Because the battle enters its 637th day, these are the primary developments.
Right here is the state of affairs on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
Combating
- Ukraine’s army spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun mentioned Russia had decreased floor assaults and air strikes on the japanese city of Avdiivka however had not deserted “their plans to surround” the city. Ukrainian forces repelled eight assaults on Tuesday, he mentioned. The army mentioned there had additionally been a rise in Russian assaults on close by Maryinka. The Russian defence ministry’s newest replace talked about that its troops had been attacking villages south of Avdiivka, however gave few particulars.
- Russia’s defence ministry mentioned its marines had been “stopping all attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to carry out amphibious landings on the Dnipro islands and the left [eastern] bank of the Dnipro River” within the southern Kherson area. Professional-Russian bloggers mentioned Russian forces had been harrying Ukrainian forces close to the village of Krynky, on the japanese financial institution upriver from town of Kherson. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed Kyiv had suffered “colossal losses”.
- At the least two individuals had been killed after Russia fired a brand new barrage of missiles and drones hitting a hospital within the city of Selydove within the japanese Donetsk area, and a mine close by. The air drive mentioned it destroyed 9 out of 10 drones and a cruise missile launched by Russia. Moscow additionally focused Ukraine with 4 guided missiles.
- Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov mentioned no determination had been made in regards to the jobs of two senior army commanders – Joint Forces Commander Serhiy Nayev and Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, chief of the Tavria army command – after native media reported that they could be sacked. The Tavria command spearheaded Ukraine’s counteroffensive within the southeast, however has didn’t make a big breakthrough within the face of heavily-defended Russian traces.
- Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper mentioned Russia focused port infrastructure within the Black Sea metropolis of Odesa however nobody was injured. The southern army command mentioned Russia used Х-31 missiles and in addition struck the Belhorod-Dniester district within the area, hitting administrative buildings.
- The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine mentioned greater than 10,000 civilians had been killed since Russia started its full-scale invasion of the nation final 12 months. With corroboration work persevering with, the precise toll was prone to be “significantly higher”, it added.
Politics and diplomacy
- Ukraine marked the tenth anniversary of the pro-Europe Maidan protests, which ultimately introduced down the Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych. In a press release, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the protests marked the “first victory” in Ukraine’s battle in opposition to Russia. It was “a victory against indifference. A victory of courage. The victory of the Revolution of Dignity,” he mentioned.
- European Council President Charles Michel travelled to Kyiv in a gesture of help for Ukraine, which he mentioned had made “remarkable” progress lately. At a press convention, Zelenskyy mentioned he hoped the European Union would comply with open formal accession talks at a summit subsequent month. Michel mentioned the dialogue was prone to be “difficult” however he would “do everything in my power to convince my colleagues that we need a decision in December”. The choice wants the settlement of all 27 member states.
- Russia’s overseas ministry Ambassador-at-Giant Rodion Miroshnik mentioned Russia couldn’t co-exist with the current authorities in Kyiv. “The current regime (in Kyiv) is absolutely toxic, we do not see any options for co-existence with it at the moment,” Miroshnik informed reporters in Moscow.
- Ukraine’s defence ministry mentioned legal proceedings had begun into the misuse of greater than $1m of presidency funds by a army unit within the northern Chernihiv area. The ministry discovered that the price of mills had been inflated and that that they had remained in warehouses as an alternative of being delivered to the place they had been wanted.
- Ukrainian authorities introduced investigations into two lawmakers on suspicion of involvement in makes an attempt to bribe prime reconstruction officers. The Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) mentioned it had caught one of many lawmakers, a member of parliament’s anti-corruption committee, allegedly providing the nation’s first-ever documented bribe in Bitcoin. The opposite lawmaker is suspected of arranging the handover in a Kyiv grocery store car parking zone of $150,000 in money stuffed inside a Chinese language ornamental field. NABU didn’t title the officers.
Weapons
- German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius introduced Germany will help Ukraine with new army support price 1.3 billion euros ($1.42bn) that can embrace 4 further IRIS-T air defence items to protect in opposition to Russian missile assaults. The package deal may even embrace 155mm artillery shells in addition to anti-tank mines, Pistorius informed reporters on a visit to Kyiv. Berlin is the second-biggest provider of army help to Kyiv after the USA.
