Zelenskyy says war will end faster with Trump, and shooting occurs near Kyiv: highlights for November 15
In the Kyiv region, a man in a military uniform fired at a man in civilian clothes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war will end faster with Donald Trump's administration.
Shooting near Kyiv
In the village of Shchaslyve, Kyiv region, a man in a military uniform shot at a man in civilian clothes. Information spread on social media that the shooter was an employee of a territorial center for recruitment and social support employee. The police say it was a representative of the voluntary formation of a territorial community.
The Land Forces said it was a member of the Municipal Guard — he was hit and fired a traumatic weapon.
Occupiers set up a Russian flag on border with Chernihiv region
In the Chernihiv region, a Russian flag was spotted installed near the border on a destroyed bridge over the Sudost river. However, the statement by Russian propagandists that their sabotage and reconnaissance group entered Hremiach is not true.
Zelenskyy on a quicker end to the war with the Trump administration
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that with the policies of the team that will lead the White House after Donald Trump's victory, the war will “definitely end faster”. He said that he and Trump had developed a constructive interaction — the Ukrainian side had the opportunity to argue its position on the vision of peace.
MP Shevchenko sent to custody
The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has remanded MP Yevhen Shevchenko in custody without bail until January 11. He was suspected of treason after he called for a “dialogue” with Russia.
Scholz and Putin have a phone conversation
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held a telephone conversation, the first in almost two years. Following the conversation, the German government reported that Scholz condemned Russia's war against Ukraine and called on Putin to withdraw his troops.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Scholz's conversation with Putin the opening of a “Pandora's Box”.
Spy detained in Special Operations Forces
The Security Service, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, detained a lieutenant colonel of the Special Operations Forces who was passing information about Ukrainian military operations to the Russians.
Other important news
- 16 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were evacuated from the encirclement in Kursk region, Special Operations Forces reported.
- In Kyiv, empty chairs were put up in memory of prisoners, captives and missing journalists and artists.
- A court acquitted a prosecutor and an investigator who prosecuted a 72-year-old Maidan participant who was beaten by Berkut.
- Ex-soldier opened fire near the territorial recruitment center in the Zakarpattia region because he was not wanted to re-enlist, media report.
- The US State Department has recognized several regions of Ukraine as less dangerous for travel: it's all about their air defense.
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