Kyiv experienced yet another large-scale missile and drone attack from Russia

On the night of November 13-14, 2025, Kyiv endured one of the most intense Russian aerial assaults since the full-scale invasion began, with Ukrainian authorities reporting nearly 430 drones and 18 missiles launched toward the capital and surrounding regions. The barrage, described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "deliberately calculated" effort to inflict maximum harm on civilians and infrastructure, targeted residential areas across almost every district of the city, igniting fires in at least 11 apartment buildings and causing widespread power outages. Explosions echoed through the night for over 12 hours, forcing thousands of residents into underground shelters like metro stations and parking garages, as air raid sirens wailed and Ukrainian air defenses scrambled to intercept the assault.

At least 6 people were confirmed killed and 36 others were injured, including a seven-year-old child, amid reports of trapped residents and emergency rescues from burning high-rises. Fires ravaged multiple floors of apartment blocks in districts like Podilskyi and Dnipro, while debris from downed drones scattered across schools and neighborhoods, exacerbating the chaos. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko highlighted the deliberate strikes on civilian homes, warning of potential disruptions to heating, electricity, and water supplies as winter approaches, underscoring Russia's apparent strategy to demoralize the population through infrastructural sabotage. Ukrainian forces downed over 400 drones.

2 killed and 7 in the overnight attack in Chornomorsk

During the overnight attack, Odesa Oblast was among the Russian targets, with Chornomorsk emerging as one of the hardest-hit targets in the port area, where strikes ignited massive fires at energy facilities and oil containers, engulfing residential buildings and leaving nearly 30,000 residents without power. The assault, part of Moscow's escalating campaign to damage Ukraine's infrastructure ahead of winter, also damaged civilian homes, port infrastructure, and critical utilities, forcing emergency responders to battle blazes across the city while air defenses intercepted 87 of the 112 launched drones. Five civilians aged 33 to 68 were injured and hospitalized, underscoring the deliberate targeting of populated zones that has drawn international condemnation as a war crime, as prosecutors launched investigations into the violations.

Russia plans to hire 12,000 Shahed drone assemblers from North Korea soon 

Ukraine’s military intelligence says Russia intends to bring roughly 12,000 North Korean workers to the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan by the end of 2025 to assemble Shahed-type drones.

Alabuga is where Russia produces its Shahed/Geran long-range attack drones, used extensively against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

According to the report, Russian officials met in late October with representatives of North Korea’s Jihyang Technology Trade Company, which recruits and supplies North Korean labor abroad. The talks focused on arranging the transfer and employment of the workers.

Russian negotiators reportedly offered the workers around $2.5 per hour, with shifts lasting at least 12 hours.

Ukraine’s intelligence service said the plan reflects deepening cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang as both regimes work to sustain Russia’s war effort against Ukraine.