Overview
- - The Kremlin signaled state honors for developers of the Burevestnik nuclear‑powered cruise missile after announcing its test completion, with Putin also noting a recent Poseidon underwater system trial.
- - Russian state reports said troops seized Novoaleksandrovka, claiming this moves forces closer to the Pokrovske defensive hub and detailing Ukrainian losses, figures that could not be independently verified.
- - Ukrainian drones overnight damaged a thermal plant in Orel, hit an electrical substation area near Vladimir and left debris near a Yaroslavl refinery, with local officials reporting service disruptions and school closures in affected districts.
- - The UN human rights office and the Secretary‑General’s spokesman said U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean violate international humanitarian law, while the Miami Herald reported the U.S. may launch air strikes inside Venezuela within hours or days.
- - Belarus said the Oreshnik missile system will go on combat duty in December, Lithuania’s rail operator moved to stop Lukoil and Rosneft cargo transit to Kaliningrad after transition periods, Odessa’s council voted to dissolve its Municipal Guard, and the absence of Ukraine’s GUR chief from a Zelensky briefing fueled speculation about his future.