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645th day
of Ukraine's heroic resistance against full-scale Russian aggression

Situation in Ukraine

30.11.2023
18:15

In 11 months of this year, Russia shelled the settlements in 24 Ukrainian regions 59,000 times. As a result, 11,000 Ukrainian citizens were injured, and 2,000 more were killed. – Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

15:10

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with an additional aid package of €2,5 billion in 2024. – Bruins Slot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

13:00

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least one citizen was killed. 15 more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

11:05

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion and through September 2023, Russia has launched about 4,000 cyberattacks against Ukraine. In particular, at least 55 Russian cyberattacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure were recorded in 2023. – Strategic Communications Directorate of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:21

Over the past day, about 101 combat clashes took place on the frontline. At the same time, Ukrainian missile troops hit three Russian command posts and two enemy ammunition depots. In addition, in the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out two strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and two strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:11

At night on November 30, Ukrainian defenders shot down 14 out of 20 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

07:38

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 30 November 2023 (approximation): 328760 troops; 5551 tanks; 10340 armored vehicles; 7909 artillery systems; 910 MLRS; 600 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 323 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 10361 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 22 military boats; 1 submarine; 5954 tactical UAVs; 1124 special military equipment; 1567 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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Russia'swarcrimes

Status update as of 29/11
18,500
injured civilians
10,000
killed
114,138
number of war crimes
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Actual numbers might be considerably higher, as information from many locations with intense hostilities is not yet available or confirmed.

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A boy runs through a playground covered in debris after a Russian strike in the town of Selydove, the Donetsk region. November 2023.

By Anatolii Stepanov / AFP / Getty Images

Pedestrians walk past exhibited destroyed Russian military vehicles blanketed in snow in front of the St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv. November 2023.

By Roman Pilipey / AFP / Getty Images

A 60-foot-long photograph of Irpin’s car cemetery has been erected in Little Ukraine, Manhattan, as a reminder that Russia’s war against Ukraine continues.

By Philip Buehler

A Ukrainian schoolboy is doing his homework at a Kyiv metro station during an air raid alert.

Photo from UNICEF Ukraine / Instagram

Numerous shell craters in a field on the frontline near Bakhmut, the Donetsk region, covered with snow. November 22, 2023.

By Alex Babenko / AP Photo

Burnt Russian military equipment in a snowy field near Kupiansk, the Kharkiv region. In particular, the Russian army has intensified its attacks on the Kupiansk-Lyman axis lately. November 21, 2023.

By Ozge Elif Kizil / Anadolu / Getty Images

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