Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and record number of Russian drones in Ukraine - Tuesday brief

Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest

• German Ministry of Defense announces transfer of 2 IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine by end of year

• Russian army damaged electrical infrastructure supplying Ternopil: Consequences of attack reported

• Russia uses Tu-160 strategic bombers handed over by Ukraine 25 years ago

• Ukrainian Forces push Russian army back from Kupiansk and control approaches to city

• Russian forces execute five Ukrainian soldiers in Pokrovsk direction

Israel and Hezbollah may cease fire on November 27 - The Jerusalem Post

Israeli authorities may approve a ceasefire in Lebanon today, November 26. Then it will come into force on November 27, The Jerusalem Post reports.

According to the agency, citing Lebanese media, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Russia attacks Ukraine with four Iskander missiles and nearly 190 drones: Number of targets shot down

On the night of November 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The air defense forces shot down 76 drones, according to the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

During the night, Russian army attacked Ukraine with:

• Four Iskander-M missiles from the Voronezh and Kursk regions;
• 188 Shahed drones and unmanned aerial vehicles of an unspecified type from the directions of Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk.

Unpleasant conversation: Scholz shares details of recent talks with Putin

This month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, for the first time since 2022. The conversation turned out to be unpleasant, as the arguments of the Kremlin leader remained unchanged, says the Chancellor in an interview with ZDF.

The Chancellor shared details of his phone conversation with Putin, noting that it was unpleasant. He explained that he considered the conversation responsible and necessary.

China counters Trump’s tariff threats, calls trade wars futile

President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced plans to impose a 10% tariff on all imports from China. He attributed this move to the "influx of illegal drugs, including fentanyl and other substances," CCTV reports.

The spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the US, Liu Pengyu, responded by emphasizing that economic and trade cooperation between the two nations is mutually beneficial. He warned that tariff or trade wars do not result in victory for either side.

Ukrainian forces wound one general and kill several North Korean officers in Kursk region – FT

In Maryino, located in the Kursk region, a North Korean general was wounded in an attack on a sanatorium. Several other North Korean officers were killed, according to Financial Times.

Financial Times reports that the identity of the wounded North Korean general has not been revealed. However, it was previously known that North Korea had sent Colonel General Kim Yong Bok to control the special forces units known as the Storm Corps.