Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has called on the European Union to speed up the work on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia, which should envisage strict restrictions on the Russian missile industry.
The prosecutor's office opened proceedings into the imitation of surrender by the Russian military which led to the Ukrainian servicemen being fired upon.
The air defense systems of the NATO allies and Ukraine should begin to jointly shoot down Russian missiles as deep as possible over the territory of Ukraine. Such a move would serve to de-escalate and ensure that missile attacks on NATO territory are prevented.
On the territory of Belarus, military exercises of individual units of the Russian armed forces have been completed, while an increase in the number of invaders has been noted in the temporarily captured Luhansk.
The participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting have deplored in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine and demanded that Russian troops be completely and unconditionally withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine.
Russian troops shelled the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on Wednesday, November 16, killing a woman. Law enforcement officers have opened a criminal case.
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.
Russian massive missile attacks have caused damage to high-voltage power substations, combined heat and power plants (CHPP) all over Ukraine. Blackouts are taking place across nearly all regions.