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NATO Parliamentary Assembly labels Russia terrorist regime, head of Ukrainian delegation says<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, November 21, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) passed a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist regime. The resolution also calls for the creation of an ad hoc international tribunal to prosecute Russia for the crime of aggression [against Ukraine], MP, head of Ukraine\u2019s delegation to the NATO PA Yehor Chernev said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll 30 NATO member states backed the proposals of our delegation. Through the tribunal, it will be possible to hold to account not just direct perpetrators of the war crimes, but also Russia\u2019s high-ranking leaders,\u201d he said in a Facebook post. The resolution will be sent to the governments and parliaments of all NATO member states, he added.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi calls on NATO Parliamentary Assembly to support Ukraine\u2019s accession to the Alliance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In an address by video-link on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi called on the participants of the plenary session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to support Ukraine\u2019s application to the EU and NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkraine is not yet a full-fledged member of the EU and NATO, but I\u2019m addressing you on behalf of the people who have always been, and will be part of the values that you share. (\u2026) You all see the threats facing us \u2013 all of us who cannot imagine their life without freedom. You can all see Ukraine\u2019s significant contribution to the protection of our community. You all see how important it is that we really united as a defense after February 24. Thanks to that you also see that Ukraine is destined to become a full-fledged member of the EU and NATO. I urge you to support our applications to the EU and NATO!\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia moves part of troops from south to east, but keeps defense in south solid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Russian forces are reportedly beginning to reinforce their positions in occupied Luhansk, Donetsk, and eastern Zaporizhzhia regions with personnel from Kherson region and fresh draftees, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report on November 19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian General Staff reported an increase in Russian military personnel in Luhansk and towns southeast of the city. The Russian forces deployed 10,000 to 15,000 troops to Mariupol and Mariupol district, advisor to Mariupol\u2019s mayor Petro Andryushchenko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still Russia maintains a large concentration of troops and equipment in the south, head of the joint press center of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine Nataliya Humenyuk said on television. \u201cIt is not the case that the enemy left their positions in the south vulnerable,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are redeploying to other directions to pull out of the range of [Ukraine\u2019s artillery] and have a dynamic maneuver to quickly take positions and strike the Ukrainian Armed Forces,\u201d Humenyuk stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia strikes recaptured Kherson<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, November 21, Russia carried out a strike on newly recaptured Kherson. \u201c[Missiles] hit targets in Kherson again. Civilian infrastructure was struck again,\u201d deputy head of the Kherson regional council Yuriy Sobolevskyi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four people were injured in a strike on Kherson, deputy head of the office of the President Kyrylo Tymoshenko said. \u201cUnfortunately, one person died while being transported to hospital,\u201d he said on Telegram. A woman was injured as Russia struck the village of Antonivka outside Kherson. She was taken to hospital, Tymoshenko added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcast Explaining Ukraine. Ukraine renews railway connection with de-occupied Kherson – Weekly, 13-20 Nov, 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One week after Ukraine liberated Kherson, it renewed the train connection with the city. Ukraine\u2019s president Zelensky visited Kherson only a few days after the Russians fled the biggest city they had occupied since February 24th. Ukrainians are renewing electricity supply across the country, though its infrastructure was heavily damaged by the Russian strikes. Russian propaganda says the West is afraid of Russia, although the reality is that Russian defeats in Ukraine provoke increasing disappointment inside Russia. Learn more from the weekly digest of our Explaining Ukraine podcast. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor of UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist, in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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