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  • Ukrainian officials said on Monday they expected a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts.

  • According to the national operator Ukrenergo, Ukraine was still facing an electricity deficit on Monday concerning 27% of homes and emergency cuts are still in force throughout the territory.

    The kyiv region is 40% without power.

  • The Ukrainian Navy says 11 Russian warships are currently in the Black Sea off Ukraine, along with several more in the Sea of ​​Azov and the Mediterranean Sea, for a total of 76 fireable warheads.

  • Volodymyr Zelensky reports a "very difficult" situation on the front, particularly in the eastern Donetsk region, where fighting has been concentrated since the withdrawal of Russian forces from the southern city of Kherson.

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6:43 a.m .: Washington approves sale of missiles to Finland

Washington has approved the sale of more than 80 precision missiles to Finland for a total of $323 million, the State Department announced Monday, as the traditionally non-aligned country prepares to join NATO.

The Finnish government wishes to acquire 40 tactical missiles and 48 hovering guided bombs to equip its air fighter fleet and this sale of sensitive equipment had previously to be approved by the American government.

6:37 am: Discussions on the New Start treaty will have to wait

The planned meeting between Russians and Americans to discuss the possible resumption of their inspections under the New Start treaty, a key nuclear disarmament agreement, has been postponed indefinitely.

“The session of the bilateral consultative commission on the Russian-American Start treaty, initially scheduled in Cairo from November 29 to December 6, will not take place on the dates indicated,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

According to Washington, Moscow did not justify postponing the Cairo meeting.

"We haven't received a real response from the Russians as to why they postponed it," said John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council.

He added that he hoped for a resumption of discussions “as soon as possible”.

06:30 am: Ministers from the Baltic and Nordic countries in Kyiv

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal announced that he received for a support visit to kyiv on Monday the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic and Nordic countries, including Sweden and Finland, which aspire to join NATO.

"We discussed the tightening of sanctions (against Moscow), the reconstruction of energy infrastructure and financial support" to Ukraine, he said on Twitter.

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Like every day, the editorial staff of

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On this Tuesday, November 29, the population continues to suffer the consequences of the Russian bombings.

As winter temperatures set in, Ukraine faces an electricity deficit affecting 27% of households.

The situation is particularly difficult for residents of the Kyiv region.

Monday, it was still 40% deprived of power, according to its governor Oleksiï Kouleba.

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