Russian officer blown up in Sevastopol, peace envoy from Trump: November 13 highlights

A Russian officer was blown up in Sevastopol

In occupied Sevastopol, the chief of staff of the 41st brigade of missile ships and boats of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Valery Trankovsky, was eliminated. As a result of the explosion of the car, his legs were torn off and his pelvis was torn. He died from blood loss.

hromadske's source in the SBU stated that Trankovsky "was an absolutely legal target from the point of view of the laws and customs of warfare."

The President's Office admitted that there are talks about elections

The President's Office is discussing possible future elections.

However, our source in the presidential administration noted that, despite the talk about the elections, it cannot be said "that the atmosphere of Bankova is completely absorbed by the election process."

hromadske investigates medical commissions

The family of ex-head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Tetiana Krupa owns 10 plots of land and 9 houses in the village of Volytsia in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Most of this property was purchased during 2021-2022. However, she is not the only one whose property does not correspond to her income.

hromadske decided to pay attention to the heads and doctors of other MSECs in different regions of Ukraine and found investments in Croatian real estate, Audi, BMW, two Porsche Cayennes, apartments in elite housing complexes, a cottage on the border with Slovakia, fish farms in Zakarpattia Oblast.

Fox News: Trump may appoint a peace envoy

Newly elected US President Donald Trump may "soon" appoint a peace envoy who will lead negotiations on ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. It is expected that this position will not be paid, writes Fox News, citing its own sources.

NYT: Ukraine prioritizes security guarantees, not return of territories

The New York Times, with reference to an unnamed high-ranking Ukrainian official, writes that despite its own statements that Ukraine will never give up the territories occupied by Russia, Kyiv prioritizes providing security guarantees, rather than recapturing occupied lands.

At the same time, according to the results of a new sociological survey, more than 70% of Ukrainians believe that it is necessary to win back all territories.

Umerov: Mobilization will continue in 2025

Ukraine must continue mobilization in 2025 in order to maintain defense and fulfill the goals and objectives specified in the military strategy. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense is ready for dialogue with businesses regarding reservations of employees, said Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

Bloomberg: Ukrainians began to donate less for military needs

In the third year of the great war, a number of charitable organizations in Ukraine, which collect funds for the needs of the military, faced a significant drop in the level of donations, writes Bloomberg.

The Serhiy Prytula Charitable Fund reported a drop in the level of donations by about a fifth.

The suspect in Farion's murder will remain in custody

The Halytskyi District Court of Lviv extended the pre-trial restriction for 18-year-old Vyacheslav Zinchenko, who is suspected of murdering linguist Iryna Farion. He will remain in custody without bail until January 12, 2025.

He has a support group that now attends court hearings.

Zaluzhnyi: Future officials will study in Britain

Ukraine is negotiating with Britain regarding the education of 5,000-7,000 Ukrainian students every year, who will later be able to hold positions in the civil service, said the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

According to him, this project will make it possible to provide Ukraine with officials who will have "a completely different attitude to the implementation of laws."

Other news

• Kyiv was attacked with missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days. There is a wounded person in the region.
• The General Staff reports that the Russians went on an assault on the Kupyansk axis, having changed into the uniform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
• 20 million cubic meters of water have already leaked from the Kurakhove Reservoir, Donetsk regional authorities report.
• Language inspections in Ivano-Frankivsk revealed "many violations" during two weeks of work in the city.