Ukraine claimed a second attack this month on a key Rosneft PJSC refinery in Russia’s Volga region as military authorities in Kyiv continue to implement their strategy of striking Moscow’s oil-processing industry to curtail its energy revenues.

Russian foreign minister Lavrov offers face-to-face meeting with U.S. secretary of state Rubio amid ongoing Ukraine war tensions and diplomatic efforts.

Ukraine has long struggled to replenish its frontline brigades through conscription targeting able-bodied men aged 25 to 60. Each kilometre of the frontline is on average guarded by just four to seven Ukrainian infantrymen, Maria Berlinska, a Ukrainian volunteer with close ties to the military, claimed in October.

The International Monetary Fund is raising concerns about a range of Ukrainian budget measures as the lender begins talks with the war-battered nation on a new four-year loan package.

As the latest meeting of the Group of Seven’s foreign ministers begins in Canada on Tuesday, Canada's foreign minister Anita Anand said the agenda will focus on issues including Arctic security, the war in Ukraine and securing peace in the Middle East.

The attack in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, was part of a large Russian missile and drone barrage across the country that targeted power infrastructure.

KHERSON, Ukraine — Most of the streets of Kherson are empty now. Three years after the liberation ended a nine-month Russian occupation, the city that once erupted in joy has sunk into a wary stillness — a place where daily life unfolds behind walls or underground.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the frontline city of Kherson on Tuesday, which is only a few kilometres from Russian positions across the Dnipro river, and faces constant bombardment and attacks by drones.

Marco Pereira travels around Ukraine talking to Colombian soldiers to find out why they have chosen to fight in a punishing war so far from home. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from Assignment, investigations and journeys into the heart of global events.

The attack by Russian missiles and drones targeted the capital, Kyiv, and the large cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, as well as several smaller municipalities.

On November 9, a total of 265 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders. — Ukrinform.