Odesa Operational News Today

Russia's losses in the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group of Forces, which includes the Avdiivka front, comprise 20,500 military personnel since 1 January 2024. Ukraine did not suffer heavy losses while withdrawing its defence forces from Avdiivka.

The Russian occupiers actively assaulted the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts. Over the past day, the Defence Forces repelled more than 50 attacks here. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 28 November Quote from the General Staff: "Over the past day, there were 84 combat clashes.

U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve $61.4 billion in assistance for Ukraine, including $44.4 billion in defense aid. The Ukraine funding is part of a massive $105 billion request to provide Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with emergency support, reinforce the U.S. border with Mexico, and for other humanitarian needs, according to the White House.

At the beginning of the Ukraine’s counter-offensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were planning to bypass the Surovikin line from the rear, but Russia made this impossible by blowing up the Kakhovka dam, a Ukrainian army officer has said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with military commanders, during a working visit to Kherson region, to discuss the situation in the key axes of hostilities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Mykolaiv after a meeting with border guards in Kherson Oblast on the situation in the front oblasts. Source: Press service of the Office of the President Quote: "Andrii Hnatov, Commander of Odesa Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, reported on the security situation in the Black Sea, in particular on threats to navigation posed by the aggressor state, the Russian Federation, the protection of port infrastructure and the results of the grain co...

President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts and met with the military, local officials, and Ukrainian defenders, the President's Office reported on Oct. 20.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters on Tuesday.