Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 259

Because the Russia-Ukraine struggle enters its 259th day, we check out the primary developments.

Right here is the scenario because it stands on Wednesday, November 9.

Preventing

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned his forces won't yield “a single centimetre” in battles for management of the jap Donetsk area whereas Russian-installed officers described Ukrainian forces shifting into one southern city with tanks.
In Donetsk, the cities of Bakhmut, Soledar and Avdiivka are witnessing the heaviest combating within the nation since Russian forces invaded in late February.
Russian artillery hit greater than 30 settlements within the Kherson and Mykolaiv areas, and in Zaporizhia area, Russian-installed authorities pressured residents to just accept Russian passports after seizing their Ukrainian paperwork.
Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned 50,000 Russian troopers known as up as a part of his mobilisation drive have been now combating with fight models in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s most important situation for getting into negotiations with Russia on ending the struggle is the return of all captured Ukrainian land.
A senior presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, mentioned Ukraine has by no means refused to barter with Russia and was prepared for talks with a future chief – however not with Putin. His feedback adopted a Washington Put up report saying the Biden administration was privately encouraging Ukrainian leaders to sign an openness to barter.
Turkey conveyed its request for Sweden to work in the direction of countering “terrorism” threats, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned. Ankara is demanding the extradition of Kurdish rebels earlier than lifting a veto on the nation’s software to hitch NATO.
Ukraine desires this month’s G20 summit to deal with the plight of hundreds of its kids it says have been deported to Russia, Zelenskyy’s chief of employees Andriy Yermak mentioned, including “the elimination of kids continues”.
Zelenskyy addressed the COP27 local weather talks saying a fast-heating world “can not afford a single gunshot”, including “there may be no efficient local weather coverage with out peace”.

India will proceed shopping for Russian oil as it's advantageous for the nation, international minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar mentioned, throughout his first go to to Russia because it invaded Ukraine. The transfer counters Western efforts to cripple Russia’s financial system with sanctions.
“It's obligatory that the grain settlement continues sooner or later” to ensure world meals safety, Zelenskyy mentioned on Telegram.