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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 28.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 28 Nov 2023
• Russian Shells Hit Border Village, Killing Three, Including 7-Year-Old Girl RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- Russian shelling of a border village in the northeastern Sumy region of Ukraine on November 28 killed three people, including a 7-year-old girl who was in a car with her stepfather when the attack occurred, Ukrainian officials said.
• Ukraine Reports Russian Missile Attack on Zaporizhzhia VOA 28 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine's military said Tuesday that Russian forces carried out aerial attacks overnight, including firing a missile that struck the Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukraine

• We are preparing some serious long-range stuff to make sure the occupiers feel the might of Ukraine - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 28 Nov 2023
• On the instructions of the President of Ukraine, negotiations with Italy on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on security guarantees have begun President of Ukraine 28 Nov 2023
• Development of the Ukrainian defense industry is an important component of our victory - Andriy Yermak during a meeting with students and lecturers of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute President of Ukraine 28 Nov 2023

Russia

• Russia Never Aimed to Conquer Ukraine, but West and Zelensky Dragged Us Into Hostilities - Medinsky Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Russia never had a goal to conquer whole of Ukraine, but its President Volodymyr Zelensky and the West dragged Moscow and Kiev into hostilities, Vladimir Medinsky, who lead a Russian delegation during negotiations with Ukraine in spring 2022, said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 135 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 135 soldiers in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Migrants In Russia Face Raids, Political Attacks As Pressure To Fight In Ukraine Increases RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- A recent Russian police raid targeting migrant workers at a top retailer's warehouse near Moscow for military recruitment could hardly have gone unnoticed.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 28 Nov 2023
• U.S. Senate Leader Will Push For Vote On Aid For Ukraine, Israel As Soon As Next Week RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. Senate will begin considering a package including aid for Israel and Ukraine as soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat-New York) told reporters on November 28.

NATO

• Stoltenberg 'Confident' of Continued US Support for Ukraine VOA 28 Nov 2023 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he is confident the United States will continue to provide support for Ukraine amid divisions among U.S. lawmakers about approving more funding for the Ukraine war effort.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna at the NATO ministerial meeting: Allied support to Ukraine remains strong Estonia MFA 28 Nov 2023 -- Today, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, with Allies expressing resolve in their support for Ukraine.
• NATO hopes to 'remain united on Ukraine as focus shifts away' Global Times 28 Nov 2023 -- NATO is reportedly finalizing Ukraine's membership recommendations during the bloc's foreign ministers' meeting that began on Tuesday, a move analysts said is akin to dangling a carrot in front of Ukraine, to pull it closer to the West when support from the EU and the US has become slack, and to ensure solidarity within the EU as the Palestine-Israel conflict absorbs more worldwide attention.
• All NATO Countries Agree Ukraine's Admission to Alliance Impossible for Now - Budapest Sputnik 28 Nov 2023 -- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday that a consensus among NATO countries persists that it is impossible for Ukraine to join the alliance now, but it may be possible in the future if conditions are met and the allies agree.
• NATO Foreign Ministers address deterrence and defence, support for Ukraine, and partnerships NATO 28 Nov 2023 -- On Tuesday (28 November 2023), NATO Foreign Ministers discussed pressing security issues, including NATO's deterrence and defence, support for Ukraine, and how to work more closely with partner nations.

United Nations

• Update 198 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 28 Nov 2023 -- The main power line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been restored after a sudden cut in the connection during the weekend, the latest reminder of the fragile nuclear safety and security situation at the site during the ongoing military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Foreign Reactions

• European Peace Facility: Council greenlights further funding for training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under EUMAM Ukraine EC/CEU 28 Nov 2023 -- The Council today decided to provide additional funding for training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine).
• Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after meeting with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba European External Action Service (EEAS) 28 Nov 2023
• Hungary Threatens to Block EU Aid for Ukraine, Veto Membership Bid VOA 28 Nov 2023 -- Hungary is threatening to block $50 billion of European aid for Ukraine and veto Kyiv's EU membership bid, amid a spiraling dispute between Brussels and Budapest.
• UK to galvanise support for Ukraine as Foreign Secretary attends NATO UK FCDO 28 Nov 2023 -- During a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels today (28 November), Foreign Secretary David Cameron will galvanise support for Ukraine among NATO Allies.
• Mobile field hospital donated by Iceland operational in Ukraine "Government of Iceland 28 Nov 2023 -- The mobile field hospital, which Alþingi, the Icelandic Parliament, decided in the spring to donate to the Ukrainian people, has arrived in Ukraine and is operational.
• The President: Lithuania is ready to help Ukraine with its green transition President of the Republic of Lithuania 28 Nov 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda opened the Ukraine Green Recovery Conference in Vilnius on Tuesday.

News Reports

• Officials Confirm Wife Of Ukrainian Military Intelligence Chief Budanov, Others Poisoned RFE/RL 28 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian officials have confirmed reports that Marianna Budanova, the wife of the chief of the country's military intelligence service, had been poisoned with "heavy metals" and is in hospital for treatment, in what appears to represent the most serious targeting of a family member of Ukraine's leadership since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.