Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry released new videos and claims of progress, including the capture of Dvurechansky in Kharkiv region, ongoing clearing in Kupyansk’s Western-Second district, strikes near Dimitrov in Donetsk, and actions linked to taking Yablokovo in Zaporizhia.
- Moskovsky Komsomolets reported that the target of the foiled assassination at Troekurovskoye cemetery was Security Council secretary Sergey Shoigu, after the FSB said it thwarted a plot it attributed to Ukrainian special services.
- Rosfinmonitoring added former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, economist Sergey Guriev, and editor Kirill Martynov to Russia’s list of terrorists and extremists.
- Ukraine’s NABU and SAP detailed their ‘Midas’ corruption probe in the energy sector, while a Ukrainian lawmaker said security chief and ex‑defense minister Rustem Umerov extended an overseas trip following reports linking a businessman in the case to him.
- Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik reported that 13 civilians were killed and 71 injured in Russian regions from November 10–16 in incidents attributed to Ukrainian attacks.