{"id":271822,"date":"2023-11-23T00:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T22:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/637"},"modified":"2023-11-23T13:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:42:28","slug":"637","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/637","title":{"rendered":"Day 637: Ukrainian missile strike hits Russian soldiers gathered in honor of Day of Missile Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Ukrainian missile strike on November 19 hit Russian soldiers gathered in honor of Russia\u2019s Day of Missile Forces. Fighting on the left bank of the Dnipro river in Kherson region will be considered \u201chighly unfortunate by Russian leaders,\u201d UK Defence Intelligence says. Ukraine\u2019s defense intelligence releases footage of the Kerch bridge shot from Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian missile strike hits Russian soldiers gathered in honor of Day of Missile Forces\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Ukrainian missile strike on November 19 landed on a group of Russian soldiers gathered for a concert in the village of Kumachove, in Donetsk region, on Russia\u2019s Day of Missile Forces and Artillery, numerous Ukrainian and Russian media reports suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 21, Russian media said actress Polina Menshikh was killed in a strike as she gave a performance to Russian troops in Ukraine\u2019s occupied east. \u201cRussian actress and theatre director Polina Menshikh was killed in a strike in Donbas,\u201d Russia\u2019s RIA Novosti said, citing a theatre where Menshikh staged one of her musicals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the evening of November 22, the Ukrainian ground forces released footage that had likely captured the moment a missile strike targeted the hall. In the clip, Russian soldiers watch Menshikh perform onstage before an audible crash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Robert Brovdi, commander of the drone reconnaissance unit \u201cMagyar\u2019s Birds\u201d of the 59th<\/sup> brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on social media that Ukrainian troops struck a group of Russia\u2019s 810th Marine Brigade when the soldiers had been gathered for an awards ceremony in honor of the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery on November 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 25 Russian soldiers were killed, and more than 100 injured in the strike, Brovdi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s General Staff has not commented on the strike on Russia\u2019s 810th Marine Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting on left bank of Dnipro in Kherson region will be considered \u201chighly unfortunate by Russian leaders,\u201d UK Defence Intelligence says<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the fighting around Krynky, down the Dnipro river, is on a smaller scale than some major battles of the war, it \u201cwill be considered highly unfortunate by Russian leaders,\u201d UK Defence Intelligence said in an update on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In southern Ukraine, fighting has continued around the village of Krynky where Ukrainian marines maintain a bridgehead on the east bank of the Dnipro River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ground fighting has been characterised by confused, dismounted infantry combat and artillery exchanges in complex, wooded terrain, British defence intelligence said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has made particularly effective use of small attack uncrewed aerial vehicles, while the Russian Air Force is conducting significant numbers of sorties in support of frontline troops, predominantly launching munitions from beyond the range of Ukraine\u2019s air defences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fighting around Krynky is on a smaller scale than some major battles of the war but will be considered highly unfortunate by Russian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia withdrew from the west bank of the Dnipro River a year ago, almost certainly aiming to hold Ukrainian forces west of the river, keep the sector quiet, and free up Russian forces elsewhere, the update reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s defense intelligence releases footage of Kerch bridge shot from Crimea<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s defense intelligence released a short video<\/a> of the \u201credundant\u201d Kerch (Crimean) bridge filmed from occupied Crimea. The clip sends a signal to all Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars on the peninsula waiting for the lawful authorities to come back, a representative of the Main Intelligence Department of Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry, Andriy Yusov told The New Voice of Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this situation we do not hint at anything, we directly say that Crimea is Ukraine,\u201d he said. He added that Ukraine\u2019s defense forces are already in Crimea. Along with operations in the skies, in the water, and at a distance aimed at striking the enemy\u2019s troops and materiel, they also maintain presence in the peninsula.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian troops, particularly defense intelligence units, continue operations in Crimea, Yusov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work is comprehensive, he added. Ukrainian troops are striking the enemy, its troops and materiel, and exhausting Russia\u2019s military stocks. Ukrainian troops also maintain visual presence in Crimea, while \u201cthe enemy cannot control it or let it pass unnoticed,\u201d Yusov explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can the US and EU block Russian liquefied natural gas? Ukraine in Flames #535<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ukraine has been actively pushing for restrictions on Russian expansion in the Arctic and advocating for sanctions on the export of liquefied natural gas from Russia. Recognizing Moscow’s reliance on energy as a driver for its aggression, Ukraine sees targeting this project as a means for the US to hinder Russian expansion in the Arctic and curb the growth of Russian liquefied natural gas exports. Watch Ukraine in flames #535 to find out about a fresh set of sanctions, specifically targeting the Arctic LNG 2 project, and explore whether these measures can effectively curb the growth of Russian liquefied natural gas exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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