Overview
- Talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10–11 produced an agreement for a large prisoner exchange while leaving Russia’s maximal territorial demands in place.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reports daily hundreds of clashes with extensive use of strike drones and dozens of aviation attacks across Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
- Russian leaders publicly reaffirmed demands that go beyond the Donbas, and President Putin’s offer of a 'humanitarian mission' in Kostyantynivka prompted analysts and Kyiv to warn it could be used to regroup forces.
- Ukrainian deep strikes have escalated into Russian territory, with drones hitting the Ust‑Luga port and strikes reported against multiple Russian refineries that have disrupted export capacity.
- Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy network have caused wide outages and humanitarian strain ahead of winter, prompting an independent UN inquiry to accuse Moscow of crimes against humanity.