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Reuters: A series of explosions were heard in the western Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Ternopil, Ukrainian media and a Reuters witness reported on Wednesday, after Ukraine's military warned of a high threat of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Reuters: Russian drones struck apartment buildings in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, including two children, sparking fires and forcing dozens of residents to flee their homes, regional officials said.
Axios: The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and Russian officials tell Axios.
Politico: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and chief of staff Gen. Randy George became the highest-level Trump Pentagon officials to visit Ukraine when they arrived on an unannounced trip this week, as the U.S. moves to find a way to speed the end of the war.
Reuters: Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices of its cargoes by 30% to 40% since August to entice Chinese buyers to purchase sanctioned gas from its Arctic LNG 2 project.
Reuters: Ukraine plans to seek nearly $44 billion from Russia for the damage linked to an increase in climate-warming emissions from the ongoing war.
BBC: The UK lacks a plan to defend itself and overseas territories from a military attack, a report by MPs has found.
ISW: Russian forces are struggling to focus on a single decisive objective in the Pokrovsk direction and instead continue simultaneous attempts to close the encirclement of the wider Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket while also attacking within both towns.
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Reuters: U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil has joined rival Chevron Corp in considering options to buy parts of sanctioned Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets.
Reuters: Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it had attacked military targets in Russia with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, calling it a "significant development."
Reuters: Rosneft’s Ryazan oil refinery, one of the largest in Russia, suspended crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on November 15.
Bloomberg: The European Union’s top diplomat said that Moscow’s interference in the bloc, including an explosion that occurred in Poland over the weekend, should be considered terrorism (archive).
Reuters: One of Ukraine's main opposition parties physically blocked lawmakers from holding a vote in parliament on Tuesday to dismiss two ministers over a corruption investigation, demanding the removal of the entire cabinet instead.
Reuters: Spain pledged 817 million euros in military and other aid for Ukraine on Tuesday during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit as he aims to bolster Kyiv's air defences against Russia's invasion.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops have been spotted outside the northern outskirts of the Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian military has reported, as intense battles for the city continue.
BBC: Two Ukrainian citizens who long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on Poland's rail network, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Reuters: The European Commission will propose a new initiative to help speed up the development and purchase of innovative defence technologies, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Reuters: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged Serbia on Monday to align its foreign and security policies towards Russia with those of the European Union if it wants to join the bloc.
United24 Media: Ukrainian troops have eliminated a Russian military intelligence unit operating near the city of Myrnohrad in the Donetsk region, according to an update from Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps on November 18.
Axios: Russia and the U.S. have discussed the possibility of conducting another prisoner exchange, Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev told Axios in an interview. A U.S. official confirmed that and said the U.S. side was receptive, but cautioned that nothing was imminent.
Reuters: Ukrainian energy company DTEK has imported its first cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas via Lithuania's Klaipeda import terminal in an effort to strengthen energy security for Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
United24 Media: The first Skyranger 35 self-propelled air defense system mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis is set to arrive in Ukraine next week, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger announced during the Rheinmetall CMD 2025 event, according to monitoring project German Aid to Ukraine on November 18.
Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he planned to go to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to revive talks with Russia on how to end the war in Ukraine.
Euronews: Russian forces launched a barrage of drones at Ukraine's Dnipro overnight, injuring two people and damaging the newsroom of public broadcaster Suspilne.
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