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Trump's special envoy on the Ukraine war and the Defense Ministry's mine issues: key highlights from November 27.

Trump has appointed retired General Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are recalling 82 mm caliber mines from the front lines. In Transcarpathia, a deputy from the now-banned Opposition Platform for Life, Vladislav Kasykiv, is pressuring entrepreneurs to sell land for a ski resort. Here are the key news highlights from November 27.

Trump Appoints Special Envoy for the War in Ukraine

The newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed retired General Keith Kellogg as the special envoy regarding the war in Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Kellogg presented Trump with a plan to halt the Russian-Ukrainian war. In June, the agency reported that his plan involves freezing hostilities along the current front line and compelling negotiations to begin.

Mines of Not Only 120 mm Caliber but Also 82 mm Are Being Withdrawn from the Front

The Command of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is also withdrawing 82 mm caliber mines from the front due to their unsatisfactory performance, as indicated by an order published by a TSN correspondent.

Additionally, an internal audit by the Ministry of Defense revealed that there is a risk of non-delivery of combat kits worth 45 billion hryvnias.

Meanwhile, a member of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Fedor Venislavsky, stated that the shortage of mortar shells identified in the Ukrainian army is not critical.

In Transcarpathia, a Deputy from OPZZH Is Forcing Entrepreneurs to Sell Land for a Resort

Deputy from OPZZH Vladislav Kaskiv is attempting to "seize" land plots from local entrepreneurs in the village of Pilipets, Transcarpathian region, for the construction of a ski resort. Specifically, he has been pressuring the owner of the "Berloga" hotel, Ivan Borichko, according to an investigation by hromadske.

At the beginning of October, the head of the "Servant of the People" faction, David Arahamiya, visited this village accompanied by Kaskiv. He mentioned that he is working on attracting investments and was looking at the "Borzhava" ski resort project, which was discussed back in 2020 at the President's Office.

Journalists Estimated the Number of Soldiers Ukraine Has Lost in the Full-Scale War with the Russian Federation

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has lost between 60,000 and 100,000 military personnel killed. It is estimated that up to 400,000 military personnel may have been injured, according to the Economist.

The number of losses for the Russian army is not disclosed; however, it is believed that they significantly exceed the total number of Russian deaths in all wars Moscow has engaged in since 1945.

Legislation on the State Budget for 2025 and Tax Increases Will Come into Effect on December 1

President Volodymyr Zelensky will sign the laws on the state budget for 2025 and amendments to the tax code in the coming days.

At the same time, the financial committee of the Verkhovna Rada supported the cancellation of retroactive taxation for individual entrepreneurs as part of the second law.

Former Head of the Khmelnytsky Prosecutor's Office Still Works as a Prosecutor After Scandal with the MSEC

Former head of the Khmelnytsky prosecutor's office, Oleksiy Oleynik, is still working in law enforcement. He has been appointed as a prosecutor in the regional prosecutor's office. Earlier, journalists found that he was among the prosecutors who received a disability group.

Property Worth Nearly Half a Billion Hryvnias Confiscated from Tsarev

Former people's deputy Oleg Tsarev has been sentenced in another criminal case regarding financing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. He was sentenced to 8 years behind bars and the confiscation of assets worth 460.6 million hryvnias.

Russian Forces Are Building Up Strength in the Vremivka Direction: Planning to Break Through the Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The occupiers have intensified assault actions by small groups of infantry in the Vremivka direction. The military is recording about 20 assaults per day. This is how the occupiers aim to penetrate the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Furthermore, the Russians are amassing forces near Kinburn and Tendrivska spit in the south, strengthening their defenses there.