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Ukraine – 11/21 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
November 21, 2022

Timothy Snyder, “The Making of Modern Ukraine”/ Lecture No. 20, “Maidan & Self-Understanding”

This lecture was delivered by Prof. Marci Shore of the Yale History Department.   As someone who was in Kyiv during the entire time of Euromaidan, who has written blogs about events in Ukraine for the past 9 years, and who has interviewed many of the key participants during Euromaidan, I was hoping to hear from Prof. Shore how the events during Euromaidan formed the basis for almost everything that has taken place in Ukraine since February 22nd, 2014, the date that former President Yanukovich fled Ukraine, most significantly the organization and performance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  

In this regard, what Euromaidan informs us about events in Ukraine today, I found Prof. Shore’s lecture disappointing, in terms of key events that were left out, and other events where she mentioned only in passing.   Without a full understanding of the events that took place during Euromaidan, in my opinion it is difficult for students in Prof. Snyder’s course to thoroughly understand the events that are taking place in Ukraine today.

With all due respect to Prof. Shore, Timothy Snyder might’ve decided to ask someone like Mychailo Wynnyckyj, a recognized expert on events during Euromaidan, and who has written extensively on the subject, to deliver Lecture No. 20.

Important points and events that were left out:

·       Organization – Euromaidan had no real leaders, in the classic sense of the term.  According to someone I spoke with, in the early stages of Euromaidan there was a meeting of several key people.   The person I spoke with said that, considering the risk of arrest, she advised the attendees not to meet again in one place.   How Euromaidan was organized, as a leaderless protest, has since been a template for the protests the Hong Kong security laws in 2020, and the current protests in Iran.

·       Leadership – The protestors never recognized as protest leaders the 4 Ukrainian politicians, Yatsenyuk, Vitaliy Klitschko, Turchyniv & Tyahnybok, those who negotiated the end of Euromaidan that Prof. Shore referred to.  What Prof. Shore didn’t mention in her lecture was that they arrived on Independence Square, at the same time 50,000 protestors were mourning those who had been murdered by snipers the day before.  When the 4 politicians presented the deal they had agreed to with Yanukovich one protestor, Volodomyr Parasyuk, got up on stage and said that if Yanukovich isn’t gone by 10AM the next morning that the Protestors will resume fighting.   Yanukovich was gone by 4AM.   Prof. Shore didn’t mention Parasyuk’s act.

·       Support organizations – Prof. Shore didn’t mention any of the support organizations that were established during Euromaidan.   One of the most significant was “Auto-Maidan,” where protestors were using their private cars to transport wounded protestors to makeshift hospitals that Prof. Shore mentioned were set up so that protestors didn’t have to go to State hospitals, where they’d be subject to arrest.  One of the members of Auto-Maidan told me about a time he decided to get his car washed, to avoid suspicion.   When the owner of the car wash saw blood on the back seat, from transporting a wounded protestor, he declined payment.

·       Open University – Prof. Shore mentioned the Open University of the Maidan, but only in passing.   What Prof. Shore didn’t mention was that Open University continues today, providing a wide variety of courses and instruction, including supporting efforts by civil society.

·       Protests were Initially A-Political – The protestors did not want any Ukrainian politician to use Euromaidan as a political platform.

·       Building of the Barriers and Organization of the Volunteer Battalions – How the barriers that protected Independence Square were built and sited, and the organization of volunteer battalions that fought back Yanukovich’s Interior Ministry Police, the “Berkut,” were never mentioned in Prof. Shore’s lecture.   The volunteer battalions eventually formed the basis for the rejuvenated Ukrainian Army.

·       How Euromaidan Changed People’s Lives – Prof. Shore would have been well-served had she provided at least one example of how events during Euromaidan changed lives.  One example is Anna Kovalenko.  Before Euromaidan, Kovalenko was an art critic.   During one of the planning meetings for the barriers, Kovalenko showed up with a book with pictures of barriers built by the Romans.   They told her to stop wasting their time.  2 days later they called her back, and they asked her to bring her book about building barriers.   After helping with the design of the barriers Kovalenko became the Head of a women’s volunteer battalion, a Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington studying civilian control of the military, advisor to the Defense Minister and the Defense Committee of the Parliament, Member of Parliament, and Governor of Chernihiv Oblast.

