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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Nov 2023
• Russia Says Ukraine Attacked Moscow, Other Cities With Fleet Of Drones; No Major Damage Reported RFE/RL 26 Nov 2023 -- Russian officials said Ukraine targeted Moscow and other Russian cities with a fleet of at least 24 drones, claiming most were downed by antiaircraft systems.
• Ukraine Thwarts New Russian Drone Attack VOA 26 Nov 2023 -- The Ukrainian military destroyed eight of nine attack drones launched overnight by Russia, the air force said Sunday, a day after what Ukrainian officials said had been Russia's largest drone attack of the war.
• Russia Moves Its Air Defense System from Kaliningrad VOA 26 Nov 2023 -- The British Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update on Ukraine that Russia's recent transport movements indicate that Russia has "likely moved" its strategic air defense systems from its Baltic coast enclave of Kaliningrad.

Ukraine

• We cannot stand aloof from Ukraine's defense, and glory to all our people who understand this - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Nov 2023

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 26 Nov 2023 -- Today in the morning, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 26 Nov 2023 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Russia thwarts major Ukrainian drone attack over several regions Press TV 26 Nov 2023 -- Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border regions, involving at least 24 drones and two missiles, the Russian defense ministry has said.
• Russian Air Defense Neutralize Two Ukrainian Missiles Over Sea of Azov Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has put out a statement saying that Ukraine made a failed missile attempt at striking nearby Russian territories.
• Russian Forces Hit Aviation Fuel, Ammunition Depots in Central Ukraine Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- The Russian armed forces hit Ukrainian military aviation fuel depots in the Poltava region and an aviation ammunition arsenal in the Cherkasy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Air Defenses Stop Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- Russian air defenses stopped attempts by drones to fly toward Moscow and several other regions with the unmanned aerial vehicles been shot down, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russia Regrets Von Der Leyen's Praise of Ukraine's Euromaidan Coup - Kremlin Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- Moscow regrets the remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who lauded Ukraine's Euromaidan coup as "10 years of dignity," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• Update 197 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 26 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost the connection to its main off-site power line today, forcing it to rely on back-up electricity for reactor cooling in the latest incident underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site during the ongoing military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• Pope Francis Reflects On 'Tormented' Ukraine Marking Holodomor Remembrance Day RFE/RL 26 Nov 2023 -- Pope Francis on November 26 called the Holodomor a "lacerating wound" that has been made even more painful for Ukraine by the ongoing war.
• German Troops Would 'Only Last Two Days in Battle' Due to Ukraine Military Supplies Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- Berlin has provided Ukraine with large amounts of munitions and military hardware, including main battle tanks and air defense systems, following the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022.

News Reports

• General James L. Jones: West 'Too Cautious About Giving Ukraine Weapons That Could Strike Into Russia' RFE/RL 26 Nov 2023 -- James L. Jones is a retired four-star Marine Corps general and a former NATO supreme allied commander in Europe (2003-06) and onetime national-security adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama (2009-10). He is now a consultant and frequent commentator on security issues who has strongly advocated for military and other aid to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion.