and South Korean companies continue supplying industrial tools and equipment for the production in Russia.

A massive Russian drone and missile barrage killed at least 6 civilians in Kyiv and wounded dozens more on 14 November, part of a weeks-long campaign that has launched over 2,000 drones against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Ukrainian forces struck back with sabotage operations 6,600 kilometers inside Russia and naval strikes on Novorossiysk, while a deepening corruption scandal at state nuclear operator Energoatom threatens to undermine critical reforms and worsen the energy crisis.

A UN investigation has traced the chain of command for systematic drone attacks on Kherson civilians directly to Vladimir Putin, declaring the strikes a crime against humanity, while separate anti-corruption recordings revealed a Zelenskyy associate allegedly operated a $100 million protection racket at Ukraine's nuclear operator. The explosive revelations emerged as Ukraine struck Russian refineries deep inside Russia and European allies debated continued support under a shifting Trump administration.

Meanwhile, Ukraine adopts Russia's "hedgehog" tank defenses.