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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 25.11 Ukraine MOD 25 Nov 2022
• 50 Ukrainian servicemen freed in prisoner swap with Russia People's Daily 25 Nov 2022 -- After the latest prisoner swap with Russia, 50 Ukrainian servicemen have returned home, head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak said Thursday.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: 50 Russian servicemen sent back to Russia after negotiations People's Daily 25 Nov 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis:
• Kherson Governor Says Hospitals Evacuated 'Due To Constant Shelling' Amid Rising Death Toll In City RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- The governor of the embattled Kherson region of southeastern Ukraine said on November 25 that "due to constant shelling" officials have evacuated hospital patients from several facilities, while another official there blamed dozens of deaths on Russian shelling the same day.
• Ukraine's Capital Still Mostly Without Electricity A Full Day After Heavy Russian Strikes RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- A senior aide to Ukraine's president said on November 24 that electricity has been restored to all regions of Ukraine, although supplies to cities including the capital remain severely restricted and efforts continue to connect households, while efforts to restore water supplies are also ongoing following one of Russia's worst missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in the nine-month invasion.
• Ukraine Gradually Restores Power After Russian Strikes VOA 25 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities have worked to restore power throughout the country, making some progress to repair the electric grid following Russian missile attacks but are still unable to immediately help millions of Ukrainians in the dark.

Ukraine

• At Nine-Month Mark Of Invasion, Zelenskiy Says Russia Won't 'Break Us' As Ukraine's Defenders Hold 'Key Lines' RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on November 24 in his nightly address nine months to the day into Russia's full-scale invasion that the enemy has failed to find a way to "break us, and will not find one," adding the Ukrainian military was holding "key lines" in all directions.
• The key task this week is energy - address of President President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022
• Head of state inspects residential building in Vyshgorod damaged in Russian missile attack, visits Points of Invincibility President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022
• President of Ukraine met with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022
• Europe's dependence on Russian energy resources began to decrease, and should completely vanish - address by the President of Ukraine to the participants of the European Idea international symposium President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022
• Ukraine needs an air shield and reliable security guarantees - Andriy Yermak at the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022
• Roman Mashovets informed the Advisor to the President of Slovakia about the security situation in Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Nov 2022

Russia

• Meeting with mothers of military personnel - participants in the special military operation President of Russia 25 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with mothers of military personnel - participants in the special military operation. The meeting took place in Novo-Ogaryovo.
• Russia says it foiled 'sabotage, terrorism' plot by Ukraine at 'South Stream' gas pipeline Press TV 25 Nov 2022 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it thwarted a plot by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to carry out "sabotage and terrorism" on the South Stream gas pipeline that supplies Russia's natural gas through the Black Sea to the European continent.
• Kiev Not Against Peace Negotiations With Moscow, Says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sputnik 25 Nov 2022 -- Kiev has no objection to negotiations with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday.
• How A Notorious Mercenary Company Scours Siberian Prisons For Soldiers To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- A man wearing military fatigues, a balaclava, and a special forces insignia showed up at Correctional Colony No. 29 in the Russian coal-mining region of Kemerovo on October 3.

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United Nations

• Update 133 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 25 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine's four operational nuclear power plant sites all have access to the national grid again following a complete loss of off-site power earlier this week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• Ukraine: Missile strikes, summary executions highlight importance of international law UN News 25 Nov 2022 -- Amidst recent allegations of war prisoners being summarily executed in Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his shock on Friday over unabated human suffering as Russian missile and drone strikes against critical infrastructure continue on a broad scale.

Foreign Reactions

• Statement by President von der Leyen following her phone call with President Zelenskyy European Commission 25 Nov 2022
• Europe Pledges More Aid For Ukrainians Enduring 'Horrific Start' To Winter RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- Russian missile attacks on civilian infrastructure are leaving Ukrainians without heat, light, and food in a "horrific start" to the winter, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on November 25, as European officials pledged more support to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter cold season.
• Europe Pledges More Aid for Ukrainians Enduring 'Horrific Start' to Winter VOA 25 Nov 2022 -- European leaders are pledging more support for Ukraine, as Russian missile attacks on civilian infrastructure are leaving the country's population without heat, lights and food in a "horrific start" to the winter, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday.
• V4 PMs discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict, energy crisis People's Daily 25 Nov 2022 -- The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) met in the Slovak city of Kosice Thursday to discuss diverse issues including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, energy crisis and illegal migration.
• Foreign Secretary announces critical practical support for Ukraine as winter sets in UK FCDO 25 Nov 2022 -- James Cleverly has travelled to Ukraine as part of ongoing UK efforts to ensure the country has the crucial practical support it needs through the winter.
• Norway supports the EU Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine with approximately NOK 150 million Government of Norway 25 Nov 2022 -- The EU has established a training mission for the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Norway will provide approximately NOK 150 million in support to this initiative.
• Hungary's President Novak Traveling To Ukraine To Meet With Zelenskiy RFE/RL 25 Nov 2022 -- Hungarian President Katalin Novak is making her country's highest-level official visit to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began nine months ago, according to the local index.hu website.
• Zambian Officials Head to Russia to Bring Home Student Killed Fighting in Ukraine VOA 25 Nov 2022 -- Zambian authorities said they will travel next week to Russia to retrieve the body of a 23-year-old Zambian who died while fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine. His family and the Zambian government are still waiting for answers from Moscow on how he was recruited into the army while serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia.

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