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[00:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Media: Writer Volodymyr Vakulenko killed during Russian occupation. Ukrainian children’s writer Volodymyr Vakulenko was allegedly killed during the Russian occupation of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, which was liberated in September, Suspilne reported citing DNA test results.

[00:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine’s Prosecutor General's Office reported in April that the writer was abducted by the Russian forces in the village of Kapytolivka near Izium.

[02:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russia fires at Sumy Oblast 129 times on Nov. 28. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that Russian forces targeted Seredyna-Buda, Druzhba, Shalyhyne, and Hlukhiv communities. No casualties were reported.

[03:46:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UN: At least 17,023 civilian casualties in Ukraine due to Russia’s war. According to the UN count, Russia’s war against Ukraine has killed at least 6,655 civilians and injured at least 10,368.

[03:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: UN’s human rights agency notes the actual figures are likely considerably higher as the information from some places is delayed, and many reports of civilian casualties still need to be confirmed.

[05:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ General Staff: Ukraine downs 1 Russian Su-25 fighter jet, 1 Su-24 aircraft over past day. According to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Ukraine’s military also struck three Russian concentrations of military equipment and personnel.

[05:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Over the past day, Ukrainian forces also repelled Russian attacks near Novoselivske and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Serebrianka, Verkhnokamianske, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Pervomaiske, Opytne, Nevelske, and Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff said.

[06:01:32] Twitter DefenceU: А soldier’s message. https://t.co/b9P0fxnBCb

[06:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russian forces injure 1 civilian in Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 28. Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said that one person was wounded in Torske. It is still impossible to determine the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha, he added.

[08:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UK Defense Ministry: Russia stops deploying BTGs due to ‘intrinsic weaknesses.’ Russia has likely stopped deploying Battalion Tactical Groups in Ukraine over the past three months as several weaknesses have rendered them insufficient in high-intensity, large-scale combat. https://t.co/KNvw4Kgfwi

[08:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: The ministry cites the decentralized distribution of artillery, which has “not allowed Russia to fully leverage its advantage in numbers of guns." There are also few BTG commanders “empowered to flexibly exploit opportunities in the way the BTG model was designed to promote.”

[09:01:31] Twitter DefenceU: "Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost." Arthur Schopenhauer Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Nov 29: https://t.co/D0zLXigTrN

[09:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/ehe8haYHVb

[09:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Update: Russian troops fire 4 missiles at Dnipro, Nikopol overnight. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reported that, while there were no casualties, the attack caused “serious destruction.”

[09:16:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: Overnight on Nov. 29, Reznichenko reported that Russian forces struck a local enterprise in Dnipro, causing a fire. The fire has reportedly been extinguished.

[09:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ President’s Office: Russian forces kill 1 person, injure 2 on Nov. 28. Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko reported that Russian forces killed one person and injured one person in Donetsk Oblast. One person was also injured in Kharkiv Oblast.

[10:31:31] Twitter DefenceU: Valuable gifts prepared for the occupiers by Ukroboronprom. The first Ukrainian-made 152-mm projectiles will reach the recipients in a few days. https://t.co/RFQjdnyKNp

[10:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukrenergo: Ukraine faces 30% electricity shortage as of 11 a.m. on Nov. 29. Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo said that the country’s energy system is working at a reduced capacity due to the emergency shutdown of units at several power plants on the morning of Nov. 28.

[10:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukrenergo also cited worsening weather conditions leading to an increase in energy consumption as a reason for the shortage.

[10:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Kuleba: NATO countries should increase arms production for battles ahead. In an interview with Politico, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged NATO countries to boost their weapons production, adding that if they don’t, “we won’t be able to win – as simple as that.”

[10:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kuleba said Ukraine needs air defense, tanks, and production lines. “We also have to face one fact: There are countries in the world who have what Ukraine needs but who are not going to sell it in sufficient quantities for political reasons,” he said.

[11:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ The Financial Times: European imports of Russian seaborne gas rise to ‘record high.’ The record import of Russian seaborne gas emphasizes that Europe “has not completely shaken off its dependency on the country for crucial fuel as flows through pipelines have all but stopped.

