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US's fiscal condition has significant deteriorated with national debt exceeding $33 trillion as servicing costs raise exponentially. In a historic move on Nov. 10, credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded U.S. sovereign debt “negative”, increased political instability unsustainable levels of spending coupled with high rates.

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US's fiscal condition has significant deteriorated with national debt exceeding $33 trillion as servicing costs raise exponentially. In a historic move on Nov. 10, credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded U.S. sovereign debt “negative”, increased political instability unsustainable levels of spending coupled with high rates.

Proposed US funding bill excludes Ukraine aid as political battle looms. Five legislative days left till federal govt shutdown deadline

Speaker Johnson's position to fight for conservative victories" over "additional funding for Israel & not for Ukraine" shows he is not a patriot, but a partisan and does has a brains of a looney tunes character.
https://kyivindependent.com/ap-proposed-...tle-looms/

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Russian military bloggers reported Ukrainian troops had secured foothold on the occupied eastern bank of the Dnipro river in the village of Krynky, about 35km (22 miles) upstream from Kherson. Kremlin (Putin declined to comment) on the situation, “not comment on itself." The advance would be significant breakthrough for Kyiv.
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/04...and-rybar/

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Kremlin Media Announces Russian Troop Withdrawal from Kherson Region, Immediately Deletes It...One prominent Ukrainian Telegram channel claimed Russian media outlets had been duped by a fake Ministry of Defense account operated from Ukraine.

Monday morning announced: Moscow had decided to “regroup” its forces in the Kherson region, in reports that were swiftly retracted. 
Having assessed the situation, the command of the Dnipro group decided to move the troops to more advantageous positions east of the Dnipro,” the Russian media outlets TASS and RIA Novosti had written.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/24043

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They’re Just Meat’ – Kremlin Regulations Confirm Storm Z Units Are Just Cannon FodderThe once elite “Z Assault Companies” are now made up of members of the “special contingent,” the Kremlin’s euphemism used to denote convicts, or those being punished for ill-discipline.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23580

US decided 60 track vehicles for €110 million in order to send them to Ukraine. According to the outlet, Ukraine may expect the first batch of Gepards shortly.

The Ukrainian army is actively using self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) for shooting down Russian drones. This helps save costly projectiles for such air defence systems as Patriot and IRIS-T, which focus on anti-missile defence.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/13/7428574/

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The Taurus aviation cruise missile, known as the 'bunker buster', has the capability to penetrate air defences, delivering a deep hammer-like blow to the enemy.

With its dual-stage warhead system, the first part is designed to bust through hard or deeply buried targets, the second produces fragmentation damage at a specific level of a building or bunker, thanks to what the manufacturer says is the world's only multi-programmable fuse.

Those calling for its delivery to Ukraine say that with a range of over 310 miles, it will allow the targeting of Russian military infrastructure far behind the frontlines.

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War.
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/04...and-rybar/
Russia has subjected Ukraine to a relentless missile bombardment since the full-scale war began, but its effectiveness has been mixed.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ta...on-ukraine

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Government of Ukraine has signed a contract with the German company Rheinmetall to produce a new batch of Leopard 1 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This order is for the repair and modernization of 25 Leopard 1A5 tanks, five Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicles, and two training tanks for driver training.

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https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/13/ukra...ny-doubles itsmilitary aid

Ukrainian forces train in France as Germany doubles its military aid.

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https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/13/ukra...ny-doubles itsmilitary aid

Ukrainian forces train in France as Germany doubles its military aid.

Sullivan: 'The window is closing' on US funding for Ukraine

U.S. Congress needs to approve the White House's request for aid to Ukraine as soon as possible in order to prevent serious consequences for Ukraine's defense, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a press briefing Nov. 13.

"Each week passes, our ability to fully fund as we feel is necessary to give Ukraine tools and capacities to defend its territory and continue to make advances gets harder and harder."
https://kyivindependent.com/sullivan-the...r-ukraine/

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KYIV - Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to wartime Kyiv and met President Zelensky for talks on his first working trip
abroad, Ukrainian leader said on Thursday.

Former PM Cameron, who was named Britain’s new foreign minister on Monday, said in a video posted by Mr Zelensky’s office that he wanted to underscore London’s support for Ukraine. Mr Zelensky said he was grateful for the gesture, which comes amid a conflict in the Middle East that he said had drawn global attention away from Ukraine’s war with Russia, which is now in its 21st month and with no end in sight.

