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11 minutes ago
"More missiles are coming," says a Kryvyi Rih official as air-raid sirens sound across Ukraine
By Tim Lister, Vasco Cotovio and Julia Kesaieva
A Ukrainian official in the southern city of Kryvyi Rih has warned residents that more missiles are expected.
"Thanks to the air defense, everything is fine from now on. More missiles are coming. Stay in the shelters," Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih city's military administration, said on Telegram.
A CNN crew in the city reported hearing outgoing launches.
12 mins ago
Lviv mayor warns residents to stay in shelters amid reports of explosions
By Petro Zadorozhnyy in Lviv
Several explosions have occurred in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to reports from city authorities.
It is not clear if they were missile hits or the work of the air defenses.
Maksym Kozatsky, head of the military administration of the Lviv region, said on Telegram: "Everyone, please stay in the shelters. The air defense is working."
The mayor's office also confirmed explosions.
13 mins ago
Explosions hit 'critical infrastructure' Kharkiv, says mayor
By Tim Lister, Vasco Cotovio and Julia Kesaieva
In northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said infrastructure has been hit by Russian missiles.
"The critical infrastructure facility was attacked. There is no information on casualties at this time. Due to the damage to the facility, there are problems with the power supply."
"Electrical ground transportation and the subway have been suspended. Electrical engineers and utility workers are doing everything possible to normalize life in Kharkiv as soon as possible," Terekhov said on Telegram.
For the past several weeks, Russian missiles have been targeting Ukraine's electrical and water infrastructure.
47 mins ago
US Embassy in Kyiv Warns of "Continued and Increased Threat of Missile Attacks in Ukraine"
By Jennifer Hansler
The US Embassy in Kyiv issued a security alert on Tuesday warning "of a continued and increased threat of missile attacks in Ukraine, including Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast."
“The US Embassy urges US citizens to observe air warnings, take appropriate shelter, follow instructions from local authorities, and consult additional security information” on how to protect yourself from a missile attack, the alert warned.
The State Department is still urging citizens not to travel to Ukraine and to leave as soon as possible.
1 hour ago
Two explosions are heard in Kyiv as air raid sirens sound across Ukraine
By Julia Kesaieva in Kyiv
Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building affected by a Russian attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Airstrike warnings have sounded across Ukraine amid an expected barrage of Russian missiles.
In the capital, Kyiv, the city's military administration said two explosions had been heard and instructed residents to stay in shelters.
The military authority said they had shot down four missiles.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram: "Attack on the capital. According to preliminary information, two residential buildings were hit in the Pecherskyi residential district. Air defense shot down several missiles over the city of Kyiv. Medics and rescuers in the place of successes".
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the President's Office, said that in Kyiv, "two Russian missile hits were detected. Enemy weapons hit residential buildings. Rescue teams and doctors are already working on the spot."
He said that several missiles were destroyed by the air defense forces.
“The danger has not passed.
Stay in the shelters,” she said.
Vitaly Kim, head of the regional military administration in Mykolaiv in the south, warned of a third wave of missiles.
In central Ukraine, Dmytro Lunin, head of the Poltava region's military administration, said air defenses were working in the Myrhorod community.
"Please stay in the shelters," Lunin said on Telegram.
Air defenses are operating in various regions of Ukraine.
2 hours ago
Explosion reported in Kyiv after air raid siren sounded
by CNN
The CNN team heard an explosion in Kyiv, about 45 minutes after an air-raid siren sounded.
The cause of the explosion is unclear, whether it was an interception, an impact, or something else.
The head of the Kyiv region's military administration said there was a threat of missile attack.
Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv regional military administration in northern Ukraine, said "air defense forces are working" in the region.
Chaus warned on his Telegram channel: "Under no circumstances should you publish photos and videos of impacts, the work of the air defense forces, the deployment and movement of troops!!!
"The missile attack continues. Stay in shelters or in a safe place."
Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday that Russia had responded to President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech at the G20 with a missile attack on Ukraine.
"Russia responds to Zelensky's powerful speech at #G20 with a new missile attack," Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on Twitter.
