Clashes near the parliament building of unrecognized Abkhazia.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in July 2024. Photo: press service of the President of Ukraine Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk believes that “ telephone diplomacy ” of Western leaders who intend to discuss the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot replace “ real support for Ukraine from the entire West .” “ No one will stop Putin with phone calls.

Supercam drones of the Russian group of troops "Vostok" in the South Donetsk direction. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense In the Kursk region, Yulia Kuznetsova, editor-in-chief of Narodnaya Gazeta of the Bolshesoldatsky District, was killed as a result of a drone attack, said the region’s governor, Alexey Smirnov. “ As a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a car, Yulia Nikolaevna Kuznetsova, editor-in-chief of Narodnaya Gazeta of Bolshesoldatsky District, was killed.

Meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and Joe Biden at the 75th NATO summit in Washington, July 9, 2024. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions on the use of ATACMS missiles by the Ukrainian military to strike Russian territory. This was reported by The New York Times (NYT), citing sources. “For the first time, President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russian territory,” the statement said.

Consequences of the Russian strike on Sumy. Photo: State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations On the evening of November 17, Russian troops attacked Sumy with ballistics. A densely populated residential area and critical infrastructure facilities came under missile attack. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, 11 people are currently known to have died, including two children - a 9-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.

Protesters and security forces near the parliament building of unrecognized Abkhazia. Photo: Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti Unknown people tried to seize Abkhaz State Television. This is stated in the message of the Information Center of the President of Abkhazia. It is reported that the incident occurred after midnight on November 18 near the building of the Abkhaz State Television and Radio Company.

Photo: FSB of the Russian Federation In the Kaluga region, employees of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) detained a Russian who was assembling homemade bombs to carry out terrorist attacks, allegedly on instructions from the Ukrainian special services. This is stated in the FSB message.

President Vladimir Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in June 2024.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Russian propaganda news agency RIA Novosti Allowing Kyiv to launch strikes deep into Russia with American long-range weapons will create a new round of tension. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, the Russian news agency Interfax reports .

Consequences of the Russian attack on Odessa. Photo: Photo: Telegram channel of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Oleg Kiper On November 18, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the center of Odessa. As a result of the attack, civilian infrastructure was damaged and there were deaths and injuries. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Russian troops attacked Odessa with an Iskander-M ballistic missile.

The 80th Galician air assault brigade of the air assault troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, taking part in battles in the Kursk region. Photo: brigade social networks The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against Georgian citizen Mikhail Baturin. According to RBC, we are talking about the former security guard of ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: social networks of the Prime Minister of Armenia Several ministers and heads of security departments of Armenia submitted their resignations after criticism of Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan and his requests to officials to resign from their posts. Armenian media reported this.