“World is not so focused on battlefield situation in Ukraine, and this dividing of the focus really does not help,” he said, how of support comes as Ukraine is watching closely for any sign vital Western military & financial assistance for Kyiv flagging after its much-vaunted counteroffensive against Russian forces failed to yield a major breakthrough. As Britain been a close ally of Ukraine throughout the full-scale war launched by Russia in February 2022.

“What I want to say by being here is we will continue to give moral support, the diplomatic support...but above all, military support that you need not just this year & next year, but however long it takes,” Mr Cameron said, he said Britain would work with its allies “to make sure the attention is here in Ukraine”.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ukrain...isits-kyiv

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Ukraine's National Guards capture 4 Russian soldiers on Zaporizhzhia front. 3 soldiers were serving 136th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade, and one in 1430th Motorised Rifle Regiment territorial forces (Russian Federation). Two of them are contract soldiers.

All 4-prisoners said Russian men were being mobilised under threat of criminal liability (8-15 years of imprisonment) for refusing to take part in the so-called "special operation" [Russia’s euphemism for the war in Ukraine – ed.]
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/14/7428726/

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Putin Miscalculated is not only a self-inflicted...

Russian engineers reportedly spent some time inspecting the upgraded BMPs before parking them somewhere. 15-years later, Kremlin recovered some or all of captured Georgian IFVs, assigned them to a front-line Russian army unit (military farce) when, earlier this month, at least one of the ex-Georgian ex-Ukrainian vehicles joined a near-suicidal direct assault on Ukrainian positions in and around Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.

The panicky crew of one BMP-1U, perhaps correctly sensing it was about to eat a Ukrainian missile, backed up and over Russian infantry sheltering behind the 13-ton, nine-person vehicle, likely severely injuring if not killing at least one soldier.

Seconds later, a Ukrainian anti-tank missile struck the BMP-1U. The explosive punchline to a tragic wartime joke. Of course the universe would focus its dark humor on the BMP-1U, a vehicle that is as much a symbol of war’s cruel irony as it is a battlefield taxi for mechanized infantry.

The Ukrainian armed forces inherited more than 2,500 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles from the Soviet army as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The type still is Ukraine’s second-most-numerous IFV after the better-armed BMP-2. The BMP-1 has flaws. Big ones. Not only is BMP-1 lightly-protected with steel armor, just a quarter-inch thick, its low-pressure 73-millimeter gun lacks power, to improve firepower of BMP-1s and make surplus vehicles more valuable on the export market—the Scientific and Technical Center for Artillery and Small Arms in Kyiv swapped out BMP’s old turret for a new one much powerful 30-millimeter autocannon.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20...lew-it-up/

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A medics salvaging life from carnage Inside frontline Ukrainian field hospital – field hospital with badly wounded Ukrainian soldier had just arrived, hit with shrapnel from an enemy mortar. He looked more dead than alive. Dr's gave emergency transfusions of blood & plasma. As paramedic cut away his uniform. Another bandaged his left leg. A 3rd gave him a shot of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller. A heart monitor beeped while artillery whumped 5km away.

After 20 minutes, wounded man’s condition stabilised, he began to groan: a good sign. From the makeshift medical centre, he taken by ambulance to a fully equipped hospital. A perilous journey under threat from Russia. As Dr Denys Sholom, the head of medical team said he was used to daily carnage. He & his medical staff survive by guzzling energy drinks and puffing cigarettes during lulls in the fighting. 

How did he cope with constant presence of death? “Devil knows. It’s OK,” he said. Ivan, a 30yr old doctor, said with little prospect conflict would stop. “I would like it to end. But I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...d-analysis

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Putin Still Miscalculated not only a Self-inflicted. Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdiivka sector, suffered losses and retreated in Zaporizhzhia region. PUTIN soldiers launched more than 1,000 artillery attacks  past day. In Avdiivka direction, its offensive actions were unsuccessful in the areas of Novokalynove, Avdiivka and east of Pervomaiske, where Ukrainian soldiers repelled 18 attacks. Enemy has reduced the number of airstrikes, which is connected either with a lack of weapons or with weather conditions.

