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2:20 PM

MP walks back his statement on number of IDPs returning to occupied territories.

"I spoke incorrectly, so I'm taking back my words," said lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko who serves on a committee focused on human rights and the liberation of occupied territories.

10:52 AM  (Updated:  November 25, 2024 1:55 pm)

Russia launches missile attack against Odesa, injuring 11.

Russia launched a missile attack against the central part of Odesa on Nov. 25, injuring at least 11 people, Governor Oleh Kiper reported.

1:43 PM

'You're repeating Russian propaganda,' Ukrainian boxing champion Klitschko responds to Joe Rogan.

"You talk about sending American weapons to Ukraine, which you believe will lead to the Third World War. Putin’s Russia is in trouble, so Putin wants to scare you and people like you," Ukrainian former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko said.

1:12 PM

Ukraine's 3rd Brigade says it cleared out Kharkiv Oblast village, took ex-convict POWs.

Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade said it had cleared out the Kopanky village in Kharkiv Oblast in Kharkiv Oblast, taking seven prisoners of war from Russia’s First Tank Army, its Telegram channel reported on Nov. 25.

12:46 PM

Russian attacks in Ukraine injure 5 over past day, including 13-year-old boy.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 71 of the 145 Russian drones launched overnight, the Air Force said. Seventy-one other drones were "lost" across Ukraine thanks to electronic warfare means, the statement read.

11:57 AM

UK national reportedly captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine.

A video of a man in military fatigues, who identifies himself as former British army soldier James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, began circulating on Russian Telegram channels on Nov. 24.

8:46 AM  (Updated:  November 25, 2024 11:52 am)

Russian missile attack on central Kharkiv injures 23.

Russia launched an attack against the central part of Kharkiv on the morning of Nov. 25, injuring at least 23 people, officials reported.

10:39 AM

Ukrainian drones hit oil depot in western Russia's Kaluga Oblast, source says.

The Kaluganefteprodukt oil facility, which is used to support Russian aggression in Ukraine, was struck by the drones at 0:30 on Nov. 25, leading to a series of blasts and a fire, the source claimed.

9:31 AM

Cargo plane crashes in Lithuania, leaving crew member dead.

A DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig in Germany crashed near the Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on the morning of Nov. 25, leaving one crew member dead and two injured, local media reported.

9:02 AM

Far-right Ukraine aid critic takes surprise lead in Romanian presidential election.

Calin Georgescu, a far-right critic of Romania's pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine policy, is projected to enter the presidential run-off vote after a shock result in the first round on Nov. 24.

8:37 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 732,350 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,610 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:46 AM

Polish farmers lift blockade at Ukraine border.

Polish farmers, who staged a protest in the village of Medyka and blocked the Sheghini border crossing with Ukraine, have suspended their blockade, Ukraine’s State Customs Service reported on Nov. 24.

5:02 AM

Putin signs law prohibiting adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries that permit gender transition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal, the Russian government’s legal information website published on Nov. 23.

3:12 AM

Ukraine developing guided aerial bombs domestically, Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff says.

Ukraine is actively working on developing its own guided aerial bombs, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatolii Barhylevych reported on Nov. 24.

1:18 AM

Lithuania delivers new military aid package to Ukraine.

Lithuania has delivered another aid package to Ukraine, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense reported on Nov. 24.

11:33 PM

UK businessman faces no charges after admitting to violating Russia sanctions.

Luxury perfume seller David Crisp is alleged to have hidden over $2.1 million in illegal sales to Russia. He admitted on camera to "ignoring government edicts."

10:36 PM

Russia preparing to break through to southern Donetsk Oblast, military says.

"The enemy is trying to break through to the south of Donetsk region, where Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts meet," Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, said on Nov. 24.

9:27 PM

Air defense systems can counter Russia's Oreshnik missile, Zelensky says.

"The world has air defense systems capable of countering such threats," Zelensky said, referring to Russia's new Oreshnik ballistic missile. Experts are currently analyzing the wreckage of the weapon, he said.

8:44 PM

Trump's top security pick calls for end to escalation in Ukraine.

"We need to restore deterrence, restore peace, and get ahead of this escalation ladder, rather than responding to it," Mike Waltz, Trump's nominee for national security adviser, said on Nov. 24.

8:07 PM

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7:39 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine has lost over 40% of territory previously gained in Kursk incursion, Reuters reports

7:29 PM

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7:01 PM

150,000 Ukrainian IDPs have returned to occupied regions, MP says.

Inadequate support from the state is part of what prompts people to return to Russian-occupied areas, lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko said.

5:01 PM

Russian troops kill 2 civilian women, injure man in Donetsk Oblast's Toretsk, prosecutors say.

According to the report, at around 6 p.m. on Nov. 21, Russian soldiers entered an apartment in a residential area of Toretsk and "deliberately" opened fire with automatic weapons on three civilians.

2:30 PM

Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, FT reports.

Russia has recruited hundreds of mercenaries from Yemen to fight in its war against Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 24.