Victory Chronicles-DAY 1007

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine, calling for the country’s right to strike military targets in Russia’s rear in self-defense. The resolution, proposed by the Political Committee, emphasizes support for Ukraine and measures to pressure Russia. It urges Allies to develop a joint strategy on Russia before the next NATO summit, focusing on deterring and countering threats from Russia while reducing its ability to wage war through sanctions. The resolution also recognizes Ukraine’s right to strike legitimate military targets in the aggressor country, according to the principle of self-defense stated in the UN Charter. It calls for increased military and other support for Ukraine, including timely delivery of weapons and ammunition and utilizing NATO’s cooperation with Ukraine. Additionally, the resolution calls for intensified efforts for Ukraine to obtain an invitation to join NATO as its 33rd member.

After consulting with the opposition, the Norwegian government proposes to increase aid to Ukraine in 2025 to 30 billion Norwegian kroner (about $2.7 billion), compared to this year’s 27 billion Norwegian kroner (about $2.4 billion).

This year, Norway has allocated NOK 27 billion (about $2.4 billion) to support Ukraine, but in the draft state budget for 2025, this amount was reduced to NOK 15 billion (about $1.35 billion). The opposition believes that this is not enough and is demanding more support. The Norwegian Conservative Party proposed to allocate NOK 45 billion (about USD 4 billion) next year. Therefore, on Tuesday, the government met with parliamentary leaders in Storting to discuss further steps to support the country. After the meeting, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Streh said that the government proposes to double the offer to at least NOK 30 billion (about USD 2.7 billion). The situation in Ukraine is more serious. And we want Norway to be a clear and leading supporter of Ukraine’s struggle, he said.

Five Ukrainian defenders who were captured by Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk sector of the Donetsk region were shot dead in November 2024 when Russian forces stormed the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces near the village of Petrivka. After forcing the Ukrainian fighters to retreat and hide in a private house, the Russian military surrounded the house and took the soldiers as prisoners. The captured fighters were then forced to leave the shelter unarmed and lie on the ground, after which the occupiers violated international humanitarian law by shooting them with automatic weapons. The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into this war crime, aiming to establish the circumstances and individuals involved in the crime. Killing prisoners of war is a serious international crime and a violation of the Geneva Conventions. 

The pilots of the Third Assault Brigade used FPVs to successfully target and attack an enemy tank and an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). They focused on destroying the enemy’s communications by targeting the antenna and attacking the occupiers in their dugouts. This information is shown through footage captured by the Primus unit of the brigade’s 1st assault battalion in the Kharkiv region. The source of this information is the official channel 3 of the brigade’s assault battalion.

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil depot in Kaluga Oblast and an airbase in Kursk Oblast on the night of November 24 to 25. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on November 25 that units of Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck several important Russian assets in Bryansk, Kursk, and Kaluga oblasts on the night of November 24 to 25, including an oil depot in Kaluga Oblast. Geolocated footage published on November 24 and 25 shows an explosion at the oil depot near Kaluga City and a subsequent fire in the area.

Kaluga Oblast officials reported that Russian forces downed several drones in the area and that debris from a drone caused a fire near an unspecified industrial enterprise near Kaluga City. Geolocated footage and imagery published on November 25 indicate that Ukrainian forces also struck the Khalino Airfield and fields near Kursk City with several ATACMS missiles and drones.

Russian opposition outlet Astra reported that Ukrainian forces launched at least seven ATACMS missiles and 12 drones at the airfield, and Russian milbloggers acknowledged the strike but claimed that Ukrainian forces did not significantly damage the airfield.

A Russian insider source posted a photo claiming to show that a Ukrainian ATACMS strike recently destroyed the radar system of a Russian S-400 air defense system near Bolshoe Zhirovo (northwest of Kursk City), Kursk Oblast following Ukrainian reporting about the S-400 strike on November 24.

Junior Sergeant Dmytro Legkoshkur died on 13 May 2024 near the village of Urozhayne, Donetsk region. While performing a combat mission, the soldier sustained life-threatening injuries. The defender would have now been 26 years old.

Dmytro was born in the village of Khoroshe, Dnipro region. He studied at Khoroshe secondary school. After finishing 9th grade, he entered the College of Electrification and Automation of Agriculture, where he received a degree in electrical engineering. In 2016, he started working at Pershotravenskoye Mine Administration of Stepnaya Mine. Since childhood, he has been fond of fishing. Before the Great War, he became interested in beekeeping.

During the full-scale invasion, he stood up to defend his homeland as part of the 12th separate battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine. He served as the commander of the 2nd squad of the 2nd rifle platoon of the 5th rifle company of the 3rd rifle battalion.

‘My beloved was a bright and sincere person. He meant the whole world to me. He was my support and backbone. It was calm and easy to be around him. We always supported each other, looked forward to our meetings, which were rare and seemed to be one day. Together with my husband, we dreamed of a peaceful life and children. He was so happy when he found out about the pregnancy. But he never got to have his first child… It is very difficult to realise that my beloved is gone…’, – his wife Nataliia said.

The defender was buried in his native village. Dmytro is survived by his parents, sister and wife, who was pregnant at the time of his death.

*Dmytro’s story on the Heroes Memorial – a platform for stories about the fallen defenders of Ukraine.

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