Death of family in Kryvyi Rih and proposal to dissolve military commissariats: November 12 highlights

Attack on Kryvyi Rih: three children were killed

In Kryvyi Rih, under the rubble of a building hit by a Russian missile, the bodies of three children were found: two-month-old Ulyana, Demyd, who was 2 years and 9 months old, and ten-year-old Kyrylo. Before that, the body of their mother was discovered.

14 people were wounded, including children. Three of them are in hospital.

Strike on the Kurakhove Reservoir

In Donetsk Oblast, 15 million cubic meters of water spilled from the dam of the Kurakhove Reservoir due to damage caused by Russian shelling. So far, residential buildings have not been flooded.

Roman Padun, the head of the Kurakhove military administration, suggested that one of the locks of the dam may be damaged, as Russian troops have been trying to hit it with guided aerial bombs every week for the past months.

The number of murders of Ukrainian prisoners of war has increased

This year, the number of criminal proceedings opened into the murders of Ukrainian prisoners of war committed by the Russians has more than quadrupled compared with 2022 and 2023.

Since the beginning of 2024, a pre-trial investigation has been started in 35 criminal proceedings about the murder of captured Ukrainians.

The parliament proposed disbanding the military commissariats

The temporary investigative commission for the protection of the rights of soldiers submitted a report in which it suggested disbanding the territorial recruitment centers and instead creating recruiting centers where, in particular, civilians will work.

Instead, according to MP Yuliya Yatsyk, more than 10 full-fledged brigades can be created from the military commissariat workers.

The government agreed on a mechanism for the transfer of fighters between units

The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution introducing a "real and transparent" mechanism for the transfer of soldiers between units at the initiative of the fighters, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Transfers will work through the Army+ application. According to Zelenskyy, in case of refusal, the military should be given clear reasons, and in case of approval, a clear decision.

Telegraph: Putin is in a hurry to recapture the territories of Kursk Oblast

Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to regain control over the territory of Kursk Oblast, which was seized by Ukrainian troops, before the inauguration of the newly elected US president Donald Trump, The Telegraph writes.

Earlier, the New York Times wrote that Russia had assembled a group of 50,000 troops, including North Korean soldiers.

FT: Kuleba was offered the position of ambassador to the United States

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba was allegedly offered to become the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, replacing Oksana Markarova. But he refused, notes the Financial Times with reference to its sources.

People familiar with the situation, with whom the journalists spoke, say that Kyiv seeks to replace Markarova in order to "pacify the Trump camp."

Almost 3,000 Ukrainians joined the reserve of civil servants

More than 2,900 Ukrainians expressed a desire to join the personnel reserve of civil servants in the de-occupied territories. 75.5% of them want to work in Crimea.

Among the areas of work, candidates most often choose administrative management, state supervision and the provision of public services.

32% of Ukrainians are ready to cede territories

In Ukraine, since May 2023, the share of those who are ready to cede territories is gradually increasing. Despite the difficult situation at the front, as of the beginning of October, 58% of surveyed Ukrainians opposed territorial concessions. Only 32% were ready to cede territories for the sake of peace.

A film about the love of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man may be screened in Estonia

Ukraine’s Derzhkino appealed to the organizers of the Tallinn Film Festival "Black Nights" (PÖFF) with a request to reconsider the decision to screen the film Deaf Lovers by Russian director Boris Guts as it allegedly "carries the risk of propaganda."

The picture tells the story of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man who meet in Istanbul while the war in Ukraine continues.

Other news

• 55 billion hryvnias ($1.3 billion) were allocated for the production of weapons in 2025.
• The Telegraph writes that the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will demand $20 billion from Joe Biden for Ukraine before he leaves office.
• Trump is very serious about concluding a peace agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, says the Finnish president.
• The official of the Ministry of Defense, who got the Hrynkevychs “off the hook” with a fine of almost 94 million hryvnias ($2.3 million), was charged.
• In Ternopil Oblast, women make up half of all candidates for the ranks of the Defense Forces.