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Four reasons the West should finally seize Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine. Not only is it legally sound, it will discourage authoritarian countries from launching wars. And if countries act in unison, this step will not destabilize Western economies, a new report says. |
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Ukraine’s first blood transfusion in trench paves way for increased combat survival rates. Performing a blood transfusion in a trench within the “golden hour” rather than waiting for evacuation to a stabilization point or hospital has the potential to save many more lives among Ukraine’s wounded soldiers. |
| Expert: Immediate lift of border blockade vital for Ukraine-Poland economies. A week-long blockade at Ukraine-Poland border by Polish transport workers halts thousands of vehicles, causing trade disruptions and urgent calls for government action to prevent economic losses for both countries. |
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Weekly Frontline Update: Cluster munitions save Ukraine from Russian onslaught on eastern front. Russia is stepping up offensive operations on the eastern front while Ukraine continues to decimate the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea. |
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Sleuths find Russian forces responsible for deadly missile strike on Ukrainian pizzeria. Colonel Vitaly Bobyr has been named by investigators as the Russian officer in command of forces that struck the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk with cruise missiles in June, killing 13 civilians |
Military
Weekly Frontline Update: Cluster munitions save Ukraine from Russian onslaught on eastern front. Russia is stepping up offensive operations on the eastern front while Ukraine continues to decimate the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea.
Frontline report: Ukrainians control chemical plant near Avdiivka despite Russian bombardment. According to the video, Russians lost a fighter jet Su-25 during their attempt to conduct an airstrike on the chemical plant. In total, over the last month, Russians lost 8 aircraft in battles for Avdiivka.
Frontline report: Ukrainian troops widen bridgehead east of Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainians steadily expand bridgehead east of Dnipro in Kherson’s Krynky, establish foothold in forest despite Russian shelling and take Russian strongpoints. Intelligence and technology
EU lays out 22 military capabilities to bolster European armed forces. The 22 priorities reflect lessons from the war in Ukraine and focus on boosting high-intensity operations across five military domains – land, air, sea, cyber and space.
US pledges $ 1 mn to International investigation of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Prosecutors at the Hague-based International Center are already gathering evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. International
Czechia freezes all Russian state assets. Prague has frozen Russian state assets in Czechia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský has announced.
Canada contributes to Holodomor Museum’s completion in Ukraine. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed defense and financial support, the situation on the battlefield, and ongoing defense cooperation with Kyiv during the recent phone call.
Sky News: Orban opposes Ukraine’s EU membership talks. Hungary is seeking a review of the European Union’s policy towards Ukraine’s bid for formal membership into the bloc, according to Sky News.
BBC: EU proposes to include Russian diamonds in new sanctions package. The European Commission has proposed to include diamonds in a series of sanctions imposed on Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, BBC reports.
Humanitarian and social impact
Russian strike kills two Ukrainian emergency workers in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. At least seven people have been wounded in Russian missile strikes on southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, said Yurii Malashko, governor of the region.
Russian night attack in Selydove, Donetsk Oblast, killed one, injured five, including child. Over the past day, Russian troops targeted Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson oblasts, killing 2, injuring 16; Russia also attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast 114 times during the past 24 hours
Political and legal developments
Children forced to wear Russian flags in occupied Ukrainian schools – says CEO of Save Ukraine NGO. Ukraine returned four more Ukrainian children with families from temporarily occupied territories; they told NGO about their experience under Russian occupation
British intel: Putin ramps up public appearances ahead of 2024 election. Putin’s recent visit to Rostov-on-Don and meeting there with a Russian general, along with a planned press conference, indicate preparations for the elections, the UK intel said. New developments
Slovak carriers threaten to join Poland in blocking Ukrainian border on their side. The Slovak carriers union sent a letter to the Slovak Ministry of Transport to discuss the “same issue that Polish carriers have.”
Ukraine asks for “informational silence” as fighting for Kherson Oblast continues. Ukraine needs “informational silence” to report on great successes later as fighting on the Russian-occupied left bank of the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson Oblast continues, said Natalia Humeniuk, press officer for Operational Command South.
ISW: Multiple Russian offensives aim to regain initiative in Ukraine. Russian forces continue offensive operations simultaneously in the Kupiansk, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka directions. ISW assessed that they will likely struggle to fully regain the initiative across Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces maintain their own offensives as well.
Read our earlier daily review here
As of 15 Nov 2023, the approximate losses of weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces from the beginning of the invasion to the present day:
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- Personnel: 314290 (+820)
- Tanks: 5377 (+15)
- APV: 10104 (+18)
- Artillery systems: 7647 (+58)
- MLRS: 884 (+2)
- Anti-aircraft systems: 582 (+2)
- Aircraft: 323 (+1)
- Helicopters: 324
- UAV: 5675 (+26)
- Cruise missiles: 1562 (+1)
- Warships/boats: 22
- Submarines: 1
- Vehicles and fuel tanks: 10020 (+047)
