Ukrainian Armed Forces strike at occupants in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk Oblasts, shelling of Lyman: today's highlights

Ukrainian Armed Forces opened fire on Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk Oblasts

On November 27, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck at the concentrations of Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk Oblasts, resulting in significant losses in manpower and hardware. The information was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening report on November 29.

According to the General Staff, the enemy's losses amounted to 470 soldiers wounded and about 50 units of military hardware of various types and ammunition were destroyed.

Police confirmed the murder of writer Volodymyr Vakulenko

Law enforcement officers have completed testing the DNA profile of the body from the mass grave in liberated Izium and confirmed that one of the dead is Volodymyr Vakulenko, a children's writer and poet, who was abducted by the occupiers in March. This was reported by the head of the National Police in Kharkiv region Serhii Bolvinov.

Occupants shelled Lyman with Grad MLRS

On November 29, the occupants shelled a residential area in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, with Grad multiple rocket launchers. This was reported by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. As a result of the shelling one person was killed, and three more were wounded.

Almost 600 heating facilities are damaged as a result of Russian shelling

Russian missile attacks damaged 592 heat supply facilities, 316 of which have already been restored. According to the website of the Ministry of Regional Development, this was reported by the Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Natalia Khotsyanivska.

In particular, 444 boiler houses, 13 CHPs, 7 TPPs, and 128 central heating stations were damaged as a result of the shelling. As of November 28, 225 out of almost 72.4 thousand residential buildings - excluding Luhansk and Kherson Oblasts - are not connected to the heating system.

There is enough electricity to turn the power evenly for at least 5-6 hours a day

Currently, the overall electricity deficit reaches 30%. With the priority supply of critical infrastructure and network costs for the population in each region, 50-60% is left to cover the needs. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

According to him, this is enough to evenly distribute the load of forced outages among all consumers so that the power can be turned on for at least 5-6 hours a day.

Shmyhal explained that Ukrenergo informs regional power distribution companies about the volumes of consumption that can be provided to a particular region from power plants. Then the regional power distribution companies determine where the power will be turned to comply with the established limits.