[11:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: European imports of Russian liquified natural gas rose by 40% between January and October compared to the same period in 2021.

[11:46:33] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: The 4th brother in the Long Hand family, LRU from , has arrived in ! #UAarmy now is even more powerful for deterring&destroying the enemy. That is a visible result of friendship between @ZelenskyyUa and @EmmanuelMacron Thank you to @SebLecornu, the government & people of ! https://t.co/ENcsiOYJw9

[11:46:34] Twitter DefenceU: Their fearlessness is fierce. https://t.co/gRJS7ObQAa

[12:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Official: Russian attack kills 1 person, injures 3 in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast. A Russian attack on a residential part of Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, killed one person and injured three, according to Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko on Nov. 29.

[12:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces reportedly attacked the area with Grad missile launchers. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Nov. 28 that Russian forces are trying to advance toward Lyman.

[12:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ DTEK: Emergency blackouts resume in Kyiv on Nov. 29. Emergency power cutoffs were introduced in Kyiv on Nov. 29, Ukraine’s private energy company DTEK said, noting that scheduled power outages are currently not in effect.

[12:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: DTEK added that its power engineers, alongside Ukrenergo specialists and other emergency services, are “doing everything possible” to stabilize the situation. Earlier, Ukrenergo said Ukraine is facing a 30% electricity shortage.

[12:16:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: The French LRU multiple launch rocket system has arrived in Ukraine, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced on Nov. 29. "Ukraine's army now is even more powerful for deterring and destroying the enemy," the official said. Oleksii Reznikov/Twitter https://t.co/AybKVwGulc

[12:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia has launched over 16,000 missile attacks at Ukraine over the past nine months, Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Nov. 28. https://t.co/ipBSzIzkbm

[12:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Reuters: US, NATO to announce aid to help Ukraine restore power amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken will announce new assistance to restore Ukraine’s power transmission ability, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. defense official.

[12:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: Reuters also reported that U.S. and NATO allies will allocate money and equipment to Ukraine to help it restore power. NATO foreign ministers are set to meet in Bucharest, Romania, on Nov. 29 and 30.

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[12:31:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Slovakia hands over 30 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Slovak Defense Minister Jaro Nad said on Nov. 29 that 30 Slovak tracked infantry fighting BMP-1 vehicles were donated to Ukraine. In return, Slovakia is supposed to get 15 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany. Jaro Nad https://t.co/MaADhKSYhR

[13:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prosecutors: Kherson deputy mayor detained for alleged collaborationism. The unnamed suspect "helped establish communal and housing services for the occupation administration, as well as illegally established law enforcement agencies," the Prosecutor General's Office said.

[14:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Power outages lead to sharp increase in number of deadly road accidents in Kyiv. Since Oct. 10, when power cuts started, the number of accidents with casualties increased by 55%, accidents with pedestrians doubled, and their death rate grew sixfold. Source: Kyiv Patrol Police

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[14:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukraine's military: Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast nearly 30 times in less than 2 hours. There were no casualties among military personnel or losses of equipment, the command said. The information on civilian casualties and damages to infrastructure is yet to be published.

[14:46:33] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з Федеральним канцлером @OlafScholz. Подякував за підтримку ініціативи #GrainFromUkraine. Також обговорили реалізацію української формули миру та співпрацю задля захисту України від російського ракетного терору.

[14:46:36] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had a phone call with Federal Chancellor @OlafScholz. I am grateful for supporting the #GrainfromUkraine initiative. We also discussed the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and cooperation to protect Ukraine from Russian missile terror.

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[15:31:32] Twitter DefenceU: No matter how much you occupiers run around on our land, you will still need to stop. But once you stop, we will destroy you. For you, the much safer place for running is russia. Better to just go back there. https://t.co/s9Ivfd90zC

[15:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Yermak: Ukraine registers nearly 48,000 alleged Russian war crimes More than 8,400 civilians, including 440 children, were killed during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.

