During the night, air forces shot down two Russian cruise missiles, two ballistic missiles and nearly 40 Shahed drones. In occupied Sevastopol, the chief of staff of the missile ships of the Black Sea Fleet was eliminated. The majority of Ukrainians believe in Ukraine's victory over Russia, and a third expect the war to end in one to two years, according to a poll.
During the night, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian cruise missiles, two ballistic missiles and nearly 40 “Shaheds”
The Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian cruise missiles, two ballistic missiles and nearly 40 Shahed drones overnight. In Ukraine, on the morning of Wednesday, November 13, a large-scale air alert was announced. The cause was missile fire launched from Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Throughout the night and morning, Russia also attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones.
According to an Air Force statement: “Electronic warfare forces detected 96 means of air attack (excluding guided aerial bombs): 2 S-300 surface-to-air missiles from the Kursk region of Russia targeting the Sumy region; 2 Kh-101 cruise missiles fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers in the Caspian Sea region; 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from the Voronezh region in Russia; and 90 'Shahed' attack drones and unidentified drones from the Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Orel regions of Russia.”
At 10:00 it was confirmed that two Kh-101 cruise missiles, two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 37 enemy drones were shot down in the Kyiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Cherkassy, Zaporizhzhya, Chernihiv regions and Kirovohrad. It is also reported that 47 enemy drones were “lost from sight” in various regions of Ukraine, while two drones left Ukrainian airspace in the direction of Belarus and Russia.
President Zelensky reacted in the morning by declaring: “Our forces have the necessary means to defend the country against Russian terrorism.” He expressed gratitude to international partners for their assistance in anti-missile systems and electronic warfare systems. Authorities in Kyiv reported that missile and drone strikes targeted the capital and its region overnight and morning, injuring one person in one locality and causing a fire in a warehouse.
SBU operation: in occupied Sevastopol, the chief of staff of the missile ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation was eliminated
On Wednesday, November 13, in Sevastopol, a car belonging to the chief of staff of the 41st brigade of missile ships and launches of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Valery Trankovsky, was destroyed by a blast. This is a successful special operation of the SBU, according to NV sources.
It is reported that this war criminal died of hemorrhage because the explosion had torn off his legs. Trankovsky had given orders for cruise missile strikes from the Black Sea on civilian targets in Ukraine. In particular, he ordered the attack on Vinnytsia with Kalibr missiles in July 2022, causing the deaths of 29 civilians.
It had also repeatedly bombed Odesa and other peaceful cities, resulting in the deaths of many civilians. “He was a completely legitimate target under the laws and customs of war,” said an informed source.
Russian sources report that Trankovsky had been under surveillance for about a week and that the improvised explosive device had been detonated remotely.
“It is symbolic that this Russian war criminal, with the blood of dozens of Ukrainian civilians on his hands, ended his inglorious life on Taras Shevchenko Street in Sevastopol. Punishment for his crimes was only a matter of time. No occupier or assassin can feel safe, wherever they are,” stressed a source from the special services.
It was previously reported that a car had exploded in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea. According to online reports, the explosion took place on Taras Shevchenko Street, and it was confirmed that a soldier was killed.
The majority of Ukrainians believe in Ukraine's victory over the Russian Federation, a third expect the end of the war in one to two years, according to a poll
The vast majority of Ukrainians believe in Ukraine's victory in the war against Russia – 88%. This is shown by the results of a survey carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI), published on Wednesday November 13.
“Ukrainians continue to believe in the success of ongoing military operations and are confident that they can achieve victory against Russia,” commented Steven Nix, IRI Senior Regional Director for Eurasia.
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However, the number of respondents who said they did not believe in Ukraine's victory increased from 8% in February 2024 to 10% in September. The greatest number of pessimistic responses was recorded in eastern Ukraine – 11% of respondents responded that they did not believe in victory over Russia.
Regarding the end of the war, opinions among Ukrainians are divided. A third of them believe that the war will end in one to two years. At the same time, the share of those who hope the war will end in less than a year has increased to 31% (compared to 26% in February). 4% of citizens believe that the war will never end, while 9% believe it will not end for five years.
The poll was conducted by the sociological group Rating for the Center for Sociological Analysis and Research of the International Republican Institute throughout the territory controlled by Ukraine, from September 27 to October 1, 2024, by telephone interview. A total of 2,000 Ukrainian residents aged 18 and over were surveyed. The representativeness error of the survey does not exceed +/- 3.5 percentage points.
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