11 November 2022 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 11.11 Ukraine MOD 11 Nov 2022
Ukrainian Forces Enter Kherson as Russian Troops Withdraw VOA 11 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian forces entered the city of Kherson on Friday as Russian forces retreated in haste. Villagers came out of hiding to welcome the Ukrainian troops and recounted horror stories of Russian soldiers killing civilians and looting homes.
Zelenskiy Declares Kherson Is 'Ours' As Ukrainian Troops Enter City, Reportedly Reach Banks Of Dnieper River RFE/RL 11 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared that Kherson is "ours" after his special forces entered the strategic southern city following the retreat of Russian troops, marking another dramatic battlefield victory in Kyiv's drive to recapture territory occupied by Russia since the start of its unprovoked invasion.
Ukraine claims recapturing dozens of towns, villages from Russia Press TV 11 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine's president alleges that Kiev has recaptured dozens of towns and villages lying in the country's south from Russian control, while at the same time warning that Moscow might be feigning partial defeat.

Kremlin Does Not Consider Decision to Leave Kherson Humiliating Sputnik 11 Nov 2022 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow does not consider the decision to leave Kherson humiliating.
Russia says pullout of troops from Kherson completed Press TV 11 Nov 2022 -- Russia has announced that all its troops have pulled out of Kherson city in southern Ukraine.

US Warns of Daunting Consequences if Ukraine Grain Deal Not Renewed VOA 11 Nov 2022 -- The United States is working to ensure that U.S. sanctions are not impeding the flow of Russian food and fertilizer to developing countries during talks to renew a U.N.-brokered deal on food shipments from Ukraine that will expire Nov. 19.
US says to buy South Korean ammo for Ukraine; Seoul insists on war neutrality Press TV 11 Nov 2022 -- The United States is mulling the purchase of artillery shells from South Korea to supply them to Ukraine, a US official says, even though Seoul insists that its policy of not sending military aid to Ukraine remains unchanged.

Update 125 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 11 Nov 2022 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has this week carried out a joint safeguards and nuclear security expert mission to a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv and found it had been heavily damaged by shelling during the current military conflict in the country, but without any indication of radiological release or diversion of declared nuclear material, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
UN, partners provide life-saving aid to 13.5 mln people in Ukraine People's Daily 11 Nov 2022 -- A UN spokesperson said Thursday that the UN and humanitarian partners continue to provide life-saving assistance to people affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

Joint Declaration - 1 billion euro mobilised for Solidarity Lanes to increase global food security and provide a lifeline for Ukraine's economy European Commission 11 Nov 2022

UK-France foreign ministers joint statement: 11 November 2022 UK FCDO 11 Nov 2022 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the Foreign Minister of France Catherine Colonna issued a joint statement following their talks in Paris.

Spain to Provide Ukraine With 2 More Hawk Missile Defense Systems - Defense Minister Sputnik 11 Nov 2022 -- The Spanish government will deliver two additional HAWK missile defense systems to Kiev, Spanish Defense Minister Maria Margarita Robles Fernandez said on Thursday.

Seoul Assures It Won't Send Arms to Kiev After Secret Weapons Swap Involving US Uncovered Sputnik 11 Nov 2022 -- Officially, the only military aid Seoul has approved for the NATO-Russia proxy conflict in Ukraine has been a stockpile of uniforms originally intended for use in Afghanistan, plus medical supplies and field rations. Unofficially, media have reported on an array of South Korean weapons allegedly intended for delivery to Ukraine via intermediaries.

US Says Russia's War in Ukraine Divides APEC Nations Ahead of Summit VOA 11 Nov 2022 -- Diverging views on Russia's war in Ukraine are making it hard for the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to agree on a joint communique ahead of next week's meeting of leaders and senior officials in Bangkok, Thailand.

Kazakh President Says His Country Supports The Territorial Integrity Of All Countries RFE/RL 11 Nov 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says his country supports the territorial integrity of all nations as troops from traditional ally Russia continue to occupy parts of Ukraine after invading more than eight months ago.

Sending weapons to Russia against Ukraine baseless claim: FM SPOX IRNA 11 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Friday said that sending Iranian weapons to Russia against Ukraine is a baseless accusation.
Iran says opposes continuation of Ukraine war, strives for ceasefire Press TV 11 Nov 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says his country opposes the continuation of the war in Ukraine and strives for a ceasefire between the warring sides.

Detained Ukrainian Industry 'Icon' Has Russian Citizenship, RFE/RL Investigation Finds RFE/RL 11 Nov 2022 -- Until last month, Vyacheslav Bohuslayev was in an enviable position: the longtime head of the well-known engine maker Motor Sich is a decorated Hero of Ukraine and one of the country's leading industrialists.

Russia's Ukraine Strikes Affecting Health Care, Heating, British Say VOA 11 Nov 2022 -- "Russian strikes on power generation and transmission are having a disproportionate effect upon civilians in Ukraine, indiscriminately impacting critical functions such as health care and heating," according to the British Defense Ministry's daily report on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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