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Reuters: The Moscow-installed head of the parts of Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk controlled by Russia said on Tuesday that "an unprecedented" Ukrainian overnight attack damaged two thermal power plants, leaving many settlements without electricity.
The Kyiv Independent: A seventeen-year-old girl was killed and nine others were injured in an overnight Russian missile attack on the city of Berestyn in Kharkiv Oblast on Nov. 18, regional authorities said.
Reuters: China is ready to deepen cooperation with Russia in energy, agriculture and other investments, Premier Li Qiang said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on Monday.
ISW: Russia is reportedly continuing to struggle to replace its battlefield losses with new recruits.
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The Insider: The neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich, which fights alongside Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine, has publicly announced a “contest” offering cryptocurrency rewards to fighters who send photographs of Ukrainian prisoners of war murdered via extrajudicial execution.
The Hill: Lobbyists and clergy with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, which has been a staunch backer of Putin’s war in Ukraine, are campaigning this week on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Trump administration.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia has begun preparing for war with Poland as Moscow continues to escalate its cyberattacks and acts of sabotage on Polish soil, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Wieslaw Kukula said on Nov. 17.
AP News: A drone struck a Turkish-flagged tanker and set it ablaze on Monday in southern Ukraine’s Odesa region, officials said, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal to import U.S. liquefied natural gas through the area.
Politico: The Senate will bring forward legislation that would sanction Russia’s trading partners, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday, pushing a bill placing added pressure on Russia to end its war with Ukraine.
Reuters: U.S. oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil.
Reuters: Iraq's government is discussing seeking a six-month sanctions waiver from the U.S. Treasury Department for Lukoil to have more time to sell its stake in the giant West Qurna-2 oilfield.
Reuters: Finland's Teboil said on Monday it expects Russia's Lukoil to divest the Finnish chain of petrol stations as part of the Russian oil major's ongoing effort to sell foreign assets.
Politico: If the fighting in Ukraine is ended with a peace deal, Ukrainian troops could be sent to help defend the EU's eastern borders against Russia, Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Monday.
Reuters: The European Commission plans to propose an emergency system for cross-border military transport and an initiative to pool member countries' transport to make moving troops and equipment easier across the continent.
Politico: The European Commission is moving to reassure Belgium that it will not be left alone to face retaliation from the Kremlin if some €140 billion in Russian assets, currently held in a Brussels-based bank, are seized and lent to Ukraine.
The Moscow Times: Russian oil prices have slid sharply as refiners in India and China pulled back from purchases ahead of a U.S. sanctions deadline targeting state-controlled producers Rosneft and Lukoil.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia's largest silicon plant, Kremniy, will halt production on Jan. 1, 2026, due to collapsing demand and rising competition from cheaper imports, Russian mining giant Rusal told state news agency RIA Novosti on Nov. 17.
Politico: Romanian authorities evacuated a village on the border with Ukraine after Russian drones set ablaze a tanker loaded with gas on the Danube River, just meters from EU and NATO territory.
RBC-Ukraine: Russia uses Japanese and Chinese machine tools in the production of guided missiles, rockets, and artillery ammunition, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
Reuters: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to European Union governments on Monday that there are three options for meeting Ukraine's financing needs, including a loan using frozen Russian assets, but a combination of them is also possible.
AP News: Ukraine on Monday signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, air defense systems and other key equipment from France over the next 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s long-term security.
Reuters: An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, and he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy.
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