“Does anyone seriously think that the Kremlin really wants peace?
He wants obedience.
But at the end of the day, terrorists always lose."
2 hours ago
Residents of liberated areas of Kherson experience a "humanitarian catastrophe"
by CNN
People gathered on the Maidan square to celebrate the liberation of Kherson in the capital Kyiv on Friday.
Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
Residents of the liberated areas of the Kherson region "are suffering from a humanitarian catastrophe right now, which was artificially created by the occupiers," Serhii Khlan, a member of the Kherson Regional Council, said during a press conference.
“We have many challenges to renew the normal life of the residents: water, heat, electricity, especially considering that the transformers for electricity were destroyed, it all adds up,” he said.
"There are still difficulties with the connection, although we are now reporting places where people can charge their mobile device and connect from a Starlink to call their loved ones."
He said the power company hoped to restore power to the city within a week, but it could take up to a month.
Authorities warned that the infrastructure must be cleared before technicians can repair it.
Police are also busy launching criminal proceedings for the conduct of the former Russian occupiers, Khlan said.
“Police investigators are working and opening criminal proceedings,” he said.
"I think with some time we will see all these proceedings and all these cases with the Russian war crimes on record."
2 hours ago
The Kremlin says the UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine reparations is a "formalization of this robbery"
By Anna Chernova
The United Nations resolution on reparations for Ukraine has been described as a "formalization" of the "theft" by the Kremlin.
On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted in favor of a resolution holding Russia to account for violating international law by invading Ukraine.
At the UNGA meeting in New York, 94 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 14 voted against it, 73 abstained and 12 were not present.
UNGA resolutions are not binding but carry symbolic weight.
“The organizers of this process intend to consummate the theft of our reserves, which were illegally blocked.
This is a formalization of this robbery using the UN platform,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday during a regular conference call with journalists.
The UN decision is not legally binding and Moscow "will treat it accordingly," Peskov added.
3 hours ago
Moscow has seen Zelensky's peace proposal but believes Ukraine does not want to negotiate, says Kremlin
By Anna Chernova and Radina Gigova
Moscow has seen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace proposal but believes Kyiv does not want to negotiate, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
“[We] have seen it,” Peskov said when questioned by reporters during a regular conference call.
"We declare the main thing here - that both the de facto and de jure position of the Ukrainian side indicates that Ukraine cannot and does not want to negotiate," he added.
Peskov reiterated that Russia will continue to achieve its goals by carrying out what it calls its "special military operation."
Zelensky's peace plan, which he presented at the G20 summit on Tuesday, has 10 steps, including a path to nuclear safety, food security, a special tribunal for Russian war crimes and a final peace treaty with Russia. , according to the transcript of the speech.
Zelensky urged G20 leaders to use all their power to "make Russia drop nuclear threats" and implement a price cap on energy imported from Moscow.
9 hours ago
The city of Kherson remains the administrative center of the region of the same name, hints at the Kremlin
By Anna Chernova
The city of Kherson remains the administrative center of the region of the same name, despite having been recaptured by the Ukrainian army, the Kremlin hinted on Tuesday.
"No other decisions have been made," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked if the city remains the regional center after the withdrawal of the Russian army.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a surprise visit to Kherson on Monday to offer support to the residents of the newly recaptured city.
Despite Kyiv regaining control of the city of Kherson last week, Moscow still sees the region as part of Russia.
Asked about Zelensky's visit on Monday, Peskov said: “No comment.
This is Russian territory."
3 hours ago
Kherson power station 'virtually destroyed', Ukraine's national power company says
By Yulia Kesaeva
A power plant in a previously occupied area of the Kherson region was "virtually destroyed" before the withdrawal of Russian troops, the head of Ukraine's national power company said on Tuesday.
“The power facility, which provided power supply to the entire right [western] bank of the Kherson region and a significant part of the Mykolaiv region is practically destroyed,” said Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, executive director of NPC Ukrenergo, in a statement. Facebook "No longer exists."
"Two auto-transformers, each weighing 250 tons, were blown up. The relay protection room, the compressor room, the battery room, which, according to the terrorists, did not cause explosions, were also shot at and smashed," added Kudrytskyi.
