These are the first steps abroad that have been eagerly awaited since his appointment. The head of British diplomacy David Cameron was received on Thursday, November 16, in kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced the Ukrainian presidency. “Weapons for the front line, strengthening air defense, protecting our population and critical infrastructure. I am grateful to the United Kingdom for its support,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement on social media , announcing the meeting with David Cameron.
In a video published by the Ukrainian president on ‘next year, but however long it takes’.
“Fairly fluid” situation in Kherson
The Ukrainian army described the situation on the Russian side of the Dnipro, in Kherson, as “fairly fluid”. On Wednesday, Russia admitted for the first time that Ukrainian troops had been able to cross the Left Bank (east) and establish themselves. The move took place as part of an operation that kyiv says will open new avenues of attack into Crimea. Estimates of the number of Ukrainian soldiers involved in fighting with Russian troops range from dozens to several hundred. According to the Ukrainian command interviewed by the Guardian, “the pushback on our side takes place on a line of three to eight kilometers along the entire bank from the water’s edge”
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Ukrainian marines are also strengthening their positions in three villages on the eastern bank of the Dnipro, including installing armored Humvees and at least one infantry fighting vehicle.
Strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region
A Russian missile killed two rescue workers in southern Ukraine as they put out a fire during an attack minutes earlier, Ukrainian officials said. At least seven other people were injured in the strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region, in which Russian forces fired three missiles in about half an hour, according to the regional governor.
EU wants to ban export of mechanical parts to Russia
The European Union has proposed banning the export of machine tools and certain machine parts that Russia uses to make weapons aimed at Ukraine, reveal documents consulted by Bloomberg. The proposal is contained in the 12th EU sanctions package, which also includes a ban on diamonds, the outlet reported. The main aim of the new sanctions package is to further suppress the Kremlin’s ability to circumvent EU sanctions and fuel its war machine, as well as to reduce Moscow’s sources of income.