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On the morning of November 17, soldier Nataliia Hrabarchuk successfully shot down a russian cruise missile using an Igla MANPADS. It was her first combat launch and first successful hit!"
The footage of Hrabarchuk, shared on X, formerly Twitter by the Ukrainian Air Force account said that
Nataliia Hrabarchuk was a kindergarten teacher before she joined the Army. Since 2021, she is an anti-aircraft gunner of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Galicia-Volyn radio engineering brigade of the "West" air command. Glory to Ukrainian Defenders!"
A further post on X, from Anton Gerashchenko, the former adviser to Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry, saidIf such a decision was really formulated and announced to the Kyiv regime, then of course it's a qualitatively new spiral of tensions and a qualitatively new situation from the point of view of the U.S.' engagement in the conflict,
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The enemy's target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine,
he wrote
The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from hits and falling debris. In Mykolaiv, as a result of a drone attack, two people were killed and six others were injured, including two children,
Zelenskyy said
Unfortunately, some facilities sustained damage from direct hits and falling debris,
he wrote, adding
This is war criminal Putin’s true response to all those who called and visited him recently,
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said of the attack
A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine, ... In total, approximately 120 missiles and 90 drones were launched. Our air defense forces destroyed over 140 aerial targets,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media X ... he saidOver the past week, the aggressor used nearly 140 missiles of various types, more than 900 guided aerial bombs, and over 600 strike drones,
he said, accusing Moscow of trying to "intimidate us with cold and blackouts."
Ukraine can count on us" and "no decision will be taken behind Ukraine's back,
the chancellor said at Berlin airport before flying off to a G20 meeting in Rio de JaneiroThis is exactly what Putin has wanted for a long time: it is crucial for him to weaken his isolation. Russia’s isolation,
Zelensky said in his evening address to the nation on Friday
Russia launched one of the largest air attacks: drones and missiles against peaceful cities, sleeping civilians, critical infrastructure,
said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha
Another massive attack on the power system is under way. The enemy is attacking electricity generation and transmission facilities throughout Ukraine,
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook.jpg)
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene,
Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.jpg)
In the context of the ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine will face the same fate as those infrastructure facilities that were subjected to a massive Russian attack this morning."
Also posting on Telegram, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and himself a former Russian President and Prime Minister, gloatedWe need peace through strength, not appeasement.”
The minister added