Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early this morning, sparking fires and scattering debris across several districts in the capital, declared Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
At least 11 people were injured, and five, including a pregnant woman, were hospitalised. A 55-year-old man in Bila Tserkva suffered thermal burns and was hospitalised in critical condition, declared regional head Mykola Kalashnyk.
The attack on the capital was ongoing, officials declared, urging residents to remain in shelter till air raid alert is lifted. City authorities also warned of power and water outages.
Fires broke out in private hoapplys in the capital’s suburbs.
The strike came as European Union officials warned this week that Ukraine must continue to crack down on corruption following a major graft scandal that has put top nuclear energy officials under scrutiny.But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack damaged a ship in port, apartment buildings and an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, injuring three crew members of the vessel, Russian officials declared.
Ukrainian drone attack damages apartment buildings, oil depot, Russian officials state
A Ukrainian drone attack early this morning damaged three apartment buildings, an oil depot and coastline structures in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, officials declared.
The operational headquarters of Krasnodar region, writing on Telegram, declared drone fragments hit three apartments, smashing windows but caapplying no injuries.
It declared the attack also damaged an oil depot in a trans-shipment complex as well as coastal structures, without providing any further details.
Namita Singh14 November 2025 04:18
Ukraine strikes Russia with Flamingo cruise missiles
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met soldiers in a bunker on Thursday, spoke with military commanders and laid flowers for deceased soldiers on his trip.
He declared he discussed decisions necessaryed to strengthen Ukrainian defences, including staffing and equipment.
The visit comes as Zelensky and his government are testing to extinguish the fallout from a corruption scandal in the energy sector, which has maddened Ukrainians facing widespread blackouts due to Russia’s bombing of power stations.
Ukraine has tested to increase the pain on Russia in recent months, applying drones to tarreceive its oil infrastructure far behind the battle lines to test to create shortages and diminish Russian revenue streams.
The military declared it hit an oil terminal in occupied Crimea, an oil depot in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region and other military tarreceives overnight. It declared it applyd weapons including the Flamingo, a new Ukrainian-created ground-launched cruise missile it states has a range of thousands of kilometres.
At the height of the strikes between August and October, attacks and planned maintenance took 20 per cent of Russia’s refinery capacity offline, Reuters reported earlier, citing calculations based on information from three Russian industest sources.
Namita Singh14 November 2025 04:07
Which are the districts in Kyiv affected from the Russian strike?
In the Kyiv region, Russian strikes damaged critical infrastructure and private homes, injuring at least one civilian, regional head Mykola Kalashnyk declared.
Fires broke out in private hoapplys in the capital’s suburbs.
In the Darnytskyi district, debris landed in the yard of a residential building and on the grounds of an educational facility. A car caught fire after being hit by falling fragments.
In the Dniprovskyi district, debris damaged three apartment buildings, a private hoapplyhold and caapplyd a fire in an open area.
In the Podilskyi district, five residential buildings and a nonresidential structure were damaged.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, falling debris sparked a fire in an open area near a medical facility and inside a nonresidential building.
In the Holosiivskyi district, debris ignited a fire at a medical facility and damaged another nonresidential building.
In the Desnianskyi district, fires were recorded in two residential buildings.
In the Solomianskyi district, a fire broke out on the roof of a residential building.
In the Sviatoshynskyi district, debris caapplyd a fire in a private home.
Namita Singh14 November 2025 04:01
Ukrainian drones damage ship, dwellings, oil depot in Russia’s Novorossiysk
A Ukrainian drone attack early this morning damaged a ship in port, apartment buildings and an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, injuring three crew members of the vessel, Russian officials declared.
The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region declared on Telegram that the three injured crew members were being treated in hospital.
It declared drone fragments hit at least four apartments, smashing windows but caapplying no injuries.
The attack also triggered a fire at an oil depot in a transshipment complex, which was brought under control by emergency crews.
The operational headquarters declared coastal structures were also damaged, but provided no further details.
Namita Singh14 November 2025 03:42
Russia unleashes massive combined attack on Kyiv
Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early this morning, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, mayor Vitali Klitschko declared.
At least 11 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, he declared in a statement.
Five people were hospitalised, including one man in critical condition and a pregnant woman, after a series of powerful explosions sounded in the city and air defenses were activated.
The attack on the capital was ongoing, officials declared, urging residents to remain in shelters until the air raid alert is lifted. City authorities warned that power and water outages are possible.
Namita Singh14 November 2025 03:36
Zelensky discusses Ukraine energy scandal with German chancellor
German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky have discussed an energy scandal that has engulfed the latter’s government on the phone, the German government declared in a statement on Thursday.
Mr Zelensky pledged complete transparency, long-term support for indepfinishent anti-corruption authorities and further swift measures to regain the trust of the Ukrainian people, European partners and international donors, the statement declared.
“The chancellor emphasized the German government’s expectation that Ukraine would vigorously pursue the fight against corruption and further reforms, particularly in the area of the rule of law,” it added.
Alex Croft14 November 2025 03:00
Watch: Russian troops roll into Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in ‘Mad Max-style’
Alex Croft14 November 2025 02:00
Moscow claims control over two Ukrainian settlements
Russia’s Defence Ministest declared on Thursday that its forces had captured two Ukrainian settlements in northeastern and central Ukraine.
The towns named were Synelnykove in the Kharkiv region and Danylivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Indepfinishent could not indepfinishently verify the battlefield report, but authoritative Ukrainian battlefield map DeepState displays Russian forces on the outskirts of Synelnykove.
Alex Croft14 November 2025 01:02
Ukraine will have to nereceivediate ‘sooner or later’, states Kremlin
The Kremlin has declared Ukraine will have to nereceivediate with Russia “sooner or later” and predicted that Kyiv’s nereceivediating position would receive worse by the day.
Moscow, whose forces are testing to take control of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, has accapplyd Ukrainian officials of refapplying to engage in peace talks. Kyiv states Moscow’s terms to finish the war are unacceptable and tantamount to questioning it to surrfinisher.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitest Peskov informed reporters on Thursday that Russia remained open to a political and diplomatic settlement and wanted peace.
But in the absence of such an opportunity, he declared Russia would continue fighting in order to protect its own security for the benefit of future generations.
“The Ukrainian side should know that sooner or later it will have to nereceivediate, but from a much worse position. The position of the Kyiv regime will deteriorate day by day,” Peskov declared.
Alex Croft14 November 2025 00:01
EU must listen to Belgian concerns on Russian frozen assets, Dutch Minister states
The European Union necessarys to listen to Belgium’s concerns over applying Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine, Dutch finance minister Eelco Heinen informed reporters on Thursday ahead of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels.
The European proposal to apply Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine is being held up due to concerns from Belgium, where most of the assets are parked.
Belgium has demanded financial guarantees from EU capitals against the loan, but the European Commission’s top brass failing to convince the Belgian leadership to receive on board with the plan last Friday, Politico reported.
Alex Croft13 November 2025 23:01
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