Attack on Chechen base, Putin's ceasefire demands to Kyiv - Thursday brief
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Unknown drones attacked a Kadyrov base in Grozny. Meanwhile, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the Donetsk region in exchange for a cessation of hostilities.
Read more about what happened on Thursday, November 27.
Explosions echoing in Chechnya. Drones strike Russian National Guard’s base in Grozny
Ukrainian drones reached Chechnya. On Thursday, November 27, explosions were heard on the territory of the Russian National Guard’s Akhmat-Sever (Akhmat-North) military compound in Grozny.
It is reported that strike drones hit one of the buildings on the grounds of the Russian National Guard’s Akhmat-Sever regiment base in Grozny’s Baysangurovskiy district.
Putin sets unreasonable condition for halting hostilities in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would agree to a ceasefire if Ukraine relinquishes the occupied territories.
The Kremlin leader said he constantly receives calls to halt the fighting and voiced an unreasonable condition for doing so.
"If Ukraine’s troops leave the occupied territories, we will stop the hostilities; if they do not leave, we will achieve this by military means," Putin emphasized.
Ukrainian defenders clear more than a third of Pokrovsk of Russian troops – Army chief
Over the past week, Ukrainian defenders have been actively eliminating occupiers in Pokrovsk. More than a third of the city has been cleared of enemy forces, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi on Facebook.
"We are blocking attempts to storm the city with small infantry groups. To this end, and to regain lost positions, certain units are conducting active operations. Over the past week, enemy searches and eliminations were carried out within approximately 11.5 square kilometers of Pokrovsk," he added.
The total area of Pokrovsk is 29.7 square kilometers. Thus, 11.5 square kilometers represents over a third of the city’s territory.
Russia breaks through to Huliaipole, Ukrainian forces confirm
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, a gap in positions opened due to an uncoordinated withdrawal of a unit during regrouping. This allowed Russian forces to advance, said a spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
"The enemy took advantage of this situation and the difficult weather conditions to enter the flank of the Defense Forces. Clashes occurred, and as a result, several of our servicemen are considered missing," he said.
