Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 997

Here is the concern connected Monday, November 18:

Fighting

• Two children were among 10 radical killed erstwhile a Russian rocket deed a residential gathering successful Ukraine’s northeastern metropolis of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said, portion different rocket onslaught near the region’s administrative centre without power. At slightest 55 people, including 8 children, were injured, according to the metropolis council.

• Russia’s aerial defence units destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 2 heading towards Moscow. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said 45 of the drones were destroyed implicit the Bryansk region.

• Russia unleashed its largest aerial onslaught on Ukraine in astir 3 months connected Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones. At slightest 7 radical were killed and terrible harm was caused to the powerfulness system, officials said.
• The Ukrainian aerial unit said it repelled 104 of the incoming 120 missiles and changeable down 42 drones. Another 41 disappeared from radar, it said.
• Ukraine’s vigor relation DTEK announced “emergency powerfulness cuts” successful the Kyiv portion and 2 others successful the eastbound aft Russia’s latest aerial onslaught deed the region’s vigor grid.
• Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi said Russian missiles and drones had violated Moldovan airspace during the attack. NATO subordinate Poland, which also borders Ukraine, said it had scrambled its aerial unit arsenic a precaution.

Politics and diplomacy

• President Joe Biden’s medication has allowed Ukraine to usage US-made weapons to onslaught heavy into Russia, Reuters and different quality outlets reported, quoting 2 US officials and a root acquainted with the decision, successful a important reversal of Washington’s argumentation connected the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
• Washington’s determination to fto Kyiv strike deep into Russia with long-range US missiles escalates the struggle and could pb to different satellite war, elder Russian lawmakers said connected Sunday.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said a large Russian aerial barrage against Ukraine showed that President Vladimir Putin “does not privation bid and is not acceptable to negotiate”.
• The Russian aerial onslaught connected Ukraine besides shook a fragile statement among the Group of 20 large economies drafting their associated connection astatine an yearly leaders acme successful Rio de Janeiro, 3 diplomats acquainted with the talks said.
• United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned arsenic “unacceptable” the Russian aerial onslaught connected Ukraine, which helium said had targeted “energy and captious civilian infrastructure”.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his hourlong conversation with Putin had fixed nary denotation of a displacement successful the Russian leader’s reasoning connected the warfare successful Ukraine. He defended his much-criticised determination to telephone the Kremlin.

Ukrainian rescuers escort an aged nonmigratory retired of a gathering successful Sumy pursuing a deadly Russian onslaught that killed 10 radical [Handout: State Emergency Service via EPA]

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies