Execution of Ukrainian prisoner and strike on chemical plant in Russia: highlights for November 9

Occupiers shot an unarmed prisoner

One of the Telegram channels posted a video showing how the occupiers captured a wounded Ukrainian soldier. The Russians shot the unarmed soldier, who was lying on the ground, at close range with an assault rifle.

The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office launched a pre-trial investigation. Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said he would send a letter to international organisations.

Ukrainian troops hit a chemical plant in Russia

On the night of 9 November, the Russian Federation reported an attack on the Aleksino chemical plant in the Tula region. The attack was organised by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces.

Sources told hromadske that the plant is part of the Rostec corporation and produces ammunition, gunpowder and materials for the Russian military industrial complex.

Former Trump adviser: Ukraine will have to give up Crimea

Bryan Lanza, a former adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, said that the new administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine, not on returning all the territories occupied by Russia.

At the same time, a representative of the Trump transition administration said that Lanza no longer works for the winner of the presidential race and, accordingly, did not speak on his behalf.

Meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump is being prepared

The teams of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US presidential election winner Donald Trump will begin preparing for a meeting between the two leaders, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

He noted that Zelenskyy was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump on his victory by phone.

Verkhovna Rada does not consider lowering the mobilisation age

First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Oleksandr Kornienko said that there is no discussion in the Verkhovna Rada about another reduction in the age for mobilisation, although questions about this have been raised by partners. They explain that people under 25 will be rebuilding the country.

Solomiia Bobrovska, MP and member of the Committee on National Security and Defence, said that the issue of women's mobilisation was “artificially hyped”, as no such proposals had been received from the General Staff.

Shelling

A Russian attack on the Odesa region on the night of November 9 killed one person and injured 13 others.

In Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, the shelling resulted in the breakage of power wires. They fell on two people, who died on the spot.

Former head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC explains how she got so much money

The former head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Medical and Social Expert Commission, Tetiana Krupa, said that not all the money found in her apartment belonged to her.

According to her, she directly owns the funds listed in her declaration, and the rest belong to other people.

Armed Forces respond to Sternenko incident

The Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine say that the mobilisation of specific people is carried out by the decision of military enlistment offices. This is how they reacted to the incident with the search for activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko by the Odesa Territorial Recruitment Centre.

Other important news of the day

• Borrell visited Ukraine for the last time as head of EU diplomacy.
• Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Uzelkov died at the age of 45.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy is concerned about the anonymity of some Telegram channels, his communications adviser says.
• The Intelligence Service awards a 100-year-old UPA liaison officer with the Ukraine Above All medal.