Synthesis of the last 24 hours of the war

• The Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed that its withdrawal to the region is ongoing. “Russian units advance to a prepared position on the left bank of the Dnieper in strict accordance with the approved plan.”

• The Minister of Defense of Ukraine stated that it will take at least a week for the Russians to leave the city of Kherson, and Moscow still has a contingent of 40,000 in the Kherson region. “It is not so easy to withdraw these troops from Kherson in a day or two. It will take at least a week,” Oleksiy Reznikov told Reuters. The deputy head of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of Ukraine, Vadym Skibitsky, said that more than half of the Russian forces stationed on the right bank of the city are still there.

• Kyiv said it was in no hurry to claim victory, warning that it could be a trap for the Kremlin. Ukrainian army chief Valery Zaluzhny said he could not yet confirm whether Russia was indeed withdrawing from the city, but since October 1 Ukrainian forces had advanced 36.5 km and recaptured 41 villages and towns in the region.

• Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, estimates that the Russian military has lost more than 100,000 soldiers, adding that Kyiv’s armed forces “probably” suffered a similar level of casualties.

• The UK government has frozen more than £18bn of assets belonging to oligarchs and other Russians as part of new sanctions. According to the document released on Thursday, sanctions were imposed on 1,271 individuals, including former Chelsea FC boss Roman Abramovich and “nickel king” Volodymyr Potanin, Russia’s second-richest man.

• The United States will send military aid to Ukraine in the amount of more than 400 million dollars, American officials announced on Thursday. According to the Pentagon, the aid package will contain a large amount of ammunition and, for the first time, four mobile Avenger air defense systems. The US will also purchase 100,000 howitzer artillery shells from South Korean manufacturers for delivery to Ukraine.

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06:00Ukraine will ask its foreign partners to finance Starlink systems if SpaceX meets the funding requests. In an interview with Reuters, Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said: “We will try to find funds. We have partners in different countries. We will ask them to help us financially.”

05:48On the night of November 10-11, the Russians bombed the Vinnytsia region. The air alert in Vinnytsia lasted from 02:21 to 03:55, but there were no casualties. As reported by Ukrinform, Russia attacked Ukraine with 17 missiles and 50 drones in a week.

00:45 Zelensky says that more than 40 settlements have been liberated in the south of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said Thursday evening that at least 41 cities in southern Ukraine had been liberated following Russia’s decision to withdraw east of the Dnieper, and outlined Ukraine’s goals in the conflict, including diplomatic ones, CNN reported.

00:14 Microsoft blames hackers linked to Russian military for ransomware attacks in Poland and Ukraine

Hackers linked to the Russian military are likely behind last month’s ransomware attacks on transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland, Microsoft said Thursday. According to CNN, the revelations will raise concerns in Washington and European capitals that allies supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion could face greater cyber threats from Moscow.

11:10 in the eveningOleksiy Reznikov: Ukraine has a million people protecting the borders / Winter will slow down hostilities

Kyiv Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that it would take at least a week for Russia to withdraw its troops from the southern city of Kherson, and that winter would slow operations on the battlefield, giving both sides a chance to regroup