Published On 20 Nov 2025
On Thursday, November 20, 2018, this is how things are going.
Fighting
- According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, at least 26 people have been confirmed dead and trapped beneath the rubble of a building that was struck by a Russian attack in the western city of Ternopil.
- Nearly 100 people reportedly suffered injuries in the Ternopil attack, which Klymenko claimed covered the apartment complex with a “wave of fire.”
- Russian forces launched a Kh-101 cruise missile at the apartment building, according to the Ukrainian air force, noting that the weapon “contains components and accessories manufactured by businesses in particular from the USA, China, Taiwan, Germany, and others.”
- Andrii Sybiha, the country’s foreign minister, said on Thursday that Ukraine would bring “Russia’s horrific murder” to the UN Security Council in Ternopil, calling for “condemnation, justice, and strong responses.”
Tomorrow’s UN Security Council meeting in Ternopil will focus on Russia’s horrific murder of at least 25 people, including 3 children.
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- According to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, at least 46 people were hurt by Russian shelling in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv over the past day, according to a post on Telegram.
- According to Russian-installed Governor Vladimir Saldo, a civilian was killed in a Ukrainian-occupied area of the Kherson region, according to TASS, the country’s state news agency.
- On Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the Ukrainian air force reported that it shot down 48 Russian drones and missiles.
- According to TASS, Russian forces shot down 93 Ukrainian drones and four missiles in 24 hours.
Ceasefire
- In Ankara, where previous media contacts between Ukraine and Russia had been held, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Turkish President.
- Zelenskyy said that by the end of the year, Ukraine hopes to resume its contacts with Russia and prisoners of war.
- Erdogan also said that it was important for us that Turkey is prepared to offer the necessary platform in order for the potential resumption of discussions with Russia.
- Zelenskyy continued, “The main thing that will stop the bloodshed and bring about lasting peace is that we work together with all our partners and that the American leadership is strong and effective.”
- Since the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in August, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, there hasn’t been anything new to be announced regarding peace talks with Ukraine.
Regional security
- If a Russian spy ship, the Yantar, is deemed a threat after firing lasers at British pilots stationed north of Scotland, British Defence Minister John Healey declared that “military options are available.”
- After Russia placed Iskander missiles in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, Rene Obermann, the chairman of Airbus, stated at the Berlin Security Conference that some European nations should purchase “tactical” nuclear weapons as a “sign of deterrence.”
Sanctions
- After discussions aimed at shielding the subsidiary from US sanctions, a representative from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq told the Reuters news agency that the Russian oil company Rosneft has reduced its stake in the Kurdistan Pipeline Company to less than 50%.
military assistance
- No details would be disclosed, but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz predicted that ongoing discussions to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine would eventually lead to an agreement, which would include some domestic production.
Source: Aljazeera
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