The number of casualties was huge after one night of Russian bombing. At least 20 people were killed and 66 people were injured in the west of the country in Ternipol according to Ukrainian state emergency service. This is one of the deadliest attacks on the regional capital since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. “In Ternopil, a nine-story residential building was affected. Currently, dozens of people are injured” wrote the Ukrainian president on social networks. Residents could still be trapped under rubble, he added, noting “significant damage” on the building. Follow our live broadcast
Hope for a ceasefire despite intensive bombing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey on Wednesday (19 November) for talks aimed at reviving peace efforts after more than three years of invasion by Russia, the head of Ukraine’s presidential government said. “Arrived in Türkiye as part of a delegation led by President Zelensky”wrote in X Andriy Iermak, adding that he took part “continuous communication” with American envoy Steve Witkoff, who has not confirmed his participation in the discussions. The Kremlin declined to comment on reports of an American peace plan. Follow our live stream.
Widespread warnings in Ukraine. The country was placed on maximum alert after a night of bombing from Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the X network on Wednesday, November 19, that Ukraine is facing a massive attack. The report listed 470 drone attacks and 48 missile attacks, including one ballistic missile attack. All of Ukraine is on air alert. Authorities in several cities in western Ukraine have asked citizens to be careful. “Enemy attacks western Ukraine with drones. Don’t ignore the warning! Stay in shelter”The mayor of Lviv wrote on Telegram.
At least 36 people were injured in the Kharkiv region. Regional police reported a “massive attack” drones against Slobidsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv. It’s very broken “more than ten apartment buildings”according to a message published on Telegram. Police identified children among the injured. According to Governor Oleg Synegubov, Russian troops directed 19 drones at the city near the Russian border
Romania deploys fighter aircraft. Romania, a NATO member country that borders Ukraine, deployed warplanes early Wednesday in response to new drone strikes on its territory, the Defense Ministry announced. “For several minutes, the drone signal was detected penetrating approximately eight kilometers of national airspace,” before disappearing from radar, the ministry added, saying that a telephone alert had been sent to residents of the Tulcea region, in the southeast of the country. “The drone reappeared intermittently on the radar for approximately twelve minutes” after Russian airstrikes near Romania’s border with Ukraine, the statement said, adding that no ground impacts had been reported.
