## Ukraine pushes back Russian troops from Kupiansk, military says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops from Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast and maintain control over the situation on the town’s outskirts, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces, said on Nov. 26.

Russian troops ramped up their efforts near Kupiansk in early September and approached the city’s industrial outskirts in the northeast.

Earlier in November, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian attempts to break into the city.

The crowd-sourced monitoring website DeepState also reported on Nov. 26 that Ukrainian forces had completed clearing Kupiansk of Russian soldiers.

"Even if groups of eight to ten people manage to cross, only two or three from each group reach the (right) bank.

The estimated advance of Russian forces in Kharkiv Oblast as of Nov. 25, 2024, according to DeepState.

Capturing the city would widen the north-to-south supply route from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, fuelling their attempt to take the entire Donbas region. »

### Russian police reportedly raid Moscow Conservatory dorm and issue military summonses to students — Meduza

Authored by meduza.io

Russian police raided the dormitory of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and issued military summonses to multiple students late last week, the Telegram channel “Ostorozhno, Moskva” reported on Sunday.

A 26-year-old student named Daniil told the channel that the police detained him in his dorm room early Friday morning.

According to Daniil, he and two other students were taken to the military enlistment office, where they spent over seven hours. »

### Notre Dame Cathedral is almost ready to reopen nearly 6 years after fire

Authored by npr.org

Notre Dame Cathedral is almost ready to reopen nearly 6 years after fire.

Some six years after a devastating fire, work is nearing completion at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Notre Dame Cathedral is preparing to reopen nearly six years after a devastating fire in April 2019. »

### Rift of the NecroDancer finally gets PC release date, delayed into next year

Authored by eurogamer.net

Rift of the NecroDancer has finally got a firm release date, but it's been pushed back into next year.

To achieve this, developer Brace Yourself Games has "decoupled" the Steam and console launches, meaning this release date is for PC only and other versions will follow.

Rift of the NecroDancer will follow Crypt of the NecroDancer, the rhythm dungeon crawler that spawned Zelda spin-off Cadence of Hyrule. »

### Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

Authored by nbcnews.com

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be holding Wednesday after President Joe Biden said the agreement to end fighting across the Israeli-Lebanon border was "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.".

Biden said Tuesday the United States and its partners, including France, "will make sure this deal is implemented fully" after it came into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday (9 p.m.

Before Biden announced the agreement Tuesday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that his Cabinet had approved the U.S.-brokered deal, 10 ministers to one. »

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