ISW Key Takeaways
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) escalated claims of Russian territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast on November 13 and 14, likely to emphasize that Russian forces are intensifying operations in Donetsk Oblast following their withdrawal from the right bank of Kherson Oblast.
Russian milbloggers seized on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyβs November 14 visit to Kherson City to criticize Russian military capacity more substantively than in previous days during the Russian withdrawal from the right bank of Kherson Oblast.
Key Takeaways
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) escalated claims of Russian territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast on November 13 and 14, likely to emphasize that Russian forces are intensifying operations in Donetsk Oblast following their withdrawal from the right bank of Kherson Oblast.
Russian milbloggers seized on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyβs November 14 visit to Kherson City to criticize Russian military capacity more substantively than in previous days during the Russian withdrawal from the right bank of Kherson Oblast.
Wagner Group financier Yevgeniy Prigozhin continues to establish himself as a highly independent, Stalinist warlord in Russia, becoming an even more prominent figure within the nationalist pro-war community.
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on the Svatove-Kreminna line and clashed with Russian troops near Bilohorivka.
Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to regain positions in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast.
Russian forces intensified offensive operations in Donetsk Oblast and claimed to have gained territory around Bakhmut and southwest of Donetsk City.
Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian troops launched an unsuccessful raid onto the Kinburn Spit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed additional decrees refining mobilization protocols and expanding military recruitment provisions, likely in an ongoing effort to reinforce Russian war efforts.
Russian occupation officials continued to drive the βevacuationβ and forced relocation of residents in occupied territories and took efforts to move occupation elements farther from the Dnipro River.
(the ISW think that Russia will make gains in Donetsk but not of an operationally significant level)
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β‘οΈRussian-backed militant in Donetsk Oblast convicted for attacking civilians in Mariupol.
The militant with the nom de guerre Phil has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for high treason and participation in the activities of illegal armed groups, the prosecutor's office of Donetsk Oblast reported on Nov. 14.
β‘οΈUS to impose sanctions against transnational network helping Russia to buy weapons.
The sanctions would target 14 individuals and 28 entities that have been helping Russia to acquire military technologies for its war against Ukraine, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Reuters reported.
The U.S. will also provide Ukraine with additional military aid in the next couple of weeks at βroughly the same magnitudeβ as the $400 million support package announced on Nov. 10, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
β‘οΈWatchdog: More missiles delivered from Belarus to Russia.
A Russian IL-76 aircraft arrived on Nov. 13 at the Machulishchy airfield in Belarus and flew to the Millerovo airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast after that, according to the Belarusian Hajun, a group that monitors the movement of Russian weapons.
β‘οΈLithuania sends armored vehicles, ammunition to Ukraine.
The package includes 12 M113 armored personnel carriers, 10 of which are armed with 120 mm self-propelled mortars and two are equipped with fire control radars.
β‘οΈGeneral Staff: Russian forces continue to strike Ukrainian positions in Kherson Oblast.
Russian troops shelled Mylove, Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, and Shevchenkivka in Kherson Oblast with artillery, Ukraine's General Staff reported.
β‘οΈUK to transfer first $5.8 million tranche (kyivindependent.com/news-feed/uk-to-transfer-first-5-8-million-tranche-of-aid-to-support-ukraines-energy-system) of aid to support Ukraineβs energy system.
The U.K. will provide Ukraine with $5.8 million for restoring the countryβs critical infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks and reconnecting households and key facilities to the power supply. The U.K. government made the announcement on Nov. 14.
β‘οΈBiden, Xi Jinping say nuclear war should never be fought (kyivindependent.com/news-feed/biden-xi-jinping-say-nuclear-war-should-never-be-fought).
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed Russiaβs war against Ukraine and its threats to use nuclear weapons before the G20 summit in Bali, the White House reported on Nov. 14.
Both presidents agreed that βa nuclear war should never be fought and can never be won and underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine,β according to the readout of the meeting.
β‘οΈOmbudsman calls for returning accreditations to journalists (kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ombudsman-calls-for-returning-accreditations-to-journalists-reporting-from-liberated-kherson) reporting from liberated Kherson.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces canceled permits to access war zones and war-affected areas for a number of journalists, including CNN and Sky News, on Nov. 13. The General Staff said the journalists violated the rules by reporting from the liberated area before it was allowed. The decision sparked outrage in the media community.
β‘οΈPutin signs a decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that allows foreign citizens to serve in the ranks of Russia's Armed Forces, the state news agency TASS reported on Nov. 14. (because it's soooo attractive to fight for Russia at the moment. You just have to hope that potential recruits have read about the problems!)
β‘οΈCanada to allocate $500 million to Ukraine, sanction 23 Russians.
β‘οΈGeneral Staff: Russian troops to evict civilians from three occupied settlements in Luhansk Oblast.
In its evening update, the General Staff of Ukraineβs Armed Forces said that Russian forces plan to completely evict the civilian population from the settlements of Kreminna, Sievierodonetsk, and Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast.
β‘οΈBorrell: Despite Russiaβs defeat in Kherson, it still has resources to destroy Ukraineβs infrastructure.
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β‘οΈUN supports resolution for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 14 passed a resolution saying that Russia must be held accountable for international law violations during its war in Ukraine, and must pay war reparations.
According to the voting, 94 countries favored the measure, 14 nations, including China and Iran, voted against it, and 73 countries abstained.
(as discussed)
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β‘οΈIAEA to send nuclear safety missions to three power plants in Ukraine and to Chernobyl.
The agency will inspect South Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi, and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants following a request from Ukraine, the statement reads.
β‘οΈCNN: US looking at ways to modify advanced drones for Ukraine.
Two unnamed officials who spoke to CNN said the U.S. has been studying changes that could be made to the advanced Gray Eagle MQ-1C drones that would decrease the likelihood of sensitive technology onboard the drones being stolen on the battlefield.
β‘οΈZelensky: Russia has deported 11,000 Ukrainian children. (may they rot in Hell, the unutterable savages)
β‘οΈZambia seeks explanation after national conscripted by Russia and sent to Ukraine
The Zambian government has requested Russian authorities explain how a Zambian citizen serving jail time in Moscow could have been recruited to fight in Ukraine, where he was killed,
β‘οΈRussian troops digging in on east bank of Dnipro River.
Russian forces are regrouping and continuing to set up defensive lines on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine's south after their withdrawal from the west bank, including from Kherson, on Nov. 11, according to Ukraine's Southern Operational Command.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told the G20 summit in Bali virtually that he is "convinced now is the time when the Russian destructive war must and can be stopped," AFP reported
β‘οΈUkraine repels Russian advances near 10 settlements in east
β‘οΈRussia continues to heavily shell Nikopol.
β‘οΈUkraine resumes rail service to Mykolaiv for the first time since Feb. 24.
(The children-stealers' losses are higher again, good news).