A train damaged as a result of a drone attack in Sumy. Photo by Francisco Richart Barbeira / NurPhoto / Shutterstock / Vida Press.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a bill that will impose sanctions on countries doing business with Russia.
- According to military analyst Julian Röpke from the German publication Bild, Ukraine may see record territorial losses in November, and a Russian offensive on major cities like Dnipro and Zaporizhia could occur within 1-2 years, if not sooner.
- According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the UN, more than 236,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war in Ukraine, with about 2.5 million housing units—approximately 10% of the total housing stock—rendered uninhabitable or partially damaged. The situation has been characterized as an "unprecedented housing crisis."
- A railway track explosion was reported near Warsaw on the railways close to a "transport artery to Ukraine." Authorities are considering the version of sabotage.
- Following a Ukrainian attack using missiles and drones, the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, which temporarily suspended operations, has resumed oil exports.
- During a visit to Greece, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced an agreement on urgent natural gas supplies for the winter period.
- Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced an agreement with Russia to resume prisoner exchanges, which will allow the return of 1,200 Ukrainian citizens.
- Finnish President Alexander Stubb noted that a likely ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely until spring, and that European allies must continue to support Kyiv despite the corruption scandal that has arisen in the Ukrainian energy sector.
- Ukrainian military forces attacked an oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, located in the Samara region.
- On the night of November 16, more than 50 drones attacked Russian regions, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Most of them—23—were shot down over the Samara region, 17 over Volgograd, and 5 each over Saratov and Rostov.
- As a result of drone attacks by Russian forces on the Odesa region on the night of November 16, energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, as reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Kiper.
- A large fire was also reported as a result of a strike by Russian troops on one of the villages in the Sumy community, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