·       January 16, 2014 – This is the date that Parliament enacted the “Anti-Assembly Laws,” making gatherings of more than a small number of people a criminal offense, and the banning of hard hats and helmets (among many other restrictions).   In response, people came with mixing bowls on their heads.   The Laws were passed in Parliament with a show of hands, thus protecting MPs from having to go on the record.   In the days before Jan. 16th, the protests were petering out; the Anti-Assembly Laws gave the protests new life.

When I gave a birthday party in Kyiv in 2016, I invited many of the people I has spoken with who played significant roles during Euromaidan.  Most of them had never met each other.

What may have saved the Protestors from likely defeat during the night of Feb. 18 & 19, 2014, was the wind blowing smoke from the burning tires that were used in the barricades into the faces of the Berkut.

News From the Battlefield

Neither The Latest Denys nor “Reporting From Ukraine” show much significant activity.   However, there could well be a news blackout.

As my collaborator points out, “We are entering an information lull which is engendering a lot of military speculation. The armchair generals are providing invaluable insights regarding whether there will be another Russian rout or whether the fronts have stabilized and its time to talk.  Expositions of future events are heard from the Olympic heights of elected leaders to plebian depths of bloggers.”

“Given there is no shortage of opinion for those who want to know what is happening or will happen in the fog of war, the situation is no better or worse than faced by the Greeks when they confronted the Persian invasion.  Outnumbered, lacking weapons, facing wrack and destruction the Greeks consulted the Delphic oracle hoping to understand what they should do.  The oracle instructed the Greeks to pray to the winds. "They will be mighty allies of Greece."

“So, it was the Greeks, outnumbered 10 to 1, who defeated the Persians with courage and cunning with the help of the winds at Salamis.” 

“Ukraine will win with cunning and courage if it keeps praying to its mighty windy allies.”

11/21 Sitrep

Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon November 20 to 12:00 noon November 21, 2022

Abbreviations:

RMA = Regional Military Administration             SBU = Security Service of Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL

November 21

11:39: The Turkish city of Karkamysh has been shelled by Syria.

·       At least two people were killed and at least six people were injured, Gaziantep provincial governor  Davuth Gul said.

·       According to the Habertürk TV channel, at least four rockets were fired by the city, one of them hit a local school.

11:15 NATO Secretary General: Sweden and  Finland need to strengthen their counter-terrorism legislation and  expand cooperation with NATO,  including Turkey, in the fight against terrorism and terrorist organisations.  

11:04 Italian Defense Minister: Italy plans to extend the decree on the supply of weapons to Ukraine for 2023.

·       The Italian government can send assistance to Ukraine every time without asking the permission of the parliament, on the basis of a decree that expires at the end of the year.

10:56: Poland has accepted Germany's proposal to deploy additional Patriot missile defense batteries  in the country  and plans to install them on the border with Ukraine - the Ministry of Defense of Poland.

10:24 Local Media: Iran launched a missile strike on Iraq at night.

·       The target of the attack was the headquarters of Kurdish parties that support anti-government demonstrations in Iran. There are victims.

10:01 Secretary of Defense: The United States has provided more than $20 billion in military assistance to Ukraine and will continue to provide support

·       "As of now, we have provided more than $20 billion in assistance to Ukraine. You've heard us declare, 'We will continue to support Ukraine as much as necessary.'"

08:32: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won the presidential election in Kazakhstan with 81.31% of the vote, — preliminary results of the CEC

08:01 Rheinische Post - German Defense Minister: Germany has offered Poland Patriot missile defense systems for airspace security after a missile crash last week.

08:01: The European Union is in favor of expanding cooperation with the states of Central Asia, including the construction of transport corridors bypassing Russia, said EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell.

00:33: In Kazakhstan, the data of three polls near the polling stations from the international institute for regional studies "Open Society" was announced.

·       According to the first exit poll, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received 82.45 votes.

00:23: French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of fueling anti-French propaganda in Africa.

·       Speaking at a summit of French-speaking countries in Tunisia, Macron said that in this way Russia wants to satisfy its ambitions in these countries.

November 20

23:38: The prime ministers of Poland and Finland appealed to Ukrainians.

·       "We fully support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia. We stand for you and together with you as you defend your country and European values," Finnish prime minister Sana Marin said.

·       Mateusz Morawiecki stressed that Ukrainians are fighting for their freedom and their sovereignty.

·        "But we firmly feel that you are also fighting for European values, European security and the European future. Therefore, you will always have our support. These will be not only words, but actions and facts," the Polish prime minister said.

21:16 Polish Prime Minister: "The data collected by the investigation into the explosion of a rocket in the Polish village of Przevodów does not yet allow us to establish for certain where it was fired from."

20:46 Polish Prime Minister: The West must continue to impose sanctions on Russia, despite their impact on the economy.

·       "Sanctions against Russia are effective, we must continue to apply them, despite the fact that they affect our economy. We must take a common position on this issue, including what are the true causes of the economic crisis.

19:28: Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the participants of the International Organization of Francophonie.

·       "Russia has used more than 4700 missiles in 270 days of full-scale war. Hundreds of our cities are simply burned. Thousands of people died. Hundreds of thousands were forcibly deported to Russia. Millions left Ukraine for other countries, fleeing the war.

·       We have to stop it. We must stop Russian aggression. The return of peace is possible! But it is possible when everyone in the world understands that no one deserves a single day of terror," the president said.

18:19: An updated list of the assistance package for Ukraine was published on the website of the Federal Government of Germany:

·       ammunition for the MARS II multiple launch rocket system;

·       3 M1070 Oshkosh heavy-duty semi-trailers (8 in total);

·       17 units of cars for the border service (a total of 39);

·       1 forklift (already 4 in total);

·       spare parts for large-caliber machine gun M2;

·       24 MG3 for armored evacuation vehicles (30 in total);

·       10 drone protection sensors (a total of 28);

·       20 special devices for electronic devices for protection against drones;

·       116 field heaters.

17:31 President of the European Commission: The European Commission allocates 14 million euros for school buses for Ukraine.

17:16 PAP: Polish services have completed a survey of the site of a rocket explosion in the village of Przevodów near the border with Ukraine, which killed two people.

·       Investigators, experts, and other services have already left the area near the grain drying plant. The results of the investigation can be known within a few days.

13:20 Reuters: Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Cambodia next week.

·       The meeting of defense ministers of China and the United States will be the first high-level military exchange between the countries after Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

13:05 BFMTV - French Defense Minister: Ukraine received Crotale anti-aircraft systems from France to protect the NES and two MLRS.

·       According to the Minister, the total amount of French military assistance to Ukraine has reached 550 million euros and now it is in terms of assistance - in the top five aid providers.

12:58 CNN/Turk: Turkey's Air Force did not enter Syrian airspace today during strikes on regions in that country as part of the new Operation Sword-Claw.

·       Earlier, the media claimed that the Turkish Air Force used Syrian airspace during the operation, during which strikes were carried out on the Syrian regions of Kobani, Tell Rifat, Derbisia, Derik.

12:41 CNN: Israel has accused Iran of attacking drones in the Persian Gulf on the Pacific Zircon oil tanker.

·       The vessel under the Liberian flag was carrying gas oil. For the attack, the HESA Shahed 136 UAV type was used - such as the Russian Federation uses in the war against Ukraine.

12:20 Polskie Radio: Poland has not issued a visa for the Russian delegation that was going to participate in the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

·       Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Yasina confirmed that Poland had refused to issue visas for members of the Russian OSCE delegation who wanted to take part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session on November 24-26 in Warsaw.

12:27: New Zealand Defence Minister Pini Enare visits Ukraine. He met with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov.

·       Enare noted that New Zealand has recently extended its mission to train Ukrainian troops in the UK until July 2023.

12:12: Lawyer of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced the receipt of the results of the examination, which confirm that Saakashvili was poisoned after his arrest and explain his health problems.

·       According to him, the results of the examination will be published in two days, and at this stage he can only say that the conclusion has a list of toxic substances found in Saakashvili's body.

NATIONAL

November 21

10:46: According to the SBU, another 10 "L/DPR" militants will spend 13 to 15 years behind bars

·       Among them are commanders of assault departments, a sniper, a machine gunner and shooters who were directly involved in hostilities against the Defense Forces in the Zaporizhia direction.

·       They were detained during a counterattack by Ukrainian troops in southern Ukraine.

10:11: British intelligence: Svatove area becomes a vulnerable flank of Russian troops

·       Over the past 7 days, intense artillery skirmishes have been going on around Svatove, Luhansk region. The Russians continue to prefer the construction of defensive positions.

·       "At the same time, it is probably quite difficult for commanders to maintain reliable defenses, and their offensive capabilities continue to be deterred due to an acute shortage of ammunition and qualified personnel."

08:23 Ukrenergo: In all regions of Ukraine on November 21 from 8:00 to 24:00, scheduled blackouts will be applied.

