Ukraine Investigates Alleged War Crime; Russian Major General Killed in Ukraine

As winter sets in, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warns of increased Russian strikes; two killed in Kherson region amid ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian officials have launched an investigation into a video that appears to show two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being shot at close range by people in Russian uniforms. The video, which circulated online over the weekend, has not been independently verified.
Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, according to a top regional official. Zavadsky is the seventh Major General whose death has been confirmed by Russia, and the 12th senior officer overall to be reported dead since the start of the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the war has entered a new phase as harsh winter sets in. He anticipates a rise in Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, a strategy Moscow employed last winter.
At least two people were reportedly killed in Russian shelling in the Kherson region on Sunday, while 18 attack drones fired from occupied Crimea were downed overnight, according to Ukrainian officials.
The first 30 lorries passed through the newly opened Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border, which Kyiv expects will unblock main land corridors amid protests by Polish drivers.