Ukrainian forces have created several bridgeheads on the east bank of the river in the Kherson Oblast, which could serve as a base for continuing the attack against Russian defenses.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it repelled a massive attack by Russian Shahed drones that targeted several regions of the country, causing damage and injury in Odesa.
Kirill Logvinov, Russia's top diplomat to the EU, has continued wining and dining Brussels diplomats despite being identified as a Russian intelligence officer. Logvinov regularly hosts lavish dinners where he spreads anti-Ukrainian propaganda, even as Brussels looks the other way.
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.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has revealed the staggering toll of the Russian assault on Avdiivka, a key city near the occupied Donetsk.
The debate is still set to happen at a summit in mid-December, but the approval of the European Commission sends a powerful signal to Ukraine, which was in 2014 invaded by Russia for choosing the path towards the EU.
EU officials recommend Ukraine start membership talks amid Russian invasion challenges; Zelenskyy supports the "right step." Concurrently, the EU proposes similar measures for Moldova and candidate status to Georgia.
Russia continued to throw more troops into the Avdiivka meat grinder on the eastern front, while Ukraine began moving armored vehicles across the Dnipro River in the south, less than 90 kilometers from Crimea.
In Ukraine, the Wager mercenaries killed Ukrainian POWs and mounted their heads on poles, set them on fire after drenching in gasoline, and cut off ears and fingers during interrogations – or just for fun — says a new report by a human rights group.
Media reports, citing sources and social media, suggest that Ukrainian soldiers in the frontline village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were assembled for an awards ceremony when a Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit them.
General Valerii Zaluzhnyi told the Economist what Ukraine's Army needs to defeat Russia, while North Korea began to secretly aid Russia's war against Ukraine.