Putin Miscalculated is not only a Self-inflicted.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/378...egion.html

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Russia / Putin don't f...k care, had suffered close to 3,500 casualties in Dnipro River battles.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...vember-17/

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AMSTERDAM, Nov 17 - Dutch govt earmarked an additional 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in military aid for Ukraine in 2024, in what Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren said was a sign of unwavering support for Kyiv's war against Russia.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dut...023-11-17/

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KYIV - Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to wartime Kyiv and met President Zelensky for talks on his first working trip
abroad, Ukrainian leader said on Thursday.

Former PM Cameron, who was named Britain’s new foreign minister on Monday, said in a video posted by Mr Zelensky’s office that he wanted to underscore London’s support for Ukraine. Mr Zelensky said he was grateful for the gesture, which comes amid a conflict in the Middle East that he said had drawn global attention away from Ukraine’s war with Russia, which is now in its 21st month and with no end in sight.

“World is not so focused on battlefield situation in Ukraine, and this dividing of the focus really does not help,” he said, how of support comes as Ukraine is watching closely for any sign vital Western military & financial assistance for Kyiv flagging after its much-vaunted counteroffensive against Russian forces failed to yield a major breakthrough. As Britain been a close ally of Ukraine throughout the full-scale war launched by Russia in February 2022.

“What I want to say by being here is we will continue to give moral support, the diplomatic support...but above all, military support that you need not just this year & next year, but however long it takes,” Mr Cameron said, he said Britain would work with its allies “to make sure the attention is here in Ukraine”.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ukrain...isits-kyiv

Russia has likely started using its valuable early-warning planes in the Ukraine war, UK intel said.
British intelligence said Moscow might be worried about Kyiv deploying Western fighter jets..Russia may "accept more risk" by flying A-50 Mainstay D aircraft near the front line, the group said
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-w...ce-2023-11

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Russia / Putin don't f...k care, had suffered close to 3,500 casualties in Dnipro River battles.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...vember-17/

KYIV, Ukraine: The Ukrainian army said Sunday that it has pushed Russian forces back "three to eight kilometres" from the banks of Dnipro river, the first measurable advance by Kyiv's forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive.

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KYIV, Ukraine: The Ukrainian army said Sunday that it has pushed Russian forces back "three to eight kilometres" from the banks of Dnipro river, the first measurable advance by Kyiv's forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive.

Putin’s troops ‘pushed is back 8-miles’ after major Kyiv breakthrough on Dnipro River
Ukrainian military claimed to have repelled 12 attacks over the weekend.

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Putin’s troops ‘pushed is back 8-miles’ after major Kyiv breakthrough on Dnipro River
Ukrainian military claimed to have repelled 12 attacks over the weekend.

Ukraine’s Special Forces Operations in Crimea Send a Strong Message of Unwavering Commitment to Reclaiming Territory. Operations aim to train for future liberation, to dispel the mood of stagnation. In an interview with Shizuoka Shimbun, an intelligence operative familiar with operations said the amphibious operations were being conducted as “training for future liberation & were putting psychological pressure on russia”. The official said that special forces will continue to deployed until Crimea is liberated.
https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukraines_...-8598.html

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Putin to give shock G20 speech as Moscow troops desert Donetsk frontline.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...50199.html

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Russia / Putin don't f...k care, had suffered close to 3,500 casualties in Dnipro River battles.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...vember-17/

Russia cannot co-exist with current Ukrainian "regime" and will resist strength of the NATO military alliance. A senior Russian foreign ministry diplomat said, the current regime is absolutely toxic.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/21/ukraine-...raine.html

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Russia cannot co-exist with current Ukrainian "regime" and will resist strength of the NATO military alliance. A senior Russian foreign ministry diplomat said, the current regime is absolutely toxic.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/21/ukraine-...raine.html

Ukrainian capital, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tried to rally support Ukraine suggested Ukrainian forces would “even more aggressive” in their fight against invading Russian forces throughout this winter. He prediction next phase of fighting comes after Ukrainian forces achieve a breakthrough tthis month counteroffensive.

As US is serious concern in Ukraine about the longer-term future of U.S. military aid, with some Republicans wanting to halt support. Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Austin appealed to Congress to approve additional funding, calling it "a smart investment" in U.S. security.

"This is about … not living in a world where a dictator can wake up one day and decide to annex the property of his peaceful neighbor," Austin told reporters in Kyiv.

