Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, has released a video showing Ukrainian drones striking the Zuivska and Starobesheve thermal power plants in occupied Donetsk Oblast on the night of 17-18 November.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.

State-owned railway company says halt made at request of regional administration; decision made considering 'security factors' - Anadolu Ajansı

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. As Russian forces continue their assault on

The battle for Pokrovsk is crucial for control of Ukraine's Donetsk region. Russian and Ukrainian forces are deeply entrenched, sometimes fighting for the same buildings.

Russia is now using fiber-optic drones with a 50-kilometer reach, a senior Ukrainian official told Business Insider.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he will travel to Turkiye this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on ending Russia’s war, which began nearly four years ago. Turkiye provided a setting for low-level talks between Ukraine and Russia earlier this year,