08:16: Valeriy Zaluzhnyi congratulated Ukrainian defenders on the Day of Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

·       "I congratulate you on the Day of Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. You are always the first! You are where the hardest part is. You have undergone a special selection and exhausting training. That is why you are the elite of the army and the pride of the nation."

08:41 Kharkiv RMA: Last night, a Russian S-300 rocket hit a 2-storey apartment building in the village of Shevchenkove, Kupyansk district.

·       A residential building nearby was also damaged. Unfortunately, a 38-year-old woman was killed and at least 2 people were injured. Rescuers are still dismantling the rubble.

·       In addition, the Russian military with mortars and artillery shelled the areas of settlements in the Kupyansk, Kharkiv and Chuguev districts.

·       In the city of Kupyansk, shelling damaged warehouses and civilian industrial facilities. There were fires.

07:19 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

·       Over the past day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Bilohorivka, Kurdyumivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske, Pidgorodne, Dispute, Stelmakhivka and Yakovlivka in the Donetsk region.

·       The Russians launched 2 missile strikes and carried out more than 60 attacks from the MLRS.

·       In the settlement of Lyubimivka in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, Russians, under the guise of searching for sabotage and reconnaissance groups, illegally enter private houses and rob the property of local residents

·       The defeat of a column of Russian troops near the settlement of Syrotyne, Luhansk region, was confirmed. Information on the losses of Russians is being clarified

·       In the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region, measures of forced resettlement of local residents continue. In particular, residents of Bilovodsk were forcibly displaced to the city of Luhansk.

·        During the current day, the aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 6 strikes on the Russians: 3 on the areas of concentration of Russian troops and 3 - on the positions of their anti-aircraft missile systems, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

·       Units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces for the current day hit 2 control points, ammunition depot, 5 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 other important objects of the Russian troops.

November 20

22:34 BBC: DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko called Ukrainian power engineers real heroes.

·       "I consider them heroes. These people risk their lives doing their jobs," he said.

21:01 Prime Minister: About 8.5 thousand generators are imported daily in Ukraine..

·       "The Ukrainian energy system is under new attacks. Therefore, the government is preparing for all possible scenarios. Each Ukrainian without paying customs duties and VAT can bring a generator or charging station from abroad."

20:34 Sunday Times: Russian oil bypassing sanctions is "coming" to the UK.

·       The authors of the publication point to two schemes to circumvent sanctions during the delivery of Russian oil products. First, oil can be overloaded on the high seas from one tanker to another. Secondly, importers can process oil as supplied by third countries.

22:04: New Zealand's Defence Minister has arrived in Kyiv, Oleksii Reznikov said on Twitter.

·       "We discussed our joint projects, ways to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and coordinated efforts to restore Ukraine after the war."

·       New Zealand's Defence Minister called for de-escalation and diplomacy

·       "I am proud to be here on behalf of New Zealand. Our efforts have been well received. This is a sobering reminder for all of us of the complexity of the conflict and why it is important to seek de-escalation and diplomacy," Henare said.

19:41: Dog Patron becomes the world's first dog, a UNICEF goodwill envoy.

·       On the occasion of World Children's Day, UNICEF officially awarded Patron the title of the world's first Goodwill Dog and signed a memorandum of understanding with him.

·       The purpose of the memorandum is to inform young and adult Ukrainians about the risks of explosive objects, as well as to maintain the mental health of children.

18:49 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on November 20:

·       "During the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repulsed the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region and Dispute, Yakovlivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmut, Opytne and Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region.

·       During the current day, the enemy launched 2 missile strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Kupyansk and carried out about 10 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops along the contact line."

·       "Aircraft of the aerospace forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation almost daily fly in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus.

·       The Mig-31K aircraft, which rises from Machulyschi airfield, is a carrier of hypersonic Dagger missiles capable of hitting objects throughout Ukraine. It is because of this that we are forced to declare an air alarm so often in all regions of our state."

·       "The enemy continues to suffer losses. Thus, about 100 wounded servicemen of the Russian occupation forces were brought to the city hospital of Skadovsk in the Kherson region.

·       According to the updated information, the fire damage was confirmed at the places of concentration of enemy manpower on November 19. In the areas of the settlements of Polohy, Kamianka, Mykhailivka (Vasylivka district) and Enerhodar, Zaporizhia region, the invaders lost more than 100 people wounded."

·       "Also, about 20 units of military equipment of various types and 2 ammunition depots were eliminated. In addition, a column of enemy equipment was destroyed near the settlement of Syrotyne, Luhansk region.

