Russian troops shelled the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on Wednesday, November 16, killing a woman. Law enforcement officers have opened a criminal case.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted laws approving presidential decrees on the extension of martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for 90 days, until February 19, 2023.
NATO allies are providing Ukrainian partners with the necessary weapons systems and will continue to coordinate efforts to create a layered air defense system in Ukraine.
On November 17, at 5:00 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "Intermediate results of the work of the Coordination Headquarters on issues of de-occupied territories".
On November 17, at 2:00 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "Changing attitudes and narratives of Russians after the de-occupation of Kherson region."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday held another meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to discuss the consequences of Russian missile strikes and the situation on the front line.
Ukraine has requested that representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and State Border Guard Service be granted immediate access the site of a missile explosion in Poland.
Preliminary analysis shows that Tuesday’s explosion in Poland was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile that was fired to intercept a Russian missile, but it is not Ukraine’s fault because the country was defending itself against a massive Russian attack.
At the initiative of Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko, a high-level extraordinary meeting of the International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC) was held to consider providing additional power equipment to Ukraine.
In a phone call, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki discussed Russia’s recent massive missile attack on Ukraine, which had also affected the border area of Poland.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has condemned Russian missile strikes, which hit Ukraine and Poland, and stressed that the bloodshed must immediately end.
On November 15, 2022, Russian invaders fired 96 air- and sea-launched cruise missiles at the territory of Ukraine. Seventy-five of them were shot down.