"Several acres of the fallout from the powerless rage of the occupiers before fleeing the right (western) bank of the Kherson region. A vile horde that knows only how to destroy."
He said the company was working to supply electricity to the region from other parts of the country.
“The level of the mines there is very high, we are working cautiously, but we are not wasting a minute, most of the liberated The Kherson region has been without electricity since November 6,” he said.
"We are doing everything possible to supply people with electricity as soon as possible using selected backup schemes."
3 hours ago
Future of Black Sea grain deal depends on meeting existing conditions, says Lavrov
By Eve Brennan and Stephanie Halasz
The future of the vital Black Sea grain deal depends on meeting existing terms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
The deal guarantees safe passage for ships carrying Ukraine's grain exports, which are key to the world's food supply, but is set to expire at the end of this month.
The first term, Lavrov said, is “the export of Ukrainian grain and it takes place after the humanitarian corridor was used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the export of grain for military purposes.”
Russia withdrew from the agreement in late October, citing drone strikes on the city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea as the reason for its withdrawal from the agreement.
Russia blamed Ukraine for the Sevastopol attacks.
Ukraine has not confirmed that its forces attacked the city.
“We suspended this operation, but then the Ukrainians confirmed that they will not do this again.
So our Turkish and Western colleagues understand that they must prevent Ukraine from doing these things,” Lavrov said.
The second term, according to Lavrov, is “to remove barriers to the export of Russian grain”.
Lavrov praised United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who said he was doing "everything he could."
“But five months have passed and no real results have been achieved,” Lavrov said.
“It is not about promises.
We need to see some action."
“The UN Secretary General assures us, citing his Western colleagues, that all the economic operators who are securing the logistics supply chains of fertilizers and grains from Russia assure him that no sanctions will be imposed on the implementation of trade agreements for our grain, including the entry of Russian ships into European ports, and the entry of foreign ships into our ports," Lavrov said.
Lavrov said he hopes the UN will keep its promises, especially since Guterres himself "said it's a matter of principle," according to Lavrov.
Some background: The deal established a procedure that guaranteed the safety of ships carrying Ukrainian grain, fertilizer, and other food through a humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea.
Under the agreement, all ships arriving and leaving Ukrainian ports were inspected and monitored by international teams made up of officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN.
3 hours ago
Russia 'cannot continue to exist in its current form', says Ukrainian official
by CNN
Russia must "go through a political transformation" and "cannot continue to exist in its current form," said a Ukrainian presidential aide.
“There is no need to be afraid of the truth,” Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter on Tuesday.
“Russia cannot continue to exist in its current form and the ruling elites.
Russia must lose, be punished for ignoring international law, and undergo a political transformation.
The sooner everyone understands this, the fewer victims there will be.”
En octubre, el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, firmó un decreto que descarta formalmente la posibilidad de negociaciones con su homólogo ruso, Vladimir Putin.
Hablando con Christiane Amanpour de CNN la semana pasada, Zelensky dijo que “aparte de los ultimátums, no he escuchado nada del actual presidente de la Federación Rusa”.
“Pero no he cerrado la puerta. Dije que estaríamos listos para hablar con Rusia, pero con una Rusia diferente. Uno que está verdaderamente listo para la paz. Uno que esté dispuesto a reconocer que son ocupantes... Necesitan devolver todo. Tierra, derechos, libertad, dinero. Y lo más importante, la justicia”.
Hace 4 horas
Explosión sacude la ciudad de Melitópol ocupada por Rusia, dice alcalde ucraniano
Por Yulia Kesaieva
Melitópol, ocupada por Rusia, fue sacudida por una gran explosión el martes por la mañana, según el alcalde exiliado de la ciudad del sur de Ucrania.
“Fuerte explosión en una zona residencial en el norte de Melitópol, cerca del liceo 24, donde se concentra otro nido de ocupantes”, dijo Ivan Fedorov en Telegram. “Según información preliminar, la onda expansiva en una casa vecina rompió las ventanas hasta el 4to piso”.
