These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

⚡️ Romania says drone likely fell on its territory during Russian attack on Ukraine. Romanian troops received a report of a drone crash near the village of Grindu, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

⚡️Trump hosts Syria’s al-Sharaa at the White House for the first time, Washington extends sanctions relief. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Nov. 10, marking the first visit to Washington by a Syrian head of state since 1946.

⚡️Explosions reported at Saratov oil refinery amid alleged drone strike. An oil refinery in Saratov, Russia, was reportedly attacked overnight on Nov. 11, according to local Telegram channels that shared footage appearing to show explosions at the facility.

⚡️Giving Ukraine fighter jets was not a crime, Slovak prosecutor says. Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.

Oleksandr Klymenko, Ukraine's chief anti-corruption prosecutor, has initiated an internal probe into a possible leak of information, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said on Nov. 10.

Kyiv denies Pokrovsk encirclement, 7th Rapid Response Corps releases drone strike footage; 'Gift for Putin' — Czech public raises money for 1 Flamingo missile for Ukraine, Fire Point to provide 2; Ukraine says oil depot near Simferopol hit in Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.

⚡️ 'Gift for Putin' — Czech public raises money for 1 Flamingo missile for Ukraine, Fire Point to provide 2. The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.

"To keep (Russia's) military machine running like this, a lot more money is needed — and there simply is not any," Milov, who was an economic advisor for the Russian government in the early 2000s, told the Kyiv Independent.

🪙Ukraine’s economy is under fire, but far from broken. Former Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine @waschukcan.bsky.social talks with @kyivindependent.com Independent business reporter Lili Bivings about how Ukrainian entrepreneurs are adapting, surviving, & preparing for recovery 👇

⚡️‘Destroying our memory’ YouTube wipes Ukrainian memorial channel, erasing stories of the fallen

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on a deadly Russian strike that killed Ukrainian soldiers and civilians allegedly during a military ceremony, prompting outrage and an internal investigation into security lapses.

Timur Mindich, a businessman who is reportedly at the center of a major corruption probe, is a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky with interests in multiple industries.

The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post and Nick Allard embedded with the team of a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps to document how FPV pilots chase targets at over 250 kilometers per hour, and how the crew identifies, pursues, and destroys incoming threats close to the front.

⚡️ Ukraine war latest updates: Kyiv denies Pokrovsk encirclement again, admits logistics difficult. The Ukrainian military denied once again on Nov. 10 that Russian troops had managed to encircle the embattled city.

⚡️Explosions in Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse amid reported sea drone attack. Photos and videos uploaded by locals in the town and later published by major Telegram channel Astra show explosions and a resulting fire in the area of the town's port. kyivindependent.com/explosion-in...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

⚡️NABU raids properties tied to Zelensky’s ex-business partner Tymur Mindich amid expanding corruption probe.

⚡️3 drones reportedly spotted flying over Belgian nuclear power plant. Three drones were spotted flying over the Doel Nuclear Power Plant in northern Belgium on the evening of Nov. 9, according to Deutsche Welle.

⚡️Ukraine is looking to order 27 Patriot air defense systems, Zelensky says.

⚡️Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian oil depot in occupied Crimea. Ukraine's military reportedly struck a Russian oil depot near the village of Gvardeyskoye in occupied Crimea late on Nov. 9, Russian Telegram media channel ASTRA reported.

⚡️EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia to be prepared 'within a month,' Zelensky says. The European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia is in development and will be ready "within a month," President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Nov. 9.

Kyiv faces over 12 hours of emergency power cuts following 'one of the largest' Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure; Russia's Lavrov says he is ready to meet Rubio in person to discuss war in Ukraine; Ukraine slaps new sanctions on Putin's team and propagandist publishers; and more.

According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), nearly 160 successful strikes have been conducted in 2025 against oil extraction and refining facilities, leading to fuel shortages and a 37% drop in refining capacity.

⚡️Trump nominates John Coale as special envoy for Belarus, aims to secure release of additional political prisoners.

💶 The EU Economic & Financial Affairs Council #ECOFIN meets on Nov 13 – with UA 2026 funding still unresolved. #Belgium continues to block reparations loan proposal, raising questions over shared risks. What else should we watch next week? 👇🧵 #KIweekahead #Ukraine Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt

This Week, The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on a deadly Russian strike that killed Ukrainian soldiers and civilians allegedly during a military ceremony, prompting outrage and an internal investigation into security lapses.

⚡️ The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has regained access to backup power for the first time in six months following the repair of its second power line, but risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety persist.

⚡️Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is ready to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in person to discuss the war in Ukraine — which he called the "Ukraine issue" — but reiterated a hardline stance on Russian interests that must be addressed for Moscow to end its war.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

⚡️Explosions reportedly rock Voronezh amid alleged power plant attack. A thermal power plant in Voronezh, Russia was reportedly attacked overnight on Nov. 9. Residents said they heard explosions and experienced power outages after authorities warned of possible missile and drone threats.

⚡️Russia targeted substations that power nuclear plants during large-scale overnight energy attacks, Sybiha says.

⚡️Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod Oblast leave over 20,000 without power, governor claims. A local power plant was reportedly damaged, causing widespread blackouts in the city of Belgorod and the surrounding region.

⚡️Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashes in Dagestan, killing weapons plant employees. The Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant produces equipment for Russian Sukhoi and MiG aircraft and has been sanctioned for its role in the war against Ukraine.

⚡️Update: DTEK power plant 'seriously damaged' by Russian attack. According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.

This is issue 41 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from Oct. 30–Nov. 6, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs.

As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.

With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.

⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.' The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.

⚡️Update: Kyiv faces hours of emergency power cuts following new Russian mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

⚡️Commander charged with negligence after Russia hits military award ceremony in eastern Ukraine. The Russian strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed 12 servicemen and seven civilians, while 36 others were injured, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.

⚡️Russian attacks kill at least 11, injure 44 in Ukraine over past day.

⚡️Update: 'Full sanctions exemption' — US allows Hungary to buy Russian energy following Orban–Trump talks in Washington.

⚡️Update: Russian attack on residential building in Dnipro kills 1, injures 10. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that one person was killed and 10 others injured, including two children, in Russia's overnight attack on a residential building in Dnipro.

⚡️Drone attack sparks fires in Kyiv, Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drones and missiles to strike targets across the country.

⚡️Russia strikes residential building in Dnipro, injuring at least 7. Russia carried out a drone attack on the city of Dnipro overnight on Nov. 8, injuring at least seven people, including two children, officials reported.

⚡️Explosions reported in Kyiv amid drone attack. Explosions were heard in Kyiv just before 4:30 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground. Officials reported that air defenses are active in the city amid a wider Russian drone attack on the capital.

"The West must decide: treat this ceasefire as a serious security operation or admit it's orchestrating Ukraine's gradual abandonment. Half-measures guarantee failure," writes Catarina Buchatskiy, Co-Founder & Director of Analytics at Snake Island Institute, in this op-ed.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said that its long-range drones struck an oil depot and logistic facilities in the Russian-occupied of Crimea; President Volodymyr Zelensky announced mass production of one of the most popular drones of the war, the DJI Mavic; and more.

Ukraine is considering a cocktail of ideas to keep its finances afloat while it waits for Brussels to greenlight new aid, and a big drop in foreign aid in 2026 looms.