However, Ukraine’s ability to "take fight to meet enemy, (Putin)" as Secretary Austin put it, will depend, in large part, on continuation of U.S military-aid, including ammunition. However, weapons supplies are under additional pressure from war in the Middle East.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/pen...=105027529

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Germany delivers over 20 Marders; Military reports destroying 80% of Russian hardware near Avdiivka. Germany handed over 20 Marder armored vehicles, a Wisent-1 demining tank, 2,380 155mm shells, and other aid in its latest delivery to Ukraine, the German govt said on Nov. 22.

Berlin previously provided Kyiv with 80 Marder infantry fighting vehicles drawn from military and industry stocks.

The delivery also included five Warthog ambulance carriers, two other ambulances, two 8x8 Hx81 tractors with two semi-trailers, and nine transport vehicles of various types. Ukraine received 2,428 crypto phones.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a $1.4-billion defense aid package for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv on Nov. 21.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...r-22-2023/

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23/11/2023. Snow in Kyiv raises fears Russia will attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Concerns rise that Moscow has been stockpiling missiles and waiting for sub-zero temperatures for maximum disruption.

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Germany delivers over 20 Marders reported destroying 80% of Russian hardware near Avdiivka. Germany 20 Marder armored vehicles, a Wisent-1 demining tank, 2,380 155mm shells & other aid in latest delivery, German govt said Nov. 22. Berlin previously provided Kyiv@80 Marder infantry fighting vehicles drawn from military industry stocks, ambulance carriers plus other ambulances, two 8x8 Hx81 tractors with two semi-trailers, and nine transport vehicles of various types. Ukraine received 2,428 crypto phones.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a $1.4-billion defense aid package for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv on Nov. 21.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...r-22-2023/

Lithuanian Armed Forces transported and handed over 3 million units of 7.62×51 mm ammunition. (Source: Lithuanian MoD)
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_...e_vignette

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AMSTERDAM, Nov 17 - Dutch govt earmarked an additional 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in military aid for Ukraine in 2024, in what Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren said was a sign of unwavering support for Kyiv's war against Russia.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dut...023-11-17/

Finnish Army XA-300s are intended to replace the entire fleet of XA-180/185s currently used by indicating a potential purchase of over 550 APCs. Older armored vehicles are reported to be deployed on the Ukrainian front.

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Germany delivers over 20 Marders; Military reports destroying 80% of Russian hardware near Avdiivka. Germany handed over 20 Marder armored vehicles, a Wisent-1 demining tank, 2,380 155mm shells, and other aid in its latest delivery to Ukraine, the German govt said on Nov. 22.

Berlin previously provided Kyiv with 80 Marder infantry fighting vehicles drawn from military and industry stocks.

The delivery also included five Warthog ambulance carriers, two other ambulances, two 8x8 Hx81 tractors with two semi-trailers, and nine transport vehicles of various types. Ukraine received 2,428 crypto phones.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a $1.4-billion defense aid package for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv on Nov. 21.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...r-22-2023/

Why Artillery Shells Germany Gives Ukraine in New €1.3 Billion Aid Package Are More Important Than IRIS-T Systems Nov 22, 2023. 
Despite difficulties, Europe gradually cranks up the production of 155mm artillery ammunition, is particularly evident in fact Germany sends more ammunition this time than ever before
Germany's Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius during his visit to Kyiv announced a new tranche of military aid of total value EUR 1.3 billion. This substantial includes additional four IRIS-T air defense systems, 20,000 artillery rounds in the 155mm caliber, anti-tank mines, etc.

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Russia halts offensive operations on 3 fronts, but continues assaults near Avdiivka – General Staff report
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/23/7430094/

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Why Artillery Shells Germany Gives Ukraine in New €1.3 Billion Aid Package Are More Important Than IRIS-T Systems Nov 22, 2023. 
Despite difficulties, Europe gradually cranks up the production of 155mm artillery ammunition, is particularly evident in fact Germany sends more ammunition this time than ever before
Germany's Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius during his visit to Kyiv announced a new tranche of military aid of total value EUR 1.3 billion. This substantial includes additional four IRIS-T air defense systems, 20,000 artillery rounds in the 155mm caliber, anti-tank mines, etc.

German Defense Ministry added that the total sum of military aid provided to Ukraine in 2023 amounts to EUR 5.4 billion ($5.88 billion).
https://news.yahoo.com/germany-announces...00360.html
Read also: Berlin to double its military aid to Kyiv to $8.5 billion in 2024