·       During the current day, Ukrainian aviation has inflicted 6 strikes on the enemy: 3 on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 - on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems.

·       "At the same time, units of the missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 2 control points, an ammunition depot, an area of concentration of personnel and weapons and military equipment and 2 other important objects of the occupiers."

18:34 Center for Countering Disinformation: Russians are distributing propaganda materials on the topic of power outages to create a public outcry.

·       The IPSo of Russians aims to accuse the authorities of this and discredit the President of Ukraine. As a result, propagandists expect Ukrainians to go to rallies in different cities, which will have a positive impact on the enemy's plans.

17:00: The National Bank of Ukraine on the central square in the liberated Kherson presented the first commemorative medal from the series dedicated to the hero cities, "Kherson is the city of heroes."

·       It is also planned to issue medals dedicated to Kharkiv, Mariupol, the executed Kyiv region (Bucha, Hostomel, Irpen) and other cities.

16:45 Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Affairs: Ukraine can become an EU member even if the war is not finally over.

·       "I won't make any predictions about time, but when it comes to membership, the dynamics of war won't be the deciding factor," she said.

16:31 Ministry of Education and Science: Ukraine has withdrawn from the members of the International Center for Scientific and Technical Information.

·       The reason was "the inadmissibility of cooperation with Russia in the scientific and technical sphere, because Russia is an aggressor country", the Ministry of Education and Science notes.

15:45: New Zealand Defence Minister Pini Enare and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov met in Kyiv.

17:47 Minister of Health: All medical institutions in Ukraine should be ready to work in a blackout environment.

·       According to the Minister, currently all medical institutions that provide inpatient and emergency care have generators. When the lights are turned off in most of them, the generators are triggered automatically within a few seconds.

13:41 Center for Countering Disinformation: Russia spreads fake news about electricity exports from Ukraine to EU countries.

·       "The fact that the disseminated information is fake is confirmed by the following facts: electricity exports from Ukraine were stopped on 11.10.2022 by the decision of the Ministry of Energy, immediately after the first attack on the power system; the cessation of exports is confirmed by the results of auctions for access to the capacity of interstate networks, which are available on the electronic auction platform of Ukrenergo," the CPS said.

13:27 KyivPost - representative of the Defence Intelligence: 75% of Russians support Russian aggression against Ukraine.

·       "The policy of the Kremlin is not the policy of the entire population of the Russian Federation. Although, according to some estimates, 75% of Russia's population support the war against Ukraine. This is the result of Kremlin propaganda for a long time, more than 10 years. We observed this situation during the Soviet era, the same threat. Who is the enemy? West. It's the same thing. Nothing new," said a representative of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine.

14:46 Defence Intelligence of Ukraine: Russian special services are planning provocations at Belarusian critical infrastructure facilities, in particular at the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

·       According to intelligence, Russia traditionally plans to appoint citizens of NATO countries and Ukraine who will allegedly be dressed in Belarusian military uniforms as "responsible for terrorist attacks".

·       The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine emphasizes that in this way Russia wants to accelerate the involvement of the Belarusian army in the war in Ukraine on the side of the occupiers.

13:14: Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak is skeptical of forecasts about the end of the war in Ukraine in the spring. He believes that this is unlikely to succeed.

·       "It sounds as if this phrase of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine is a dream. Of course, millions of Ukrainians dream that this war will end as soon as possible. However, I will be more realistic," he said at the International Security Forum in Halifax.

MORDOR (RUSSIA)

November 20

14:15: The State Border Committee of Belarus claims that the Ukrainian-Belarusian border was violated by an armed soldier Ukrainian.

·       The DPK informed that "while on Belarusian territory, Ukrainian soldier took photos and videos of the area, as well as searched for or installed something in the snow."

12:47: "Degenerate commanders who do not understand military affairs," a captured mercenary from PMC Wagner spoke of his difficult service.

KHARKIV

November 20

23:23 President's Office: In the urban settlement of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region, Russians again shelled a residential building.

·       There may be people under the rubble. The State Emergency Service is working at the scene.

LUHANSK

November 20

23:53 Eastern grouping of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: In the Luhansk region, 12 settlements have been liberated from the Russian army.

21:51 Luhansk RMA: Russians are transferring a significant number of soldiers from Kherson to Donbas.

·       "In the direction of Svatove-Kreminna, the Armed Forces are gradually advancing. In Bilohorivka, our defenders constantly repel an incredible number of enemy attacks," Gaidai said.

