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07:44

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 16 November 2023 (approximation): 315620 troops; 5388 tanks; 10121 armored vehicles; 7683 artillery systems; 892 MLRS; 585 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 323 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 10060 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 22 military boats; 1 submarine; 5689 tactical UAVs; 1084 special military equipment; 1563 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:15

Over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops hit 13 Russian artillery units and an enemy ammunition depot. In addition, in the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 10 strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and 3 strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:00

At night on November 16, Ukrainian defenders shot down 16 out of 18 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:10

In the last 24 hours, Russian forces shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 2 citizens were killed. 11 more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

17:00

Switzerland has announced its support for the establishment of a special tribunal to address the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine. – Official website of the Swiss government

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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