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Trump-backed peace plan lands in Kyiv, testing Ukraine’s resolve amid war and corruption scandal
A 28-point blueprint backed by US President Donald Trump — not yet officially published — is already reverberating from Kyiv to Brussels and Moscow, even before its details have been formally unveiled.
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November 21, 2025
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Ukrainian forces repel Russian assault at Novopavlivka, inflict 50% casualties despite fog advantage
- Ukrainian politicsUkraine faces existential pressure—and still jails the detectives who exposed a $100M corruption scheme
- Ukrainian politics“Carlson” flees: $100M corruption scandal erupts inside Ukraine’s nuclear sector
- Europe races to counter Trump’s Ukraine peace plan with own proposal
- Zelenskyy’s support collapses to 25% as “Mindichgate” scandal engulfs Ukraine — Politico
- Canada delivers 25 M113 APCs and air-to-air missile components to Ukrainian forces
- Ukraine’s Praktika partners with Spanish firms to build combat-tested armored vehicles in EU
- Chinese, Indian entities recognize “importance of relationships with the west” amid Russia sanctions
- Chile secretly sells 30 Marder IFVs to Germany in likely Ukraine ring exchange
- Ireland quietly delivers five radar systems to Ukraine alongside ambulances and de-mining robots
- First British Terrahawk Paladin air defense system confirmed operational in Ukraine
- Russian drone attack hits Odesa overnight, hospitalizes three with burns and head trauma
- Woman killed, two hospitalized as Russian drones strike two Dnipro communities overnight
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1366: Trump peace plan meets fierce resistance as Ukraine, Europe reject terms mirroring Russia’s demands
- Ukraine hits two major Russian refineries in back-to-back nights: Ilsk and Ryazan (MAP)
- InternationalTrump-backed peace plan lands in Kyiv, testing Ukraine’s resolve amid war and corruption scandal
- Russian drone strikes UN warehouse in Dnipro, destroying 10,000 food packages for frontline civilians (PHOTOS)
- Ukraine arms infantry with ammo that splits mid-flight to hit drones
- ISW: Trump’s reported peace plan is “fundamentally the same as Russia’s 2022 Istanbul demands”
- Trump’s peace plan sounds like it came straight from Moscow, Finnish foreign minister says
- Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid follow systematic pattern, analysis shows (MAPS)
- ISW: Ukraine’s interdiction cripples Russian vehicle use and troop massing in Pokrovsk (MAP)
- Ukraine to arm energy companies to shoot down Russian missiles
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1366: Trump peace plan meets fierce resistance as Ukraine, Europe reject terms mirroring Russia’s demands
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1365: Trump team drafts peace plan with Putin envoy while Russia kills 26 in Ternopil strike
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1363: Nearly 4,800 Ukrainian civilians remain in Kostiantynivka described as “center of hell on Earth”
Taiwanese, South Korean companies supply industrial tools for Russia’s war
Taiwanese companies continue to supply precision industrial machines for factories that fuel Russia’s war machine, in defiance of sanctions, according to an investigation by Ukrainian watchdog organization StateWatch. Precision tools process high-strength alloys used in the production of artillery barrels, missile bodies and drones.…
Pokrovsk is falling. Huliaipole is threatened. Azov Corps can only save one front
Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian troops five to one in some key sectors. That forces Ukrainian commanders to make very hard decisions.
Ukraine dominates with drones—until fog arrives in Pokrovsk
Drones are an effective defense, but only when the weather is clear. Ukraine has too few infantry to fill in when its drones can't see.
Russian information warfare escalates with fabricated MiG-31 hijacking plot targeting Romania and Ukraine
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Ukraine's justice system decides whether evidence by its top anti-corruption agency becomes convictions.
Frontline report
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
The Mindich tapes: anti-graft recordings expose Zelenskyy associate’s $100M nuclear operator protection racket
Money-laundering network operated like bank, spanning Kyiv to Atlanta to Moscow
Ukraine mocked Russia’s hairy anti-drone tanks—now builds its own
First "cope cages." Then "turtles." Now the Russians are making "hedgehog" tanks to defeat drones. And the Ukrainians are interested.
Bolgrad uncorks defiance: wine festival returns as Russian missiles fly
After a six-year hiatus, southern Ukraine's largest wine festival returned on November 8 with air raid alerts, backup generators, and a wartime mission.
Russian improvised armor destroying tanks it’s meant to protect
Russian crews complain that hefty, improvised armor shells break the transmission on their tanks after just a few kilometers. According to interview excerpts posted by Russian tank historian Andrei Tarasenko, mounting this “tsar mangal” style turtle armor on the tank’s chassis quickly overloads the gearboxes. One Russian tank “didn't…
Dobropillia diversion: did Russia trick Ukraine into losing Pokrovsk?
A Russian incursion north of Pokrovsk in August diverted Ukrainian reinforcements. Was it all in the Kremlin's plan?
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Ukrainian commandos rush into Pokrovsk to hold escape corridor open for fleeing garrison
Pokrovsk is about to fall. A recent attack by the 425th Assault Regiment wasn't an effort to save the city. No, it supported a wider retreat.
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Analysis
Desperation, war, and slots: Inside the gambling spiral consuming Ukraine’s soldiers
His petition gathered 25,000 signatures in one day. Two weeks later, Junior Sergeant Pavlo Petrychenko died defending Donetsk Oblast.
