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.
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.
Ukrainian defenders stopped Russian pincer movements in Dnipropetrovsk region and secured Pokrovsk's northern corridor through a bold special forces helicopter raid on Saturday. Coordinated resistance operations inside Russia and Crimea simultaneously targeted military logistics sites and railways supplying Russian forces, as Moscow intensified its winter energy assault with new dual-target attack tactics.
Ukraine secured transformative defense industrial agreements as Sweden offered complete Gripen fighter jet production lines for domestic manufacturing by 2033, while Ukraine announced domestic drone production to replace Chinese DJI systems and opened its defense industry for export sales. The strategic advances came as the first Russian vehicle in a year penetrated Pokrovsk defenses under heavy fog, with Ukrainian forces testing drone-mounted loudspeaker systems broadcasting surrender instructions in successful counterattacks near Dobropillia.
Ukrainian prosecutors have documented their 190,000th war crime since the invasion began - with drone assaults on civilians doubling in early 2025 - while Russia returned just seven deported Ukrainian children to boost relations with Washington while holding 19,500 more. The developments came as Europe moved to end multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russians and nine research institutions signaled Moscow faces permanent "Iranization" rather than temporary wartime isolation.
Despite controlling €193 billion in frozen Russian assets, Belgium is blocking a €140 billion loan to Ukraine, demanding liability protection before releasing the funds.
After being trapped for 33 days in Russian-occupied territory, a wounded Ukrainian soldier was rescued in a six-hour operation using a ground robot following six failed rescue attempts.
Ukraine is rapidly scaling its interceptor drone production to 600-800 units daily while Berlin and Copenhagen emerge as major weapons export hubs, with Neptune missile variants and Flamingo systems expected in mass production by December.