News about war, defense and frontline in Kyiv region and Ukraine
In the capital, the clearing of rubble and the elimination of the aftermath of the November 29 shelling have been completed. A total of 360 rescuers and 74 pieces of equipment took part; psychologists assisted 50 people. Thirty-seven people were injured and two were killed; some districts were temporarily left without heat.
The Interior Ministry published video showing police officers Oleksandr Tyazhkorob and Denys Perkovskyi, together with residents, pulling a boy out after a nighttime strike on Kyiv on November 29; the child was handed over to medics. The patrol officers extinguished fires and evacuated residents from blocked apartments.
During a nighttime attack, several districts of Kyiv temporarily lost heating. Municipal crews are working on restoration; the water supply has been restored, and power crews have restored electricity to more than 360,000 households. There are casualties — both injured and dead.
During the nighttime shelling of Kyiv on November 29, 37 people were injured and two killed; 15 were hospitalized. In Kyiv Oblast another fatality and more than ten wounded were reported. Energy infrastructure was damaged, leaving thousands of customers without power.
Ukrainian defense forces struck the Afipsky oil refinery and an aircraft repair plant in Taganrog. A fire broke out at the Beriev plant in the workshop that services Tu-95 strategic bombers, and the occupiers confirmed the strike.
After an overnight shelling of the capital, the number of people affected has risen to 29. Two people were killed; 19 are hospitalized. Earlier reports said 27 had been wounded.
A nighttime missile-and-drone strike on November 28–29 left more than 500,000 without power in Kyiv and about 100,000 in the surrounding region. Restoration efforts are underway; casualties and infrastructure damage have been reported.
On the night of November 29, a combined strike on Kyiv caused a drop in water pressure on the right bank. The city reports damaged buildings, fires, 11 people injured and power outages; one person was killed.
Occupying forces plan to place Mariupol’s port under the control of the Russian Federation, integrating it into Rostov’s logistics systems.
Latvia has delivered about 12,000 drones to Ukraine this year and signed a memorandum on defense‑industrial cooperation.
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