Fedorov no está en Melitópol, pero ha sido un conducto regular para la información de la ciudad, que ha sido objeto de un creciente ataque ucraniano en las últimas semanas.
Un poco de contexto: en una publicación de Telegram el domingo, Fedorov dijo que las fuerzas rusas habían convertido a Melitópol en una "gran base militar" mientras estaban bajo su ocupación, que comenzó en los primeros días de la guerra.
Columnas de fuerzas rusas han estado llegando a Melitópol desde la vecina región de Jersón al oeste, y desde otras partes de la región ocupada por Rusia de Zaporiyia al norte, dijo. “El ejército ruso se está instalando en las casas locales que incautaron, escuelas y jardines de infancia. El equipo militar está estacionado en áreas residenciales”, dijo.
Hace 4 horas
Zelensky propone intercambio total de prisioneros con Rusia
Por Hannah Ritchie
El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, propuso un intercambio de prisioneros “todos por todos” con Rusia durante su discurso virtual ante los líderes del G20 en Bali el martes, según una transcripción de sus comentarios compartida por la Embajada de Ucrania en Indonesia.
“Miles de entre nuestra gente, militares y civiles, están en cautiverio ruso. Son sometidos a torturas brutales, esto es abuso masivo... conocemos por su nombre a 11.000 niños que fueron deportados a la fuerza a Rusia”, dijo Zelensky.
“Agreguen a eso cientos de miles de adultos deportados, y verán qué catástrofe humanitaria ha causado la guerra rusa. Agreguen presos políticos: ciudadanos ucranianos que están detenidos en Rusia y en el territorio ocupado temporalmente, en particular en Crimea. Debemos liberar a todas estas personas... debemos unirnos por el único modelo realista de liberación de prisioneros: "todos para todos".
El plan de paz de Ucrania: La propuesta de intercambio de prisioneros es una de las 10 áreas descritas por Zelensky durante su discurso del martes en el camino para poner fin a la guerra:
Seguridad radiológica y nuclear
Seguridad alimentaria
Seguridad energética
Liberación de prisioneros y deportados
Implementación de la Carta de la ONU
3Retiro de las tropas rusas y cese de hostilidades
Justicia
Ecocidio y protección del medio ambiente
Prevención de la escalada
Confirmación del fin de la guerra
Hace 4 horas
Zelensky esboza el plan de paz de Ucrania en un discurso ante el G20
Por Masrur Jamaluddin y Xiaofei Xu
El presidente Volodymyr Zelensky durante su discurso en video a los líderes del G20 en Bali el martes. (Oficina del presidente de Ucrania)
El presidente Volodymyr Zelensky presentó un plan de paz de 10 puntos para poner fin a la invasión rusa de Ucrania en un discurso en video ante los líderes del G20 en Bali el martes, según una transcripción compartida por la Embajada de Ucrania en Indonesia.
Los pasos incluyen un camino hacia la seguridad nuclear, la seguridad alimentaria, un tribunal especial para presuntos crímenes de guerra rusos y un tratado de paz final con Moscú, según una transcripción del discurso.
También insta a los líderes del G20 a usar todo su poder para “hacer que Rusia abandone las amenazas nucleares” e implementar un precio tope a la energía importada de Moscú.
Fundamento para la victoria: En el discurso, Zelensky comparó la reciente liberación de la ciudad de Jersón, en el sur de Ucrania, con las batallas que llevaron a la derrota aliada de Alemania en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
“Es como, por ejemplo, el Día D: el desembarco de los Aliados en Normandía. Todavía no era un punto final en la lucha contra el mal, pero ya determinó todo el curso de los acontecimientos”, dijo Zelensky en el discurso.
"If victory will be ours in any case, and we are sure of it, shouldn't we try to implement our peace formula to save thousands of lives and protect the world from further destabilization?"
Zelensky also called on Russia to stop bombing Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter approaches.
"Let Russia show by its rejection of terror that it is really interested in restoring peace," he said.
Moscow has been isolated at this year's G20 summit as several Western leaders vowed not to have any contact with their Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is present on behalf of the Kremlin.
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