Crimea

Russia's Defence Ministry said it intercepted 1,198 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and Crimea overnight, in what Hindustan Times and PBS NewsHour describe as one of Ukraine's largest aerial attacks since the invasion nearly five years ago. Governor Andrei Bocharov said four people were killed and two injured after drones hit an industrial zone in Volgograd, where Astra identifies the site as Russia's largest Lukoil refinery in the south. Separately, Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported four deaths from a drone attack on an industrial facility there on 13 Nov. Ukrainian authorities reported Russian overnight attacks killed at least three people and set a hospital alight.

European leaders agreed in Dublin on 13 Nov that Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and EU institutions will represent Europe in future Ukraine peace talks, according to European Council President Antonio Costa. Costa said Europe must speak with one clear voice. The Kremlin said Russia would welcome European participation only if those countries genuinely contribute to peace. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there is no need to discuss Europe's security architecture because Europe already has one. US negotiator Jared Kushner said he had begun talks with European partners on that architecture. Forty European countries signed a declaration in Dublin saying matters of European security should be decided with Europe.

Hackers sent false emergency warnings through Ukraine's Air Alert app and Russia's Emergencies Ministry app on Sunday night, hours apart. Ukraine's app, developed by Ajax Systems and Stfalcon, began broadcasting false alerts at 10:47 p.m. local time, warning of radiation, chemical threats, a nuclear attack and street fighting in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force said the notifications were false about ten minutes later. Russia's ministry app was hit at 2:45 a.m. Moscow time, with false alerts reaching users in 33 regions, according to state media. Ukraine temporarily suspended its app and says it is back online; Russian officials say restoration work continues.

A temporary local ceasefire in the Kherson region town of Oleshky ended at 22:59 local time on Sunday, after hundreds of residents were evacuated. Two thirds of those who left headed to Ukrainian-controlled areas, travelling by bus to Anapa and then by air via Gomel in Belarus. The truce was brokered with involvement from former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo. Ukrainian officials said around 1,700 people remained in the town, while the exact number of evacuees has not been confirmed by either side.