WAR IN UKRAINE: November 13, 2022
A new graffiti in Banksy style at the wall of a destroyed residential building in the town of Borodianka, which was heavily damaged by fighting at the beginning of the Russian invasion is seen on Nov. 12, 2022 (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Day 263
Intelligence: Russia, Iran prepare deal for ballistic missile supplies. Russian shortage of modern weapons due to the Western sanctions is pushing Moscow to purchase weapons from world pariahs, according to Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Defense Ministry's Intelligence Directorate. Meanwhile, Russia might launch mass missile attack on Ukraine during G20 summit. Colonel Yurii Ihnat said Russia prefers to "carry out some kind of provocations around such days." Russia launched its latest mass attack on Ukraine on Oct. 31, hitting energy facilities in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other Ukrainian cities - Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian officials and local residents moved to stabilize conditions in the freshly recaptured southern city of Kherson, as Russian symbols were being torn down and with the restoration of Ukrainian radio and television service and a new police presence - RFE/RL
Meanwhile, Kherson officials have instituted a curfew, restricted travel in an out of the city and banned use of river transport from 13 to 19 November. Locals who fled have been warned not to return until their homes have been checked for mines or booby traps. "The enemy mined all critical infrastructure objects," said Kherson governor Yaroslav Yanushevych. He has told citizens to avoid crowded places and stay away from the city centre on Monday because the military will be de-mining there. The overnight curfew runs from 17:00 to 08:00 (15:00 to 06:00 GMT). Officials have returned to run Kherson's administration after the retreat of some 30,000 Russian occupation troops. There are also fears that some Russian soldiers may have remained behind in disguise, while collaborators who helped the Russians during the occupation are now liable to be prosecuted - BBC
According to social media posts, as Russian forces were retreating from the Kherson region they repeated their playbook by loading up on looted appliances such as washing machines. At one of the positions of the Russian near Snihurivka, Ukrainians found a large warehouse of stolen washing machines that could not cross Dnipro River. Elsewhere, the Russians even filmed the abduction of a raccoon from Kherson Zoo. Animal rights activists around the world are outraged by this act after it appeared on social media.