Students' rally against Farion and results of inspections into the 128th Brigade tragedy: highlights of November 14

Rally against Irina Farion

Students of the Lviv Polytechnic National University organized a rally against university teacher and linguist Iryna Farion amid a scandal over her statement and the publication of a letter with the data of a student from occupied Crimea. The protesters demanded that the teacher be fired.

They held posters with the words “Down with the communist Farion” and “It’s easy to hide behind patriotism when the servicemen have your back.” The protesters also chanted “Farion”.

The university said it wanted to review all the materials and hear the parties before deciding to fire Farion. The protesters promised to come out again if the university management did not fire her by November 23.

Results of inspections of the tragedy of the 128th brigade

Defense Minister Rustem Umierov received a report from the Main Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the results of an investigation into the circumstances of the missile attack on the 128th brigade. According to him, the department knows what happened “minute by minute”. “We figured out what led to the tragedy and how it could have been avoided. Yes, they really gathered the fighters in the courtyard of the house to give awards. All camouflage rules were ignored. More than ten cars were parked nearby,” he said.

He also assured that all those responsible for the tragedy would be punished according to the law.

Also, the State Bureau of Investigation suggested that the target of the Russian missile strike on the soldiers of the 128th brigade could be, in particular, their commander Dmytro Lysiuk, who was late for the award ceremony.

Budanov said that the war will last a long time

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, admits that the Russian-Ukrainian war may continue for a long time — the Russians simply will not sign a single agreement with Kyiv and the coalition of allies.

In the event of a protracted war, as the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate clarified, Russia will continue to randomly shell the territory of Ukraine, but will not conduct powerful military operations.

However, Budanov also believes that 2025 could launch destructive processes within the Russian Federation. “There is hope that 2025 will be a turning point regarding internal systemic destructive changes and processes in the Russian state, society, and economy. But this is not a forecast, but an expectation,” he emphasized.

Russian shelling

Today, November 14, Russian occupation forces attacked the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with three kamikaze drones. A 72-year-old man was injured as a result of the attack. He was hospitalized in moderate condition. Another resident was killed.

Also this morning, Russian troops shelled the village of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region and wounded three people.

Election of a preventive measure for Dubinsky

On the night of November 14, the court chose a preventive measure for MP Oleksandr Dubinskyi in the form of detention for 60 days without an alternative to bail. He is suspected of treason.

The MP's defense asked for the judge's recusal, explaining that the lawyers did not have time to familiarize themselves with the case materials. They asked to postpone the hearing to November 14, but the court rejected the request and the judge’s recusal did not take place.

Other important news

• The German government announced the transfer of a new aid package to Ukraine. It contains Leopard 1 tanks, ammunition, drones, and other weapons.
• Four more Ukrainian children along with their families were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
• In the case of the Ukrainian actor Ostap Stupka, accused of committing an accident while drunk, legal debates took place. The prosecutor's office is asking for three years in prison for him.
• In Dnipro, two brothers in a Lexus threw a grenade toward a man on the street, and then tried to hide from the police — in this way they tried to “resolve property issues”.
• In Kherson, during another Russian shelling, a woman and an elderly man were not allowed into the shelter.