The 273rd day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 09:51]

Live broadcast text – short and concise about the most important thing in the Russian war in Ukraine on November 23rd. Ukraine heroically defended its land from the invasion of the aggressor for nine months.

09.51. 16 US senators from the Democratic and Republican parties are asking Defense Minister Lloyd Austin to reconsider the decision not to grant Ukraine MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones, reports the Wall Street Journal, referring to the letter from the senators.

“Awarding the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to Ukraine is an important step in the long-term perspective,” the letter states. Its authors are convinced that “Gray Eagle” could be effectively used in Ukraine. It was previously reported that the Pentagon had decided not to send the “Gray Eagle” to Ukraine, fearing that the secret technologies could end up in the hands of Russia.

09.04. Britain is sending helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine in February, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said. One of the three “Sea King” helicopters assigned to Ukraine has already been delivered to Ukraine, according to information from the BBC. According to Wallace, Britain will also send 10,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.

08.34. Poland takes security threats posed by Russia very seriously, Latvian Ambassador to Poland Juris Poikāns noted this morning in an interview with LTV’s “Morning Panorama”. Speaking about the recent “missile incident”, Poikans stressed that the official investigation has not yet been completed, but there are two versions: either a missile of the Ukrainian air defense system fell on the border, which did not hit a Russian missile, or some debris fell from a Russian missile shot down by Ukraine. .

08:00. In February, the French leadership did not believe that Russia would start a full-scale war against Ukraine, but German leaders believed that if that happens, then it would be better for Kiev to surrender, the former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to CNN Portugal, expressing the views of Ukraine’s allies to the war prospects of the time.

07.12. On Wednesday night, Russian troops fired rockets at the maternity ward of the Vilnius hospital in the Zaporizhia region, and one child was killed in the shooting, said Oleksandr Starukh, head of the military administration in the Zaporizhia region . .

05.43. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is ready to recruit Russian citizens opposed to the war in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing CIA Deputy Director David Marlowe, who is in charge of CIA operations.

04.55. Russia has brought 52,000 police into the currently occupied territories of Ukraine, the National Resistance Center of Ukraine has announced. The center noted that the occupiers are turning these territories into a police state typical of fascism.

00:50. Russia is seeking to use winter ice as a “weapon of mass destruction” to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday.

00.10. As of Tuesday, 1,886 populated areas have been unemployed in Ukraine and humanitarian personnel have started work in 1,620 areas, said Kirill Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine’s president’s office. Medical institutions have resumed functioning in 965 settlements, social services – almost 1300, educational institutions – 1065, financial services have been restored in 1206 settlements, Tymoshenko listed. Gas supply has been restored in 1,303 settlements, electricity is supplied in 1,340 and water supply in 1,432 settlements. In addition, mobile communication and Internet services are fully provided in 1190 settlements.