Explosions in Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia: Day 1726 of the War

On November 15, explosions were reported in occupied Luhansk, while Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia eight times, injuring five people, including an 80-year-old woman, and damaging residential property. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the US raised the possibility of Ukrainian troops withdrawing from parts of Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, a proposal he is willing to discuss publicly if all allies agree, though he ruled out recognizing occupied territories as Russian. The US reportedly dropped the idea of deploying American troops to Ukraine under such a scenario. Envoy Kushner said new ceasefire ideas emerged from talks with both sides, some potentially leading to a breakthrough.