Russia suffered approximately 1,159,420 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and November 17, 2025, with 1,160 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine would need to give up long-range missiles and slash its military force by half under terms of deal, officials say

A PECULIAR NEW American-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine has been presented to President Volodymyr Zelensky, just as he is grappling with a corruption scandal that marks his gravest crisis since the invasion.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, November 19: Russian drones struck two central districts – Slobidskyi and Osnovyansk – in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, injuring five people in an apartment building and triggering a fire, authorities said.

Poland and Romania scrambled Nato fighter jets early on Wednesday as a series of explosions rang out across western Ukraine. In Poland, two airports in its southeast were shut down as Russian airstrikes targeted the cities of Lviv and Ternopil. The Polish military said it was forced to act to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.

The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — from February 24, 2022 to November 15, 2025 — amount to approximately 1,157,400 personnel, including 1,