16:15 Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights: In Luhansk region, Russians staged a surrender and opened fire on the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

·       He notes that in this case, Russian servicemen cannot be considered a prisoner of war, because they are fighting and committing treachery. Those who want to take advantage of the protection of international law for murder should be punished.

12:03 Luhansk RMA: The Russian military is outraged by the movement from Kherson to the Luhansk region, the Russians have increased the number of checkpoints.

·       As noted, the Russian troops once again tried to attack Belohorivka. However, the Ukrainian military stopped these intentions of the Russians.

DONETSK

November 21

09:33 Donetsk RMA: On November 20, it became known about 3 civilians wounded by Russians: 2 in Bakhmut and 1 in Kostiantynivka.

08:53 Donetsk: In the temporarily occupied Makiivka, an oil depot arrived at night, the DNR Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

·       According to them, two tanks with fuel and three stationary tanks ignited.

November 20

19:55 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Donetsk.

16:17 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.

15:30 Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol: The Russians are preparing a new wave of sweeps among the population of the temporarily occupied Mariupol.

·       "A new wave of "sweeps" will begin in Mariupol at the behest of Pushilin to suppress public dissatisfaction. The reason was a collective complaint, which came in the name of Sablin," he wrote.

14:02 National Police: Russian troops have struck 10 settlements in the Donetsk region, among the wounded children.

·       Russian troops shelled the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Vuhledar, Kramatorsk, Svyatogorsk, Kurakhove, Velyka Novoselka, the villages of Karlovka, Maksimilianovka, Solovyovo.

ZAPORIZHIA

November 21

09:24 Zaporizhia  RMA: This night, Russian troops shelled two villages in one of the communities of the Zaporizhia district with S-300 missiles

·       Explosions destroyed and damaged residential buildings. Fortunately, no one was injured in the people.

01:52 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zaporizhia region.

November 20

23:05 Mayor of Melitopol: Ivan Fedorov confirms information about explosions in the area.

·       He said that three powerful explosions were heard north of Melitopol, in the area of the temporarily occupied village of Vesele, near the railway station.

22:07 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia region.

14:28: Energoatom reports that at least 12 hits have been recorded on ZNPP infrastructure facilities.

·       The nature of the damage indicates that the Russians took aim and disabled exactly the infrastructure that was needed to launch power units 5 and 6, as well as to resume electricity production for Ukraine's needs, the message says.

13:33 Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency: Last night and this morning, powerful explosions sounded in the ZNPP area.

·       The plant management says that some buildings, systems and equipment have been damaged at the ZNPP site, but none of them are critical to nuclear safety. There were no reports of casualties.

DNIPRO

November 21

07:57 Dnipro RMA: Six attacks per night. The Russians hit three communities - Nikopol, Marganets and Myrivska.

·       Almost 60 shells were sent there. A 78-year-old man was wounded in Nikopol. Doctors assisted him.

00:47 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.

KHERSON

November 21

11:21 Social Networks: Reports of a second explosion in Kherson.

10:25 Social Networks: Local residents report explosions in Kherson.

00:54 Social Networks: On the pedestal of the monument to Ushakov stolen by Russians in Kherson, now painted Valery Zaluzhny.

00:44 Operational Command South: During the demining of the SBU building in Kherson, explosive devices were found in every office.

November 20

22:46 Kherson RMA: In the temporarily occupied Myrnenska territorial community of Kherson region, Russians terrorize families with schoolchildren.

·       "Russian invaders broke into the homes of families where school-age children are brought up. Thus, they checked whether children study the Ukrainian online school program."

20:50 Social Networks: Repeated explosions are heard in Kherson.

19:44 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson, according to subscribers.

MYKOLAIV

November 21

KYIV

09:05: Today aid for Kherson left Kyiv, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said

·       Kherson was given 5 passenger buses, 4 trucks, a garbage truck, an excavator, 2 ambulances. As well as 11 generators (2kW and 5kW) and medical equipment: 30 ventilators, 30 respiratory devices (AMBU), consumables.

·       They also sent food - food sets and 10 tons of  oil, sugar and cereals, warm blankets, clothes, building materials, equipment, tools.

November 21

SUMY

November 21

09:50 Mykolaiv RMA: Yesterday, the Russians struck from the MLRS on the waters of the Ochakov community. There are no casualties.

11:28 Sumy RMA: consequences of  yesterday's shelling of the village of  Ryzhivka, Bilopilska community

·       The Russians attacked civilian targets. 22 "arrivals" were in the village.

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Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.

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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/

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