[15:31:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: Yermak: "The atrocities we are facing are shocking. When our law enforcement agencies conducted an exhumation in Izium (Kharkiv Oblast), they found a minor girl who was first raped and then brutally killed. They found a boy whose genitals were cut off before execution."

[16:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ International Atomic Energy Agency to strengthen its presence in all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. The agency's head Rafael Grossi said on Nov. 29 that it would help protect the country's energy infrastructure.

[16:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Grossi added that he continued working with Ukrainian officials “towards the urgent establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.”

[16:01:34] Twitter DefenceU: Good evening, occupiers ! It’s HIMARS o'clock! https://t.co/4xHpBcaj9o

[16:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Breaking: This lettuce outlasts Russian annexation of Kherson,” reads a meme posted a few hours after Russia announced its retreat from the city of Kherson. https://t.co/dW3zORqQQw

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[17:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Germany to supply Ukraine with 14 unmanned ground vehicles. Out of them, seven vehicles are designed for evacuating casualties and will be delivered by the end of 2022. The other seven, configurated for route clearance, will arrive in Ukraine next year.

[18:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Electricity restored for over 40% of consumers in Kherson. Household consumers in the central part of the city and several other areas, a local hospital, and the railway are currently supplied with power, Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych reported.

[18:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kherson’s energy system was destroyed by Russian forces when they were retreating from the west bank of the Dnipro River earlier in November.

[19:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US to provide Ukraine with $53 million to support energy system. The new aid package will include distribution transformers, circuit breakers, surge arresters, disconnectors, vehicles, and other electricity grid equipment, U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Nov. 29.

[19:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: It “will be rapidly delivered to Ukraine on an emergency basis to help Ukrainians persevere through the winter,” according to the U.S. State Department.

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[20:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine has two main orthodox churches, and the one run by Moscow is having a hard time. Starting from Nov. 22, Ukraine's law enforcement has raided several premises of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). https://t.co/dJKmYEF3lS

[20:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️NATO foreign ministers pledge to step up support for Ukraine. The alliance will assist Ukraine in restoring its energy infrastructure and protecting civilians from Russian missile attacks, NATO foreign ministers said in a statement after their meeting on Nov. 29.

[20:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: “We will continue and further step up political and practical support to Ukraine… and will maintain our support for as long as necessary,” they said.

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[21:31:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian official claims Kursk Oblast shelled by Ukrainian troops. The region’s governor, Roman Starovoit, said that the Sudzha district, bordering Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, had been attacked by Ukrainian forces. Ukraine has not commented on the allegations.

[21:31:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: A power supply facility was hit, which caused blackouts in the area, according to Starovoit. Russian troops have been conducting large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since Oct. 10, killing civilians and causing blackouts across the country.

[21:46:33] Twitter DefenceU: Meet the Ukrainian MARS II provided to us by Germany. Nightmare of russian invaders. https://t.co/w9gcisHCLj

[22:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Russia's Wagner Group recruits prisoners in Africa to fight against Ukraine. Wagner Group is releasing rebels from jails in the Central African Republic and sending them overseas, including to Ukraine’s Donbas, the Daily Beast reported.

[22:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Wagner Group has been operating in the Central African Republic for years. In 2018 Russian journalists Orkhan Dzhemal, Alexander Rastorguev, and Kirill Radchenko were killed in the Central African Republic after investigating Wagner Group's activities in the country.

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[23:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said negotiations are ongoing on Kyiv-involved weapon and ammunition production in NATO territory as heavy fighting rages on. He didn’t elaborate on the negotiation process. https://t.co/oX7Sx2ksk9

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[23:16:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Cabinet exempts Starlink satellite equipment from VAT, customs duty. Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, has been crucial for providing communications for the Ukrainian military.

[23:16:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the government is negotiating the purchase of thousands of Starlink systems for “invincibility centers" - places where Ukrainians can access electricity, mobile phone connections, heat, water, and first aid free of charge.

[23:31:34] Twitter DefenceU: What We Are Fighting For @MFA_Ukraine https://t.co/1j5LXGpMNL

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