Ukraine war, day 998. Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine / Russian opposition march in Berlin / Biden gives Ukraine green light to use ATACMS missiles inside Russia

Ukraine war, day 998. Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine / Russian opposition march in Berlin / Biden gives Ukraine green light to use ATACMS missiles inside Russia

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Ukraine war, day 998. Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine / Russian opposition march in Berlin / Biden gives Ukraine green light to use ATACMS missiles inside Russia

  • Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine.
  • North Korea is sending Russia missile launchers and artillery systems, according to the Financial Times.
  • Russia produces thermobaric drones, with devastating effects on civilians.
  • North Korea could end up sending Russia 100,000 soldiers for the war against Ukraine
  • Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use US long-range missiles inside Russia.

The war in Ukraine, day 998. Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine / Russia produces thermobaric drones, with devastating effects on civilians

Emmanuel Macron says the attacks on Ukraine show that Putin does not want peace

Reuters: Ukraine to use ATACMS against Russia in coming days

Ukraine plans to strike Russian territory using long-range missiles supplied by the US in the coming days, Reuters reports, citing three sources.



The sources indicated that the initial strikes will likely be carried out with ATACMS missiles, which have a range of up to 306 kilometers.

The White House declined to comment.

The Republic of Moldova announces that Russian missiles and drones have entered its airspace

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popşoi, confirmed that Russian missiles and drones violated the country’s airspace in the morning of November 17, writes Ukrainska Pravda.

“We strongly condemn the violation of the airspace of the Republic of Moldova by Russian missiles and drones targeting the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. The explosions near our border and the drones flying at low altitude over our villages highlight the risks that Russia’s brutal war poses for our citizens”, is the message posted by Popşoi on the X platform.

Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use US long-range missiles inside Russia

The Russian opposition organizes a march against the war in Berlin

A march organized by exiled Russian opposition leaders Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin in protest against Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s regime began in Berlin on Sunday, Kyiv Independent reports.

The participants in the event demand the withdrawal of Russia from Ukraine, the release of political prisoners and the trial of Putin as a war criminal.

Donald Tusk: Appeals will not stop Putin

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared, through a post on the X platform, that Russia’s latest attack against Ukraine proved the ineffectiveness of telephone diplomacy.

He referred to the telephone conversation this week between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“No one will stop Putin with phone calls. Last night’s attack, one of the biggest in this war, proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace the real support of the entire West for Ukraine,” wrote the Polish Prime Minister.

Russia is massively attacking Ukraine’s electricity grid. 120 missiles and 90 drones launched

North Korea could end up sending Russia 100,000 soldiers for the war against Ukraine

“Russia shows that it has no intention of stopping its aggression” – Kyiv’s partners condemn Russia’s massive attack

“As we approach 1,000 days since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia shows that it has no intention of stopping its aggression,” said Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp.

Russian defense factory located more than 1,300 km from Ukraine hit by drone attack

A Russian factory that produces air defense systems and radars for the Russian military was hit in a drone attack, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the counterintelligence department of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.

Ukraine’s air defenses shoot down 102 missiles and 42 drones after massive Russian attack

Russia attacked Ukraine using a wide range of weaponry: one 3M22 Zirkon hypersonic missile, seven air-launched Kinzhal missiles, 85 Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, one Iskander-M ballistic missile, four Kh-22 anti-radar missiles /31P, five Kh-59/69 air guided missiles and 90 drones.

Russia launches one of the largest airstrikes on Ukraine, targeting the energy grid

Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine on the night of November 17. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported that debris from a drone caused a fire in an apartment on the fourth floor of a five-story building in the Pechersk district, injuring two people.

“We need peace by force, not conciliation” — the reaction of the Ukrainian foreign minister to the Russian attack

“This is the real reaction of the war criminal Putin to all those who visited him and made calls to him recently. We need peace by force, not conciliation,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on November 17.

Russia attacks thermal plants, causing ‘serious damage’

On Nov. 17, Russia targeted thermal power plants in a massive attack on Ukraine’s power grid, causing “serious damage,” DTEK, the country’s largest private power company, said.

Explosions in several cities in Ukraine, including Kiev

General Staff: Russia has lost 720,880 troops in Ukraine since the invasion began

Russia has lost 720,880 troops in Ukraine since the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
These include 1,640 casualties suffered by Russian forces in a single day. According to the report, Russia also lost 9,350 tanks, 19,021 armored fighting vehicles, 29,321 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,556 artillery systems, 1,252 multiple missile launcher systems, 999 air defense systems , 369 planes, 329 helicopters, 18,974 drones, 28 ships and boats, and a submarine.

Russian missile and drone attack in Mykolaiv

At least two people were killed and six others, including two children, were injured in the city of Mykolaiv following a massive Russian drone and missile attack, regional governor Vitalii Kim reported on November 17.

Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine

Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on the territory of Ukraine on November 17, targeting several cities, including Kiev, Dnipro, Odesa, Krivoy Rog and Zaporozhye. The attack began during the night, with air raid alarms sounding nationwide at around 6 am, followed by explosions in various regions.
In Kiev, debris from a drone struck a five-story residential building in the Pechersk district, causing a fire and injuring at least one person, according to Mayor Vitali Kliciko. The explosions were reported in the capital between 6:30 and 7:15, and other attacks took place in Kropivniţki, Cerkasî and Viniţa.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported the use of ballistic and hypersonic cruise missiles launched from the Russian Black Sea fleet and from the Astrakhan and Krasnodar regions. In addition, Tu-95 strategic bombers were deployed, 17 of which were reported in flight during the attack, some taking off from Olenya (Murmansk Region) and Engels Air Base (Saratov Region).
Russia’s recent strategy has been based on overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses with massive drone strikes. Between August and October 2024, at least 4,300 Shahed drones were launched, a pattern repeated in this latest attack.
Although rocket attacks on regions of eastern Ukraine remain frequent, large-scale attacks on cities such as Kiev have been rarer in recent months, with the last major offensive taking place in late August. This escalation suggests a possible shift in Russia’s targeting strategy in the ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian partisans sabotage a railway line in Zaporozhye

The Atesh partisan group sabotaged a major railway line in the Zaporizhia region, destroying electrical equipment and disrupting Russia’s military supply chain, the group announced on November 16.

Estonia approves a new military aid package for Ukraine

The latest aid package will include an unspecified amount of ammunition and equipment, including naval uniforms, observation equipment, sighting systems and protective equipment, Estonia’s Defense Ministry said.

North Korea is sending Russia missile launchers and artillery systems, according to the Financial Times

North Korea has supplied Russia with 50 domestically produced self-propelled howitzers and 20 multiple rocket launchers (MLRS), the Financial Times reported on November 16, citing an assessment by Ukrainian intelligence services.

Russia produces thermobaric drones, with devastating effects on civilians

The AP agency reported that Russia is developing drones equipped with thermobaric charges, capable of causing significant damage to the civilian population, writes The Kyiv Independent.
These weapons generate pressure waves and intense heat, capable of penetrating even thick walls.
The effects of such a drone attack can include severe damage to internal organs, serious eye damage and brain damage, according to a source familiar with Russian drone production.

Source: www.mediafax.ro