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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 15.11 Ukraine MOD 15 Nov 2022
• Barrage Of Russian Missiles Knocks Out Energy Facilities Across Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine on November 15, hitting energy infrastructure facilities in scores of regions and plunging the capital and other cities into darkness.
• Ukrainian, Russian Forces Prepare for Onset of Brutal Winter VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine's bitter winter is approaching fast, when temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius.
• Russia Launches Barrage of Airstrikes Across Ukraine VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- Russia launched waves of airstrikes on Ukraine Tuesday, targeting 10 regions, including the capital of Kyiv, in a military rebuke to Ukrainians reveling in one of their biggest wartime successes, last week's takeover of the key southern city of Kherson.

Ukraine

• 'Now Is The Time' To End War, Zelenskiy Tells G20 As Fighting Rages In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told world leaders that the time to end Russia's war in Ukraine is "now" and called for the extension of a grain-export deal due to expire shortly, as heavy fighting continues in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
• Russia is told about peace, it responds with missiles - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 15 Nov 2022
• The Baltic countries and Poland are the most loyal allies of Ukraine, who are bringing our victory closer with concrete and consistent actions - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 15 Nov 2022
• Ukraine has always been a leader in peacemaking efforts; if Russia wants to end this war, let it prove it with actions - speech by the President of Ukraine at the G20 Summit President of Ukraine 15 Nov 2022
• President of Ukraine met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands President of Ukraine 15 Nov 2022

Russia

• Meeting of Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee President of Russia 15 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee.
• Russian FM Lavrov says Kiev's terms for talks 'unrealistic' Press TV 15 Nov 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Ukraine's conditions for ending the ongoing conflict and for restarting peace talks with Moscow have been "unrealistic and inadequate."
• Russia warns West against 'plundering' its frozen assets for Ukraine 'reparations' Press TV 15 Nov 2022 -- Russia warns the West against attempts to seize its frozen international reserves to be used as compensation for damage and loss in Ukraine, promising to do "everything possible" to stop the "plundering" of its assets.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 15 Nov 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 15 Nov 2022
• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the Biden-Harris Administration's Request for Emergency Supplemental Funding for Ukraine US Treasury 15 Nov 2022 -- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen issued the following statement on the Biden- Harris Administration's request for emergency supplemental funding for critical assistance to Ukraine.
• US Reportedly Studying Armed Drone Modifications as Ukrainian Demand Increases Sputnik 15 Nov 2022 -- The United States is looking into modifications for Gray Eagle drones, which are armed with Hellfire missiles and are sought after by the Ukrainian military, US media reported.
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Russia's Missile Strikes The White House 15 Nov 2022

NATO

• US, NATO Investigating Reports of Deadly Russian Missile Strike in Poland VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said it was unlikely that a missile that struck Poland on Tuesday was fired from Russia, adding: "I'm going to make sure we figure out exactly what happened."
• Joint Statement of NATO and G7 Leaders on the Margins of the G20 Summit in Bali The White House 15 Nov 2022
• Remarks by President Biden on the Explosion and Loss of Life in Eastern Poland The White House 15 Nov 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President Andrzej Duda of Poland The White House 15 Nov 2022
• Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson The White House 15 Nov 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak DoD 15 Nov 2022
• Russia roundly rejects reports its missile crossed into Poland Press TV 15 Nov 2022 -- Russia has roundly rejected reports its projectile crossed into Poland, which neighbors Ukraine, the site of an ongoing Russian military operation.
• Poland Convenes Security Meeting Amid Reports Russian Missiles Struck Its Territory RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- Polish officials have called an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council amid reports two stray Russian missiles aimed at Ukraine instead landed in the NATO member country, killing two people.
• NATO Secretary General discusses Ukraine, military mobility with EU defence ministers NATO 15 Nov 2022 -- On Tuesday (15 November 2022) NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in its defence configuration.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Polish Foreign Minister Rau US Dept. of State 15 Nov 2022
• PM call with President Andrzej Duda of Poland following reports of a missile strike in Poland Gov.UK 15 Nov 2022

United Nations

• More than 8 months into Russia's armed attack on Ukraine and the ensuing escalation in hostilities the UN reports widespread abuse, torture of prisoners of war OHCHR 15 Nov 2022 -- The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), through its Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (the Mission), has been documenting the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs) and the conditions of their internment through interviews with POWs, as well as with witnesses and relatives of captured servicepersons.
• UN Says Evidence Shows Both Russia, Ukraine Have Tortured Prisoners Of War RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) says both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war (POWs), including beatings, electric shocks, and humiliating treatment such as forced nudity, during the conflict that started with Moscow's unprovoked invasion of its neighbor in late February.
• UN Investigators: Both Russia and Ukraine Abusing POWs VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- A team of U.N. investigators finds both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment by their captors. The report is based on interviews over the past several months with 159 POWs, including 20 women held by the Russian Federation and 175 male POWs held by Ukraine.
• WFP distributes emergency food assistance in Kherson WFP 15 Nov 2022 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its local partners have started distributing food assistance to 100,000 people in and around Kherson city in areas that had not been reached since March despite multiple attempts from WFP and other humanitarian agencies to secure access.

Foreign Reactions

• G20 considers resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy Press TV 15 Nov 2022 -- Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations have met for a two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali that is considering a draft resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy.
• Strong condemnation of Ukraine war expected from G-20 summit Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- Most of the leaders of the Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia are expected to strongly condemn the war in Ukraine in a summit declaration, according to a draft obtained by BenarNews, a news outlet affiliated with RFA.
• Russia's War on Ukraine Tears Rift at G20 Bali Summit VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- Leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) of the world's largest economies began talks on Tuesday on the island of Bali, Indonesia, marred by divisions caused by the war in Ukraine.
• Ukraine: EU launches Military Assistance Mission EC/CEU 15 Nov 2022 -- The Council is launching today the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) to continue supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian war of aggression.
• Foreign Affairs Council (Defence): Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the meeting European External Action Service (EEAS) 15 Nov 2022
• European Commission issues a new €6 billion NextGenerationEU green bond and raises an additional €2.5 billion to support Ukraine European Commission 15 Nov 2022 -- The European Commission has today issued a further €8.5 billion, of which €6 billion through a NextGenerationEU green bond for its recovery programme and €2.5 billion to support Ukraine under the emergency MFA programme put forward following Russia's war of aggression against the country.
• Norway to contribute NOK 300 million to NATO-led fund for Ukraine Government of Norway 15 Nov 2022
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 15 Nov 2022 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• China opposes UN General Assembly draft resolution on compensation related to Ukraine: ambassador Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- The draft resolution calling Russian to provide redress and compensation to Ukraine submitted to the emergency special session for action has obvious flaws and loopholes, Ambassador Geng Shuang pointed out in his speech at the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session, according to the website of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN on Monday.

News Reports

• Russia Launches Probe Into Alleged Brutal Killing Linked To Vagner Group RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- Russian law enforcement structures have started a preliminary investigation into a video published on a Telegram channel linked to the private Russian mercenary group Vagner that shows the brutal death by sledgehammer of a fighter who allegedly defected to the Ukrainian side in the war against Russia.
• Interview: Putin Has 'Unleashed Too Much Torment' For An Easy Exit, Says New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson RFE/RL 15 Nov 2022 -- War correspondent, biographer, investigative journalist, and New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson has reported from conflicts from Afghanistan to Northern Ireland to Uganda, and throughout the Middle East. He has profiled iconic Latin American strongmen from Fidel Castro to Hugo Chavez and Augusto Pinochet.