Euromaidan Press Staff

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.

Every catastrophic decision traces to protecting his political future

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.

Ukraine's drone-dependent defensive tactics become ineffective in poor visibility.

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.

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.

Russia is abandoning territorial occupation in favor of making the country unlivable.

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.