Notices by NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (noelreports@mstdn.social)

Germany has updated its list with aid supplied to Ukraine in the last few weeks.

➡️MARDER IFV ammo
➡️47 MRAPs
➡️1 TRML-4D radar
➡️4 PzH 2000 howitzers
➡️41.000 155-mm shells
➡️7 M109 howitzer tubes
➡️20 VECTOR drones
➡️12 HORNET XR drones

and more..

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/military-support-ukraine-2054992

🇺🇸 The U.S. is preparing a new $275M military aid package for Ukraine.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-military-weapons-nuclear-42d5d374faf445b811c6abe422da05eb

🇵🇱 Polish President Andrzej Duda accused German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of trying to sideline US President-elect Donald Trump from talks on Ukraine’s future. Duda told Bloomberg that Scholz's call with Putin wasn't about ending the war but aimed at reaching a ceasefire before Trump takes office.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-18/poland-s-leader-says-scholz-is-undermining-trump-push-to-end-war

🇩🇪 The German government maintains its stance: no Taurus missiles for Ukraine, even after the U.S. decision to allow long-range strikes on Russian territory.

Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner confirmed that Berlin was informed in advance of Biden's decision but stressed, "This does not change Chancellor Scholz's position against delivering Taurus missiles."

https://regionalheute.de/bundesregierung-plant-weiterhin-keine-taurus-freigabe-1731927002/

💬 EU’s Josep Borrell: “Ukraine should be allowed to strike inside Russia with EU-supplied arms. It’s not just about stopping the arrows but hitting the archers.” He expressed hope that EU members will support this during upcoming discussions.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/18/ukraine-war-us-missile-atacms-joe-biden-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-673affcd8f08462ddd0c7244#block-673affcd8f08462ddd0c7244

🇺🇦 President Zelensky visited the frontline city of Pokrovsk. He met with the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade defending the city. He talked to the defenders and presented them with awards.

"This is a tense area. Only thanks to the strength of the soldiers, the East is not completely occupied by Russia. The enemy gets a response every day," he said.

US President Biden met with Xi Jinping and expressed concern over China's support for Russia's military-industrial complex. He also condemned the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/11/16/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-3/

Ukraine raised F-16 fighter jets to intercept Russian cruise missiles launched into Ukraine this morning. According to preliminary info from Ukrainian military sources, several F-16's were engaged in operations, and achieved very significant results. Waiting for more info.

In response to Russia’s mass attack with cruise and ballistic missiles, and drones, Polish and allied aviation have entered Polish airspace. The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces confirmed they raised fighter jets and put air defense and radar systems on full alert.

⚡️Russia won't start negotiations until it regains control of the Kursk region, WP writes. The Kremlin reportedly refuses to let Kursk become a bargaining chip over Ukrainian territories, with orders to reclaim it by January 20, ahead of Trump's inauguration.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/16/russia-wants-kursk-back-before-negotiations-ukraine-isnt-budging/

🇸🇰🇭🇺 Slovak FM Juraj Blanár is pushing for the EU to continue exempting Russian pipeline oil from import bans. Speaking alongside Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó, Blanár emphasized that Russia has been a "reliable partner" for Slovakia, delivering oil, gas, and nuclear fuel consistently. He argued it’s “almost unacceptable” for economies like Slovakia and Hungary to buy energy at prices 4-5 times higher from other sources.

https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:2024111400000428

Russian celebrity chef and restaurant owner Aleksei Zimin, an outspoken critic of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, has been found dead in Belgrade. The 52-year-old, who ran a restaurant in London, was found deceased in a hotel room. An autopsy and toxicology report are underway to determine the cause of death.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7049jn5kd3o

Russia’s oldest film studio, Mosfilm, donated dozens of Soviet-era tanks & armored vehicles to the 🇷🇺 army, its CEO revealed in a meeting with Putin. The donation includes 28 T-55 tanks, 8 PT-76 light tanks, & 6 infantry fighting vehicles.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/13/russian-studio-mosfilm-donates-36-soviet-era-tanks-to-army-a87010

🇰🇵🇷🇺 North Korea has ratified a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Russia.

The pact obligates each side to provide immediate military assistance if the other is attacked. It also legally allows North Korean soldiers to engage in combat on Russian soil, specifically in regions like Kursk.

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-ukraine-059d73e4c3492c19b555476b2fb45ca9

The moment of the explosion (at 0:39) -which looks like controlled detonation- at the Ternivka dam near Kurakhove. After the explosion, water from the reservoir started filling the Vovcha river towards the villages of Bahatyr, Andriivka and Oleksiivka. According to local authorities, Kurakhove is not threathened by water.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: There are promising technologies against Russian guided bombs. We also discussed the state of the Ukrainian missile program and the development of guided bombs. Decisions were made to strengthen defense in difficult directions - Kurakhovo and Pokrovsk, in Kursk region our fighters hold back 50 thousand enemies outside Ukraine.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell posted an image from a shelter in Kyiv.

"I start my day in Kyiv in a bomb shelter when Russia launches another missile strike. This is the daily reality for the Ukrainian people since Russia's full-scale invasion," the EU diplomat said.

The commander of the British army announced that Russian forces suffered their largest monthly losses in October 2024, with an average of 1,500 dead and wounded daily.

"Russia is about to lose 700,000 people killed and wounded - this is a huge pain and suffering that the Russian people are forced to endure because of Putin's ambitions," Admiral Sir Tony Radakin noted.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3nv7j1xkxo

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has launched a criminal investigation into the reported killing of another Ukrainian POW by Russian forces. A video that emerged today, shows a Russian soldier fatally shooting a wounded and unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war at point-blank range.

🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 Putin has signed a treaty solidifying Russia's strategic partnership with North Korea, including a mutual defense clause, according to a decree published today. The agreement, initially signed in June by Putin and Kim Jong Un, commits both nations to support each other in case of an armed attack. This move tightens their alliance amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-signs-mutual-defence-treaty-with-north-korea-2024-11-09/