Oreshnik wreckage shown to journalists, civilians shot by Russians in Toretsk: highlights for November 24

Journalists see the wreckage of the Oreshnyk missile for the first time

The Associated Press news agency spoke to employees of the Security Service of Ukraine and saw the wreckage of the Oreshnyk missile that Russia fired at Ukraine on November 21.

The missile had charred, mangled wires and an ashen body the size of a large winter tire, the journalists wrote.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is working with partners to establish all the characteristics of the missile that Russia used to attack Dnipro on November 21.

Russians shoot civilians in Toretsk

On November 21, Russian soldiers entered an apartment in Toretsk where three civilians were staying. They opened fire on them, killing two women on the spot, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office said.

Reuters: US may transfer JASSM missiles to Ukraine

The United States is close to an agreement to provide Ukraine with JASSM long-range cruise missiles. They may be included in the next aid package, Reuters writes, citing its own sources.

According to the agency's interlocutors, the inclusion of JASSM missiles in the arms package for Ukraine will be announced this fall. But the final decision has not yet been made.

Bloomberg: Biden's team wanted to invite Ukraine to NATO

The administration of the current US president considered an official call for Ukraine to be invited to NATO before Donald Trump returns to the White House, Bloomberg reports.

However, this was abandoned due to “low probability of success in the short term”.

Polish farmers stop blockade of the border

Polish farmers have ended their protest near the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing.

Previously, they did not let trucks from Ukraine through, and trucks heading from Poland to Ukraine were allowed only one per hour.

Ukraine may receive TAURUS after the change of government in Germany

Former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk believes that Ukraine will receive long-range TAURUS missiles if the Christian Democratic Union wins the early elections in Germany and its leader Friedrich Merz becomes chancellor.

Melnyk explained that Merz has repeatedly called for the transfer of TAURUS to Ukraine.

Ambassador to Turkey: Closing the straits prevented Russia from seizing Odesa and Mykolaiv

Turkey's closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits in accordance with the Montreux Convention since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prevented Russia from using its sea power to seize Odesa, Mykolaiv and other territories. This was stated by Ukraine's Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar.

MP: 150 thousand IDPs have returned to the occupation

In Ukraine, 150,000 out of about 5 million IDPs have already returned to the occupied territories. In particular, every third resident of Mariupol who left the city after its occupation later returned there.

This was stated by MP and member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights Maksym Tkachenko.

Other important news of the day

• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia produces as many weapons in three months as the EU produces in a year.
• The Telegraph writes that Russia is planning to launch a large-scale series of cyberattacks on the UK, which could cut off electricity to millions of people.
• A politician under sanctions from Bulgaria was awarded a medal from Stefanchuk. This caused condemnation.
• A reviewer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 called the colors of the Ukrainian flag on a matchbox in the game “nationalism”.
• A neighborhood for IDPs is planned to be built in Rivne region, with borders resembling Bakhmut.